Using other universities and institutions’ materials

If the libraries of Doshisha University do not hold a material you wish to use, you can make a request for use of the material that is held by the library of another university or research institution. There are three ways to obtain it: visiting, borrowing (interlibrary loan), or photocopying. These interlibrary services need time to process requests, therefore please apply well in advance.
*Available services differ depending on user types.
*Materials that are held by public libraries (National Diet Library, prefectural libraries, city libraries, etc.) may be available without application through the University Library. Please check the local library catalog and services.

Visiting other libraries	You can apply to the reference counter for use of the item you wish to browse in another library. On receiving approval, you can visit the library with a letter of introduction and use it. For further information, please ask at the reference counter. You need to specify the day of the visit when applying. Please try not to cancel the visit or change the appointed day of the visit after the letter of introduction have issued. In the unlikely event you are not able to make a visit, be sure to inform the reference counter. Basically, you cannot borrow the item but may use it in the library onsite. Those who have their User ID of Doshisha University account can request a visit via the online form 閲覧利用申込みフォーム as well only when they have identified the library holding the item. If you wish to have a letter of introduction issued for visiting an overseas library, please make an appointment with the library in advance and confirm the required documents. Please apply at least two weeks before because it takes time to issue the letter of introduction.
Libraries of Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts	Please see “Libraries of Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts” on the pageLibrary Usage Guide.
Visiting partner universities	[Common Library Card] You are permitted to visit member university libraries , which concluded an agreement for sharing a common library card (created by the Japan Association of Private University Libraries Kyoto Regional Committee), without prior appointment. Be sure to take a common library card available at the reference counter along with your　student/teacher/staff ID. As no prior arrangement is necessary, it is a good option when you are urgently in need of an item, though it is not possible to request the library to hold it beforehand. [The Consortium of Universities in Kyoto] You can visit member university libraries and junior college libraries that joined the common library system for the Consortium of Universities in Kyoto with your student/teacher/staff ID. As available services vary depending on each library, please check the specific usage guide before visiting. List of member universities and junior colleges [Kansai University, Kwansei Gakuin University, Ritsumeikan University] Graduate students, as well as full-time faculty and staff, can use or borrow library materials of the above universities with their student/teacher/staff ID. To use materials of the research laboratories of these universities, prior application is required. Please consult the reference counter. Undergraduate students are required to make a prior application to use materials of both library and research laboratories of these universities. Please consult the reference counter. [Waseda University] Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as full-time faculty and staff, can use materials of the following Waseda University libraries with their student/teacher/staff ID: Central Library, Toyama Library, Science and Engineering Library and Tokorozawa Library. To use materials held at S. Takada Memorial Research Library and the research laboratories, prior application is required. Please consult the reference counter. Full-time faculty and staff who wish to borrow library materials are required to apply for a library card of Waseda University. Please follow the procedures at each Waseda University library. The card is issued on site and valid until the end of the academic year. [Rikkyo University] Undergraduate and graduate students, as well as full-time faculty and staff, can use materials of the following Rikkyo University libraries with their student/teacher/staff ID: Ikebukuro Library and Niiza Library. Visits and use of materials are available on any library opening day except July and January. No letter of introduction is required. Please show your ID at the entrance gate and follow the procedures as a visitor from a partner university. If you make a request on site for delivery of the material from the library on another campus (Ikebukuro or Niiza), you should visit again at a later date because the requested item will not arrive on the day. To use rare books, semi-rare books, and restricted items, prior application is required. Please consult the reference counter. For more information, please check the website of Rikkyo University Library before visiting.
Requesting to use materials of other libraries (interlibrary loan)	Items which are not available at Doshisha Library may be requested from other libraries. If the request is granted, Doshisha Library will loan the item for a certain period of time, and the requester may use the item within Doshisha Library. Please note that only books can be borrowed from other libraries (no periodicals or magazines). The cost of an interlibrary loan (such as round-trip shipping) will be borne by the requester. Requests can be submitted to the reference counter or via DOORS.
Requesting to photocopy materials of other libraries	The photocopying of materials at other libraries may be requested. Photocopy and shipping fees will be borne by the requester. Only a portion of a published work (less than half of the total pages) may be photocopied according to the copyright law. Photocopying the latest issues of journals and magazines is not permitted. Requests can be submitted to the reference counter or via DOORS.
Using National Diet Library (NDL) "Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries"	Digitized versions of the NDL holdings that are out-of-print or otherwise difficult to obtain are available to use only within the facilities of the libraries and to request photoduplication service through the libraries. For further information, please ask at the reference counter in either Imadegawa Library (Neiseikan) or Learned Memorial Library.