{"id":19115,"date":"2018-09-21T18:47:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T09:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/?page_id=19115"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:26:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:26:04","slug":"medical-library-users-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/?page_id=19115&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Medical Library User&#8217;s Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style type=\"text\/css\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>#info_eng {width:800px;}#info_eng h3{border-top:solid 2px #476a8d;padding-top:10px;margin-top:15px;color:#15406a;}#info_eng h4{margin-top:15px;}#info_eng table {border-collapse: collapse;}}<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"info_eng\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=15\">Central Library\/Natural Science and Technology Library<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;\">\u00a0 | \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=17\">Health Science Library<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=20\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Library Hours<\/h3>\n<table style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: none; width: 435px; height: 10px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #494949;\" summary=\"\" cellspacing=\"\" cellpadding=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; color: #494949;\">\u00a0Weekdays\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; color: #494949;\">\u00a0 8:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; color: #494949; height: 25px;\">\u00a0Saturdays<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; color: #494949;\">\u00a010:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (sometimes 4:00 p.m.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; color: #494949;\">\u00a0Sundays\/Holidays<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; color: #494949;\">\u00a010:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (sometimes 4:00 p.m.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\u00a0Note:\u00a0<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">As library hours may vary according to the university\u2019s academic calendar, please be sure to check\u00a0<\/span><u style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 19.2px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/files\/cal\/2017_mlib_cal.pdf\">the library calendar<\/a>\u00a0<\/u><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">before coming to the library.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\nAdmission<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A library card or other ID card \u00a0is not required to enter the library. However, external visitors are requested to fill out an External user reception sheet at the service desk before entering the library. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>External users can use the library documents and materials only for the purposes of medical study or research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>\nFloor Guide<\/h3>\n<p>Click\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=36\">here<\/a><\/u>\u00a0for the floor map.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #b2fbf3;\"><strong>I. First Floor<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px; display: inline !important;\"><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">&#8211; Book Lounge<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">You can relax with light meals or beverages in the Book Lounge.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>There are some vending machines and newspapers that you can use.<\/li>\n<li>Platanus Caf\u00e9 opens on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the lounge to serve coffee and cookies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Service desk<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Please feel free to ask our staff members at the service desk any questions regarding the use of the library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 1.5;\"><br \/>\n&#8211; Browsing area<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 1.5;\">The Medical Library owns a collection of\u00a0 books in the field of medical science. The collection is arranged by number according to the NLM (U.S. National Library of Medicine) classification system.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; New arrivals section<strong style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Medical basics book section<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>You can find frequently used books here. These books are for in-library use only; however, we provide copies available for loan on\u00a0 other shelves in the library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"><br \/>\n&#8211; Audiovisual materials section<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Please check out audiovisual materials at the service desk to borrow them or use them in this section. Please be informed that items with the red seal &#8220;\u9928\u5185&#8221; are for IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Visitors can enjoy audiovisual materials at the AV booth in the library but<span style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0cannot take them out to borrow. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; C<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"><strong>opiers<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Two copiers are available in front of the service desk: one is coin-operated and the other is prepaid-card operated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong>&#8211; Private study rooms<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=30\">Reservations<\/a>\u00a0required.)<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>There are four rooms that can be used for private study.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #b2fbf3;\"><strong>II. Second Floor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Self-study room<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">\u3000<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">There are about 48 desk sets available for self-study in this room.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Open studio<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>This area is available without reservations for activities like group learning, practice, etc., that make use of movable tables and whiteboards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; Group studio\u00a0<\/strong><a style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=30\">(Reservations<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">\u00a0required)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"popupW\" style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">There are four rooms available for group learning . The capacity of each room is up to eight people.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Juzen Memorial Studio<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Please ask the library staff members about use of this studio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Copier<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>A prepaid-card operated copier is available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n&#8211; Computers<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>There are 24 computers available for Kanazawa University members.\u3000<\/li>\n<li>A Kanazawa University network ID is necessary to use one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong><br \/>\n&#8211; Current journals<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u3000<span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">There are periodicals from the current year available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"background-color: #b2fbf3;\"><strong>III. Third Floor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\"><strong>&#8211; Third floor stack<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 19.2px;\">Materials published in 1990 and earlier editions are available in the stack.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\"><span style=\"color: #494949;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 1.5;\">Japanese periodicals published in 1944 and before are also available.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">\u3000\u3000\u3000\u203bCertain areas of the floor are not available to enter.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #b2fbf3;\"><strong>IV. Fourth Floor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">&#8211; Fourth floor stack<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>You can find the following materials here;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 1.5;\">Japanese periodicals published in 1945 and later\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px; line-height: 1.5;\">Western periodicals published in 1970 and later<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Borrowing Materials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You can use your Student ID card or personal ID card as a Library Card.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">See the following links about use of a library card.