 Access to the Internet（OMUNET）
You can access the Internet with your own PC

OMU Libraries

 Nakamozu Library, Abeno Medical Library,on wireless or wierd connections in specificHabikino Health Sciences Library, Library inareas. Log in with your OMU ID.

Rinku Campus

You can borrow a LAN cable at the Main

You can use the Libraries with your Library

Counter. Only for use within the Library.

card.

Library Web Service

 Library Web Service

 Umeda Satellite Library
Graduate School of Urban Management can use

various requests through the Sugimoto Library

the Umeda Satellite Library. You can requestWebsite.

the delivery service of books and journal

 Log in with your OMU ID.

articles via Web Service.

 For more information, see “ Sugimoto※To protect your personal information, log
out every time you finish using Web Service
on a public computer.

Osaka Metropolitan University■■ Attention ■■containers such as plastic bottles.

App “Ufinity”

LIBRARY SERVICEGUIDEFor Students
 Opening Hours
 Monday-Friday : 9:00-21:00

 Sunday : 10:00-17:00

Status” on your smartphone. To use the app, youneed install it. Check the below QR code for moredetails.

 Days Closed*Put your mobile phone to silent mode andrefrain from calling inside the Library. It is also
forbidden to charge batteries of your mobile.

* OMU Authentication System is used for National holidays
 Year-end and New Year holidays
 Entrance exam days Sundays (during spring and summervacations)various IT services on-campus such as the During library inspection (several days

Campus Portal System and network

during spring and summer vacations)connections. An OMU ID is provided for every

Theses※ / Special documents※

7

Research books / Special collections※6

Academic CommonsMultimedia materials / English
learning materials / Magazines forlanguage learning / Learning
Commons
Books for students (social science) /4Paperback books
Books for students (humanities,3

natural science)/ Paperback books
Main counter / Reference books /2Magazines / Current Newspapers

1
B1(from 8:30 during teaching semesters) Saturday : 10:00-19:00

You can renew books and view your “Library

8F

5*Eating is not allowed inside the Library.
*You can bring drinks only in spill-proof

Floor Guide

Sugimoto Library

Only faculty members and students of theWEB indicates online services to submit

Library website > Web Service”.

Service Guide
https://lib.omu.ac.jp/sugimoto

student.

B2
B3

Current periodicals / Bound
periodicals (1996-) / Newspapers
Books for students / Bound
periodicals (-1995)
Research books※Submit an application form to the Main
Counter when you want to use Special
Collections (7F) or materials on the 8F.

PC & Internet

 PC room for students (5F)You can use a desktop PC for self-study
and access the Internet. You need an
account of the OMU Authentication
System. Check the Center for Information

 Forgot your password ?

 Sugimoto Library Website

If you have forgotten your password, please reset

https://lib.omu.ac.jp/sugimoto

it from the login page of OMU authentication
system.

Initiative website for more details.
Center for Information Initiative website
https://www.omu.ac.jp/cii/

Osaka Metropolitan University
Sugimoto Library
TEL:06-6605-3240
Date of issue : 2024/4/1

Library Card Library Card (Student ID Card)

Borrowing, Returning

Loan period and max number of books

You need your library card whenever you
enter the Library, borrow books or make useof its facilities. Your student ID card serves asUser

 Student ID Card →Student Support Center Other Library Cards →Main Counter (2F)Counter

 Main Counter (2F)
Monday-Friday: 9:00-21:00
Saturday: 10:00-19:00 / Sunday: 10:00-17:00
 Borrowing, Returning*8:30- on early opening days
 Application for using facilities Reference Corner (2F)
Monday-Friday: 9:00-17:00
 Ask a librarian about the Library, finding
materials, interlibrary loan services*You can apply for interlibrary loan (ILL) andpick up ILL photocopies and books at the Main
Counter when the Reference Corner is closed.

 Multimedia Counter (5F)
Monday-Friday: 9:00-20:45
Saturday: 10:00-18:45 / Sunday: 10:00-16:45
 Information about utilization of multimedia
materials
 Application for use of multimedia materials
and equipment
 Application for use of Audio-Visual Room forGroup Use and AV Hall
 Borrowing, returning books located at the5F

number ofbooks

your library card.

 If you lose your library card, contact
us here for a reissue:

Loan period

Max

Undergraduate
Students (1st-3rdyear)
Undergraduate
Trainees
Undergraduate
Students (4th-6thyear)
Graduate students
Graduate Trainees
Research StudentsOpenStackStacks

Rooms
2 weeks1020

2 weeks
2 months20

 How to borrow books
Present your library card with the books you
want to borrow at the Main Counter.
You can borrow English learning books at the How to reserve books which are on loanWEB

using the databases and the Internet. Apply foropen stack books is 10). When the book is

the use of a desktop PC at the Reference

returned, we will inform you by e-mail and hold

Corner. You need a prepaid card for printouts.

the book for you for a week.

 How to order books from a laboratory

libraries on other campuses.

 Materials that cannot be borrowed
Periodicals, Reference books, Multimedia
materials, Graduate theses etc.

 How to renew books WEBBooks, except reserved ones and researchlaboratory materials, can be renewed throughthe Sugimoto Library website “Library Status”.
They must be renewed on or before the due date.
You are allowed a maximum of 2 renewals peritem.

 Group Discussion
The Library offers various types of rooms

If you need materials held in researchfor group study such as preparation forlaboratories, submit an application form to theseminars or practicing a presentation. YouMain Counter. It might take several days to get

can borrow a projector as well.

the answer if the materials are available or not.
We will let you know via e-mail and telephone.
* You cannot renew loans of these materials.

 Return the books on time
If your books become overdue, your borrowing
privileges will be suspended. You will not be able
to borrow, renew, and reserve other books.

Learning Commons
Furnished with movable desks, chairs,and whiteboards. You can use them freely.
Group study room
Apply for use at the Main Counter. They
can also be booked in advance.

 Photocopy Service
The Library is equipped withphotocopiers (prepaid card operated / coin How to return books
box outside. You can also return books atYou can search for academic information

You may reserve books online (the maximum ofMultimedia Counter.

Return books at the Main Counter or the drop Information retrieval corner (2F)

Other Services

See the Sugimoto Library website and a series ofLibrary Service Guides.

 Ask a librarian
If you have a question about using the Library,or finding materials, do not hesitate to ask at theReference Corner. You can also apply by E-mailor Web form.

 Request a purchase WEB
If you have a book to recommend for purchaseby the Library, submit your request via WebService. You can confirm on “Library Status” if therequest was granted or not.

operated).
Prepaid cards are sold in the vending
machine in front of the Main Counter.
*All users of the Library have theobligation to observe the copyright law. Fillin a copy application form and submit it tothe Reference Corner.