About 95,000 books, periodicals and materials relating to agriculture, are contained in the library in Tsuruoka campus. It strongly supports research and educational activities by faculties and students. Anyone can use its facilities and services such as lending, photocopies and literature searches.
It is usually open from 8:45 am, to 9:00 pm. on Monday through Friday and from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. on Saturday and Sunday.
| Semester | During vacation* | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 8:45-21:00 | –8:45-17:00 |
| Saturday, Sunday and National holidays | 10:00-17:00 | Closed |
Reading materials of any field in the open-shelf reading room on the 1st floor can be used freely.
After use, please put the materials back in the same place where you found them (Materials are arranged according to the classification numbers. Other users will be unable to find the materials if they are put in a different shelf) Undergraduate theses that the library houses are those of students graduating until March 1994. The theses of students graduating from March 1995 onwards are kept in respective laboratories.
Newspapers and general education materials are placed in the hall at the 2nd floor, and can also be used freely. How to find library materials OPAC(Online Public Access Catalog) terminal is placed in the open-shelf reading room in the 1st floor and second floor.
| Section | Name of the room | Facilities and equipment |
|---|---|---|
| 2F | Reading room Hall Counter | Reading desks(48 seats) Internet PC(7 seat) Newspaper reading desk(10 seats) |
| 1F | pen-shelf reading room | Reading desks(72 seats) OPAC PC(1 seat) Academic journal Copy machines(2 machines) Undergraduate, Master thesis and Doctoral dissertation |
| Stack room | Stack collection | 3F(Japanese materials, Academic journal) 2F(Western materials, Academic journal) 1F(Japanese materials, Academic journal) |
Please enter the stack rooms with caution, as some parts of the rooms have low ceilings, and there might be a jutting out on the base of the third floor.
Books and journals are shelved according to the categories below, and therefore, after use, please check carefully and put them back to the original place.
| First floor Japanese books |
600: Industry and Commerce |
| Second story Western books |
000: General works - 900: Literature |
| Third story Japanese books |
000: General works / 100: Philosophy / 200: History / 300: Social Sciences / 400: Natural science / 500: Technology, Engineering / 700: The Art, Fine Art / 800: Language / 900: Literature |
The reference service is offered to support studies, surveys, and researches.
Users are encouraged to ask such questions as the location of materials, the use of reference materials, and information retrieval.
If you have question, please inquire at the service desk.
A black-and-white copy machine can be used for 10 yen per page, after filling in a "materials duplication form." To use color the copy machine, a user needs a copy card of a professor or lecturer.
Users who do not have copy card needs to take the procedure of copy lending service at the counter.
Materials not held by this library can be borrowed from other university libraries (only for university professors and graduate students).
If you want to use other Yamagata library books, you may order the book.
When you request the service, please fill in the application form and make a request at the service desk.
The cost for the service is charge-free.
It takes a few days for you to receive the book.
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