Services for Persons with Disabilities
Tottori university central library provides services for users with visual, physical, or other disabilities who have difficulty using the library.
Equipment and services without special note are available to everyone on an as-needed basis.
Desk for wheelchair users
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A height-adjustable desk by remote control is located on the 1st floor near the Books for Faculty Members corner.
You can use it freely without any application or other procedures.
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The desk for wheelchailr users is located on the 2nd floor.
You can use it freely without any application or other procedures.
Reading Magnifier
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We have prepared two types of reading magnifiers, stationary and portable, for magnifying and reading paper materials such as books, magazines, and newspapers.
- The stationary type is located in the reading room 4 on the 2nd floor. Please feel free to use it.
- The portable type can be rented at the circulation counter. Please show your student ID, staff ID, or user card when borrowing the facility. And please return it to the counter 20 minutes before the library closes.
○Service Hours: 9:00~20 minutes before library closing
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The stationary type is located on the 1st floor. Please ask at the circulation counter.
Electronic books
Tottori university subscribes and provides a number of eBooks.
In some electronic books, functions such as reading out the text, changing the font size, and reversing the background and text color of the page are available.
>>List of electronic books Services
★In Maruzen eBook Library and KinoDen, it is possible to search only for materials for which the read-out function is available.
Large print books
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A large print book is a book printed in large type.
The Large Print Books corner is located on the 1st floor.
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Large print books held by the Central Library can be borrowed from the Medical Library. Please make a reservation of it.
Borrow Material from Tottori Prefectural Library
Students, faculty, and staff can borrow material from other public libraries and university libraries in Tottori Prefecture free of charge.
Tottori prefectural library has large print books, LL books(easy to read books), and DAISY books(Digital Accessible Information SYstem books) in its collection, which can also borrow.
>>Tottori Prefectural Library はーとふるサービス
* If you want to borrow some materials, such as recorded books, you need to register as a user at the Tottori prefectural library in advance.
Mina Search
Mina Search is a search service for disabled persons by the National Diet Library.By using it, you can find out which libraries have Braille materials and large print books, and download and read audio materials and electronic books.
Others
If you have any problems or requests, please feel free to contact us.e.g.
・It is difficult for me to collect materials by myself, so I would like to receive books at the counter.
・I'm looking for ○○ materials available in audio.
Central Library(Tottori Area) | Medical Library(Yonago Area) |
Circulation Sec. Tel: (0857)31-5672 (ext. 7050) E-mail: ac-shiryousa [at] ml.adm.tottori-u.ac.jp |
Medical Information Sec.(Public Service) Tel: (0859)38-6462 (ext. 6462) E-mail: ac-igakujo [at] ml.adm.tottori-u.ac.jp |