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In the Autumn quarter and Winter quarter, “International Student Help Desk" is now available on the following schedule.
The student staff would support international students with any questions or requests regarding library services.
Please feel free to consult the student staff.

Opening hours：Tuesday / Thursday 12:30-16:30
　　*September 9th (Tue)-Late December

Venue：Help desk on the 1st floor of the Library

Supported Languages：
　　　[Tuesday] Japanese, English, Chinese
　　　[Thursday] Japanese, English, Korean

Questions include but are not limited to :

• How to find access to certain books or articles,
• How to use the self-checkout machines,
• How to borrow certain reading materials from other institutions,
• How to print electronic files in the library.

Read and explore over 13,500 eBooks published online from Year 2019 to 2024, subject across Science, Technology, Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Period : 2025/4/1-2025/9/30
• Publishers : Cambridge University Press, Boydell & Brewer, Edinburgh University Press, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Liverpool University Press, et al.
• Not available titles : Cambridge History Series, Cambridge Companion Series, Handbook, Textbook etc.
• Remote access : Available　　※See detail Remote Access

Notice : Any book purchase requests for the applicable titles during this period will be canceled.

Access from ➡　Cambridge Core
※Available titles are marked (include purchased and open access titles)

Due to system renewal, library services such as circulation, reservation, and renew books will be unavailable on September 28, 2025. Please note that the service will be limited if you visit the library on this day.

Services Unavailable on all day

1. Circulation
   It will be unavailable to borrow the materials include same-day checkout.
   ※It is also unable to borrow the materials you reserved. If the reservation deadline of the books are Sep. 28, we will extend to Sep. 29.

2. Return
Though you can return materials, because the library system cannot process the return, the materials will remain “on loan" until around 9:00 AM on Sep. 29.
※If the loan period of the materials is Sep. 28, we will extend to Sep. 29.

3. Extension of Return Dates
You cannot extend the return dates.
※If the loan period of the books is Sep. 28, we will extend to Sep. 29. Please renew them after MyLibrary resume (It is scheduled to resume around 22:30 on Sep. 28).

4. PCs in the Library
The following PCs in the library will be unavailable;
・PCs for HERMES-Catalog (Online Library Catalog)
・Terminals for non-university users
・HERMES-IR restricted-access collections terminal
※Due to the replacement work of the terminals, some noise and coming and going of workers.

5. MyLibrary
MyLibrary will be unavailable from 00:00 on Sep. 28 to 08:00 on Sep. 29. The actual downtime may vary depending on the progress of maintenance work.
※Some online services will be suspended from Sep. 16. Please refer to the page “9/16 (Tue.) – Temporarily suspension of library online service“.

Services that will Remain Available

1. Reading materials inside the library
2. HERMES-Catalog (Online Public Access Catalog), HERMES-Search, HERMES-IR (Institutional Repository)
3. Self-service via Copy Machines
4. Fee-charging Printers
5. Use of group study rooms
   ※It will be unable to reserve for Sep. 28 by MyLibrary. Please make a reservation at the library counter after Sep. 19.
6. User Internet Terminals (for campus members)
7. Wireless LAN “1284 Wireless"
8. Access to e-journals, e-books and databases

If you have any question, please contact the library counter by Sep. 26.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

If you schedule to graduate or retire in September, 2025, please check the following matters;

I. Please be sure to return the materials before you will Graduate or Retire.
Books can also be returned by Mail.
Though you can check the borrow materials by MyLibrary, after your graduation, completion, or retirement date, you will no longer be able to use all library services, including MyLibrary.

II. If you Lost / Damage materials, please contact the Counter as soon as possible.
If you lost or damage materials on loan, please submit a Lost/Damaged Report and reimbursement materials (same edition books).

III. If you renew your contract, extend your term, are employed on campus, please consult the Circulation Counter.
Changes to your library card, changes to usage conditions, and methods for continuing to borrow materials will vary depending on the user. Please consult the Circulation Counter (Weekdays 9:00-17:00) or Inquiry Form in good time.

Don’t hesitate to ask Circulation Counter if you have any Question.

Due to inspection of the broadcasting equipment , music is currently being played in the library.
We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

Place: All areas of campus including the library
Date: Until 5:00 PM on August 7, 2025

Due to system maintenance, ProQuest Ebook Central will be temporarily unavailable during the following periods:

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 10, 2025 (Japan Time)

Due to system maintenance, Maruzen eBook Library will be temporarily unavailable during the following periods:

Schedule	Suspended service
12:00 AM, Saturday, August 9 – 12:00 PM, Sunday, August 10, 2025 (Japan Time)	All functions of Maruzen eBook Library
12:00 PM, Sunday, August 10 – 11:59 PM, Sunday, August 17, 2025 (Japan Time)	Content download Request registration

Note: The system downtime end time has been changed from 11:59 PM to 12:00 PM on August 10. Accordingly, feature limitation now begin at 12:00 PM on August 10 instead of August 11.

24,000 eBooks from Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) are now available for a limited time.
OSO provides academic eBooks from Oxford University Press, spanning 27 subject areas. New titles will come up every month.

• Period : 2025/7/25-2026/2/28
• Not available titles : Handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, OSO Archive titles (some titles published 1990-2009).
  Available titles are listed under “Find out more > Browse all books in this collection" on the OSO top page.
• Remote access : Available　　※See detail Remote Access

Notice : Any book purchase requests for the applicable titles during this period will be canceled.

Access from ➡　Oxford Scholarship Online
※Available titles are marked (include purchased titles)

We will carry out renovation work of restrooms on 3rd and 4th floors of the Periodicals Annex.
There are time when it is not available, so please use the restroom on other floor.

　Place:　Men’s and Women’s restrooms on 3rd and 4th floors of the Periodicals Annex
　Date :　July 23, 2025-Around September, 2025

Some noise will occurs during the work.
We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

Sorry, this information is only available in Japanese.