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Outline of Okayama University Libraries AY2023

Central Library

Shikata Branch Library

Institute of Plant Science and Resources
Branch Library (IPSR Branch Library)

Okayama University Library was established in 1949 just at the same time when the Okayama
University. Next year, Library was opened.
Okayama University Libraries consist of three libraries: Central Library on Tsushima Campus, Shikata
Branch Library on Shikata Campus, and Institute of Plant Science and Resources Branch Library onKurashiki Campus. The libraries provide a wide range of services to the local communities, andeducational and research institutions, not only to member at Okayama University. Some librarymaterials are available for reading to people in the community to support their lifelong learning
activities. We also hold regular exhibitions, mainly records and documents of the Ikeda clan, the fieflord of Okayama.
To promote and strengthen the web-based e-library services, we have been working on digitizing
internal publications and the many Ezu (pictorial map) in the special collections. And we provide accessto approximately 85,000 e-journals, 31 databases, and publishes the academic research achievements ofthe University’s members (Scientific Achievement Repository).

Okayama University Libraries
Central Library 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama 700-8530
Shikata Branch Library 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama 700-8558
Institute of Plant Science and Resources Branch Library 2-20-1 Chuo, Kurashiki City, Okayama 710-0046

Facilities, Library Hours, and Borrowing Limits

As of May 1, 2023

Library Hours (during school terms)
Shelf
Capacity

CentralLibrary(books, in tens ofthousands)

Numberof Seats(seats)

Weekdays727

8:00-23:00113.0

ShikataBranch
Library

22.0

377

9:00-21:00

IPSR Branch
Library

15.0

36

9:00-17:00

Total

150.0

1,140

Borrowing Limit (books)

Sundayandholidays

Saturday

10:00-18:00

10:00-17:00

Undergraduate
and graduate
students
10 books,
14 days
15 books,
14 days

ClosedClosed

Faculty andstaff
30 books,
14 days

5 books,
14 days

5 books,
14 days

5 books,
14 days

No limit,
14 daysShikata Branch Library is open 24 hours a day for students and teachers at Shikata campus (no staff on duty) after closing time.
IPSR Branch Library is open 24 hours a day only for IPSR members.

Library Holdings

AY2022-AY2019, from the top down
(E-journals are from AY2023 to AY2020)

Books
Japanese andChinese
books

CentralLibrary

Shikata
BranchLibrary

IPSR Branch
Library

Total

Foreignbooks

Journals (titles)
TotalJapaneseand Chinese
journalsForeignjournalsE-journals*
Total

1,120,473

466,951

1,587,424

21,61010,07531,685-

1,127,233

466,469

1,593,702

21,597

10,056

31,653-

1,135,453

465,972

1,601,425

21,533

10,07831,611-

1,143,607

466,229

1,609,836

21,0409,973

31,013-113,074

101,942215,016

4,086

3,186

7,272

-

115,912103,779

219,691

4,081

3,193

7,274

-

115,566

105,090

220,656

3,967

3,238

7,205

-

115,904

106,009

221,913

3,760

3,134

6,894

-

77,454

91,634

169,088

9,111

4,856

13,967-

77,496

91,669169,165

9,076

4,762

13,838-96,564

92,593

189,157

9,054

4,712

13,766-

96,34492,498

188,842

8,965

4,692

13,657-

1,311,001

660,527

1,971,528

34,807

18,11752,92484,345

1,320,641

661,917

1,982,558

34,75418,011

52,76585,9381,347,583

663,655

2,011,238

34,55418,02852,582

84,234

1,355,855

664,7362,020,591

33,765

17,79951,56479,813*The number of e-journals is the number of titles registered in Link Resolver.

