LIBRARY HOURS（SPRING/FALL SEMESTERS）
Weekdays

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Weekends・Holidays

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HOW TO USE OPAC (FOR BOOKS)(Stack Rooms︓－２１︓００）(Stack Rooms︓－１６︓００）③Write down thecall number andgo look for thebook!

※ Library Prep Time (special hours)
On the fourth Thursday of April, May, June, andOctober, the library will open at 17:00※ Library Closures
Includes times such as the Mutsume Festival(Please check the library homepage for full details)①This meansthat the book isin the library

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The Library Assistants (LA) are here toprovide support for your studies!

HOW TO FIND MATERIALS(BOOKS)

Major of the person on duty（Example）
MondayTuesday

WednesdayThursdayFriday

10:40
~
13:40

教養学部
Humanities

教養学部
Humanities

教養学部
Humanities

理学部
Science

⼯学部
Engineering

13:10
~
16:10

⼯学部
Engineering

経済学部
Economics

教養学部
Humanities

理学部
Science

教養学部
Humanities

Locate the Call Number on the spine ofthe book (see right)
Note how books are arranged on theshelf ↓816.5←Classification

Sa←AuthorʼsInitials

 I canʼt find a bookGraduate students are here to answer your questions!
Please feel free to contact us for anything, no matter
how small!

 I donʼt know how to use the information

Label on spineterminal How do I write my thesis?
 Can you check my essay?.......etc.

・Place：Learning Commons on the 2nd floor of the library (Support Desk)
・Time：From 10:40-16:40 on days where there is class・Consultation is also available through Google Forms@saitamaU_LA
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HOW TO FIND MATERIALS(BOOKS)HOW TO FIND MATERIALS(JOURNALS)Please note that the type of journal on each floor is different

There are also books in the stack rooms

Journals are arranged in alphabetical order by journal nameAfter you’re done, please place your materials on thereturn cart

Please put journals
here after use

Please put books hereafter use
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MAKING RETURNS WHEN THE
LIBRARY IS OPEN

HOW TO FIND MATERIALS(JOURNALS)

・The return process takes time, so if you want to borrow
something again immediately, please bring it directly to thecounter

How to read these katakana in romaji:

・Please bring books with materials such as CDs and DVDs
directly to the counter

ザ, ジ, ズ, ゼ, ゾ → Za, Zi, Zu, Ze, Zo

・The Return Box is for Saitama University Library materials
ONLY. Please do not put in materials borrowed from otherfaculties on campus or outside libraries.

タ, チ, ツ, テ, ト → Ta, Ti, Tu, Te, To
ハ, ヒ, フ, ヘ, ホ → Ha, Hi, Hu, He, Ho
ジャ,ジュ, ジョ→ Zya,Zyu,

Zyo

チャ,チュ, チョ→ Tya,Tyu,Tyo

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COPYING MATERIALS＆ COPYRIGHT LAW

USING PCS IN THE LIBRARY

You can use the coin-operated copy machine.

Using the libraryʼs PCs:
OPAC Terminal
Information Terminal(black and white 10 yen, colour 50 yen per sheet)
Please have some coins (cannot be changed inside the library)
Only library materials can be copied.
The latest issue of ajournal or newspaper:

Using a personal PC:
Wireless LANBooks:

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HOW TO USE MY LIBRARYABOUT ZONING IN THE LIBRARY
The Learning Commons is a “Open Space"→Talking=OK→ PC Use=OK
Building 2 is a “Quiet Space"→Talking=Not allowed→ Using devices that produce any
sounds including typing (ex. computers,electronic dictionaries)=Not allowed

You need the accountname and password ofyour university Microsoft365
account to log in.

