Library User Guide | For Keio University Faculty, Staff and Students | Med

Shinanomachi
Media Center
Kitasato Memorial
Medical Library

Library User Guide | For Keio University Faculty, Staff and Students

faq Welcome to Shinanomachi Media Center: Kitasato Memorial Medical Library!
We're happy to support your research and study by providing access to collection of books and electronic resources in a wide range of fields, search consultation & support for your writing and study spaces that can be used on weekends.

Library Card
How to Find / Use Materials
Facilities and Services
Research Support
Service Hours
Access
More Information

Library Card

A library card is required to enter the Media Center, borrow books, and use various request services.

Undergraduate / Graduate students: Use your student ID card as a library card.
Faculty / Staff members: Use your faculty/staff ID card as a library card.
If you are affiliated with the Shinanomachi campus, you can get a local library card.
For more details, please refer to the "Library Card" page.
Correspondence Course Students: Please refer to the Correspondence Course Students page.

How to Find / Use Materials

Tools to search and access

You can use the following tools to search and access materials on your own.

KOSMOS

You can search for materials (books, journals, DVDs, CDs, e-books, e-journals, etc.) available at each library of Keio University. You can also search for materials held by Waseda University, journal articles worldwide, etc.
For more details, please refer to the KOSMOS Help.

Database NAVI

You can find a variety of databases given below.
- PubMed@keio
- Ichushi-Web
- UpToDate

How to Use Materials

3 Steps to Use Materials:

Find it by KOSMOS.
Reservations and orders from other campuses can also be made through KOSMOS.
Take it from the shelf and check it out at the counter.
For more details, please refer to the "Borrowing, Renewals, and Returning" page.
Return it by due date.
Items that are returned late will incur overdue fines of ¥10 per book for each day, including days the library is closed.
Bring items to the service counter or put them into the book drops. You can also return books by mail.

2 Steps to Use e-Resources:

Find it by KOSMOS or a database.
You can search for e-books by KOSMOS. You can search for journal articles by databases or KOSMOS.
Accessed via KOSMOS or links on the database.
>For more details, please refer to the "Use of Electronic Resources".
You can use electronic resources from off-campus (remote access service).
*Based on the license agreement with the publisher, some faculty and staff members are not able to use the remote access service.

Options for Obtaining Materials Not Held at the Shinanomachi Media Center

Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
You may request photocopies of journal articles or other library items that are not available at this library. We mail the requested photocopies to the shipping address of your choice.
For more details, please refer to the "Requesting Items for Borrowing" and the Photocopying / Interlibrary Loan" page.
Purchase Request
Visiting/Using Libraries Outside Keio University

Facilities and Services

Wi-Fi service (keiomobile2) is available in the library.
ITC computers are available in the library. An ITC account is required to use them.
We offer various types of study spaces for different study needs: quiet, individual study areas and group or collaborative study areas.
We offer Course Reserves / Clinical Practice Guidelines collections.
Please refer to the Floor Guide to see the location of our collections.
Photocopying Service is available in the library.