Using the library

Last update:2009/10/21
Tokyo Gakugei University Library
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Service Counter (first floor)
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URL: https://library.u-gakugei.ac.jp/

Contents

1. Library hours

2. First floor

3. Second floor

4. How to use library materials

5. How to find library materials

6. Reference services

7. Appropriate behaviour

8.Guide for visitors

Appendix. Nippon Decimal Classification: classification code of our library

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1.Library hours

Open hours

  During semester* During vacation
Mon. - Fri.
8:30 - 22:00
8:30 - 17:00
Sat., Sun. and National Holidays
10:00 - 17:00
10:00 - 17:00

* This session includes the teaching practice period.

Days closed

- University Foundation Day (May 31).
- From December 28 to January 4.
- Other.

The library calendar can be accessed on the WWW.

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2.First floor

Service counter

The following services are available.
- Procedures for borrowing and returning library materials.
- Registration to use audiovisual materials.
- Applications for library user cards.
- Requests for materials stored in closed stacks
- Guidance in using the library's resources.
- Reception of visitors.
- and others.

The first floor reading room

About 76,000 volumes are placed on shelves and classified. Textbooks, paperbacks, juvenile books,
picture-books, large-sized books, and books for international students are placed separately.

Basement (closed stacks)

There are about 330,000 volumes stored in closed stacks.
- Reprinted documents, individual complete works, foreign books.
- Old books.
- Rare books (the Mochizuki collection, the Matsuura collection,special collections showcasing British, French, and German Education, the Sugoroku collection, the Rudolf Steiner collection, etc.).
- Back editions of journals and bulletins (except for education and psychology).

Newspaper reading room (the first floor)

Here you can read domestic and overseas newspapers. There are also 4 photocopiers in the room. Two machines are coin-operated, while the other two are card-operated.

Study room (2 rooms each on the first and second floors)

You can use the study rooms for group study using library materials. Please apply at the first floor service counter.

Special Study room (the first floor)

There are personal computers with voice-synthesizers, and also a Braille-points display and printer for people with sight impediments. There are also Braille-points materials. Please apply at the first floor service counter.

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3.Second floor

The second floor reading room

The following materials are available.
- Journals (current editions).
- Back and current editions of education and psychology journals.
- Back and current edtions of some Japanese literary journals.
- University bulletins related to education, psychology, and a part of humanities.
- Our university publications.
- Reference books (such as dictionaries, bibliographies, encyclopedias, etc).
- Newspapers, reduced size editions.

Audiovisual corner (the second floor)

Here you can play music CDs, DVDs, LDs, videotapes, tapes, etc. available at the library.

Terminal room (the second floor)

In the terminal room there are 20 terminals connected to the Information Processing Center. Here you can write reports, send/receive E-mails, and surf the INTERNET.

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4.How to use library materials

Library user card

We issue library user cards to students and staff members of our university. A library user card is required at the time of admission, for the loan of books or journals, and when taking materials from the closed stacks.

Reading in the library

You can read the books or the journals (magazines, bulletins) on the first and second floor freely. After use, please return them to their original place.

Use of materials in the closed stacks

If you wish to read the material(s) in the closed stacks, please fill in a procedure form and ask the staff member at the 1st floor service counter. The white procedure form is for books, and the blue one is for journals. After use, please return them to the first floor service counter.

Or if you have already heard explanation about the usage of the closed stacks, please fill in the warehouse record book and enter the closed stacks to use materials by yourself.


Photocopying

You can make one photocopy of library materials within the limits of Copyright Law.

Borrowing

When you borrow books or journals, please show your library user card and complete the necessary procedures at the first floor service counter.

Limits on borrowed materials and loan periods
 
Category of users Items Limits Loan period
Members of the Tokyo Gakugei University 
(Faculty members,university staff,graduate and 
undergraduate students,research students,and so on) 		Books 12 vols. 1 month
Journals 3 issues 1 day
Alumni of Tokyo Gakugei University,school teachers in 
Japan and citizen in Japan		 Books 6 vols. 2 weeks

THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS ARE NOT FOR LOAN.

- Reference books (dictionaries, year books, catalogues, etc.).
- Audiovisual materials, CD-ROM software.
- Microform materials.
- Original editions of newspapers.
- Master's theses, doctoral dissertations.
- Rare books (the Mochizuki collection, the Matsuura collection, and so on).
- Materials on which a red label is stuck.

Renewals

If the books are not reserved by other users, a loan period can be renewed for a period of up to two weeks from the day of procedure .

Return

Please return the books and the journals to the place you borrowed them from at the first floor service counter.
When the library is closed, please return your books to the return box near the entrance of the library.

Additional books-borrowing is not permitted if any of the books you have borrowed are overdue. BE CAREFUL NOT TO HAVE ANY OVERDUE BOOKS!

Reservation

You can reserve book(s) on OPAC, if the book(s) you wish to read are currently borrowed out to someone else.

