- The System of Gifu University Library
The University Library plays an important part in our university, pro-viding the faculty members and the students with large collection of books, periodicals and other materials from inside and outside of the country for their research activities.
The history of the library started with the foundation of Gifu University in May 1949. Today the library consists of two divisions; the Central and the Medical Libraries now closed. The former was reorganized in July 1984 by annexing two branch libraries, is located on the main campus of Yanagido. The latter was established in April 1965 for School of Medicine, is placed on the campus of Tsukasa.
One of the characteristic features in the University Library is a device to centralize the management of the one divisions so that they can be function- ally well organized and administrated under the Director of the University Library.
The Library adopts the system of the so-called open-stack, which enables faculty members and students to browse freely among bookstacks.
To facilitate various library services, the Library has been automated in almost all library functions; acquisition, cataloging, circulation, payment, bibliographic data retrieval, and information retrieval.
The co11ecion of the library has already exceeded more than 880,000 volumes, to which about 20,000 acquisitions are added annually. This co11ection consists of over 580,000 volumes of Japanese books and 300,000 volumes of foreign books, including 17,000 periodical titles.
- Hours of Opening
* The Central Library
Term Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.(Examination period only)
Vacation Season Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
* The Medical Library (now closed)
Term Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Vacation Season Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Closed
Sundays(except Examination period), National Holidays, Winter Holidays (Dec. 28th - Jan. 4th), and the second Tuesday in each month except February and July.
The Medical Library is closed now.
Notices will be given when the libraries are to be closed in other occasions.
- Using the Libraries
All users of the libraries should bring the Student's ID Card or Member's ID Card.
- How to borrow
Books are to be presented at the circulation desk with your ID Card.
Loan periods and limits on the number of books:
* The Central Library
Undergraduate students 5 books for up to 2 weeks
Graduate students 7 books for up to 2 weeks
Faculty members 7 books for up to 2 weeks
Non-university members 2 books for up to 2 weeks
* The Medical Library (now closed)
Undergraduate students 3 books for up to 1 week
Graduate students 5 books for up to 1 week
Faculty members 5 books for up to 1 week
The following categories of library materials may not be checked out.
1. Reference books
2. Indexes and Abstracts
3. Periodicals, bound or unbound.
4. Newspapers and textbooks
5. Rare books
6. Microforms and audio-visual materials
7. Reserved books(The Medical Library)
- How to return
Place the books on the circulation desk or by ABC-II(Automatic Book Circulation)
Overdue notice
Books must be returned by the date due. The following penalties will be given for the retention of overdue books.
1. A request for the return of the overdue books may be mailed.
2. If the overdue days exceed 2 weeks beyond the time allowed, the privilege of borrowing books will be suspended for 3 months.
- How to find for books and periodicals
The Catalogs available
1.
Online Public Access Catalog(OPAC)
Computer work-station are located on the second floor or the third floor. A book may be found by using the author, title, keyword or classification number.
A demonstration of how to use the work-station can be requested at the reference desk.
2. Card catalogs
The Central Library
Author catalog
Title catalog
Classified catalog
3. Book catalogs
a. GIFU DAIGAKU GAKUZYUTU ZASSI MOKUROKU (The catalog of periodicals in the Gifu University Library.)
b. KANSEKI SIRYO MOKUROKU(The catalog of books in Japanese and Chinese classics in the Gifu University Library .)
Annotation
In the Central Library, first, search by the online catalog. If you don't find the books you want, then, search by the card catalogs.
In the Medical Library(now closed), all the books you want may be found in the online catalog.
- Classification and Arrangement
a. Books are classified by the NDC(Nippon Decimal Classification) system.
A key to the NDC may be found at the catalog corner and at both ends of the book shelves.
b. Periodicals are classified by the GIFU DAIGAKU ZASSI BUNRUIHYO system in the Central Library, but in the Medical Library(now closed) they are arranged by the titles.
- Reference services
Advice and assistance are available on the following matters:
* Guidance in use of the library and library materials
* Searching for literature
* Information retrieval (NACSIS-IR, JOIS)
* Interlibrary photocopy services, and Interlibrary loan of books
* Referring to the other libraries, etc.
- Photocopying
The Central Library
a. A qualified user with copy card(Charge Type) issued by the library can use the copiers located at the second floor．
b. Copiers for private use (cash or prepaid card) are provided near the Reference Counter on the second floor.
The Medical Library (now closed)
a. A qualified user with Xerox card issued by the library can use the Xerox machines located on the first or second floor．
b. Copiers for private use are provided on the first floor.
Notice:
You should photocopy only the library's materials.
You should make only one copy of each article.
You should not copy a whole book or a periodical.
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