How Can I Return Books to the Library?

Return on Retirement or Move-Out

Scope
Books and periodicals (assets) in a faculty's office.

Due Date
Retirement: March 31st of the fiscal year of retirement.
Move-Out: Please complete the return before you leave the University. (When you move out the University, please contact the library as soon as possible.)

Method
It is possible to return all the books at once, or to return them sequentially, starting with the books you do not need.

Place to Return
Main Library 1st Floor Service Desk

Note

• As for the specific method of return, we would like to make it as convenient as possible for faculty members, so please contact us.
• Please contact us as soon as possible, especially if you are transferring to another university or other institution in the middle of the academic year.
• Periodicals are not treated as assets, but if they were purchased with a budget, their holdings data may be displayed on OPAC. In such a case, they need to be returned for correcting or deleting of the holding data in OPAC.

Annual Return

Scope
Unnecessary books or periodicals in your office.

Period
Information will be posted via email and the library website in May and June each year.

Method
Please download the survey form from the "お知らせ" (Announcements) of the library's website, fill it out, and submit it as an email attachment or by mail service in the campus.

• After the reception, we will inform you of the number of books to be returned after considering it at the library.
• The return date is by the end of August each year. We adjust it individually.
• We will do our best to accommodate your request, but due to the volume of books in our stacks, we might not be able to meet your request.

Note

If you do not submit the survey form by the deadline, we cannot accept your return for that year, so please be sure to submit the survey form if you wish to return it.


Contact and Place to Return

• Books: Main Library 1st Floor Service Desk, Main Library Service Group Ex. 2741 E-mail: sabisu[at]lib.shimane-u.ac.jp
• Periodicals: Main Library 3rd Floor Office, Planning and Management Group Ex. 2760 E-mail: jou[at]lib.shimane-u.ac.jp
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If you have a question, please contact the staff below.