Academic Services | Shinshu Univ. | Prospective Students

Shinshu Univ. | Prospective Students | Academic Services

Academic Services

Advisors

International Student Center and each Faculty are staffed with advisors who will give you helpful advice for your life and study on campus. Feel free to visit them and talk about your problems.

Tutorial System

There are tutors (chuta), or student assistants, to help you with your life and study.

Status	Period
Undergraduate Students	2 yrs.
Graduate Students Research Students	1 yr.

Library

If you need help when using the library, feel free to ask the library clerks. The following information is concerned with the Central Building (for the Faculties of Arts, Economics, Science, and the Center for Deveropment of Higher Education Programs). Concerning the library branches (for the Faculties of Education, Madicine, Engineering, Agriculture and Textile Science and Technology) ask at each branch office. Please see the brochures of University Library for further information.

Library Hours
9:00 - 20:00 on Monday through Friday
10:00 - 16:00 on Saturday and Sunday
Closing

National holidays, the Anniversary of the Founding of the University (June 1) and during the year-end and New Year break (Dec.28 through Jan.4). Any temporary change for hours will be bulletined in advance.
Reading Rooms

Books, periodicals and newspapers are available in the reading rooms. Collections for international students are placed in the Reading Room #1 on the second floor.

Checking Out Books

You can check out books with your Student I.D. card. You need the registration on your first check-out at the service counter.

The circulation and period

	Circulation	Period
Undergraduate students 1st - 3rd year	5 books	14 days
Undergraduate students 4th year	10 books	30 days
Graduate students	10 books	30 days
Research students Auditing students	5 books	14 days

Note that you cannot lend the books you check out from the library to anyone else. Ask at the service counter for the renewal and reservation of books.
Return the books you have checked out to the service counter.

Reference Service

If you have any question or problem about reference in your research or study, ask at the service counter. Any basic questions about library use will be welcome.
Photocopy Service (charged)

Photocopy service is available for the materials in the library in conformity with the copyright regulations. You can get photocopies from other universities as well.
If you have any requests for the library (including requests for the purchase of new books), use the suggestion box (Toshobako).
Attention
- Please return books exactly back to the book stacks after reading them.
- Smoking is only available at the restricted spots. You cannot smoke at other sites.
- Please do not drink, eat or make telephone calls in the library.
- Please take your valuable belongings (e.g. wallets, cellular phones, student I.D.s) always with you.
- Please be attentive to bulletin boards.

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