User Guide for Kyushu University Members

Borrowing

Visit the service desk with a library material to borrow and your library card.
The table below shows the borrowing limits and periods for materials at the Design Library.

▼Borrowing Limits and Periods

Borrowing typeUserLimitPeriod
General (books)Faculty and staff2030 days
Graduate students2030 days
Undergraduates1015 days
Professor emeritus​​1030 days
Other Kyushu Univ. members,
e.g. research students
2030 days
General (periodicals)
* Not included: the latest issues of several titles
Faculty and staff108 days
Graduate students108 days
Undergraduates58 days
Professor emeritus​​58 days
Other Kyushu Univ. members,
e.g. research students
58 days
Long-term (books and periodicals)Ohashi Campus faculty500180 days
The latest issues of several titlesKyushu Univ. members32 days
DissertationsKyushu Univ. members12 days

In-library use only materials: users cannot borrow the materials below.
Rare books / audiovisual materials

Materials that cannot be borrowed long-term:
Books with a 長期貸出不可 (long-term borrowing unavailable) label / career development books, language examination books, and books for foreign students on the 1st floor

▼Book Lending Service for Bachelor Thesis

  • Service for:
    • 4th-year undergraduates of the School of Design
    • 4th-year undergraduates of other schools whose the supervisor for a bachelor thesis belongs a department on Ohashi Campus
  • Service period: all year long
  • In addition to the usual borrowing limit, students above can borrow up to 5 books from the Design Library for 30 days.
    When you want to borrow books using this service, tell the staff at the service desk, "Borrowing for Bachelor Thesis."
  • Not included:
    • Career development books, language examination books, and books for foreign students on the 1st floor
    • Journals, dissertations, and materials delivered from other campuses
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