Main Library
Floor Map
Floor Map
Library Hall
- Hall with the capacity of 80 persons, with a projector and microphones.
- Only faculty or staff of Osaka University can reserve this hall. Please read the following page about more information.
Rare Books
- About using Rare books, please read the following page.
Doctorial Theses
- Please contact us at Main Desk (9:00～17:00 on Weekdays).
- Please read the following page to use doctorial theses. Using Doctoral Theses
- When you would like to read a material except doctorial theses, please tell us the title of the material at Main Desk.
Materials of Stacks
- Books 200-999 are in Stacks, books 000-199 are on 5F in A Building.
Study cubicles (Grads/Faculty)
- Graduate students, research students, faculty and research fellows can use them.
- Please reserve them at Main Desk or through the Web Service.
- You can reserve them from 1 week before using.
Newspapers (Reduced Edition)
- We have reduced-size editions and reprints of newspapers here.
Unbound Bulletins and Journals
- We have bulletins of universities and research institutions here.
- They are arranged in alphabetical order of names of universities and institutions.
Current Journals (Sci./Tech.)
- New arrival journals are in shelves in front of elevators.
- You can borrow one material overnight (checking out after 16:00, you can borrow until 11:00 on the next day).
Kakenhi Reports, Archaeological Reports
- You can borrow them at the Main Desk.
White-Paper Yearbooks, Official Gazettes, National Census, Standards
Chinese Books (漢籍)
- You can borrow them at the Main Desk.
Bosekikyokai Materials
- You cannot check out them. Please read in the library.
Study cubicles (Undergrads)
- Underguraduate students in 3rd and over grade can use these rooms.
- You can reserve them at Main Desk or through Web Service.
- Reservation on the day only.
Group Study Rooms
- 3 and more persons, for learing.
- You can reserve these rooms at Main Desk or through Web Service.
- Reservation on the day only.
Books for Study (400-999)
- Books with call number 400-999.
Oversized Books
- Collected photographs, collected paintings and so on.
Silent Zone
- You can study here in silence.
- We have individial booths here (without reservation).
- You cannnot use PC and calculator in this area.
Books for Study (000-399)
- Books with call number 400-999.
- Books with call number 089 are located at "Pocket Books Corner" on 3F in Building A.
Books for international students, Anti-discrimination Collection, China Collection, Nakata Collection, Course Reserves, Braille Materials
Micro-Materials
- You can get the key of the micro-materials Room at Main Desk (9:00-17:00 on Weekdays).
Rare Collection Room
- About using Rare books, please read the following page.
Faculty Works, Osaka University Press
Pocket Books Corner
- Pocket books with call number 089.
Current Magazines
You can borrow these materials in two ways (The latest issue cannot be borrowed)
- Temporary checking-out (1 hour, as many magazins as you would like to borrow).
- Overnight checking-out (checking out after 16:00, you can borrow until 11:00 on the next day, one magazine).
Chinese Books (漢籍)
- The materials are now located at various places in Building A due to anti-earthquake reinforcement.
- Please read the following page about more information.
Group Study Rooms
- 3 and more persons, for learing.
- You can reserve these rooms at Main Desk or through Web Service.
- Reservation on the day only.
AV Materials, CD-ROM, DVD
Computer Zone
- We have Windows desktop PCs.
- You can log in them with your personal ID (u-------).
Cellphone Booths
- You can call here with your cellphone.
- Please refrain from calling in the library except the booths.
Main Desk (Circulation Desk)
- Check-Out and Return of Materials, Laptop-PCs, Projectors.
- Applicaton for Library Card.
Copy Machines
- We have two copy machines (coin and COOPs copy card).
- You can copy only materials the library possesses (cannot copy your private documents).
LS's Selection
- Books Learning Supporters selected for students.
New Arrival Books
- Books the libray purchased lately.
Reference Materials
- Dictionaries, encyclopedia, handbooks.
- For in-library-use only.
Academic Skill
- Books about Methods of Thesis, Presentation.
English Extensive Reading Books
- This is a collection of English extensive reading books.
Career Support Books
- We have books useful to think about work and career.
- Books about types of work and industry.
- Books collecting past question of licence and adoption exam.
Textbooks
- We have textbooks designated in the syllabus of Zengaku-Kyotsu-Kyoiku.
Lounge
- We have a vending machine of cup-drinks.
- You can bring cup-drinks only into tihs area.
Newspapers
- Domestic and foreign main newspapers
- We have newspapers of the latest one month here. Newspapers before one month are located in Shoko Stacks (closed stacks).
Library's Selection, Library's Selection II
- We have books telling you how to write a term paper, or to hold a presentation.
Database Terminal
- You can also use CD/DVD-ROM database.
Printer
- You can print out PDF-files in a USB flash drive with COOPs copy machines. A4 paper and monochrome only.
- You need a COOPs copy card.
Learning Commons
- Area for group study. You can discuss here.
- We have Windows and Mac desktop PCs here.
- Please read the following page about more information.
Entrance of Stacks
- It is the only entrance of Shoko.
- Please put your baggage into a locker (10 Yen).
Materials of Stacks
- Books 200-999 are in Stacks, books 000-199 are on 5F in A Building.
LS Desk
- Learning Supporters (LSs) are sitting here.
- They can give you some advices about studying or researching.
- Please read the following page about more information.
Reference Desk
- Please ask us about anything concerning studying and researching.
- Please ask us about a letter of introduction for other universities or institutions.
- 9:00-17:00 on weekdays.
Inter-library Loan Desk
- Application for photocopies of a journal that a library in other campus of Osaka University possesses.
- Application for books or photocopies of a journal that a library in other university or instituition possesses.
- 9:00-17:00 on weekdays.
Reading Room for a Visually Impaired Person
- Please ask us at Main Desk for using.
Global Commons
- Area for learning multi-languages and multi-cultures (without reservation).
- We have moblie tables, chairs, large displays, facilities for a presentation.
- Please read the following page about more information.
Bibliographies
- Materials that have bibliographic information (authors, titles, publishers).
- For in-library-use only.
Old Reference Materials
- Dictionaries, encyclopedia, handbooks.
- For in-library-use only.
Nakanoshima
- Materials which were in Nakanoshima Library before.
- Possible to check out.
Maps
- For in-library-use only.
Newspapers
- Bound newspapers, such as Financial Times or Wall Street Journal.
Journals (Sci./Tech.)
- Bound journals on science and technology. You can check out them.
Bibliographies (Sci./Tech.)
- Bibliographies on science and technology. For in-library-use only.