Undergraduate students and graduate students can use your Student ID Card as your Library Card. The other students, faculty and staffs need to apply for a Library Card.
Alumni and visitors who want to use the library materials can enter the library by filling out the application form at the Main Entrance. To check out library materials, please apply for a Library Card.
To see information about how to apply for a Library Card, please check the following pages.
You can inquire about or apply for a Library Card from 9:00 - 17:00 on weekdays.
| Main Desk (Building A 2F) | 06-6850-5067 |
Bring your Student ID Card (magnetic type) or Library Card.
General Books (all materials except in-library-use materials such as rare books and reference books)
| User Status | Types of Materials | Limits | Loan Periods |
| Osaka University Members | General Books (except Unbound Journals) | 20 Books | 2 Weeks |
| Unbound Journals | 1 Journals | 16:00 - : Until 11:00 on the Next Day | |
| Alumni | General Books (except Unbound Journals, Micro-Materials, Newspapers and Kakenhi Reports) | 10 Books | 2 Weeks |
| Non-Osaka University Members Citizens of Minoh |
General Books (except Unbound Journals, Micro-Materials, Newspapers and KAKEN-Reports) | 5 Books | 2 Weeks (Cannot renew the loan period) |
| User Status | Types of Materials | Limits | Loan Periods |
|
General Books (except Newspapers and Journals) | 60 Books | 1 Year |
|
30 Books | 6 Months |
You can renew the loan period of General Books only one time through "Check Status of Loan/Reservation" in Web Service on condition the material hasn't been reserved by another user.
You can also renew at the self-check machine.
*NOTES: You cannot extend the loan period of following materials.
When the library is closed, please put items into the Return Box located in front of the main entrance.
You can return items of four libraries and four faculty/ research institute libraries of Osaka University at any of those eight libraries.
Borrowing right will be suspended for the same number of days the item was overdue.
Please return materials within loan periods.
Two Kinds of due date reminder e-mails will be sent automatically.
The e-mail is sent to the e-mail address on your library record.
You will be required to pay for them. Please contact library staff at the Main Desk.
| Main Desk (Building A 2F) | 06-6850-5067 | |||
Please contact ILL Desk, if you would like to copy by university expense, or need a receipt.
| Main Desk (Building A 2F) | 06-6850-5068 | |
| 9:00-17:00 (Weekdays) | ||
| Black and White | Color | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University Members | University Expense | 10 Yen | 50 Yen |
| Your Own Expense（Cash Only） | 25 Yen | 65 Yen | |
| Non-Osaka University Members | 45 Yen | 90 Yen | |
We have two copy machines (with coin kits) in front of Main Desk.
Borrowing Materials and Request Document Copies from Other Libraries【OU Members Only】For the details, please check the following pages.
| Main Desk (Building A 2F) | 06-6850-5068 | |
| 9:00-17:00 (Weekdays) | ||
We have various rare books. To use them, you have to apply in advance.
Reference Desk in the Main Library
| Main Desk (Building A 2F) | 06-6850-5067 |
We are pleased to have your inquiries or references. Please feel free to ask us anything about literature or information for research and study.
| Reference Desk (Building B 2F) | 06-6850-5070 | |
| 9:00-17:00 (Weekdays) | ||
Learning Supporters (LSs), graduate student staff, will support your study.
LSs are graduate students from various departments and will support study of students, especially undergraduates. You can meet LSs at the Learning Support Desks of Learning Commons.
To keep our library comfortable, please observe the following rules.
