1. Library Opening Hours

	Opening Hours	Circulation Hours
In Term	9:00 - 22:00 ( Mon - Fri )	9:00 - 21:30
	11:00 - 17:00 ( Sat, Sun, holiday)	11:00 - 16:30
Out of Term	9:00 - 17:00 ( Mon - Fri )	9:00 - 16:30

Notes:

* Some of the Library services, such as circulation services and reference services, are not available for the last thirty minutes of the opening hours.

** Our library calendar is available on WWW.

*** Please confirm the hours as there are exceptions according to the university schedule. For further information, contact the University Library: the Circulation Desk, tel: 0566-26-2687 or the Reference Desk, tel: 0566-26-2688.

Closed Days

1. From December 25 to January 5
   
2. University holidays
   
3. For library work (the third Wednesday of every month)
   
4. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays during each vacation (except July & September)
   
5. The Library will be closed at such times as may be determined by the Director of University Library in agreement with the University authorities.
   

Before you can use the Library you need to be registered with the Library and get a Library Card which must be produced each time a book is borrowed. You must carry your Library Card with you whenever you use the Library (including the reading rooms and facilities, etc.), but you don't need to show it when you go through the gate.

Admission to the Library

Faculty and staff of the University

Applicants need to complete a registration form at the Circulation Desk. The Library issues a Library Card.

Undergraduates of the University

Applicants need to complete a registrarion form and supply a Student ID Card at the Circulation Desk. Undergraduates can use a Student ID Card with a barcode as a Library Card.

Postgraduates of the University

Applicants need to complete a registration form and supply a Student ID Card at the Circulation Desk. The Library issues a Library Card.

University Visitors and Externals

Non-members of the University may be permitted to use the Library for borrowing at the discretion of the Director of University Library. They will need to apply to the Circulation Desk.

Cautions!

• Keep quiet in the Library. Switch off your portable telephone.
• Smoking and the consumption of food and drink are prohibited in the Library.
• Don't use the Library for a meeting and recreation.
• No book may be removed from the library without the issue being recorded in the manner prescribed by the Librarian. Library staff are authorised to examine books and bags if a reader activates the book detection system when leaving the Library.
  
• Take good care of library materials. The marking, defacing, damaging, or losing of library materials will be regarded as a serious offense. Readers who are responsible for an item which is damaged or lost will be required to pay for the cost of replacement.
  

At the Circulation Desk on the second floor, you may check books out, return or renew books, and ask for help in locating books. Students, faculty, and staff may check books out, using their Library Cards or their barcoded Student ID Cards as a Library Card.

Loan periods and allowances

Each category of borrower is allocated a maximum number of items (global allowance) that may be loaned at one time from the Library.

	Books		Periodicals
	Global allowance	Loan Periods	Global allowance	Loan Periods
Undergraduates	5	14 days	3	7 days
Postgraduates, faculty, & staff	10	30 days	5	7 days

Notes:

* Loan periods are subject to change during the term examinations, each vacation, and practice teaching
** You can check on due dates on your library record by supplying your Library Card at the Circulation Desk.

Return of books

Return books to the returning section on the Circulation Desk with date due slips. When the Library is closed, put books into the Book Post at the entrance.

The late return of books and overdue penalty

All materials borrowed from the Library must be returned on or before the due date. Make sure you renew your books on or before the due date if you need them further. Borrowers who fail to return any books in accordance with regulations will not be permitted to borrow any more items until the overdue items are returned. The librarian may prevent persistent offenders from borrowing books for a certain period.

Holds form

If a book you need is out on loan, you may put the book on hold. Make the hold request at the Circulation Desk. Look regularly at the library bulletin board to check when the book is ready. The book will be held for you for a week.

Items which cannnot be borrowed

Some of the library materials, such as reference books, special collections, new arrivals of periodicals, audio-visual materials, are only for reference.

1. Using Catalogs

1.1 Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)

The following materials can be accessed through the computer terminals:

1. Japanese books acquired after 1970 which are arrenged on the shelves;
2. Foreign books;and
3. Journals.
   

Please check card catalogs for other materials. OPAC service is also available on WWW.

1.2 Card Catalogs

1. title catalog;
2. author catalog;
3. classed catalog;
4. title catalog of books kept by the faculty of the University; and
5. special material catalogs; textbook, musical scores, audio-visual materials, kanseki etc.
   

The books (except special materials etc.) are classified by subject based on the Nippon Decimal Classification, 7th ed. and are arranged on the shelves. Labels attached on the spine of a book indicate classification number, author mark, and volume number.

You can search books with reference to classification number shown in OPAC and Card Catalogs.

The Information Desk on the second floor helps your researches as follows:

1. Information on bibliographies and literature for research;
2. How to search for materials and how to obtain them;
3. Investigation of technical or general matters; and
4. How to use other libraries.

Photocopying of any copyright item in the Library may be carried out only within the limits imposed by Japanese copyright law and with the scale of charges currently in force.

The coin operated self-services photocopiers in front of the Circulation Desk are available for all. The card operated photocopiers next to the Reference Desk are for those who can use the faculty expenditure.

If the material you want is not held by the Library, you can access other libraries or university libraries.

Letter of Introduction

In case you need a letter of introduction to visit other libraries, please contact the Reference Desk.

Interlibrary Loan Service

You can borrow books from other libraries through our Library. You are required to pay the total postage. Please contact the Reference Desk.

Photocopying

You can obtain photocopies of materials from other libraries. Fill in the interlibrary photocopying request form and submit it to the Reference Desk. You are required to pay a cost of photocopies and postage.