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5.How to find Library materials

Books

In the library, books are arranged by their call numbers (classification numbers based on the "Nippon Decimal Classification"). You can look for your desired books directly on the shelves (based on the same classification code (theme)). Using the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) you can also see if our library has the required books or not. Please search on the shelves after making a note of the call numbers.

Journals

You can also search for journals using OPAC. Japanese journals are arranged according to their title (syllabary), Western journals are arranged according to their title (alphabetical order), and Japanese bulletins which are published by Japanese universities are arranged according to their publisher (syllabary).

After use, please return the books to their original place for the next user.

Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)

Our library provides OPAC terminals for searches via the INTERNET.
You can also access THE OPAC system of the library via a personal computer connected to the INTERNET.

How to use OPAC

1 Click "OPAC(Online Public Access Catalog)" at the library homepage.
2 Input keywords, such as title, author's name, etc., into the search conditions, and click the "search" button. In addition, you can also search from part of title, author's name, etc. Japanese kana can also be used.
3 A list of search results will be displayed.
4 Detailed information with bibliographical records, locations, call numbers, status, etc. are displayed.
5 You can find other works by the same author(etc.) easily (by one-click) on a detailed information screen.

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6.　Reference service

Reference service

Please consult a librarian at the first floor service counter if you need assistance.

Materials which our library does not hold


Issuing letters of introduction to other university libraries
When you wish to read the materials which our library does not hold, a letter of introduction to another library can be issued. Please consult a staff at the first floor service counter.

Photocopy / loan requests to other university libraries
You can also make requests for photocopies / loan requests to other university libraries (etc). Please consult a staff at the first floor service counter.

Suggestions for purchasing books
If you wish to make a suggestion that the book you require be purchased for the library, please apply the library's homepage.

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7.Appropriate Behaviour

- In the library, we ask for silence.
- Please turn off your cellular phone.
- Eating, drinking or smoking inside the library is not allowed.
- Please watch your valuables (THE LIBRARY CAN NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IN THE CASE OF THEFT!).
- After use, please return materials to their original place.

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Appendix. Nippon Decimal Classification [NDC] :
classification codes for our books

 
000     General works.
010        Libraries. Library and information sciences.
020        Books. Bibliography.
030        General encyclopedias.
040        General collected essays.
050        General serial publications.
060        General societies.
070        Journalism. Newspapers.
080        General collections.
 

100     Philosophy.
110        Special treaties on philosopy.
120        Oriental thought.
130        Western philosophy.
140        Psychology.
150        Ethics. Morals.
160     Religion.
170        Shinto.
180        Buddhism.
190        Christianity.
 

200     General history.
210        General history of Nippon.
220        General history of Asia.
230        General history of Europe.
240        General history of Africa.
250        General history of North America.
260        General history of South America.
270        General history of Oceania. General history of Polar regions.
280        General biography.
290     Geography & travels.
 

300     Social sciences.
310        Political Sciences.
320        Law.
330        Economics.
340        Public finance.
350        Statistics.
360        Society.

370        Education.
371           Theory of education.
372           History and conditions of education.
373           Educational policy and system.
374           School administration.
375           Curriculums. Methods of instruction and stury.
376           Pre-school. Elementary and secondary education.
377           Higher education.
378           Education for the handicapped children.
379           Social education.

380        Customs, folklore and ethnology.
390        National defence. Military Science.
 

400     Natural Science.
410        Mathematics.
420        Physics.
430        Chemistry.
440        Astronomy. Space sciences.
450        Earth Sciences.
460        Biology.
470           Botany.
480           Zoology.
490     Medical sciences.
 

500     Technology. Engineering.
510        Construction. Civil engineering.
520        Architecture. Building.
530        Mechanical engineering.
540        Electrical engineering.
550        Maritime engineering.
560        Metal and Mining engineering.
570        Chemical technology.
580        manufactures.
590     Domestic arts and sciences.
 

600     Industry and commerce.
610        Agriculture.
620        Horticulture.
630        Sericulture. Silk industry.
640        Animal husbandry.
650        Forestry.
660        Fishing Industry. Fishery.
670        Commerce.
680        Transportation services.
690        Communication services.
 

700     The arts. Fine arts.
710        Sculpture. Plastic arts.
720        Painting. Pictorial arts.
730        Engraving.
740        Photography and photographs.
750        Industrial arts.
760        Music.
770        Theater.
780     Sports and physical training.
790     Accomplishments and amusements.
 

800     Language.
810        Nipponese.
820        Chinese.
830        English.
840        German.
850        French.
860        Spanish.
870        Italian.
880        Russian.
890        Other languages.
 

900     Literature.
910        Nipponese literature.
920        Chinese Literature.
930        English and American literature.
940        German literature.
950        French literature.
960        Spanish literature.
970        Italian literature.
980        Russian Literature.
990        Literature of other languages.

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