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Library services with limitations

Yoshida-South Library is open with limitations in other to prevent Library users from the spread and contamination of covid 19,

We will be resuming new limited service from the 1st of June.
Reduced operating hours: 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday only.
The library operates on a limited basis:

[Access to collections]
Most collections at the library are open and available for use, except the special collections.
You can use the self-check machines to borrow from the collections in these locations.
Library offers library users can extend the borrowing period through MyKULINE up to three months unless other users have reserved them.

[Study spaces]
The sitting area on 1st and 2nd floor, AV rooms, Newspaper reading room, OSL(Open Space Laboratory) and Wa-On are closed.

[Book delivery service for KU members]
We continue to offer the book delivery service.
Books borrowed from YSL,will now be sent to the applicant home.
Only books from our Open and Closed stacks will be available to be lend out.
The books which have the status below are not available;
Missing/ Repair/ On hold shelf/ On loan/ Unknown/ In process

Users can apply for the service through MyKULINE.
It will take about a week to process your request.
In the service, users can apply as much as you like.Please try to apply collectively.
The library waived delivery charge (one-way). *The policy may change depends on the library's expenditure.
Users who can not access to MyKULINE, feel free to contact us by email below.　We also would like you to check the detailed procedures.

[Notice]
In other to prevent Library users from the spread and contamination of covid 19,
in accordance with safety measures for all. The library will like to recommend that all users
make sure to use face mask at all times.
As a preventative measure, we will suggest that all our guests maintain safe distance from the others.
The library will ask all guests to move out and wait when it crowded with users.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Please feel free to contact us for any further enquiry.
Email : a30yslib(at)mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
※Please replace (at) with @

Office hours: 9:00 - 17:00 on weekdays

--Offering limited services at YSL--

This is to inform you of "Library service at Yoshida-South Library”.
Due to the current situation of COVID-19, we offer limited services as follows.

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Temporarily closure of all our services from 7th to the 10th of May.
We will be resuming limited service from the 11th of May,The process is as follows.
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We offer

1. Lending service for KU members

We start the book delivery service. Books borrowed from YSL,will now be sent to the applicant home.Only books from our Open and Closed stacks will be available to be lend out.
You can borrow books of YSL and receive them at your home. Only books at open stacks and closed stacks are available.
The books which have the status below are not available;

Missing/ Repair/ On hold shelf/ On loan/ Unknown/ In process

The books where it is located in “Laboratory” are not available.
It will take about a week to process your request.
To facilitate the distribusion process, we will also be introducing a pick up service, through a form filling process.
The another option is to request through the form and pick up at YSL also available.
Please refer to the form;

◆Apply to borrow books

2.Service for Faculty members.

For teachers of KU who need the books of YSL to preparing their lessons.
If teachers belong to KU needs the books of YSL, please apply on the form;

◆Application form for faculty members

Teachers must apply for it at least 3 bussiness days prior to the date you come to the library.

3.Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loans service for Yosida-South campus members

The service might be delayed due to the situation of other university libraries.

4.Providing Reserving Books and Book Purchase Request Books

We will ask your delivery preference by email after we are ready to handle them.

5.Past entrance exam problems/questions collection of the Graduate School

For more details, ask us by email.

6.Finding Theses/Dessertations

For more details, ask us by email.

7.Membership registration for Yosida-South campus members

Yosida-South campus members who do not have a student card or a KU IC card can resister for library cards by email. Please fill in the following application form and attach the data with the copy of your Notice of Employment issued by Kyoto University.

Note: Due to our the change of our working shift, the processing might be delay or not be able to meet your demands.

[Notice of Due date and returning books]

You can renew the due date again by using your MyKULINE.
When the book has been requested from others, it will not extended the due date.
Please return the book to our Book Shute or by post*.

*Set the delivery timezone from 9am to 5pm / Use package cushioning materials
/ Write "library books" on the invoice / At your expense

Contact address;

Yoshida-Nihonmatsu, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
Please feel free to contact us for any further enquiry.
Email : a30yslib(at)mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
※Please replace (at) with @
Office hours: 9:00 - 17:00 on weekdays

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Library is going to be closed on Oct. 12th due to the typhoon.

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Sorry for the inconvenience.