Alumni (undergraduate and graduate students) and parents of undergraduate students (Parents Support Group) may use the Central Library, Faculty of Science Library, Faculty of Engineering Library, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Library, Faculty of Sports and Health Science Library (hereafter referred to as “faculty libraries”), please check the schedule.
Please note that cars cannot be driven onto campus when visiting a library, so we ask that you use public transportation.
* Graduates of the Faculty of Medicine and the School of Nursing, and parents of Faculty of Medicine students should conduct procedures at the Medical Library.
For Faculty of Medicine Graduates (Yushinkai)
For Parents of Faculty of Medicine Students
Information for Library Usage
Available Services
Usage Notes
Information for Library Usage
Procedures for Usage
One-Day Usage
Please come directly to the library (room) you wish to use with your identification document (official document such as driver's license, health insurance card, or my number card) that shows your name and current address.
You will be given a library user permit (hereinafter referred to as “Visitor CARD”).
Please wear it when entering the library. When you leave the library, please return the Visitor CARD to the counter.
Continuous Usage
Please come to the Information Counter on the 1st floor of the Central Library with your identification document (official document such as driver's license, health insurance card, or my number card) that shows your name and current address.
A library user permit (“FUL CARD”) will be issued.
Applications can also be submitted by mail or as an email attachment. In this case, please present identification documents when you receive the card.
FUL CARD issuance, renewal, and reissuance are available until one hour before closing.
※Please note that it takes time to issue a FUL CARD.
Fukuoka University Library Usage Application (Application Forms) (Japanese)
FUL CARD Validity Period
| Graduates (Yushinkai) | End of the academic year in which the card was issued (March 31) (When a new academic year begins, you will need to renew even if you have had your FUL CARD for less than a year.) |
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| Parents of Undergraduates (Parents' Association) | During membership period of Parents' Association * In the case of leaving the Parents' Association, the FUL CARD will become invalid, even in the midst of an academic year. * After your child graduates, usage as a "Visitor (General)" will be possible. |
Renewal/Reissuance of FUL CARD
Renewal
For renewal procedures, you will need your FUL CARD and a form of personal identification. Please note that your FUL CARD cannot be renewed during an academic year.
Reissuance
If you have lost your FUL CARD, you may apply for its reissue.
Please bring your identification documents and apply at the Information Counter on the 1st floor of the Central Library.
Please note that there is a limit to the number of times you can have your card reissued within the same fiscal year, so please keep it in a safe place to avoid losing it.
Schedule
For days and hours of operation for the Central Library, the Medical Library, and the faculty libraries, please check the schedule.
Information regarding changes in hours and temporary closures is provided via displays, on the Fukuoka University Library website, etc.
Entering/Exiting
The Central Library has a building entrance/exit gate. Please scan your FUL CARD at the gate before entering.
Please also exit by following the same procedure as when entering.
A book detection system (unauthorized take-out prevention device) is installed at each library. When materials are taken without following the borrowing procedure, an alarm will sound. When the device has been activated, please following the instructions of the library staff.
Available Services
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.
For use of materials whose location is indicated as “Central Library ASRS”, please click here (Japanese).
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.
For more information on the use of microforms, please click here(Japanese).
Library materials may be photocopied (for a fee) for educational, research, and investigative purposes only, within the limits of copyright law. 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 in 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 each branch, please place your FUL 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.
Item Limit and Duration for Borrowing
- Item Limit: 5 Items
- Duration: 1 Month
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.
If the due date is exceeded, the loan will be suspended for the number of days in excess of the due date.
Usage Notes
Please observe the following precautions to ensure a pleasant experience.
- Please follow usage regulations when using library facilities, equipment, materials, etc.
- Please do not leave your belongings in the libraries when stepping away from your seat.
- Food and drink are allowed only in designated areas of the Central Library (snack area in front of the Multipurpose Hall on the first floor of the Central Library and refreshment corners on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors) as long as it is light.
- Beverages in sealed containers such as plastic bottles or water bottles may be consumed only in the Central Library, Medical libraries, and at the reading desks of the faculty libraries except for the areas where library materials and precision instruments are installed.
- For cell phone calls in the Central Library, please use the "Refreshment Corner" on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors.
- Smoking is not allowed on the university grounds.
[Central Library] User Services Section (Ext. 2732) E-mail: 