Number of Books in the Libraries*Including those kept in laboratories

Number of books in the libraries (AY2019-AY2022)

IPSR Branch
Library
Shikata Branch
Library
Central Library

AY2020

AY2019AY2021

AY2022ServiceAY2022-AY2019, from the top downCentralLibrary

ShikataBranch
Library

IPSR BranchLibrary

Total

Interlibrary Loan*

Usage ofSpecial
Collections

Numberof OpenDays

NumberofVisitors

Lending toindividuals

310

295,81478,310

1,479

1,373

7,395

1,527

276

198,152

59,708

1,776

1,558

4,954

1,148

248

128,690

57,763

1,621

1,561

3,217

872

306

507,925

110,893

1,830

1,646

15,2381,535

280

55,53910,865

838

988

3,400

2

273

47,303

10,621

871

1,281

3,354

5

261

44,54010,861

839

1,263

5,011

1

261

125,833

15,424

1,279

1,172

5,011

7

240

6,995

231

17212

290

0

204

6,644

2484248

65

0

218

7,118

225

10236

290

238

7,502

184

20

209

387

0

358,348

89,406

2,334

2,573

11,085

1,529

252,099

70,577

2,651

3,087

8,373

1,153

180,348

68,849

2,470

3,060

8,257

873

641,260

126,501

3,129

3,027

20,636

1,542

Requestreceived

Requests

Referenceservice(No. of items)* The number includes Interlibrary Loan within Okayama University Libraries

Special Collections
The Ikeda Family Collection (Ikedake Bunko)Central Library houses the Ikeda Family Collection (Ikedake Bunko) which contains records and documents of the Ikeda clan, the fieflord of Okayama.
The collection consists of 68,083 items of administrative and legislative archives, 22,117 volumes of Japanese classics, and 10,420
volumes of Chinese classics.
The collection is well known as the first-rate primary materials for the research of the system of shogunate government and clan
governments in the Edo period in Japan.

Shinchō ki （Chronicle of Nobunaga）in 15 volumes〈Important Cultural Property〉
Keichō 15（1610）

Gokōen zu （Kōrakuen Garden）

Call No. 貴-48 (Ki-48)

Bunkyū 3（1863）
Call No. T7-123

Programs Utilizing the Special Collections
1. Exhibition of Ezu from the Ikeda Family Collection, since 1997 (co-sponsored by Okayama City Museum since 2005)
2. Okayama Korakuen Garden Workshop for children, since 2006 (co-sponsored by the Faculty of Education)
3. Open Lectures at Okayama University, since 2008
4. Special Exhibitions on Plants and Agriculture, since 2009 (at the Institute of Plant Science and Resources Branch Library)

Okayama Korakuen Workshop for Children in AY2022

Open Lecture at Okayama University in AY2022

DirectorEmployees
AY2023-AY2020, from top down
As of May 1 each year

Director of Okayama University LibrariesKenichiro Koga
(Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Science)
Appointed in April 2021
Deputy Director
Tatsuo Fujii(Faculty of Natural Science and Technology)
Appointed in April 2021
Masafumi Motomura(Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science andEngineering in Health Systems)
Appointed in April 2021
Director of Shikata Branch Library
Hitoshi Nagatsuka(Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry andPharmaceutical Sciences)
Appointed in April 2022
Director of IPSR Branch Library
Shin Taketa(Institute of Plant Science and Resources)
Appointed in April 2023

Full-timePart-timeTotal201333171330181129181129

448347347347123123123134251944211940221739221840

CentralLibrary

Shikata Branch
Library

IPSR Branch
Library

Total

Organization

President
Library Management Committee
Executive Director for
Academic Affairs

Shikata Branch Library Subcommittee
Institute of Plant Science and Resources Branch Library Subcommittee
Administrative OfficeCentral Library
Director of Okayama
University Libraries
DeputyDirector

Director ofbranch library
Shikata Branch Library

2 persons

Director ofbranch library
As of May 1, 2023

IPSR Branch Library

Information Management and processing
Division
General Affairs Section
Collection Development Section
Cataloging and Processing Section
Academic Information Services Division
Circulation Section
Reference Section
Shikata Branch Library Section
IPSR Branch LibraryAccess MapOkayama University Libraries
3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530
Contact for Inquiries: Okayama University Libraries
Tel. 086-25l -7304
E-mail fae7304@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp
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