Operating Hours
| Category | 2nd Floor | 3rd Floor | 4th Floor | 5th Floor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester & Vacation | 08:00 – 22:00 | 08:00 – 00:00 | 24 hours | 08:00 – 02:00 |
| Exam Period (3 weeks) | 08:00 – 02:00 | 24 hours |
- Staff service hours: Mon-Fri 09:00 – 18:00 (excluding lunch time 12:00 – 13:00)
- Holiday closing information: During the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays, the library will be closed from 00:00 on the first day of the holiday to 08:00 on the day after the third day of the holiday.
- Emergency stairs usage information: Emergency stairs are locked after 22:00, so please use the elevator or the central circular stairs to move between floors.
- Closing in case of emergency: In case of emergency such as power outage, the library may be closed if library services (entrance, loan, return) are not available.
Access to Library
- ID card tag is required when entering the library’s members-only space.
- Members-only space: 3rd to 5th floors, the entire building during exam period
- After tagging your ID card, please check that the door opens and enter one by one.
(Multiple entries with one tag may cause an accident.) - . Currently, you cannot pass through the library entrance gate with the POSTECH ID app tag. (QR code is possible.)
- Seats and facilities in the library can be used after reservation through the library seat reservation system.
- When using the library, please comply with the rules of use.
Borrowing Books
- Loan limit: 10 books for 30 days
- How to borrow: Use your ID card and POSTECH ID QR code to borrow through the self-service loan/return machine and the loan desk on the 2nd floor.
- Renewal:Can be extended up to 300 days (30 days at a time) only if there are no other reservations
- My Library > Purchase Request History
- Reservation: If the book you want to borrow is checked out in the search results, you can make a reservation by logging in and clicking [Reserve].
- After making a reservation, you will be notified by email when the previous borrower returns the book, and you can then borrow it first.
- Overdue books: If a book is overdue, the loan will be suspended for the number of books x overdue days, and reservations will also be impossible.
🔔 For more information on borrowing, please see Service > Borrowing/Returning/Reserving Materials
Recommended Electronic Resources
General Materials
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
 | Live performance and Recordings platform provided by the Berlin Philharmonic Enjoy live and recorded videos, playlists, etc. in high quality audio and video User Guide |
  | Korean e-books in all subjects 5 books per person can be borrowed for 10 days (Can be renewed once for 10 days) Available on PC and mobile (‘Kyobo Bookstore E-library’) User Guide |
   | Korean e-books in all subjects 5 books per person can be borrowed for 10 days (Can be renewed once for 10 days) Available on PC and mobile (‘Bookcube E-library’) User Guide |
  | IT Learning materials such as e-books, audiobooks, and video lectures. Provided through KERIS university license Off-campus access available with an account of POSTECH email First-time users/non-members User Guide |
 | Korean and foreign book summary service Subscribe to KakaoTalk Plus Friend ‘Park Tae-joon Academic Information Center’ to get ‘Morning Reading’ contents every Monday |
For a full list of journals the library subscribes to, see Find > e-Journals.
Newspapers and magazines
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
  | Access 215 Korean magazines and 25 foreign magazines as e-magazines Available on web and mobile app User Guide |
  | New York Times digital edition. News articles, videos and podcasts. The New York Times inEDUCATION: Educational materials including a collection of articles by topic for educational purposes, discussion questions, etc. Available on web and app Requires personal account registration (@postech.ac.kr email required) upon first access Provided through KERIS university license User Guide |
   | Data platform covering over 80,000 topics from business data to statistics on trending topics Online and print editions available Available on web and app Requires personal account registration (@postech.ac.kr email required) upon first access Provided through KERIS university license User Guide |
| Print magazines and daily newspapers | Available for reading at the library 2F Magazine Zone and daily newspaper shelves Print magazines are kept for 2 years, daily newspapers for 1 week and then discarded List of available print magazines List of available daily newspapers |
Patent and Trend Information
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
 | Patent database, building more than 100 million patent information worldwide Provides industrial property rights information of major countries such as Korea, USA, Japan, Europe, PCT, INPADOC, etc. Membership registration is required for first-time use (refer to usage guide) User Guide |
  | Data platform covering over 80,000 topics from business data to statistics on trending topics Can be used for market research, industry trend analysis, etc. for employment and start-up, and can be downloaded in various formats such as ppt and inserted into assignments. Provided through KERIS university license User Guide |
Journal Information and Research Output
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
   | JCR journal ranking is edited and provided according to the requirements of the National Research Foundation of Korea and innovation projects. Provides master journal lists of various databases Other useful materials related to journals User Guide |
 | Refer to Research > Research Performance > Scival |
Academic Materials
| Category | Content |
|---|---|
   | Korean academic journals and publications Provides over 2,300 Korean academic journals Provides AI paper search support tools User Guide |
  | Korean academic journals and publications Provides over 5,300 publications from over 2,700 publishers User Guide |
 | National university academic resource sharing service provided by the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) under the Ministry of Education Search and use unsubscribed overseas electronic materials |
 | Original text search built by the National Assembly Library For materials whose original text usage condition is set to [Users of Agreement Institutions], you can view and print them at the print/copy room on the 5th floor of the library. |
 | Original text search built by the National Central Library For materials whose original text usage condition is set to [Users of Agreement Institutions], you can view and print them at the print/copy room on the 5th floor of the library. |