Library News 2026
"JAIST Library News" is published on an irregular basis and provide you with information about Library services and materials.
| May 08 | [IMPORTANT] Temporary Suspension of Library Services & JAIST Repository (May 15-18) |
| May 08 | The 48th Library Exhibition "The era of generative AI" |
| May 01 | [IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library (May 15-18) |
| Apr. 15 | <<Temporary Outage of JAIST Repository>> Due to the maintenance, JAIST Repository will be unavailable during the following period. Tuesday, April 21, 9:00 - 12:00 (Scheduled) |
| Apr. 13 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term 1-1 (Main Campus) and Term I (Satellite) are uploaded. |
| Mar. 04 | [To JAIST members] Trial Access to the E-Journal "Cell Biomaterials"(- Mar.31) |
| Feb. 24 | [IMPORTANT]Temporary Suspension of Library Services Due to system maintenance, the following services will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2026: the library catalog (JAIST OPAC), user services, and circulation services. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. |
| Feb. 09 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Winter Intensive Courses is uploaded. |
| Jan. 29 |
<<Temporary Outage of JAIST Repository (Campus Users Only)>> Due to the maintenance, JAIST Repository will be unavailable during the following period. Thursday, January 29, 13:00 - 14:00 (Scheduled) |
| Jan. 14 | "Textbooks & Reference Books List" of Term Ⅳ (Satellite) are uploaded. |
| Jan. 14 | "Mini Book Collection" has been updated. (45th: Design Books Galore) |
| Jan. 07 | Borrowing books from Ishikawa Prefectural Library |
[IMPORTANT] Temporary Suspension of Library Services & JAIST Repository
Please note that the service of the library and JAIST Repository will be temporarily unavailable on the following schedule due to a scheduled blackout on Saturday, May 16, 2026. Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
- Online User Service (various requests, etc.), JAIST OPAC
From 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15 to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18 - JAIST Repository
From 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15 to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18 - Library Website
From 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 15 to 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 16
*In some cases, each service may resume earlier than the announced date and time, but please note that the operation may be unstable during the above period.
[IMPORTANT] Temporary closure of the library
Please note that the library (inside the entrance gate) will be closed on the following schedule, due to a scheduled blackout on May 16, 2026.
Thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience.
Closed from 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 15 to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 18
* Browsing Area (1F) will be open as usual.
[To JAIST members] Trial Access to the E-Journal "Cell Biomaterials" (- Mar.31)
Trial access to the E-Journal "Cell Biomaterials" is available. Please take this opportunity to try it out.
| Trial title | Cell Biomaterials
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| Eligible users | Students, faculty and researchers of JAIST |
| Trial Period | Until March 31, 2026 |
| Access URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/cell-biomaterials
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Borrowing books from Ishikawa Prefectural Library
The Ishikawa Prefectural Library will be closed for special inventory as below.
You cannot borrow books from the library during the period of closure, so please complete your application online by the following deadline if you would like to borrow books from the library before the closure. (Kindly please note that you may not be allowed to borrow books due to some other reasons such as out on loan.)
| Period of closure | ： | from Monday, January 19 to Wednesday, January 28, 2026 |
| Application deadline | ： | Noon on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
*FYI, you will be able to borrow books from other public libraries in Ishikawa Prefecture as usual even during the above period.