User's Guide for Registered Users

NOTE: This user's guide is for Nichibunken affiliates only. Visitors should consult the "User's Guide for Visitors".
Borrowing
Only Nichibunken affiliates may borrow items.
Check out and return books at the circulation desk.
Books | Bound Periodicals | |
Faculty (including visiting faculty) Administrators Professors emiriti Sōkendai graduate students & researchers |
Up to 100 volumes, for up to 6 months |
Up to 5 volumes, for 1 week |
Joint researchers Special joint-use researchers Visiting researchers Former faculty Sōkendai graduates |
Up to 10 volumes, for up to 1 month |
Up to 5 volumes, for 1 week |
- Reference works, unbound periodicals, rare books (including parts of the Sōda and Noma collections), and audio-visual materials are non-circulating.
- Please speak with the staff at the circulation desk if you want to continue using material past its due date (renewals) or if the material you want to use is checked out (holds).
- On occasion you may be asked to return a book before its due date.
- Borrowed books may only be used within Nichibunken facilities (Research Wing, Nichibunken House). Please do not take books off the Nichibunken premises, even if you have checked them out.
Using Special Materials
Please place a request with the circulation staff if you want to use materials such as rare books, classical literature, microfilm, audio-visual material, or old maps.
Copying
Nichibunken affiliates with Nichibunken copy cards can use the copiers. Please use the overhead scanner to copy oversized and fragile books.
>> Facilities & Equipment
Reference Services
Begin by talking to the staff at the circulation desk.
- Bibliographic surveys of Japanese and overseas libraries, location of sources.
- Specific searches about a bibliographic source.
- Proxy database searches.
ILL(Reciprocity Agreements)
Begin by talking to the staff at the circulation desk.
- Requesting and paying for materials (original, copy) from external libraries, archives, etc.
- Requesting photographs or reproductions from external libraries, archives, etc.
- Providing enquires, appointments, reference for your visit to external libraries, archives, etc.
>> Login Service
Saturday Service (For Registered Users)
- You may use the library from 9:00am to 5:00pm without going through the procedure for after-hours use on Saturdays.
- Please be aware of the following services are not avilable on Saturdays.
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- Borrowing.
- Checking out of books on closed Annex.
- Use of microfilm without advance arrangements.
- Use of rare books, classical literature, maps, and photographs (weekdays use only).
- Please refer "Saturday Service" for more details.