Entry
- Available only to students and graduate students of the university, faculty and staff, and staff of the affiliated hospital.
- Please bring your student ID or library card.
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Procedures for use
- If you are using the Yamagata University library for the first time, you will need to register, so please apply at the service desk.
- Faculty and staff (faculty and affiliated hospital) who request a library card will be issued, so please inquire at the service desk.
- You can also use this library with a library card issued at a library on another campus.
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Notes
- Please remain quiet and refrain from any behavior that may cause a nuisance to other users.
- Only water (hot water) and tea (without sugar) in sealable containers such as plastic bottles or thermoses may be brought into the library.
- Bringing in food, smoking, talking on mobile phones, taking pictures, and taking videos are prohibited.
- Please handle books and magazines with care, making sure they are not written on or damaged, and never cut them out or take them out without permission.
- A device to prevent unauthorized removal is installed in front of the service desk. If the alarm sounds, please follow the instructions of the staff.
- The loan period for students and graduate students is until the end of February in the year of graduation/completion.
- Do not leave your belongings unattended, and always keep your valuables on you.
- Please park your bicycle in the designated area.
- If you have any questions, please feel free to ask the service desk.
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Opening hours
Staffed opening hours
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Weekdays |
Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays |
| Normal periods |
8:45～21:00 |
10:00～17:00 |
| Student holidays |
8:45～17:00 |
Closed |
For details of opening hours, please check the calendar on the library webpage.
Unstaffed Opening
8:15-24:00 (excluding manned opening hours)
*Unstaffed library operations may be temporarily suspended due to power outages, so please check the calendar on the library webpage.
Closed Days
- Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays during student holidays (including substitute holidays)
- New Year's holidays (December 29th to January 3rd)
- Any other temporary closures or changes in opening hours will be announced on our website.
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In-library browsing
- The books and magazines on the shelves are available for free browsing.
- If you wish to use materials in the closed stacks, please submit an application form at the service desk during staffed opening hours. Materials can be retrieved and returned only from 8:45am to 5pm on weekdays. If you apply outside of these hours, please come back the following weekday.
- For information on the materials we hold, please click here.
- Books and academic journals are stored in our library and in some research laboratories.
- Many academic journals are now available on the Internet as electronic journals, and can be accessed from anywhere on campus as long as you have a computer connected to the university LAN. (However, some titles are only available at the Iida Campus.)
Please use the search for electronic journals here. (Publication Finder will open in a new window.)
- For information on computers available in the library, please click here.
- For information on newspapers available in the library, please click here.
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borrow a book
- Students and graduate students must present their student ID card at the service desk to complete the loan procedure.
- Faculty and staff members should present their library card or fill out the loan register.
- Faculty and staff members who wish to apply for a library card should apply at the service desk.
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Loan conditions
Books
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Number of volumes |
Period |
Update |
| Undergraduate students |
3 items |
2 weeks |
once |
| Graduate students |
5 items |
2 weeks |
once |
| Faculty and staff |
50 items |
2 weeks |
once |
- Books can be renewed (extended) once only if there is no reservation. (Long-term loans cannot be extended.)
- If there are overdue books, they cannot be borrowed.
- If a book is lost or soiled, you will be asked to replace it with an identical item.
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Magazine
Temporary Loan |
Approximately the time required for copying |
| Overnight loan |
Except for new magazines, from 15:00 to 10:30 the next day.
New magazines are available from 18:00 (15:00 on weekends and holidays). |
- Loans cannot be renewed.
You can also use the card-operated (public expense) or coin-operated (private expense, black and white only) copy machines in front of the service desk. Please fill out the in-library document copying application form.
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Return a book
- Please return items to the library service desk by the due date.
- When the library is closed, please return items to the book drop post on the east side of the porch on the first floor of the YU-MAI Center (in front of the Student Center entrance) or in front of the library's second floor entrance.
- Please return audiovisual materials (DVDs, etc.) directly to the service desk without putting them in the book drop post.
- Books borrowed from libraries on other campuses can be returned to the School of Medicine Library.
- Books borrowed from the School of Medicine Library can also be returned to libraries on other campuses.
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Delivery Service
- You can order and borrow books from libraries on other campuses.
- You can borrow three books for two weeks.
- Please apply at the service desk.
- Books held in research laboratories may not be available for loan.
- Please contact us each time you wish to renew your loan.
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Document copying
Copy materials held by the library
- Faculty and staff members may use the publicly-funded card-operated copier (color copy available) located in front of the service desk.
- Private coin-operated photocopiers (black and white only) are also available.
- Before making copies, please fill out the necessary information on the In-Library Document Copy Application Form and place it in the box provided.
- In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act, copying is limited to one copy per person of a portion (less than half) of materials held by the Library. In addition, please use this material in accordance with the provisions of copyright law.
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Requesting copying or borrowing from other institutions
- Please refer to the School of Medicine Library menu "Copy/Borrow Request".(* under constluction.)
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Use of libraries at other universities
n principle, at national universities, you can use the library by presenting your student ID card, but at public and private universities and the Japan Medical Association Medical Library, you will need a letter of introduction. If you wish to use libraries at other universities, please inquire at the service desk. Please note that, in principle, you cannot use the library only for a seat.
(Please check the search results on CiNii Books for materials held by the Japan Medical Association Medical Library.)
Books requested by students
If you are a student and would like to purchase books (medical books only, excluding magazines), please fill out the designated form and drop it in the reception box located in front of the service desk.
