Northern Campus Library


Last modified on:April 1, 2026
Northern Campus Library is the point of library services for the following departments:
- Research Institute for Electronic Science : RIES
- Institute for Catalysis : ICAT
- Arctic Research Center : ARC

If you belong to one of the departments above, please feel free to contact us. 

- HINES-WLAN and eduroam are available.
- About 21,000 books/journals and Japanese 6 newspapers are available.


 Library Hours: Monday-Friday,9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
 Library Staff Hours Monday-Friday,9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.(Morning only)
 Even if being closed, if your laboratory is located in Northern Campus Sousei Building or Northern Campus Building No.5, and you have a student / staff card, you can use it and enter this library.
 Please check the Opening Calendar before visiting, as the room may be temporarily closed.
Closed: Saturday, Sunday, Holidays and New Year holidays
Users:Faculty, staff and students in Hokkkaido University
Library card:If you are student or staff, your ID card is a library card.If you do not  have any card, please ask library staff.


Borrowing Materials (Only for Hokkaido University members)
- Borrowing limit : 3 volumes
- Borrowing period : 3 weeks


Northern Campus Library 
 Address: 〒001-0021 Kita 21 Nishi10, Sapporo
 Mail : kitacam(AT)lib.hokudai.ac.jp