The University of Aizu

Library Guide

Building

The building of the affiliated library

Reinforced concrete, 2nd floor high and 1st floor below

Square in total

2,418.52

The capacity

About 175,00 books.

A total of seats

181 seats

First Floor

First Floor of the Library

Rack Arragement Guide (Foreign Book)

[Main Counter]

Besides loan and return of materials, copy and reference services are available at the Main Counter.

[Non-Japanese Book Stacks]

Foreign books are stacked by subject according to Library of Congress Classification (LC). Also, three terminals are available for material collection searches.

[Book series] Book series are stacked by publisher (alphabetical order) on the shelves along the walls.

[Reference books] Reference books are stacked on the second and third shelves from the front.

[Newly-arrived Books] Newly-arrived books are stacked on the front shelves. You can retrieve information using OPAC for recent books by designating a registration period backdated from the current date.

[Audio-visual Materials] Audio-visual Materials are stacked on the shelves next to the shelves for Newly-arrived Books.

[Kunii Collection]

Approximately eight hundred donated books are available.

[Browsing Corner]

The Browsing Corner contains new issues of both Japanese and Foreign magazines and journals as well as 10 different Japanese and Foreign newspapers.

[Magazine Racks]

Newly-arrived magazines, classified into Japanese magazines and non-Japanese magazines, are placed on the racks in order of the Japanese syllabary and by alphabetical order. You can also find university bulletins and technical reports of the University of Aizu and other universities here.

[AV Corner]

The AV Corner is equipped with video players for individual use.

[AV Room]

The AV Room provides for group use of video equipment.
*Please make enquiries at the counter when you wish to use of the AV Corner or AV Room.

Second Floor

Second Floor of Library

Rack Arrangement Guide (Japanese Book)

[Japanese Book Stacks]

Japanese books are stacked by subject according to Nippon Decimal Classification (NDC). Also, two computer terminals are available for material collection searches.

[Book series] Book series are stacked by subject on the shelves along the walls.

[Reference books] Reference books are stacked on the front shelves.

[Materials Room (Kunii Collection Materials Room)]

Approximately two thousand four hundred donated books are available.

[Reading Area]

The Reading Area contains 117 desks and is located on the southern end of the second floor.

[Private study booths]

Private study booths are equipped with a terminal which can be used while studying and which are useful for research.

[Group reading room]

A group reading room, equipped with a terminal, is available for study/research by small groups.
*Please make enquiries at the counter when you wish to use either the Private Study Booths or the Group Reading Room.

Basement

Basement of the Library

Rack Arrangement (Basement)

The basement contains the closed stacks. Entrance to the stacks requires the use of a specific card so enquiries should be made at the library counter on the first floor.

The following library materials are stored in the stacks

• Books
• Back numbers of journals (please use after checking which years are available).
• Audio visual materials
• The University of Aizu publications
• Newspapers

The bookshelves in the stacks are electronic closed bookshelves. The whole bookshelves system is controlled through button operation and only the necessary bookshelves will be opened. Please make inquiries at the counter when you use the stacks for the first time. Library staff will explain how to use them.

*Please return the card when you finish using stacks in the basement.

[Last Update] 2009-12-14