Available online

・(for books you currently have checked out)

Building 1 is a transitional space→Talking=Not allowed→ Devices=OK

Name of material ＆ the return date;
Extension of loan period・ (for books currently checked out by others)

Reservations

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How to Search for Materials using OPAC

：Where the book being searched for is located on campus. If it is in the library, “Library (Section)” will bedisplayed here. (For details on section names, please see the library maps)
Call Number ：The number on the label attached to the spine of the book. Books are arranged in each section according to this number.
Status：If the book is checked out, then "On Loan" and the return date will be displayed.
Location*Other statuses include: "Reference only" (materials cannot be checked out), and "Laboratory" (materials in a laboratory collection)
Volumes：If the case of materials with multiple volumes, the number of volumes, year, etc. will be displayed.

Location：Where the journal being searched for is located on campus. If it is in the library, “Library (Section)” will bedisplayed here. (For details on section names, please see the library maps)：The volume numbers available at each location are displayed here.

Volumes*Items marked with a "+" are scheduled to be acquired by the library after their next release.
Call Number ：Journals are arranged in alphabetical (ABC) order. Some journals will have letters displayed in thecall number section, so please use this as a reference when searching for materials.
Note：Materials labeled with 新着雑誌コーナー in the Note section are located in the "Current Journal" section
on the second floor of the first building. *Past issues from previous years can be found in the Journal Room.

Library Map

Location

Location within library①Library (Reading Room)

Floor

The Reading Rooms differ based on book classification

Social Sciences Reading Room(Bld.2, 2F)

２F

Engineering/Natural Sciences Reading Room(Bld.2, 3F)

３F

Humanities Reading Room(Bld.1, 3F)

３F②Library (⽣産原論)

Reading Room(Bld.2, 3F)

３F③Library (Books Written by Alumni)

Reading Room(Bld.2, 3F)

３F④Library (Manga)

Reading Room(Bld.2, 3F)

３F⑤Library (Oversized Books)

Reading Room(Bld.2, 2F)

２F

Reading Room(Bld.1, 3F)

３F⑥Library (Journals in Japanese)

Journal Room

３F

⑦Library (Journals about Library)

Journal Room

３F

⑧Library (Catalogue)

Journal Room

３F

⑨Library (Catalogue in Stack Room)

Journal Room

３F

Learning Commons

３F⑩Library (International Exchange GY)

Learning Commons

３F⑪Library (Reference Books)

Reference Books Room

２F

⑫Library (Course Materials)
Reference Books Room
⑬ Library (Recommended Reading for SU

２F⑩Library (International ExchangeCommons)Students)⑭Library (Diversity Corner)

Reference Books Room

２F

Reference Books Room

２F

⑮Library (Books Written by Univ. Staff)

Reference Books Room

２F

⑯Library (Paperback)

Reference Books RoomPaperback (seating side)

Reference Books Room

２F

⑱Library (Microfilm)

Reference Books Room

２F

⑲Library (Journals in Foreign Languages)

Journal Room

２F

⑳Library (University Journals-Japan)

Journal Room

１F

Journal Room

１F

㉒Library (Institution Journals)

Journal Room

１F

㉓Library (Journals in Russian)

Journal Room

１F

㉔Library (Newspaper back issues)

Journal Room

１F

Journal Room

１F

㉖Library (Former Normal School)

Journal Room

１F

㉗Library (Former Army Academy)

Journal Room

１F

㉕Library (Former Urawa Higher School)
Japanese books only

㉘Library (Stack Room)Doctoral Theses
Humanities, NaturalSciences, EngineeringAssociation)
Library (Fabre Collection)⑫⑤⑪⑭⑬⑮⑯⑯

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Stack Room

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２F
３F
３F
※1 Japanese language books in the "Former Urawa Higher School" are located in the ﬁrst ﬂoor

Library (Former Urawa Higher School)

Library (Urawa Higher School Alumni㉘⑲classification
Foreign Books

Foreign language books (see ※1)➉⑤①Floors differ based on book

Social Sciences,㉙Library (Uehara Collection)①①⑰Library (Yearbooks & Almanacs)-Foreign Countries)②③④

２FNew Releases（AV side）㉑Library (University Journals

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The storage location is locked

Journal Room. Foreign language books are located in a locked room on the 3rd floor.

Please ask for help at thereference counter (see ※2 )※2 The reference counter is open on weekdays from 9:00-17:00 (except from 12:15-13:15).