[General] Library Use Guide for Graduates and Graduate School Completers in February 2025
We would like to provide information on how graduates and graduate school completers of the second semester of the 2024 academic year can use the library.
1. Change in Book Return Due Date
With the conclusion of your library access under your current academic status due to graduation or completion of graduate school, the due date for any books that have not been returned will be automatically changed to February 25. Accordingly, graduates and graduate school completers of February 2025 are requested to return all borrowed books to the library before February 25.
* Please note that the issuance of various certificates, including graduation certificates, will be restricted if borrowed materials are not returned.
※ Example of Due Date Change |
Borrowed on February 07 > Return by February 25 |
Borrowed on February 13 > Return by February 25 |
2. Library Use Guide for Graduates
The library provides a system allowing alumni to use the library for up to three years after graduating from the undergraduate or graduate program without an annual fee. Please refer to the following information for your use:
○ Exemption Period: February 2025 graduates: 2025.02.25 ~ 2028.02.29 (After the exemption period, an annual fee is required for use)
○ Effective Date: February 25, 2025 (Automatically applied without a separate application process)
○ Services Provided: Same as those for annual fee users
- Book Loans: 10 books for 15 days (with one extension)
- Facility Use: Reading rooms, group study rooms, etc.
* Remote access to electronic resources, interlibrary loan, document delivery, and material purchase requests are not available.
Detailed Information: https://library.korea.ac.kr/about/notice/?mod=document&uid=22548&pageid=1
3. Library Use Guide for Graduate School Completers
○ Grace Period for Library Entry for Graduate School Completers
Upon completion of your graduate program, book borrowing is not allowed, but you can access the library and use the reading rooms (including seat reservations) until March 31, 2025.
After the grace period, library use (including access, borrowing, and reading rooms) is available through the annual fee system.
(If you wish to borrow books during the grace period, please apply for the annual fee system.)
Annual Fee Information: https://library.korea.ac.kr/my-library/membership/membership-term/
※ Applications and payments for the annual fee submitted before the 25th (Tuesday) will be registered collectively on the morning of February 25th (Tuesday). (You will receive a notification after registration.)
○ Notice on the Use of Electronic Resources for Graduate School Completers
The library provides electronic resources to current students and currently employed staff. While the annual fee system allows for borrowing materials and using library facilities, it comes with limitations (e.g., no remote access to electronic resources).
General Graduate School | At the beginning of the semester, pay the designated "Research Registration Fee" to the graduate school to register as a research student. (Payment does not immediately confer the status of research student upon payment; status is updated collectively after the registration period ends.) |
Graduate School of Education | At the beginning of the semester, pay the "Research Guidance Fee" to the Graduate School of Education. (Payment does not immediately confer the status of research student upon payment; status is updated collectively after the registration period ends.) |
As a graduate school completer preparing a thesis, if you require access to electronic resources, please follow the procedures set by your respective graduate school. For inquiries, please contact your department's administrative office.
※ Students from specialized graduate schools that do not implement the research completion system should inquire individually with the user management personnel.
Tel: 02-3290-1492 / Email: libsvc@korea.ac.kr
For further inquiries, please contact the number below.
- Central Library 1F Information : 02-3290-1492
- Science Library 2F Sci-Info : 02-3290-4225
- Korea University Library, SEJONG 2F Integrated Loan Office : 044-860-1808
- Medical Library 3F Material Section : 02-2286-1254
2025.01.23.
Library Director
* This article has been translated by an AI translation program.
