Reading/Reproducing (Copying) Materials
Borrowing/Returning
Reserve
Usage of Audio-Visual Materials
Usage of Rare Books
Reference Service
ILL (Interlibrary Loan) Service
Purchase Requests
Application for Interuniversity Library Usage Referral Letter
National Diet Library Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries
Reading/Reproducing (Copying) Materials
Materials on the shelves are freely available in the reading room. Please place materials used in the reading room on the designated return table and do not return them to the stacks.
Library materials can be reproduced, but only for the purposes of education, research, and/or investigation (fees apply). Please use the materials within the scope of their respective copyrights. When making reproductions, please fill out the necessary fields in the "Document Reproduction Application" provided, and submit the application at the counter. Only library materials can be reproduced at the libraries. The copying fee is 10 yen per page for black and white prints, and 50 yen per page for color prints.
Borrowing/Returning
Borrowing
At the faculty libraries, please place your student ID card or employee card on the materials you wish to borrow, and conduct borrowing procedures at the counter.
At the Central Library, please use the automated checkout machines. For materials that cannot be borrowed with the automatic checkout machines, please make a request at the counter.
- For materials with the location "Central Library ASRS (Japanese)" displayed in OPAC, please click the "Available" button from a PC in the Central Library or a faculty library, write the displayed "Applying No." on the "ASRS Reception Number Form," and submit the form to the Central Library 2F Main Counter.
- For materials with the location "Central Oversized Books Stacks (1)," "Central Oversized Books Stacks (2)," "Central Microform Material Stacks," "Central2F Main Counter," "Central Special Needs Support Room (201)," or "Central Special Needs Support Room (202)" displayed in OPAC, please conduct procedures at the Central Library 2F Main Counter.
- When borrowing accompanying materials (CDs, etc.) for reading room materials, please make a request at the counter.
Item Limits and Durations for Borrowing
| Item Limit | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | 15 Items | 1 Month |
| Graduate Students | 50 Items | 1 Month (Central Library Reading Room Materials) |
| 1 Year (Central Library ASRS and Faculty Library Materials) |
* Long-term lending will be available during the long holidays. Details are provided via displays, on the Fukuoka University Library website, etc.
* Please check the Medical Library website for details on the item limits and durations for borrowing from the Medical Library.
* If you wish to extend the borrowing period for a material you are borrowing, you can extend it from "MyLibrary" unless there is a reservation.
Materials Not Available for Borrowing
The below materials cannot be lent for use outside of the libraries. Please use them in the libraries.
- Rare Books
- Books (In-Library Use Only)
- Periodicals
- Newspapers
- Audio-Visual Materials
- Microform Materials
- Academic Dissertations
- Specially Designated Materials
Returning
Please be sure to return materials you have borrowed by the return deadline. Materials can be returned at any counter at the Central Library, the Medical Library, and the faculty libraries.
In the case of failing to return materials within the return deadline, lending will be suspended for the number of days exceeding the deadline.
Reserve
When materials you wish to borrow have been lent to someone else, you can reserve them.
Further, you can reserve materials you wish to borrow from the Central Library, the Medical Library, or one of the faculty libraries, and have them sent to another one of the libraries.
Please make a request by using the "Reserve" button on OPAC. Please note that you can specify any counter for pickup.
Usage of Audio-Visual Materials
Audio-visual materials can only be used within the libraries. Please note that viewing/listening is only permitted for materials in the library catalog.
Central Library
Materials are arranged in the 2F Audio-Visual Room. A student ID card or employee card is necessary to use them.
When you wish to use a material, please freely take it and view/listen to it in an audio-visual booth. The power turns on when a student ID card or employee card is inserted into a scanning device in the booth, and the power turns off when the card is removed. Please place the material you have used on the return counter.
Faculty Libraries
Please bring the material to the counter along with your student ID card or employee card. After conducting procedures, please view/listen to the material in an AV booth in the faculty library.
