GENERAL INFORMATIONADMISSIONS
1 Undergraduate/graduate students, faculty and staff of Doshisha University
2 Doshisha Library card holders
3 Those from outside of Doshisha University who are given permission
by the Director, Doshisha University Library

ENTERING / USING THE LIBRARYUsers need Doshisha University-issued ID cards ( student / teacher / staff ID, or alibrary card ) to enter the library and use the services.

SERVICESBORROWING
FLOOR GUIDETo check out materials, please bring the materials you wish to borrow and your ID
card to the Main Counter.

Materials that may not borrowed
Reference materials, periodicals (journals, newspapers, JIS, etc.), audio-visualmaterials, non-circulating materials, Doshisha Archives materials, etc.

BORROWING LIMITS / LOAN PERIODS
DU Students / Faculty / Staff

30 books / 14 days

DOORS (DOshisha Online Retrieval System)

Borrowing limits and loan periods for users other than the above vary according to theto the status of the user. Each user will be informed of the limits and the periods when
when a library card is issued.

DOORS is the online public access catalog of Doshisha University.
‐You can search for library materials and check the location or the circulating statusof them.
‐ You can request interlibrary loan/photocopy service, or make purchaserequests.
‐You can use more search systems. DOGS Plus, DWCLA, CiNii Books, CiNii
Research, and NDL Search are available. Please try to click each tab.

Please return borrowed materials to the Main Counter, or to the book return slot when thelibrary is closed.
Materials held by Learned Memorial Library and Imadegawa Library can be borrowed orreturned at any of these libraries.

DOGS Plus (DOshisha Greater Search+)
DOGS Plus is the integrated search system that enables you to search
electronic journals, electronic books, and databases available on campus, andalso Doshisha University’s holdings of printed books and periodicals at a timeby keywords.

DATABASE / E-JOURNALS & E-BOOKS
Databases are available for searching newspapers, academic journals, case law
references, biography resources, company information, dictionaries,
encyclopedias, etc. E-journals and E-books are available for reading academic
journal articles and dissertations electronically. To use them free of charge,
please access “Digital Library” on the library website via PCs connected to theUniversity network*.
*On campus, you can use the PC at the library or other computer classrooms,
or your own laptop connected to DO-NET. For off-campus use, you need aVPN connection. Your user ID and password are required.

TIPS for DOORSFor details on how to use DOORS and Web service, see Tips, the leaflet provided
at the Main Counter or downloaded from the library website.

TRAININGS and WORKSHOPS
The library offers open workshops on how to search for literature and information,or how to use DOORS and databases. For details on occasional library seminars,
please check the library website or notice boards.

USING DOSHISHA WOMEN’S COLLEGE(DWCLA)LIBRARY‐Regular students at Doshisha University (DU) need to apply for a library cardin person at one of the libraries of DWCLA.
‐Full-time faculty and staff of DU are required to carry their ID cards with them.
‐Users other than the above, please inquire at the library counter.
‐Library usage and hours differ depending on each library. Please check thelibrary website of DWCLA.

Doshisha University

LibraryRETURNING

https://library.doshisha.ac.jp/library/

RENEWALS
You can extend the loan period before the due date at the Main Counter or via
My DOORS if the borrowed material has not been reserved by another user.

RESERVATIONSLEARNED Memorial Library Guide 2F/3F

LEARNED Memorial Ubrary Guide

Materials out on loan can be reserved at the Main Counter or via DOORS.

INTERCAMPUS DELIVERY
You can request delivery of circulating materials from another campus library,including Off-Campus Stacks and Hakuenkan Stacks. Availability and usage ofthe materials vary depending on the library. Please inquire at the Main Counter.
You may request and reserve total up to 10 books.

HOURS
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

PURCHASE REQUESTS
You can submit purchase requests to the library via My DOORS if the book you
want is not held in the library. The library will determine if the requested book isworth purchasing, and make the decision. You may request total up to 5 books amonth, 20 books a year.
If you have overdue books, you cannot use the following services; borrowing,renewals, reservations, intercampus delivery, and purchase requests.

REFERENCE SERVICES
Please feel free to ask a librarian at the Reference Counter for assistance if you
have any questions about finding materials you need. You can also get some
services on My DOORS, and it has a link within the library website.

◆Service Hours

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Monday to Friday:
10:00-19:00
Monday to Friday (in holidays or recesses): 10:00-17:00”LEARNED Memorial
Library

1−3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto,◆Research support

610-0394,Japan0774-65-7240

How to make use of DOORS, DOGS Plus, databases, or materials inseveral media
How to collect documents or data pertaining to the research theme

IMADEGAWA Library (Neiseikan)◆Interlibrary services

Karasuma-higashi−iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto,

Use of the faculty libraries/research laboratories’ materials
Issue of letters of Introduction to other university/institution libraries
Request for interlibrary loan/photocopy service (book/document delivery)

602-8580,Japan075-251-39802024.3

FLOOR PLAN
2nd FLOOR

3rd FLOOR

Group Studies 1 −Rooms may only be used for study purposes by groups.
Please come to the Main Counter if you’d like to use.

