Kyoto Institute of Technology

Library Tour
Let’s get started !

Library location
Brick building with three stories located on
the east campus.

Please come in !

Library entrance
Entrance gate

Swipe your student

ID card at the gate.

Library card ( Paper )Student ID card

Floormap

The library provides
information andservices.

KIT library

1 st floor

Front desk
Amenity zone

Newspapers / M-readers / TOEIC・TOEFL materials
Dictionaries, conversation books, and English novels

Global commons

Web browsing area
Books

Let’s look around the1st floor.

on language, and literatureReading room
Students’ selection
Japanese and foreign language journals

1st floor : Information Counter

Circulation and reference desk to checkin and out library materials and answer
your questions.

1st floor : Amenity zone
Today’s newspapers, specialexhibits (e.g. Museum and Librarycooperated exhibit) area, and a
copy machine.

1st floor : M-reader

Independent reading program
materials for extensive English
reading class.

1st floor : TOEIC・TOEFL materials

Languagematerials are
shelved in thisarea.

1st floor : Global commons
The consierge is here to mediatemultilingual and multiculturalcommunication and events.
※ You can find the books for Japaneselearners on the shelf.

st
1 floor : Web browsing area

Computers from CIS for
every student※ Sanitize your hands, a mouse, and a keyboard.
※ Bring your own earbuds.

st
1 floor : Stacks
Students select books forBooks on language, and literature
Students’ selection

Report on reconstraction ofcultural properties

the library once a year
for this event.

1st floor : Reading room
Latest journal titles
and reading space1st floor :Japanese and foreign language journals

Bound journals are storedin the compact shelves.

ndKIT Library : 2 floor
Reading space
Silent study rooms A & B

StacksSyllabus books
KIT Standard books

2nd floor is a silent study
space for individual study.

Dictionaries and encyclopedias
Books
on Natural sciences, Technology and engineering,Industry, Arts and recreation

Gallery space
Books related with KIT

2nd floor : Reading space
Reading and study area
2 Silent study rooms

This silent area is for yourindividual study.
※ Make sure to keep social distancing.

2nd floor : Stack
Syllabus books
KIT Standard booksDictionaries and encyclopedias

Books

on natural sciences, technology and engineering,industry, and arts and recreation

Many of the KIT
students areinterested inthese subjects.

2nd floor : Syllabus books

Textbooks andreference books
for the class2nd floor : KIT Standard books

Books for KIT Standard
examination, which is
KIT’s original exam

2nd floor : Gallery space

Permanent exhibition is
the showcase ofKIT history.

2nd floor : KIT related materials

Books and reports
about history of KIT
by KIT authors

rdKIT Library : 3 floorBookson general books, philosophy and religion,
history and geography, social sciences

Oversized books
Global commons

Web browsing room
Seminar rooms A & B
Group study rooms A, B, and C

We are on the
top floor!

3rd floor : Humanities stack

Books on philosophy,
history, and socialstudies

3rd floor : Oversized stack

Many of theoversized books
are on arts andarchitecture.

3rd floor : Global commons

You can put tables together
or divide space to study
in a group.

3rd floor :Seminar rooms and group study rooms
Seminar rooms Ａ・Ｂ

3 seminar rooms and3 group study rooms areavailable by registration.
※ The service suspended for thetime being.

Group study rooms
Ａ・Ｂ・Ｃ

Storage
Books inherited from the 2 former institutions
mainly on sericulture and art and craft are stored

Please ask at theFront desk

Useful information ①OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) provides access tothe services and collections of the library
You can check your loan status or loan period extension
through MyOPAC

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is for requesting items
that are not available at KIT library
Make a good use of the library!

Useful information ②
Due to COVID-19 control measures, those who hasdifficulties to visit the library can check out librarymaterials by mail.
To minimize library use, the library can preparematerials at the service counter for the patrons.
Look up on the library website

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User information
Library hours
Monday – Friday

9:00 - 20:45

Saturday

10:00 - 17:00

Sundays, and holidays

Closed( Hours during vacation

9:00~17:00)※ Due to COVID-19 control measures, library hours may differ.

Borrowing privileges for students
10 books for 3 weeks
1 title of journal for 3 days

NoticeNo eating in the library
Only sealable drinks are allowed
No photography
No talk on the cell phone

Keep your variables with you all the time

Check the library website
for more information.
URL ) https://www.lib.kit.ac.jp/

Thank you forwatching!
KIT Library is for supportingyour research and study.
If you have any questions,please feel free to ask us!