Library Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The library policy during current Kyushu University Guidance Level is determined in the following:

• If you have symptoms such as fever, coughing, sneezing, and fatigue, reconsider your visiting.
• Please wear a mask during your stay.
• Make sure that sanitizing hands when you enter, and washing and sanitizing hands after you use equipment.
• Visiting as a group and conversation in the library is not allowed.
• Not available for online classes. You should take them at classrooms designated by department offices.
• Install “COVID-19 Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA) ” on your smartphone before your visit.

Borrow | Return | Reserve | Photocopy | ASRS Materials | Closed Stack Materials ｜Facilities

◆Borrow

Bring materials with your student/staff ID card to the circulation desk.
Automatic borrowing machines are also available. (Central and Chikushi)
You can renew via MyPage.

◆Return

Return library books at the book drops.
(ILL books must be returned at the circulation desk)

※ If you have not returned by the due date, your borrowing privilege will be suspended.
※ You can return library materials at any libraries of Kyushu University.
※ Please let us know if you have difficulty in returning the items due to COVID-19, so that we can take this into consideration.

◆Reserve

When a particular book whose status is "on lending," you can make a reservation via Collection

◆Photocopy

Self-service copy machines are available.

※ According to the Copyright Law, copying all pages of a copyrighted library material is strictly prohibited. Only copying a part of a material for 1 copy per person for research/educational purposes is permitted.

◆ASRS

Central Library and Science & Technology Library

You can request from a dedicated PCs for ASRS in the library and then you can receive the materials in a few minutes.
Faculty may also make a request from lab. For details, check out our user guides.

Central | Sci&Tech

Chikushi Library

Apply to the circulation desk. Staff will retrieve for you.

◆Closed Stack Materials

Central Library

Apply by email with the following forms attached in advance at least 3 days before the date to use (except weekends and holidays).
Reading, phototaking and photocopying must be completed by 15 minutes before the library closes.

• Application for using rare books：Request Form (Japanese)
• Applocation for photocopying and phototaking of rare books：Request Form (Japanese)
• Application for semi-rare books, microfilms, thesis and dissertations：Request Form (bilingual)
• Application for phototaking of semi-rare books：Request Form (Japanese)

※Users can borrow semi-rare books or make photocopying by themselves.

Science & Technology Library

Apply by email with the following forms attached in advance at least 5 days before the date to use (except weekends and holidays).
Your using must be done by 15 minutes before the library closes.

• Thesis and dissertations：Request Form (bilingual)
• Others：Request Form (bilingual)

Medical Library

◆Facilities

Central Library

Individual study rooms are available. (Up to 180 minutes for quiet use / Up to 90 minutes. for online job interviews)
※ Make reservations via library website (MyPage).

Science & Technology Library

Group study rooms are available for individual use only. (Up to 90 minutes for online job interviews)
※ Make reservations via library website (MyPage).

Medical Library

Group study rooms are available for individual use only. (Up to 90 minutes for online job interviews)
※ Make reservations via library website (MyPage).
Due to renovation, Medical Library is closed.

Chikushi Library

Study Room is available for individual use only. (Up to 60 minutes for users affiliated with Chikushi campus)  
※ Apply at the circulation desk.

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