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--> Language Learning Room, Active Learning RoomInterlibrary services
The interlibrary services enable you to use the materials thatare not held in SUMS Library.

Interlibrary loan — Article request
You can order photocopies of journal articles and book chaptersfrom other university/institute libraries.

Interlibrary loan — Book request
You can order books from other university/institute libraries.
* Please make a request via "My Library" or at the counter,
where the application form is available.
* You are responsible for all the cost of photocopying andpostage. You can also pay at public expense.

Library hours
Opening hours
Monday - Friday
Saturday9:00 - 20:00
13:00 – 17:00

Closing days

If you would like to visit another university/institute library,please check the website for instructions on how to use thelibrary. In some libraries, you may access just by presenting yourID card, in others you may be required to contact them inadvance or bring a letter of introduction. If you need a letter ofSundays / National holidays
New Year's holidays (Dec. 28 - Jan. 4)* All members of SUMS can use the library during closing hours.
("24-hour special use")* Please refer to the Library website for the most up-to-date

Compactstackbooks

introduction, please apply at the counter.

(1999年以前)

Foreignjournals

PC

Visiting other libraries

library schedule. The Library may be temporarily closed whennecessary.

Entering / Exiting

Readingroom

Lounge OnlyEntering▪ Covered drink container : OK▪ No Food & No Smoking, Please.

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Book
dropInformation
retrieval corner

Entrance

Administration
officeYou need a library card (student ID card, faculty and staff IDcard) to enter the library.
Please scan your card at the entrance gate to open the bar.

Exiting
Pass through the exit gate, and the bar automatically opens.
If you take materials that you have not checked out throughthe gate, an alarm will sound and the gate will be locked. PleaseMMC

Address: Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu City, Shiga, 520-2192
Tel: 077-548-2080
Fax: 077-543-9236
E-mail: hqjouser@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
URL: https://www.shiga-med.ac.jp/library/websiteX(Twitter): https://twitter.com/ShigaMedLib/Lounge

Shiga University of Medical Science LibraryEVWC* Please take your trash home with you.

Self-checkmachineCounter Copy machine* Light meals are available at the Lounge,
except for noodles and other strong-smelling foods.

Wood deck

Reference books
La nguagel earning room
(AV room)

OKGeneralbooks

In the Library,

Readingroom

Reference books

follow the library staff's instructions.
* During "24-hour special use", swipe your card through thecard reader beside the automatic entrance door when you
enter the library.

ATTENTION:

Finding materialsBorrowing / Returning

CanZo: Online library catalog

Procedures"CanZo" is an online catalog for SUMS Library. By searching"CanZo", you can find books, journals and audio-visualmaterials held in the library and research rooms. You canconfirm the location and availability of the material.

You need a library card (student ID card, faculty and staff IDcard) to borrow library materials.
During opening hours, please check out/in library materials at
the counter. It is also possible to borrow/return books andhttps://opac.shiga-med.ac.jp/?lang=enbound journals at the self-check machine located in front of thecounter.
Unbound journals cannot be checked out/in by using the selfcheck machine. Please bring them to the counter.
You can return books and journals into the book drop at thelibrary entrance during closing hours.

View of CanZo search results

CanZo

The "Location" field indicates where the material is available. In
the library, books are arranged in order of call number. Pleasewrite down the call number before trying to find the book in thelibrary. Journals are shelved alphabetically by title.
If you would like to use the materials in research rooms, pleaseask the library staff.
* If you are unsure about how to find library materials or use thelibrary, please ask the library staff.

Audio-visual materials must be returned to the counter.

Books

Using electronic resources
You can access about 8,000 electronic journals, 45,000
electronic books and databases such as PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE,Ovid EBM Reviews, UpToDate, CINAHL, Scopus and others.

Improper use warning
The following actions are prohibited:
Use of the service for purposes other than individual
research or education
Reproduction, redistribution, modification or resale ofmaterials
High-volume download by using programs or support
softwareSUMS institutional repository "Biwako""Biwako" （「びわ庫」） is an open access repository to store
and provide digital resources created by the members of SUMS.
https://shiga-med.repo.nii.ac.jp/

Bound journals
Unbound journals
Audio-visual materials

Reserving books
You can reserve the books that someone else has checked out.
Please make reservations via "My Library" or at the counter.

My Library service

Volumes

Loan periods

up to 51 week

"My Library" enables you to:
My Library･Confirm the materials you are borrowing and their due dates･Make reservations for books currently on loan
･Renew your loans･Apply for ordering photocopies or borrowing books fromother libraries

3 daysAll members of SUMS can log into "My Library" by using yourSUMS user ID (= e-mail account).

Volumes and periods
Material type

Please return the materials you borrowed by the due date.
If you fail to return the materials by the due date, you will bepenalized by suspending loan service for the same period as thenumber of overdue days.

up to 10

Renewing a book

Photocopying library materials

You can extend the loan period (with the exception of journals
and audio-visual materials) 3 times unless the book is overdue

Please fill out the photocopy application form when you make aor another user has placed a reservation on the book. You may
renew via online "My Library" or by bringing the book to thecounter or by phone.
* Non-circulating materials:
Materials labeled "禁帯出" are in-library use only.
･Rare books･Some audio-visual materialsetc.
* Long-term loan: You can borrow library materials for longer
period during vacations (spring, summer and winter). Pleasecheck the library website for details.

photocopy. When making photocopies at:
Public expense (Copy machine on the 1st floor)
Bring an IC card from your research room.
Private expense (Copy machine on the 2nd floor)
There is a photocopy machine for cash and co-op copy card.
* You may make photocopies in the library within the scope ofthe Copyright Law.