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For Alumni
A library card is available to alumni (degree holders) of Doshisha University and Graduate School who wish to use the library. The card is not issued to alumni of Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts or other Doshisha schools. Please see ‘ For Visitors ’.
Applying for a library card
The application procedures are as follows.
- Print out an Application form, and fill in the spaces enclosed by thick lines on it. You can also obtain an application form at the Information/Main Counter in the library.
- On the application form with your photograph of your face (3cm×4cm, either color or black and white) attached, receive a graduation confirmation seal at the office of the faculty or graduate school from which you graduated. As the location and opening hours differ in each faculty and graduate school, please check theContact List for the details before visiting.
- Visit the library in person during opening hours and submit the application form complete with graduation confirmation seal to the Information/Main Counter.
For the library hours, please check the Library Calender.
The following document and fee are required for application.
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- An original document certifying your current address, such as Individual Number Card, driver’s license, health insurance card, and Copy of the Resident Record (issued within the last one month).
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A fee of 1,000 yen for issuing a library card
The library accepts only cashless payments, such as credit/debit card, transportation IC card, and mobile payment.
- A library card is issued upon confirmation of the procedures above.
With the library card, you can enter the library and check out materials, as well as renew loan items or make reservations online.
A library card can be used from the afternoon of the next working day following the submission of your application.
About the library card
- Always carry your library card with you when you visit the Imadegawa Library or the Learned Memorial Library. Please read instructions on the back of the library card.
- One library card is issued per person. Loss or theft of a library card must be reported to the Information/Main Counter immediately. A replacement card will be issued for 1,000 yen.
- Any changes in personal information, such as address and telephone number, should be reported immediately to the Information/Main Counter of the library.
- Please return your library card immediately if you no longer use it.
- A library card must be renewed at the end of each academic year upon confirmation of your current address. Please bring an original document certifying your current address, such as Individual Number Card, driver’s license, health insurance card, and Copy of the Resident Record (issued within the last one month).
Library Usage Guide
| Borrowing |
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| Returning | Please return the borrowed items to the Information/Main Counter, or to the book return slot when the library is closed, before the due date. |
| Renewal | If you wish to renew borrowed materials, please bring them to the Information/Main Counter
with your library card before the due date.
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| Reservation | You can reserve items that are currently on loan to someone else. Please submit a reservation form at the Information/Main Counter or online via DOORS. You may reserve and request up to a total of 10 items. An email notification will be sent to you once the requested item becomes available. It will remain on the hold shelf for 10 days. For the details of how to reserve items via DOORS, please refer to Tips for DOORS 1 Search and Reservation. |
| Online Services | In addition to renewing and reserving library materials, you can check your library record via My DOORS . |
| Delivery Service | You can use the delivery service to request the following items:
*Requests for non-circulating materials via DOORS are not acceptable. Please contact the Information/Main Counter for any inquiries. You may request and reserve up to a total of 10 items. An email notification will be sent to you once the requested item is ready to be picked up. It will remain on the hold shelf for 10 days. For the details of how to request items online via DOORS , please refer to Tips for DOORS 1 Search and Reservation. |
| Materials of Faculty Libraries and Research Laboratories | To use the materials held by faculty libraries or research laboratories, please inquire at the Information/Main Counter or the reference counter. Availabilities and usage rules are different depending on each faculty library or research laboratory. |
| Microforms | To use microforms at Imadegawa Library, please specify the reel (fisch) in advance for the delivery service and submit the request form. |
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| Materials in the Rare Books Room | The materials in the Rare Books Room at Imadegawa Library are not available in the
library for the time being from the 11th August 2023 due to the rebuilding of Imadegawa Library. The
opening schedule for the new library will be announced on the special page The New Library
Project. Some of the materials can be viewed on the webpage of Doshisha University Digital Collections. |
| Photocopying | Photocopying of library materials is permitted within the limits of copyrights
law.
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| Audio-visual materials | To use audio-visual materials, please apply at the Information/Main Counter. The materials cannot be borrowed. |
| Reference Service | We only accept requests to locate library materials. |
| Materials of other universities | You are not permitted to use interlibrary services, such as the photocopying or loaning of materials of other universities and organizations. |
| Libraries of Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts | You may use the materials of the libraries of Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal
Arts if you submit the application in advance. Please consult with the reference counter. You are not permitted to borrow the materials of the college, nor make requests to send for materials from other campus libraries of the college. |
Rules for Library Users
Please follow the rules listed below when using the library.
- Opening days and hours are subject to change. Please check the library calendar before visiting the library.
- Please use public transportation when you visit the library. Access by car or motorcycle is not permitted.
- Users accompanied by children are not permitted to enter the library.
- To enter the library, please bring your ID card (student, faculty, staff, or library card) or a letter of introduction. Entry will not be permitted without one of these.
- Do not lend your library card or library materials borrowed on your card to another person.
- An alarm will sound if you attempt to remove library materials that have not been properly checked out, and you will not be able to pass through the exit gate.
- Library materials must be handled with care. Please do not underline, highlight, or write in library materials. If library materials are damaged, defaced, or lost, the borrower may be required to pay for repair or replacement.
- Talking on mobile phones, eating, smoking, and loud conversations are not permitted in the library.
- Drinks in sealed, spill-proof containers are permitted.
- Users are responsible for their own belongings, Please keep valuables with you at all times.
- Users who disturb others or fail to comply with instructions from library staff may be asked to leave the library. In addition, if the Director of the Library determines that a user’s conduct is inappropriate, the user’s library privileges and access to all Doshisha University Library facilities may be suspended.