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KINDAI UNIVERSITY

About Us

Outline

The Kindai University Central Library provides an outstanding resource for accessing academic information. Our collection includes approximately 1.5 million printed books and 13,000 kinds of printed journals as well as 50,000 online journals, books, and databases. The library is open approximately 330 days a year (the study rooms are open 350 days) and has an average of 650,000 annual users.

Every effort is made to further students' education and learning and to support research undertaken by our academic staff members. The library also plays a central role in passing down and creating knowledge. Especially for students, the library hosts orientations and lectures to promote independent learning; it also provides students with various kinds of information related to job searches and about campus life in general.

The Central Library relays information about research undertaken within the university via the Kindai University Academic Resource Repository, with the aim of contributing to academic development. It also supports and facilitates research within the academic community through participation in the Collaborative Reference Database, a project organized by the National Diet Library.

What's more, we are fulfilling our social responsibility by providing support for lifelong learning in the form of services for graduates and by making the library open to the general public.

  • Figures as of April 1, 2016, and fiscal 2015.

Facilities (Central Library and Branch Libraries)

Central Library

  • 3rd5th floors, Main Building

Science and Engineering Branch Library

  • 1st floor, Building No. 19

Literature, Arts, and Cultural Studies Branch Library

  • 1st floor, Building A, Campus E

Law School Branch Library

  • 8th floor, Building B, Campus E
  • Please refer to the campus map for the locations of Central Library and the branch libraries.

Organization

Title Name
Director Akihito Yasumi
  • Library General Affairs Department
  • Acquisition and Organization Department
  • Reference Department
  • Browsing Section

Periodicals

Kazamigusa: Central Library Bulletin (in Japanese)

Public Relations

Library Newsletter (in Japanese)

Statistics

Number of the Collection

Total (as of March 31, 2016)
Type Number of
books
Number of
journal titles
Japanese* 898,479 6,535
Foreign 643,114 6,423
Total 1,541,593 12,958
  • Japanese includes materials written in Chinese and Korean Hangeul.
Number of Annual Accessions (FY 2015)
Type Number of
books
Number of
journal titles
Number of
newspaper titles
Japanese* 15,477 1,428 80
Foreign 2,869 532 8
Total 18,346 1,960 88
  • Japanese includes materials written in Chinese and Korean Hangeul.
Number of Users (FY 2015)
Location Opening days Number of
users per year
Main Building (3rd5th floors) 333 473,479
Reading room (6th floor) 350 139,221
Science and Engineering Branch Library 253 3,354
Literature, Arts, and Cultural Studies Branch Library 253 32,512
Law School Branch Library 260 6,721
Total - 655,287