Services at IPE Library

On September 4th, 2017, a new library was open on the 4th floor of the IPE building.
It has about 16,000 hardcovered books about medical and medical related areas. It also offers
a comfortable learning environment with 245 reading rooms and 50 PCs. 
＊A student ID card or an employee ID card will be required to enter the library.

Eligibility

Faculty, students of Kitasato university, alumni, Former Faculty/Staff Members, emeritus professors.

Visitors may not use IPE library.

Opening hours ＆ Closures

 

 開館時間

Monday-Friday

 ９：００-２４：００

Saturday

 ９：００-１７：００
Closures Notes
Sundays, holidays, foundation anniversary and New Year's holidays

See the calendar on the top page for the information on temporary closure and change in library hours.

 

Borrow ＆ Return

【Borrow】

A ID card, or an employee ID card is required to borrow the materials.
We have no item limits and items can be renewed up to three times.

materials

loan periods
books ２ weeks

 

【Return】

Return the materials to the circulation desk. While the library is closed, please use the book-drop at the entrance of the library.

 

【Overdue】

If you can't return materials on time, you won't be able to borrow new materials according to the number of items and days the items were overdue.

 

【Reserve】

You can place a hold on an item which has been checked out.

 

【Lost items】

If you lose items, pleace contact the circulation desk.（TEL：042-778-7714）

 

Copy services

You can copy materials in the library. When you copy them by yoursef, a common prepaid-card around
the Sagamihara Campus is required. Please purchase it at the circulation desk in the library or at the vending machine. After 17:00 on weekdays or after 12:00 on Saturdays, they can be acquired only at the vending machine which only sells 100 times copy cards. Be sure that you can't make change at the circulation desk or the vending machine.

Type Fees
５０ times ５００ yen
１００ times １０００ yen
５００ times   ５０００ yen

 

Interlibrary Loan

Type Details
Copy Services domestic/overseas You can request copied materials from other universities. You can also request them from foreign universities. Applicants have to pay for expenses such as copy fees, postage and processing fees.
Borrow You can borrow the books from other university libraries. Applicants have to pay for the postage.

Click here for more details

 

Visiting other university libraries

If you can't find the materials you need in Kitasato University libraries, other university libraries can be visited.

Please apply for a letter of introduction at Medical Library.

 

Floorplans

Please take a look at IPE Library Floorplan.

 

Other services

Reference services

Please ask the staff about where the materials are, how to search for the materials, and how to use the library.

 

Search for materials online

You can search databases such as MEDLINE, Igaku chuo zasshi and JDream online.

 

E-journals & E-books

You can see journals and books on computers.

Please see the list of E-journals & E-books.

 

For alumni & Former Faculty/Staff Members

Admission

 

Please come to the library circulation desk in the library. We will do a simple entrance procedure.

 

Privileges
Services   Details
Readand copy in the library.

Please purchase a common prepaid-card around Sagamihara campus. If you don't have a pre-paid card, the staff will make copies of the materials for you. It costs 30 yen for a monochrome copy and 100 yen for a color copy.
Search for the materials Two PCs exclusive to OPAC are accessible.
Read E-journals

Only foreign E-journals may be read in the library. Please apply for copy at the circulation desk. (￥20 per one sheet)

 

Unavailable services

The following services are unavailable to alumni & Former Faculty/Staff Members.
Borrow matrials, Interlibrary loan, Using Paid databases ＆ Japanese E-journals

 

Admission Hours
  Hours
Monday-Friday ９：００-１７：００
Saturday ９：００-１２：００

※No admission hours outside of scheduled hours.

 

Library hours
  Hours
Monday-Friday ９：００-２４：００
Saturday ９：００-１７：００

 

Copy services(in case you don't buy a prepaid card)
  Hours
Monday-Friday ９：００-１６：３０
Saturday ９：００-１１：３０

※Copy request will be accepted during the schedule above, but copy services with a pre-paid card are available during library hours.


For visitors

External visitors may not use IPE Library.

If you would like to read the materials that IPE Library has, please contact Medical Librariy three days before.

(TEL :042-778-8785

 on weekdays 9:00-17:00, on Saturdays 9:00-12:00)