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How to search for materials

Online Catalog (OPAC) is available for finding materials.
Library collection is shelved in the 1F & 2F (reading area), and in the basement (closed stacks/KBS stacks). Part of the collection is kept in the outside storage.
In using of audio/visual materials, microfiches, and materials in the closed stacks and KBS stacks, please fill in a request slip and hand it to the Library staff.
It takes a couple of days to deliver materials kept in the outside storage to the Library.  Advance request by phone or E-mail is recommended.

 

Services
Borrowing of books
Loan service is provided for:

Foreign nationals who are over 18 years old and will stay in Japan at a fixed address for a period of at least 2 months
Please bring your alien registration card or passport to register.
Japanese nationals who are over 18 years old and currently stay in Japan
Please bring your drivers license card, health insurance card, or student ID to register.


Loan period: 2 weeks
Maximum number of volumes can be borrowed: 5 volumes
Extension: Once (for 2 weeks), provided that no one else has requested the
books.

*Reference books, periodicals, microfilms/microfiches, rare books, KBS
documents, JF program reports, and clippings cannot be taken out.

Copying
10 yen per sheet.
Only items in the Library may be copied, but only within the limits allowed by Japanese copyright laws.

Reference services and consultation
The Library provides reference services for research information, and consultation regarding international cultural exchange activities. Requests are accepted by telephone, Fax, and E-mail


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