Service guide
User's Guide
The abbreviation is "Science Library", in Japanese, "Rigakubu Toshoshitsu".
Hours and Location
Library Location |
Room No. 5, 1st floor, No. 6 Building, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science and School of Science, Kita 10, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0808 Japan |
Open Hour |
9:00-17:00 |
Holiday |
Saturday, Sunday, National Holiday, New Year Holiday(Dec. 28-Jan. 4) |
Who can use library?
Hokkaido University Members: Faculty, Staff, Students（Students including Research Students/Auditor）
Person who has a library card created by Libraries in Hokkaido University.
Please see this link for the procedure to issue a library card.
Off-campus people who want to use our collection.
If you do not have a library card, please inform the staff when you enter the library.
About issuing Library Card
IC employee ID/IC student ID can be used as library cards.
Library card for university members who not issued an IC type ID (ex. part-time lecturer, researcher, research student, auditor, and registered volunteer they belongs to Faculty of Science/Graduate School of Science/School of Science, Graduate school of Life Sciences/Faculty of Advanced Life Sciences, and Museum) will be issued at Science library(6th bldg.).
*Required documents
1. Output and fill in "Hokkaido University Library Service Application Form"(※)
2. Documents that confirm your affiliation, status, and period of enrollment.（ex: research student ID Card, Part-time lecturer commission, etc.）
Please bring 1 and 2 to the library.
※"Hokkaido University Library Service Application Form"(in Japasene only)
PDF Word *Please Duplex printing
How to fill in（PDF）
Entry example（PDF）
Library Web Services
In addition to the face-to-face service, Hokkaido University Library provides services via the Web.
these online services is limited to Hokkaido University members(students, graduate students, faculty and staff).
for example:
Check of Status of Lending/Reservation, extension of loan period
ILL(Interlibrary Loan), Document Delivery Searvice
and so on.
For details
Borrowing materials
Library card is required.
| Type | Quantity Limit | Due Dates |
| Book | 5 items |
15 days |
| Bound Journal |
5 items |
1 week |
| Unbound Journal | 5 items |
2 days |
How to use the copy machine at library(*only for copying library materials)
| Your Condition Category | How to |
| Belong to: Faculty of Science/Graduate School of Science/School of Science Budget type: General operating resources(Popular name="Kou-hi"(校費)) |
Please use the copy machine installed by the Ricoh in Library Copy Room, insert Ricoh copy card at Librarian's desk. （Undergraduate Students need permission from their academic advisor to use Ricoh copy card） |
| Belong to: Another departments of Hokkaido University Budget type: General operating resources(Popular name="Kou-hi"(校費)) |
Please use the copy machine installed by the Ricoh in Library Copy Room, insert Ricoh copy card at Librarian's desk, and please fill in a valid copy machine use slip and submit it. |
| Belong to: All (including Visitors) Budget type: Your own money |
Please use the copy machine installed by the univ. co-op in Library Copy Room. Co-op's copy machine is able to use only prepaid card(Can't spend coins or bills). You can buy prepaid cards at the Hokkaido University Co-op store. |
※About "Copy machine use slip": If you want to make a copy of the materials on a school budget(*only General operating resources(Popular name="Kou-hi"(校費)) that is not the library of your department, you need to submit a "Copy machine usage slip"(in Japanese "Fukushaki shiyo denpyo"(複写機使用伝票)) to the library you visited. The slip will be issued to you at the library of your department. The issued slip will not be valid unless the person responsible for using the budget stamps the document.
Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery
You can apply to interlibrary loan or Document Delivery from outside the university by entering from the Web service or filling out the application form. For details
※ Before applying, be sure to search the Hokkaido University Library Catalog to confirm that it is not available in Hokkaido University.
About library use at weekdays night(only 6th bldg. library)
Nighttime use is limited to faculty, graduate students, and researchers belongs to Faculty of Science/Graduate School of Science/School of Science, Graduate school of Life Sciences/Faculty of Advanced Life Sciences will be issued at Science library(6th bldg.).
For details