Wi-Fi (campus network) VPN / GakuNin (connection from outside of the university) An ID and password issued by the Information Science and Technology Center of Kobe University is needed. ▶ ▶ ▶ http://www.istc.kobe-u.ac.jp/ Individual study rooms / Group study rooms (2F) *Limited only to the members of the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University Hospital and related  departments. Maximum 4 hours. Reserve at the service desk or website a week in advance for group study rooms and one day in advance for individual study rooms. Student ID or library card is requested. *Projector Please apply at the service desk. Student ID or library card is requested for use it. Copiers (2F / B1) Coin copiers are available. 10 yen/per sheet   Monochrome printing only. Printer (1F) An ID and password issued by the Information Science and Technology Center of Kobe University is needed. ▶ ▶ ▶ http://www.istc.kobe-u.ac.jp/ Refreshing corner (1F) Light snacks are only permitted in this areas. Please use here for your break.
Library Rules
Food and drinks (beverages in non-capped bottles) are not allowed. Do not leave personal belongings unattended. Keep quiet. Please refrain from talking on the cell phone. Floor Map LIBRARY GUIL Library for Medical Sciences 2024
Opening Hours

Closed
Sunday • National Holidays Summer Vacation New Year Holidays  (12/28-1/3) *Temporary closing will be announced on the bulletin board, on the library website or our X (former Twitter).
Extra Time Use of the Library
Limited only to the members of the School of Medicine (except year 1),  Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University Hospital and  related  departments. Registration is required annually. *Please refer to the website for more details.
Contact
Kobe University, Library for Medical Sciences 7-5-1 Kusunokicho Chuo-ku KOBE 650-0017 TEL  : 078-382-5310 MAIL : mlibsvc@lib.kobe-u.ac.jp URL : https://lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/libraries/list/igaku/ WEBSITE
◾ Search Method for Books or Journals
■ Knossos    (Single-sign-on-system)
brary Card Application
■ Reservation / Campus Delivery Service
Using Materials
■ Loan Privileges
■ Library Account Services
■ Borrowing
■ Renewing
■ E-jounrals/ E-books/ Databases   *Internal network only
■ Returning
Check Status

Please swipe your student ID (magnetic) or library card at the card reader at the entrance gate. If you do not have a card, please notify us through the entrance gate chime. Logging into Knossos  once enaboles you to use the following services during the same browser session. An ID and password issued by the Information Science and Technology Center of Kobe University is needed for login. ▶ ▶ ▶ http://www.istc.kobe-u.ac.jp/ With OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) in our website, you can check the location or status of the materials stored in the libraries of Kobe University. Student ID or library card  is  required to use the library. If you do not have a magnetic student ID or a library card, please apply, and we will issue a library card to you. Using someone's library card is strictly prohibited. ACCESS▶▶▶ https://lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/ The items owned by Kobe University Libraries can be reserved or delivered  to every campus library you selected, from “Reserve” icon in the holding record of OPAC. (Login required.) Visit our website. ▶ ▶ ▶ https://lib.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/  ▶ ▶  “Library Account” *Items for in-library use only : Reference books, Audiovisual materials , Rare materials, Recommended books *Journals (bound and unbound) may be borrowed within a day. 1. B o o k s  : Input a book title, author's name, or the like in the search box. Journals : Input a journal title in the search box. Borrowing can be made at the service desk or by using the self  check-out machine (Magnetic student ID or library card is needed.) 2. When you decide which material you want, be sure to make note of the “Call No.” (Call No : The number printed on the label.) and location. Loans can be renewed if they are not overdue or on reserve. Renewing is available at the service desk, the self  check-out machine, or online. You can access the Kobe University Library's E-resources via the library website. Return materials to the service desk. After library  hours, drop them into the “Book-Return Box” at the right of the entrance. In case you have overdue materials, additional loan is not accepted. E-journals and e-books can be searched for using OPAC, and then accessed  the full text. Medical databases are available through our website "Databases". You can check the status of items you have borrowed or reserved