FAQ

Please note that materials located in research institutes cannot be accessed through the library.
Examples include the Institute of Economics and Trade, the Center for Language Research, the Institute for the Humanities, and the Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture.

If you cannot find any results when searching via the [Library Catalog] tab in the OPAC, please try the following:

1. Check if the kanji or spelling of your keywords is correct.
2. Are you perhaps searching by "article title" or "author of the article"? Try searching by the journal title instead.
   If you wish to search by "article title" or "author of the article," please try searching via the [Article Search] tab. You may be able to read the full text of electronic journals on your computer.
3. If you still cannot find the material, try searching via the [Search Other Universities] tab or the [Cross-Search] tab.
   If you can confirm that another library holds the material, you may be able to visit that library in person to use it, or request to have the material sent to your library.

Please refer to the following page.
How to Find Materials (Library Website)

You can check the materials you have borrowed from the university libraries and renew your loans via the OPAC.

1. First, log in to the OPAC.




2. After logging in, click "Borrowed Materials" under "Check Usage Status."



3. Once the "Loan List" is displayed, check the box next to the material you wish to renew and click [Renew Loan].
In the "Loan List," you can confirm your current loan status, including where you borrowed the item (Library), what you borrowed (Bibliographic details), and the due date (Due Date).



4. Click [OK] in the pop-up window.



5. The due date will be extended, and the renewal is complete.
If the renewal fails, the reason will be displayed.



Clicking on the "Bibliographic details" of a borrowed item in the "Loan List" will display the "Bibliographic Details" screen, where you can check information such as the number of times the item has been renewed.



Please note the following regarding loan renewals:

• The new due date is calculated based on the online renewal rules of the library that holds the item.
• Online loan renewals are based on the date the renewal process is performed. Please note that it does not add to the loan period from the original due date.
• You cannot renew loans in the following cases:
• The material is on "Vacation Loan."
• The material has been reserved by another user.
• You have overdue materials or are currently in a loan suspension period.
• Depending on the type of material (e.g., textbooks, journals), some items may not be eligible for renewal.

If you wish to cancel a reserved item, you can do so via the OPAC.

1. Log in to the OPAC.



2. From "Check Usage Status" on the OPAC top page, click "Reserved Materials."



3. Once the reservation list screen is displayed, check the box next to the material you wish to cancel and click [Cancel Reservation].



4. Click [OK] in the pop-up window.



5. Once the cancellation is complete, "Cancelled" will be displayed in the status field.