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Overview

Libraries

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The Imadegawa Library houses approximately 830,000 books, representing a collection that was started when Doshisha was founded, and the Learned Memorial Library has about 260,000 books, consisting primarily of basic educational materials. Students are also able to make use of nearly 1.7million documents belonging to various faculty laboratories and research centers. The materials housed in the libraries are not limited to printed matter. Both the Imadegawa Library and the Learned Memorial Library have extensive multimedia resources, enabling students to have access audio disks and tapes, and DVDs. Students can also view overseas TV news broadcasts and programs from the Open University of Japan.
E-journals, e-books, and various academic databases that support learning and research can be accessed from the Digital Library. The Digital Library provides various search tools for more convenient access to the full text of materials, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspaper articles, journal articles and papers, judicial precedents, and biography. The Digital Library can be accessed from PCs on campus, or even from off-campus locations by connecting to the university network. The Reference Counter at each library provides consultation regarding how to use the library, search for reference materials, and related issues. In addition, it offers advice on methods for collecting documents pertaining to the research themes of individuals. If the necessary reference materials are not available at Doshisha, assistance will be provided in requesting them from other universities in Japan or abroad. Furthermore, special workshops are held on various practical subjects, such as methods for collecting documents using “DOORS” or databases. Through a broad spectrum of services aimed at supporting studies, the libraries strive to provide an environment where each and every student can constructively focus on studying.

※The Imadegawa Library was closed in August 2023, and its functions have been relocated to the new Neisseikan from September 2023.

Address

Library, Imadegawa Campus
Karasuma-higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi 602-8580
Access (Imadegawa Campus)
Campus Map (Library / IMADEGAWA)

Library, Kyotanabe Campus
1-3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe-shi, Kyoto-fu 610-0394
Access (Kyotanabe Campus)
Campus Map (Library / KYOTANABE)

Library History

Library History

Doshisha Academy (Eigakko), the predecessor of The Doshisha, was founded in 1875 by Joseph Hardy Neesima. The following year, Neesima made his personal book collection available for reference and loan to students and teachers at the reading room of the Academy. This was the start of Doshisha University Library. Through the two previous generations of library buildings, Shojakukan (current Yushukan) and Keimeikan, Doshisha University Library was expanded to become the current Imadegawa Library (established in 1973) on the Imadegawa Campus and the Learned Memorial Library (established in 1986) on the Kyotanabe Campus, named in tribute to D. W. Learned, who taught at Doshisha for more than fifty years from the time it was known as Doshisha Academy.
The Academic Information Center, integrating the functions of the two libraries, the Computer Center and the Audio-Visual Room, was launched in 1991. It was later reorganized as the Library and Information Technology Center, combining the work of the libraries, information system facilities, multimedia facilities and clerical systems to meet the needs of the rapidly developing information age.
The web-based library services were significantly improved with the update of the academic information system in 2004 in response to the diversification of academic information and the considerable development of the information environment. This enabled Doshisha University Library to move toward its goal of upgrading the availability of both book and non-book materials. The Library offers various services and resources to support the education and research of the university’s faculty and students, which include an instructional workshop on how to best use the library as part of the university’s introductory education for new students, as well as access to online research tools such as e-journals and the Academic Repository (a system for electronically collecting and storing research bulletins, academic papers, doctoral dissertations).
Doshisha University Library started to operate as an independent body in April 2009, and has been serving as the core center of academic information and resources on campus. With the aim of helping members of the Doshisha community to achieve excellent results in their education and research activities in the ever-changing information environment, the Library is committed to providing more high quality and effective services.

Library Chronology

Regulations