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
- 3rd–5th 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 (3rd–5th 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 |