Entrance / Exit

E-Books, E-journals

The stairs in front of the 1st floor reception counter takeyou up to the entrance gate. Please enter by scanning yourstudent or staff I.D. or library card at the entrance gate. If
you forget your I.D. and card, please go to the 1st floor
reception counter.

E-Books, E-journals, and databases of other academic
information are available on the library website.
（https://www.lib.iwate-u.ac.jp）

Checkout and Renewal of Materials
Check out books with your student or staff I.D. at the service counter on the 2nd floor, or use the self-service station (checkout and return). While still within the loan period, you can renew a book once if no one has reserved it.
Open-shelf collection

Limit
Undergraduate
students
Graduatestudents
Facultymembers
Professors
emeritus

PeriodArchived works
Limit
Period5 vols5 vols2 weeks

10 vols

3 months

30 vols

1 year＊Up to 5 Extensive English Reading books can be checked out for 2 weeks.
＊Rare books, reference materials, newspapers, magazines, and audio visualmaterials except audio CDs may not be checked out.
＊During vacation periods, materials may be checked out for extended periods.

Copy Services and Inter-Library Loans
You may request to borrow or acquire copies of materials
not available at the Iwate University Library from other university libraries and research institutions.

Letters of Introduction for other University Libraries
If you need a letter of introduction in order to use the libraryof another university, we can issue you one. Please inquireat the reception counter on the 1st floor. (Issuance takes afew days.)
Only for people affiliated with university

LibraryPolicies

Iwate UniversityCopy Machine (coin operated)
Materials in the library collection may be copied in accordance with copyright law. (Materials brought into the libraryand notebook pages may not be copied.)

Computers

Returns
Return materials within your loan period to the service
counter on the 2nd floor or use the self checkout and return machine. When the library is closed, you can use thebook drop.

Reservations
Books that are currently checked out may be reserved.
Please ask at the service counter on the 2nd floor.

Search of Library Collection（OPAC）
Materials at Iwate University Library may be searched on OPAC.

My Library (Portal site for individuals)
Use this to check current materials on loan, renew loans,make reservations, request acquisitions, and apply forborrowing materials from other libraries.
Only for people affiliated with university◆ID :The portion of your university email address before the @ symbol.

(ex: for an email address of xxxx@iwate-u.ac.jp then xxxx)◆Password: Same as the password for your university mailbox

Computers are available for use in the multimedia center.
You can use the printer.
Only for people affiliated with university

Wi-Fi
The Wi-Fi network “wl-iwate-u-net” is available for use inthis library. Please check the University Super Computingand Information Sciences Center webpage for usage details.
Only for people affiliated with university

While at the library◎ Please return materials on time. Returning materials late

will result in your being unable to check out further materials for as many days as the materials were overdue. (Up toone month.)◎ You will be required to follow the procedure for compensation when materials are damaged or lost. Please notify thelibrary as soon as possible.
◎ Please do not leave your valuables unattended.
◎ Please follow the instructions by the staff, otherwise youruse of the library will be suspended.

◆Hours◆Weekday
Vacation period
Weekend＊1F reception counter

9:00 ～ 21:30
9:00 ～ 17:00
10:00 ～ 18:00
Weekday: 9:00 ～ 18:00(Vacation period until 17:00 ) Weekend and public holidays: Closed◆Library Closed◆
Summer vacation and public holidays
New Year’s holiday
and other days recognized by the library director

3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550
Tel: 019-621-6085 Fax: 019-621-6088
Email: etsuran@iwate-u.ac.jp
https://www.lib.iwate-u.ac.jp/2024/04/01

Library Map◆ 1st floor：Offices and Other Facilities
Reception Counter
Please apply here for library cards, to check out material or receive copies of material from other institutions,or to use the Azalea Gallery and other facilities, including
lifelong education and multipurpose study rooms.

Cafe Corner
Please use this space to eat and take breaks. (No food isallowed on the 2nd to 5th floors.)

Azalea Gallery
This is an art exhibition space. It is used to exhibit art
pieces created by students in art classes or extracurricular activities and for displays of works from the university
and library collections.

Electric Stacks
This room holds materials used during the university’s prior incarnation as Iwate Normal School, materials from theMorioka College of Agriculture and Forestry and books
located in each university faculty library until 1971.

Book Drop

Only for people affiliated with university

You can return library materials here. (At the front door)◆2nd floor : Service Counter and Open-shelf Collection,reference books, newspapers, and otherOn the 2nd floor there is an open shelf collection (Westernbooks), dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, academic journals, areas with numerous materials on a particulartopic.

◆3rd floor :Open-shelf Collection (Japanese Books)
The 3rd floor include an open-shelf collection (Japanesebooks), oversize books, and paperback books. (Iwanami
shinsho, Kodansha gakujutsu bunko and other paperbackbooks)

Service Counter

Inquire at this counter about book checkout, returns, holds,
library materials, use of electric stacks or multi-tier stacks,and use of group reading rooms. You may borrow projectors,
iPad, and other devices here also.

Learning Support Desk
Coordinators and faculty members provide academic consultation and instruction based on the needs and capacities of
the individual. (Please check the bulletin board in advance to
see the instructor on duty and available times.)
Only for people affiliated with university

Multi-tier Stacks
Academic journals and collections of dissertations are inalphabetical order by the title of the publication.
Only for people affiliated with university◆ 4th floor：Rooms for group study
Group reading room
This is a meeting room. You can use it for online classes,
web meetings, etc.
Only for people affiliated with university◆ 5th floor：Materials room
This is where the library stores the archives, old books
bound in the traditional Japanese manner, wall charts,
illustrations and other teaching materials used at theMorioka Agricultural and Forestry High School, and valuable texts. If you would like access to any of these materials,
please inquire first at the reception counter on the 1st floor.

3rd floor
This area is to study quietly.

2nd,4th floor
This area is for group study such as discussion
or debate.
Please use the appropriate area.