For Visitors

＊: 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).

＊: The following information applies to the use of Imadegawa Library and the Learned Memorial Library. For materials held outside these libraries, such as those in faculty libraries, please inquire with both university libraries through your affiliated university/institution or a public library.
List of Doshisha University Libraries
Please be sure to check the “Rules for Library Using” for using the library.

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

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 in advance 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, Document certifying your student status (e.g. 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 in advance from the school library	×	×	×	×	×
Alumni of Doshisha schools	Letter of introduction issued by the public library	Referral in advance 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 in advance 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.	×	×	×	×
Undergraduate/ Graduate student at Rikkyo University	Student ID card, Signing in	○	×	×	×	×	×
Full-time faculty/ staff at Rikkyo University	University ID card, Signing in	○	×	×	×	×	×
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 in advance 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		○	×	○	×	△	×
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 in advance from the public library	×	×	×	×	×
Private/business researcher	Letter of introduction issued by the research institution's library , ID document	Referral in advance from the research institution	×	×	×	×	×
Local Resident	Doshisha University-issued library card	○	10items / 14days.	○	×	○	×

△ Saturday only

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.