Library
Facilities and Affiliated Research InstitutesLocated on a hill on the campus property, KSU’s library, a brick building with four stories above ground and one story below, collects, classifies and stores books and information necessary for research and education activities. Such library materials are available for use not only by KSU’s students and faculty but also for the general public.
Library facilities include 40 PCs, 30 notebook PCs, and 20 AV booths. Also, the library has a browsing room on the first floor and a lounge on the third floor, where library users can relax.
Learning support
The library contains textbooks actually used in KSU’s classes, as well as books and reference materials designated in KSU’s syllabuses.
Career support
The library contains textbooks and other materials useful for job hunting and qualification acquisition.
Research support
The library provides access to a wide variety of electronic databases. Also, to support campus life of KSU’s students, the library contains bestselling books, newspapers, magazines, DVDs, and etc.
Collection (As of the end of March 2023)
| Kyushu Sangyo University | Kyushu Sangyo University, Zokei Junior College of Art and Design |
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|---|---|---|
| Books | ||
| Japanese | 550,876 | 29,830 |
| International | 253,586 | 3,643 |
| Total | 804,462 | 33,473 |
| Audio-visual materials | ||
| Japanese | 26,286 | 1,168 |
| International | 7,700 | 37 |
| Total | 33,986 | 1,205 |
| *The number of books indicated above includes these audio-visual materials. | ||
| Magazines | ||
| Japanese | 2,414 | - |
| International | 3,071 | - |
| Total | 5,485 | - |
| Other | ||
| Electronic journals | 31,312 | - |
| Electronic databases | 16 | - |
