Hours

Check-out counter closes 15 minutes before library closing time.

Regular hours

Monday - Friday	8：30～22：00
Saturday (1st, 3rd, 5th)	8：30～16：00
Sat (2nd,4th)・Sun・Public holidays	10：00～16：00

Hours in holidays

•　Summer (August – mid September) / Winter (late Dec – early Jan)

Monday - Friday	8：30～17：00
Saturday (1st, 3rd, 5th)	8：30～13：00

•　Spring (Feb-Mar)

Monday - Friday	8：30～21：00
Saturday (1st, 3rd, 5th)	8：30～16：00

Library holiday

•　Year-end, New Year

(Extra holidays will be announced.)

Visiting the library

Library card (Student ID card)

Library card (Student ID card) is necessary to use the services. Please handle with care your card through graduation in and out of the library. In case of loss, please apply for a new as soon as possible.

Entry

Please use your card at the gate to enter.

Library floor guide

2nd floor

･ Check-out counter
･ reference materials (encyclopedias,maps etc)
･ new materials
･ DVD/Video

● Browsing room

There are newspapers and entertainment magazines in the browsing room sideways to the entrance. Please visit in the breaks at your convenience.

3rd floor

･ Japanese books corner
･ Audio-visual corner

Please refer at the counter before using one of the 15 audio-visual sets.

4th floor

･ Japanese, Western books and science magazines corner
･ Career information corner

Library classification

Library material is classified in the Nippon Decimal Classification system.

000	General	400	Natural Sciences	670	Commerce, Distribution
100	Philosophy, Psychology, Religion	490	Medicine, Pharmacology, Nutrition	700	Fine arts, Music
200	History, Geography, Travel	500	Technology, Engineering	780	Sports, Physical Education
300	Social Sciences	540	Internet, Computer	800	Language
330	Economics	590	Domestic arts and sciences, Cooking	900	Literature
370	Education, Kindergarten, Preschool	600	Industry and commerce

Reading and borrowing

Reading

Read library material at convenience. Please keep the arrangement and return material to the shelf where you removed it from. In the reading corner please put back material to the stacks.

Borrowing

Please show your Library card (Student ID card) at the check-out counter along with the book/books. Return the borrowed book/books by due date.

Borrowing conditions

	Students	Postgraduate students	School employees
Due in	8 days	15 days	30 days
Volume	5	10	10

Graduation thesis material

Graduating students can borrow material for 30 days upon presenting the required form.

Off-campus borrowers

The borrowing period can be extended.

Return

Please return material at the check-out counter by due date. The library will impose overdue fines in proportion with the delay, and restricted future borrowing.

Reservation

Please reserve material at the counter for your priority.

Renewal

Please ask for renewal at the counter with the material and Library card (Student ID card) before due date. You can renew two times, but have to wait if it is reserved.

Material search

The library has over 200000 volumes. You can search either at the stacks or by using computer terminals.

Online search (computer)

Please do not hesitate to contact the counter personnel if you have inquiries:

OPAC（ENGLISH）

Reference service

Please do not hesitate to contact the counter personnel if you have inquiries:

￭ how to use the library
￭ location of library material
￭ how to use reference books
￭ how to use computer terminals
￭ how to borrow off-campus material
￭ information on other university libraries
￭ specific and general inquiries

Copy (fee-based for students)

Copy machine is provided for school employees and students (fee-based) separately. Please do not use copy machines for school employees and refrain from copying non-library materials.

Interuniversity service

Interlibrary loan and copy of material located at other universities can be requested. Please contact the counter personnel.

Purchasing requests

Please request material either online or by filling in the form available in the Browsing Room. The library will notify upon arrival.

Click here for the request form