Please return the material you have used to the counter.
Usage of Rare Books
We have in our catalog rare books, including foreign books, Japanese books, and Chinese texts from the 18th century or earlier. Prior application is required to read these books. Please see "Facility Information (Room Usage)" on the "Usage Information" page (Japanese) for information.
Furthermore, some of the materials in our collection have been digitized and released to the public. These can be read on the Fukuoka University Library website.
Library Collection Introduction (Japanese)
Reference Service
The Reference Service is a service that offers support in response to user consultations regarding a variety of questions that arise during usage. Please feel free to inquire with a library staff. Inquiries are also accepted through the ASK Service on the Fukuoka University Library website.
ILL (Interlibrary Loan) Service
When the material you need is not available in the Fukuoka University Library catalog, you can apply online to reserve a reproduction or an original copy from within Japan or abroad.
Further, you can also reserve a reproduction from the Central Library, the Medical Library, or one of the faculty libraries and have it delivered to another one of the libraries.
The ILL (Interlibrary Loan) Service is a paid service.
Purchase Requests
You can make a purchase request online for materials not available in the Fukuoka University Library catalog.
In principle, purchases are not conducted for materials in the Fukuoka University Library catalog, so please be sure to check on OPAC before applying. Purchase requests cannot be made for periodicals.
Faculty Members Who Are Full-Time Lecturers or Above
Please apply from "Purchase Request" in "MyLibrary."
"Purchase Request" (MyLibrary)
Students and Other Employees
Please apply from "Purchase Request (for Students)" in "MyLibrary."
"Purchase Request (for Students)" (MyLibrary)
Application for Interuniversity Library Usage Referral Letter
A referral letter may be necessary when going directly to the library of another university and using materials there.
For information on using the library of the university you will visit, please check the relevant website, etc. beforehand.
If you wish to request the issuance of a referral letter, please specify the material you will use and verify on OPAC that the material is not available in the Fukuoka University Library catalog.
Please make clear the desired date (or duration) of your visit.
Referral letters cannot be issued on the same day, so be sure to apply one week before the desired date of receiving the referral letter.
Please receive the referral letter at the Central Library 2F Main Counter.
National Diet Library Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries
Of materials digitized by the National Diet Library, those which have not been released on the Internet and are difficult to obtain due to being out of print, etc. may be read or reproduced (printed) at the Central Library.
Eligible Library Users
Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Employees of Fukuoka University.
You will need your student ID card or employee card.
Reading/Reproducing (Copying) Materials
- This service can be used at a dedicated PC (1 PC) set up at the Central Library 2F Main Counter after login operations have been conducted by a library staff.
- Please make a request to a library staff member if you wish to obtain a reproduction.
Regardless of the paper size, the reproduction (output) fee is 10 yen per page for a black and white print.
We cannot make change for bills, so please prepare coins in advance.
Hours
- Weekdays (Monday to Friday) 9:00 - 17:00
* This service is not available on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
Usage Notes
- Materials that are " Available with Digitized Contents Transmission Service" are eligible in the National Diet Library Digital Collections.
- Downloading or saving digital images, or taking photographs with a camera, etc. is prohibited.
Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals
The Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals is provided by the National Diet Library, Japan, (the NDL) as a means of making digitized versions of out-of-print or otherwise difficult-to-obtain materials available to the general public via the Internet from device such as personal computers.
For more details, please see the following link.
Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Individuals
- The Central Library continues to offer reading and copying services.
You wish to make a photocopy, please fill out the application form and submit it to the General Counter on the 2nd floor of the Central Library or send it by e-mail using FU_box to the e-mail address provided for your inquiry.
We will contact you as soon as the delivery is ready.
Various application forms (Japanese)
[Central Library] User Services Section (Ext. 2732) E-mail: 
[Central Library] Interlibrary Lending Section（Ext. 2736) E-mail: 