¡¡ The library materials (the books, the academic periodicals and all the other materials), ranging widely from general fields to special areas, are placed on their specific floors and arranged according to their shapes, usages and purposes, and are classified and stored on their particular shelves. You are free to browse and to use any material excluding the audio-visual materials. The periodicals are arranged in alphabetical order by their titles. (In Main Library, the Japanese periodicals are in the order of the Japanese syllabary. ) ¡¡¡¡ ¡äThe Main Materials & their Locations General Books 1 Main Lib Medical Lib Books :ID=90000000- (Newly) (Open Bookcases) Reading Room 2F Life sciences NMLC Classification Others NDC Classification ¡¡ Both latest Japanese ¡¡¡¡ and foreign books NDC 000-399 NDC 400-999 [3A] Reading Room [3A] Reading Room Books : ID=89990000 (Old) (stack room) Japanese books NDC 000-222 NDC 222-459 NDC 460-990 [2C] Reading Room [2D] Reading Room [2E] Reading Room Foreign books NDC 000-990 [1C] Reading Room Iwanami serial books, pocket editions Bluebacks [3B] Reading Room ¡¡¡¡¡¡ pocket ed. ------ Books for exchange students Browsing Room 3f ------ WHO materials ------ Reading Room 2F

Periodicals The latest periodicals [3G] Reading Room journals corner 1st floor Back numbers Foreign journals ......Newly 1976- [3C] Reading Room [3D] Reading Room 1990- 1F Periodical room ........Old -1976 [1D] Reading Room -1989 2F Book Storage Japanese journals......Newly 1976- [3E] Reading Room 1985- 1F Periodical Room ........Old -1975 [1D] Reading Room -1984 2F Reading Room *Mathermatical journals are located in the Mathematical Library. *Current journals concerning to Engineering and Agriculture are located in the Engineering Library and Agricultural Library. ¡¡ Therefore, when you want to check whether or not a journal you need is stored in our library, you are free to use the computer terminal and/or jounal catalog describing the location on the service desk.

Reference Books 2 Encyclopedias, Dictionaries   statistics, bibliographies [2A]Reading Room =Reference Books Reading Room 2F Secondary source = Bibliographies.   Catalogs, Abstracts, Indexes Reading Room 1F Atlases Statute books [2G]Reading Room Reference Books may not be checked out of the library.

Audio-Visual Materials 3 Micro materials (films) [2H] Micro materials ------ Records, cassettes, video materials AV Room 2F

International Periodical Collections European Union Center, OECD, UNESCO &Deposit Library of the United Nations [2B]Reading room ------ Materials for Asian and American study

Okinawan local materials The materials excluding journals on the open stack [2G] Reading Room Reading Room 1F in the deposit stack [2K] Storage Room ------ Earlier edition of local newspapers Newspaper R. 1F ------ The Master's theses by graduates [2G]Reading room ------ To look for local materials in the deposit stacks, a search can be made at the Circulation Desk and these are available to anyone inside the library.

Newspapers Latest of local newspapers, the Asahi & Japan Times etc. Browsing Room 3F Browsing Room 2F Back numbers of local newspapers a landing 1F ------

¡¡¡ãNote¡ä £±) Some newly-acquired books are displayed in the New Acquisition section. If you wish to use other resorces (e.g., audio-visual materials such as video tapes and microfilm) in the library, inquire at the Circulation Desk. £²) You can't check out the Master's theses and the reference books in the Reference Books section. £³) You should apply at the Circulatin Desk for the audio-visual materials.

Open Shelves ¡¡ Materials shelved on the open floor may be used freely. After use, books and journals should be put back in their correct places. Except for reference materials and journals, books may be checked out at the Circulation for two weeks.

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