Quick Guide to Medical Information Center and Library Aichi Medical University
　

[Library Hours]
    Monday-Friday 8:30 am –10:00 pm
    Saturday 8:30 am – 7:00 pm

[Closed days]
    Sundays, National Holidays, New Year Holidays (approx.12/29 – 1/3)


[Loan Policies]
    Bring the materials you would like to borrow to the circulation desk.
    

Material type Books Journals
Professors 10vols 14days Unlimited, Current issues→1day, Back issues→14days
Faculty members 10vols 14days Unlimited, Current issues→1day, Back issues→14days
University Staffs 3vols 14days Unlimited, Current issues→1day, Back issues→14days
Students 3vols 14days Unlimited, Current issues→1day, Back issues→14days
Graduate students 3vols 14days Unlimited, Current issues→1day, Back issues→14days
Residents 3vols 14days Unlimited, Current issues→1day, Back issues→14days
Permitted people by Director 2vols 7days Unlimited, Current issues→1day, Back issues→14days

[Renewals]
    Bring the materials you want to renew before the due date to the circulation desk.


[Information]
    Many of old materials are safekeeping in stacks. To use them, you have to entry of an application at the reference desk.


[PC Corner]
    If you are going to log in, please ask us about password and ID.

        URL of library　 http://www.aichi-med-u.ac.jp/micl/index.html

            A. Web Databases：（for free）
                    PubMed, ICHUSHI, CINAHL, PsycINFO and so on.

            B. CD-ROMs：（for free）
                    Journal Citation Reports (JCR) on CD-ROM ,Med-Transer JE and so on.

            C. Electronic Journals：（for free）
　　　　            Access to the electronic journals is gained through Aichi Medical University Library Homepage.

[Viewpoint of bibliography]
    Journals in closed stacks：
        continuation ………………before 1985
        not continuation …………before 1999

            OPAC　　http://www.opac.aichi-med-u.ac.jp/opac/index.html
                「書名・雑誌名」means Title.「フリーワード」means keywords.

            Journal’s Catalog http://www.aichi-med-u.ac.jp/micl/catalog/2005catalog.xls
                Access to the above URL or check the print version put on the counter desk.

EJ Accreditation and quality assurance 1996-2004 + 1-9
　 ACP - applied cardiopumonary pathophysiology 1991-1994 　 4,5(1-2)
　 ACP journal club / American College of Physicians 2003-2003 + 138
EJ ACP journal club / American College of Physicians 2002-2004 + 136-141
　 Acta Academiae Medicinae Sichuan 1981-1985 　 12-16

                    From an upper list, the left:

                                    EJ(Electronic Journal), Hold years, +(Continuation),  Volume or Issues


[ILL : Inter‐library Loan]　
 You can order some sheets of copies or borrow materials from other libraries. Fill an application at the reference desk. In addition, the postage and copy charges are necessary. Please pay a rate after copies arrived. It takes from 4 to 7 days to receive copies. Special delivery arrives earlier.


[Photocopying]
    To take copies at your own expense：   
            Buy the copy card at the circulation desk.
                Price of the prepaid card
                ①￥1,000／50 sheets ②￥2,000／105 sheets
                ③￥1,000／50 sheets (for color copy)
    To take copies at public expense ： 
            Get the copy card of your department at the circulation desk.


[Arrangement of Materials]
    The 5th floor
        ShelfＡ general books(Japanese books / foreign books)
        ShelfＢ reports / newspapers compact editions
        Center of the floor Journals (current issues)
    The 6th floor      
        ShelfＣ foreign books specialized
        ShelfD Japanese books specialized
        ShelfＥ Japanese journals / foreign journals (back issues)
        ShelfＦ foreign journals (back issues)
        ShelfＧ secondary source