Kyorin University Inokashira Library

How to Use
There are 3 entrances on the second floor. You can enter the library through any of thethree gates on the 2nd floor. Please hold your student ID card, staff ID or temporary
permit over the IC card reader at the gate when you enter the library. If you forget yourcard, it will not be possible to enter the library.
Library Hours
Weekdays

8:30~22:30

Saturdays, Sundays, Public holidays

9:00~17:00

Supplementary Class Days

9:00~19:00※It is necessary to leave the library by closing time; the gates are automatically closedat closing time.
※Closed days: From the 29th of December to the 3rd of January, the 11th of November
To see Inokashira library’s closed days, please check our website.

How to Borrow
You can use the machine for automatic lending, or come to the service counter with yourID card and materials that you want to borrow. It is not possible to go through the gatewith materials that are not checked out.

Rules for borrowing materials
Inokashira Library
Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students,
Professors, Staffs

Items

LoanRenewals

Items

PeriodBooks1014 days

Periodicals

10LatestLoanRenewals

Periodonce

30

30 days

7 days10

7 days

5

1 day

5

1 day

5

7 days5

7 daystwice

Periodicals
DVDs,

once

once

videosCDs※If you have something that is overdue, you are not allowed to use the equipment and1

the facilities.
※If you lose items that you borrow, you are responsible for paying the replacement costfor the lost or missing items

How to Return
Please bring back the items that you have borrowed to the library service counter.
In the Inokashira library, you can also return items to the book post on the 1st floor.
(You may return books that are checked out from the Medical library to the Inokashiralibrary on Inokashira campus. You may also return books that are checked out from theInokashira library to the Medical library on Mitaka campus.)

Extending Loan Periods
You can extend the date of return for books and DVDs.(Undergraduate Students: once
Graduate Students, Professors and Staffs: twice)In the case that items are overdue, or there is a reservation for items, you may not renew
the loan period.

Reservation
You can reserve books when the item is checked out, or the item is in the Medical library.
We will let you know by e-mail when the Inokashira library receives the reserved book.
The reservation will be cancelled after ONE week. Please drop by the counter as soon as
you receive the e-mail.

Requests for New Materials
The library welcomes requests for materials, items that the library does not own.
You can make a request for new books as additions to the library collection by completingthe forms on the website.
It is not guaranteed that the library will purchase the requested items.

MyLibraryMyLibrary is the personal webpage for people who wish to use the library. When youlogin, you can use many functions.
Checking the number of items that you have checked outConfirming the dates of returnExtending the dates of returnMaking reservations



Requesting items

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Reference Service
Feel free to ask any questions about the use of the library at the service counter.
It’s our pleasure to help you at any time.
We can help with things like

The location of books and magazinesThe usage of the facilities, equipment in the libraryInterlibrary Loans
We can get you books and photocopies that we don’t own from other university libraries.
You can make a request on MyLibrary page on the library webpage. You will be required
to pay for the shipping fee and the copying fee. You are not allowed to take the materials
out of the library.
※Exchange students and students affiliated with overseas partner universities cannot
apply for interlibrary loans.

Computers and the Internet
58 laptops are available in the library. The devices can be borrowed from the PC lockers
on the 2nd floor. (Check the location on the map next page).
To use the devices, you need your ID card to open the PC locker. Those laptops areequipped with Microsoft Office 365(MO).
※Caution; Data will be deleted from the laptop automatically once you shut down thelaptop; you can’t save the data on the laptop. Please make sure to save the data on yourUSB flash drive.)

Personal Computers, Tablets, Smartphones
You can use your computer or tablet in the library. If you connect to the internet, please
set up for wireless LAN at the university.

Printing
There is a printing room on each floor. Points for printing are added to your student ID
card yearly. You can print out your files depending on the number of the points for free.
If you would like to add points, please buy an exchange certificate at the automatic
certificate issuing machine on the 1st floor of C building, and submit it to the service
counter on the 2nd floor.

Copy
You can use the copying machine on the 2nd floor. Please follow the Copyright Act when3

making copies. Black and white copies are available for ￥10 per page.
For more details, please visit the library service counter on the 2nd floor.

Floor Guide
2F[Learning Commons Area]

G. Entrance Gates. Machines for Automatic Lending
Borrowing, extending

O. The System for finding items (OPAC)
You can find the items.

P. Printing Rooms
You can print out files from computers in the library.

2-1

PC Lockers

58 laptops are available in the library.

42-4Lounge

You are allowed to eat and drink here. There are some magazines and newspapers on
the 2nd floor.

2-5Memorial Corner（Memorial Room）

Some historical materials of Kyorin University are displayed here.

2-6

Service CounterBorrowing, returning, questions, and applications for using digital collections of theNational Diet Library.

3F

3-1

Digital Materials Corner

You can use the database and microfilm. Please apply at the service counter on the 2rd5

floor if you would like to use them.

3-2

Lounge

You can eat and drink here. There is a mobile phone corner on the 3rd and 4th floors. If
you wish to make a phone call, please use this corner.

3-3

AV Booth / Personal Study Rooms

There are 2 AV booths where you can watch DVDs or listen to CDs, and there are 2personal study rooms. To use a room, please reserve it at the service counter. You can use
the room for up to 2hours, but if there is not a reservation after you, you can extend thetime of use by one hour.

3-A
3-B
3-C
3-D
3-E
3-F
3-G
3-H

Journals of Humanities and Social Sciences
Graded Reader / Large-Size Books
Reference Books
Language / Literature Books
Paperback / Pocket Edition Area
Books on Certifying Examinations / Books on Standardized
Examinations
Social Science Books
Compact Mobile Shelves

Basically, books which were bought before 2000 and journals which were published morethan 2 to 3 years ago.

3-I

Audio-Visual Materials

64F

4-1

Lounge

You can eat and drink here. There is a mobile phone corner on the 3rd and 4th floor. If youwish to make a phone call, please use this corner.

4-A
Journals of Natural Sciences
4-B
Reference Books
4-C
General / Philosophy / History / Natural Sciences / Engineering /Productive Arts / Fine Arts Books
4-D
Preclinical Sciences Books
4-E
Books on Certifying Examinations
4-F
Reference Books (Medicine)
4-G
Medicine and Related Subjects Books
4-H
Compact Mobile Shelves
Basically, books which were bought before 2000 and journals which were published morethan 2 to 3 years ago.

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