For Visitors

Faculty, Teachers, Staff, Students and Alumni of Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts
Teachers, Staff, Students and Alumni of Other Doshisha Schools
Faculty, Teachers, Staff and Students of Other Universities
Other Users

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 strictly prohibited.
Users accompanying children are not permitted to enter the library.
To enter the library, please bring your ID card (student/teacher/staff ID, or a library card) or a letter of introduction. You are not allowed to enter the library without one of these.
Do not lend your library card or the library materials borrowed on your card to another person.
If you carry out the library materials that were not checked out, an alarm will sound, and you cannot go through the exit.
Library materials must be handled with care and respect. Please do not underline text or annotate documents. If library materials are damaged, defaced or lost, the borrower will be asked to pay for repair or replacement.
It is forbidden to talk on the cell phone, eat, smoke, or chat in the library. Drinks in spill-proof containers with lids are permitted.
You are responsible for your own belongings in the library. Keep your valuables with you at all time.
If you cause trouble to other users or do not follow the instructions of the library staff, you may be asked to leave the library. If the Director of the Library has deemed your behavior to be inappropriate as a library user, the Library may suspend your library privileges and access to all Doshisha University Library facilities.

Faculty, Teachers, Staff, Students and Alumni of Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts

	Admission	Using library materials	Borrowing	Using multimedia materials	PC Corner	Saturday /Sunday	Reference service
Undergraduate/ Graduate student	Doshisha University-issued library card	○	10items / 14days.	○	×	○	×
Full-time faculty/staff	College ID card	○	30items / 14days.	○	×	○	×
Visiting professor Part-time lecturer Professor emeritus DWCLA alumni	Letter of introduction issued by the libraries of DWCLA	Referral from the libraries of DWCLA	×	×	×	×	×

Teachers, Staff, Students and Alumni of Other Doshisha Schools

	Admission	Using library materials	Borrowing	Using multimedia materials	PC Corner	Saturday /Sunday	Reference service
Doshisha school student	Special admission card issued by the school library, Student ID card	○	×	×	×	×	×
Full-time teacher/staff	School ID card	○	30items / 14days.	○	×	○	×
Part-time teacher/staff Contract staff Part-time worker Retiree	Letter of introduction issued by the school library	Referral from the school library	×	×	×	×	×
Alumni of Doshisha schools	Letter of introduction issued by the public library	Referral from the public library	×	×	×	×	×

Faculty, Teachers, Staff and Students of Other Universities

	Admission	Using library materials	Borrowing	Using multimedia materials	PC Corner	Saturday /Sunday	Reference service
Undergraduate student at Kansai/ Kwansei Gakuin/ Ritsumeikan University	Letter of introduction issued by the university library (reply to referral letter), Student ID card	Referral from the university library	×	×	×	×	×
Graduate student at Kansai/ Kwansei Gakuin/ Ritsumeikan University	Student ID card, Signing in	○	3items / 14days.	×	×	×	×
Full-time faculty/ staff at Kansai/ Kwansei Gakuin/ Ritsumeikan University	University ID card, Signing in	○	10items / 30days.	×	×	×	×
Undergraduate/ Graduate student at Waseda University	Student ID card, Signing in	○	×	×	×	×	×
Full-time faculty/ staff at Waseda University	University ID card, Signing in	○	10items / 30days.	×	×	×	×
Student in the United Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education, Kyoto University of Education	Student ID card, Signing in	○	3items / 14days.	×	×	×	×
Student/ teacher /staff at a member university of the Japan Association of Private University Libraries Kyoto Regional Committee (JASPUL)	Undergraduate student: JASPUL Common Library Card, Student ID card, Signing in Graduate student / teacher / staff: University ID card, Signing in	○	×	×	×	×	×
Graduate student/teacher/ staff at a member university of the Consortium of Universities in Kyoto	University ID card, Signing in	○	×	×	×	×	×
Student/ teacher/ staff at other universities	Letter of introduction issued by the university library (reply to referral letter), University ID card	Referral from the university library	×	×	×	×	×

Other Users (local residents, private/business researchers, non-credit students, general public, etc.)

	Admission	Using library materials	Borrowing	Using multimedia materials	PC Corner	Saturday /Sunday	Reference service
Extension course participant	Registration check, Signing in	○	×	○	×	△	×
Open lecture participant		○	×	○	×	△	×
Center for Christian Culture open program participant		○	×	○	×	△	×
Kyotanabe Doshisha Human College participant		○	×	○	×	△	×
The Consortium of Universities in Kyoto credit exchange student (Doshisha)	Credit exchange student ID	○	×	○	×	○	×
Miyako College Program participant	Membership card	○	×	○	×	○	×
General public	Letter of introduction issued by the public library, ID document	Referral from the public library	×	×	×	×	×
Private/business researcher	Letter of introduction issued by the research institution's library , ID document	Referral from the research institution	×	×	×	×	×
Local Resident	Doshisha University-issued library card	○	10items / 14days.	○	×	○	×

△ Saturday only

＊: Please note that the library will be unable to answer any inquiries by phone, fax, or email directly from those who wish to use the library materials.
We kindly ask you to make inquiries through your university/institution library or the nearest public library.

＊: Donating books to the library
The library is no longer accepting donations of books and other materials from the general public.
We politely decline your kind offer and appreciate your understanding.

＊: For Local residents
For more information, please see Local Residents (in Japanese).

Rules for Library Users