<br \/>\n<a title=\"For\u00a0students\" href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=22\">For students<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>\n<a title=\"For\u00a0staff\" href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=23\">For staff<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>\n<a title=\"For\u00a0external\u00a0users\" href=\"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=24\">For external users<\/a>\u00a0<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Check-out and Returns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">Please use the self-service checkout machine in front of the service desk.<br \/>\nPlease check the following materials out at the service desk:<\/div>\n<p>\nMaterials without barcodes\u00a0<br \/>\nBooks with appendixes<br \/>\nAudiovisual materials<br \/>\nJournals that are not bound<\/p>\n<p>Some reference books and audiovisual materials are not available for loan. Those materials have labels that say &#8220;\u9928\u5185&#8221; or &#8220;\u7981\u5e2f\u51fa.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When the library is closed, please return books at the book return box outside the entrance on the E building side.<br \/>\nYou can also return them to any campus libraries at Kanazawa University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #f02080;\">\u2605 Overdue Penalties\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nYour borrowing privileges will be suspended if you have overdue materials.<br \/>\nIf you return materials late, after return, your account will be suspended from borrowing any materials from any libraries in Kanazawa University for the number of days that you were late.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25cf Lending periods and number of materials<\/strong><center><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-width: 0px; border-style: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" align=\"\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Books<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a0Bound periodicals \u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a0Unbound periodicals \u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a0AV materials \u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a0Medical Library \u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a014 days<br \/>\n\u00a0 5 books (5 books)\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a07 days<br \/>\n\u00a06 books (X)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a0Next day<br \/>\n\u00a03 books (X)<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\">\u00a07 days<br \/>\n\u00a02 books (X)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8220;( )&#8221; is for external users. &#8220;X&#8221; means that external users cannot borrow the materials.<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>\u25cf Renewing the borrowing period<\/strong><br \/>\nRenewal of the borrowing period is possible\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12.8px; color: #f02080;\">once<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">, and only if no one else has reserved the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To renew a loan period, please use the checkout machine or visit the service desk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Internal users\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0can use the Library Online Service for renewal.<br \/>\nPlease login at \u201cLibrary Online Service\u201d on the Kanazawa University Library website.<br \/>\n<strong>External users\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0can renew by telephone during office hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25cf Reservation<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can reserve material that is out on loan to another borrower.<br \/>\nInternal users can reserve it from the search result in OPAC plus.<br \/>\nIf you are an external user, \u00a0please contact us for reservations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Collection<\/h3>\n<p>\u25cfOPAC plus\u00a0(Online Public Access Catalog)<br \/>\nSearch by accessing the following URL on the Internet.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www1.lib.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/\">http:\/\/www1.lib.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u3000Materials Locations<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<span style=\"color: #f02080;\">\u201d\u533b\u5b66\u56f3\u958b\u67b6\u201d means books available for open access in the Medical Library.<\/span><br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000Books with a call number that begins with a number or letter in the alphabet are\u00a0located\u00a0<span class=\"popupW\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">book\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">area<\/span>\u00a0in the reading area\u00a0of the\u00a0first floor, but audiovisual materials are located near the AV booths.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [Note]<br \/>\n\u00a0\u3000\u3000\u3000 Books with a call number that begins with &#8220;\u5927&#8221;\u00a0are located in pressmark no.01.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Books with a call number that begins with &#8220;\u53f2\u201d or &#8220;\u696d&#8221; are not available.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"popupW\">Because\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">these\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">books\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">are\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">corrugated\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">cardboard boxes<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"popupW\">their\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">use\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">difficult<\/span>.<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<span style=\"color: #f02080;\">\u201d\u533b\u5b66\u56f3\u96d1\u8a8c\u201d means periodicals in the Medical Library<br \/>\n<\/span>\u00a0 \u3000\u3000\u3000 Medical\u00a0periodicals are located in the stacks on the\u00a0<span class=\"popupW\">fourth\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"popupW\">floor.<\/span><br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000Periodicals from the current year are located on the second floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<span style=\"color: #f02080;\">\u201d\u533b\u5b66\u56f3\u66f8\u5eab\u201d means materials in the archives<\/span><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u3000\u3000\u3000 These are currently unavailable, because they were packed in cardboard boxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<span style=\"color: #f02080;\">\u201d\u533b\u5b66\u56f3\u5225\u7f6e\uff14\u201d means materials arranged in Sub-library 4<\/span><br \/>\n\u00a0 \u3000\u3000\u3000 They are located in the stacks on the third floor.<br \/>\n\u00a0 \u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000This section contains materials from 1990 and earlier and prior editions of general works.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<span style=\"color: #f02080;\">&#8220;\u533b+ Name of course&#8221; and &#8220;\u75c5 + Name of course&#8221; denote laboratory collections<\/span><br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000These materials are located in medical staff offices or laboratories.<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000Students and staff of the Takara-machi-Tsuruma Campus may borrow these materials directly from the medical offices.<br \/>\n\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<span style=\"font-size: 12.8px;\">Students and staff of<\/span>\u00a0the Kakuma Campus may request to loan\/ copy them at the nearest library.<br \/>\n\u00a0\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000External users cannot use these directly. Please contact us for details.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Photocopying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to make a photocopy of the materials in the library, please use the copiers.<br \/>\nPlease fill out the application form for document copying and make your own copies.<br \/>\nBoth the coin-operated and prepaid card machines charge 10 yen\/sheet. The color copier (50 yen\/sheet) accepts prepaid card only.<br \/>\nYou can purchase prepaid cards at the Kanazawa University Co-op (Seikyo) service counters.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Requests for loans and photocopies from other libraries (available only to persons affiliated with the university)<\/h3>\n<p>If the materials you require are not in the medical library, they can be ordered from\u00a0the holdings of the Kakuma Campus or other universities.<br \/>\nYou must pay the fees. Please login from \u201cLibrary Online Service\u201d on the Kanazawa University Library website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Book purchase request (available only to persons affiliated with the university)<\/h3>\n<p>If you think our library should purchase materials (except periodicals) for research and study purposes, let us know.\u00a0<br \/>\nPlease login from \u201cLibrary Online Service\u201d on the Kanazawa University Library website, and enter the information pertaining to the materials into the online form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Library\/Natural Science and Technology Library\u00a0 | \u00a0Health Science Library Frequently Asked Questions ( [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"18557","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.kanazawa-u.ac.jp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}