Open−shelf Books 1Reading Service Room / Braille Room −Braille dictionaries (English-Japanese,Japanese language, etc.), Braille newspapers, a magnifier and a braillewriter areavailable in the Braille Room.

100200000700
Speaking Booth −You can improve your English pronunciation and listening skill byusing “AmiVoice”, a software for learning and practicing pronunciation or CD materials
held by the library for language learning. Please come to the Main Counter if you’d liketo use.
PC Space −PC Space is equipped with desktop computers. Users are free to searchdatabases or use the Internet for their studies as well as prepare reports or presentationmaterials using a range of software. ID authentication is required to use the PCs.

800900

GENERAL WORKS −Information science. Informatics, Libraries, Bibliography,
General collections
PHILOSOPHY −Philosophy, Psychology, Ethics, Religion
GENERAL HISTORY −General history, General biography, Generalgeography
THE ARTS. FINE ARTS –The arts, Painting. Pictorial arts,
Photography and photographs, Music, Theater, Motion picture, Sports
LANGUAGE −Japanese, Chinese, English, German, French
LITERATURE −Japanese Literature, Chinese Literature, English andAmerican Literature, German Literature

Pocket Books
Global Lab. −Collection of materials based on three aims: to encourage foreign
language learning, deepen intercultural understanding, and learn Japanese culture

DOORS Space −PCs for the DOORS search engine

Extensive Reading Books −Extensive Reading Books (ESL BOOKS) areclassified into their word levels and publishers.

Exhibition Room −Planned exhibitions using materials of the library’s collection areheld.

Foreign Paperbacks −This area has a paperbacks collection mostly composed ofPenguin Books, a popular publication series from England.
*Stacks level 2 also hold the collection.

Photocopy Space −You can photocopy materials within the limitations of the Copyright
Law of Japan (Article 31). Please fill in the appropriate application form.

Multimedia Resources −Multimedia materials such as DVDs and CDs are locatedin this area. These items are in library-use only. Please come to the Main Counter
if you’d like to use.

Mobile Phone Booth −You are allowed to use your mobile phones or smartphones inthis booth.
Stacks Entrance −Stacks Entrance is on the 2nd floor. No procedure is necessary toenter there.

ARRANGEMENT
The library materials held by Doshisha University are organized by Nippon
Decimal Classification (NDC), and arranged in order of call numbers whichindicate the subject areas. The call number is found on the spine of eachmaterial and on DOORS. Japanese materials and foreign materials are notseparately shelved in the library.

Reference Collection −Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Bibliographies, Indexes,White Papers, Statistics, YearbooksNewspapers
Periodicals −Current Periodicals, Back Issues of Periodicals
MapsStacks
Stacks Level 2 −Back Issues of Periodicals, Foreign Paperbacks, Newspapers(reduced-sized edition)
Stacks Level 1 − Yearbooks, White Papers, Back Issues of Statistical
References, General Books, Reference Books, Pocket Books, Rare Books,
Closed-stacks

Group Studies 2 / 3 −Rooms may only be used for study purposes by groups.
Please come to the Main Counter if you’d like to use.
Silence −Silence is a room to study calmly. Personal laptops or items with key
touch sounds such as calculators cannot be used in this room.
Reading Space –Carrels are available in this area.

Open−shelf Books 2300400

SOCIAL SCIENCES −Political science, Law, Economics, Public Finance,Statistics, Sociology, Education, Folklore/Ethnology, Military sciences
NATURAL SCIENCES −Mathematics, Physics

Open−shelf Books 3400500600
JIS

NATURAL SCIENCES −Chemistry, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Biology,
Medical Sciences
TECHNOLOGY. ENGINEERING −Industries, Architecture. Building,
Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering, Domestic arts and sciences
INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE −Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing industry.
Fisheries, Commerce, Transportation services, Communication services
Japanese Industrial Standards
You may not return materials to the shelves, but place on the book carts
located in each room after using them in the library.

REMINDERS◆Handle library materials with care. If you soil, damage, or lose the materials,
you need to pay compensation.
◆Follow the procedure when borrowing and returning materials.
Materials must not be taken out of the library unless the proper borrowing
procedures are completed.
◆Be quiet in the Library. Talking on the cell phone is not permitted except atthe Mobile Phone Booth.
◆Eating is prohibited in the library. You can bring only drinks in spill-proof
containers with lids into the library.
◆Keep your belongings with you at all times.
◆Your ID card is not transferable or rentable.
◆Users must observe the rules and etiquette in the Library.