Nagoya University Library of Health Sciences: Guide for Visitors

Guide for Visitors

The library may only be used for the purpose of academic study and research of the materials in the collection. Requests to use only the facilities are not accepted.
Please use public transportation such as subways and buses to come to the library. University parking is not available.
Available days and times are 9:00-17:00 on weekdays when the library is open.
No letter of introduction is needed. Please bring your ID Card.
Before visiting the health sciences library, please search the materials you want to read using the OPAC. Please make sure of the following.

Holding library	"Med Health": Represents the holdings of the Library of health sciences.
Status	"checked out": The book is borrowed. If the status of the book in the OPAC is 'in laboratory', please contact us by email in advance. Please note that some materials may not be available.

Please fill out the form at the library counter.Please also present your ID for verification.
Please ask at the counter when leaving the library
Eating, drinking, smoking, and talking on cell phones are prohibited in the library.
Only drinks in containers with closing lids are allowed in the library.
During regular exam periods, we may ask off-campus visitors to refrain from using the library. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Library materials, except for master's thesis and doctoral theses, are located in the open stacks.
After browsing library materials, please return them to where they were.
Books are arranged in NDC (Nippon Decimal Classification) order, while journals are arranged alphabetically.
Master's and doctoral theses are not available, except for graduates of the school of Health Sciences.

Location	Material
Med Health	Journals
Med Health Book	Japanese Books、Non-Japanese Books、Pocket books、Oversized books、Career development support books、Wellbeing books、Workbooks
Med Health Stack	Japanese Books、Non-Japanese Books
Med Health Ref	Reference Book(NOT for Loan)
Med Health AV	AV materials
Med Health Lab	in laboratory：Those wishing to use this service are requested to apply by email or at the counter.

As a rule, visitors can not borrow the materials. Visitors can order materials from the health sciences library through your organization's library or the nearest public library.
Alumni of the Faculty of Health Sciences may borrow and use the library.　→[Guide for NU Members:Borrowing]
※Please note that it is not possible to renew items online. To renew, please bring the materials to the counter before the due date.

Materials in the Library's collection may be photocopied in the Library only to the extent permitted by copyright law.
According to the Copyright Act, the following three conditions must be met
- For personal research and study
- Part of a published work
- One copy per person
A University Co-op copy card is required for photocopying in the library. *New copy cards are not currently being sold.
If you do not have a copy card, you can obtain photocopies in the following ways
- Use the photocopying services of public libraries.
- Ask at the counter for a temporary loan of materials from the library. *Please return the material by 17:00 on the same day.