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Borrowing Books
Borrowing Books
Please bring your book(s) and student ID card to the self-checkout machine located on the first floor of the main library to complete the borrowing process.
For books that cannot be checked out using the self-checkout machine (e.g., long-term loans for research purposes), please bring them to the counter on the first floor of the main library (Document Supply Center).
Note
If you forget your student ID card, you will not be able to borrow books.
If you have overdue books, you will not be allowed to borrow new books.
If a book is designated as a course reserve, you may be asked to return it even during the loan period.
Loan Period and Number of Books
Undergraduates
Loan Period
2 weeks
Number of Books
No limits
Graduates
Loan Period
1 month
Number of Books
No limits
Faculty, staff, part-time lectures
Loan Period
3 months
Number of Books
No limits
Teaching assistants, research institute assistants, research fellows
Loan Period
1 month
Number of Books
No limits
Non-credit-seeking auditor status and Special auditing students
Loan Period
2 weeks
Number of Books
No limits
Part-time staff
Loan Period
1 month
Number of Books
3 books
Library Friends and affiliated university members
Loan Period
1 month
Number of Books
3 books
Special borrowing
Course Reserve Books
Loan Period
1 day
Back issues of journals
Loan Period
1 week
Note
Library Friends are not eligible.
Special borrowing for thesis writers
Loan Period
3 months
Note
Only for students from the fourth year up and all graduate students
Materials that can be borrowed / Materials only use in the library
Materials that can be borrowed using the self-checkout machine
Ordinary books
New books
Back issues of journals(undergraduate students, graduates and staffs only)
Course Reserve Books (See Course Reserve Books)
Materials that can be borrowed at the Document Supply Center
Special borrowing for thesis writers
Exhibition Books
Reserved Books
DVDs
Materials only use in the library
Current issues of journals
Newspapers
Reference books (Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Yearbooks, etc.)
Master and senior thesis （Doctoral theses are treated as general books.）
Large-size books
Inter-Library Loan books (Books borrowed from other universities)
Rare books
Audio-visual materials (excluding DVDs)
Returning books
Returning books
Returning directly
Please return the materials you borrowed to one of the following locations. Please note that items left in other locations will not be considered as returned materials.
Return box at the Document Supply Center (inside the entrance gate)
Return box (outside the entrance gate)
Return box outside the main library entrance (for use only when the library is closed)
Returning by mail
If you are unable to visit the library to return materials by the due date, you can return them via mail. For more details, please refer to the page below.
Returning books Used in the Library
Materials that have not been checked out (used only within the library) should be returned to the return trucks inside the library. Library staff will place them in their designated locations.
If materials are returned to the wrong shelves, it will be extremely difficult to locate them. Please do not return them to the shelves yourself under any circumstances.
Overdue and overdue fees
Overdue and overdue fees
If you fail to return books past the due date, you will not be able to borrow new materials during that time. Additionally, the following overdue fees will be charged.
Overdue fee (per day per book)
Ordinary Books：10yen
Course Reserve Books：300yen
Overdue fees are incurred when overdue books are returned. Please settle the fees as soon as possible when they are charged.
You can check overdue books and the current overdue fees on MyLibrary.
How to pay overdue fines
1. Payments at the Desk
Please confirm the amount at the counter, purchase a revenue stamp (Shoshi) from the stamp vending machine in the library, and make your payment.
2. Payments by Mail
If you are unable to visit the library, please send the equivalent amount of the overdue fee in cash via registered mail (Genkin Kakitome) or purchase postage stamps equivalent to the overdue fee and mail them to the address below. Payments that do not match the exact overdue fee amount cannot be accepted.
Document Supply Center
International Christian University Library
3-10-2, Osawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8585, Japan
We will confirm the amount of the overdue payment in advance, so please send us the details via the contact form before settling the account.
MyLibrary
MyLibrary
You can check the due dates of the books you have borrowed, the presence of overdue books, overdue fees, and reserved books on MyLibrary.
Reserve a book
If the book you want to borrow is currently checked out, you can make a reservation. For items that are checked out, click the "Reserve" button at the detailed view on the OPAC search results page to place your request.
Reserved books will be held for 3 days (ordinary books) or 1 day (course reserve books). You will automatically receive a notification at your ICU-issued email address (XXXXXXX@icu.ac.jp) when the book becomes available.
Renewing Due Dates
If there are no reservations from other users, you can extend the loan period for the designated borrowing period starting from the day you complete the procedure. Renewals can be made through MyLibrary, the self-checkout machine, or at the counter. If you renew at the self-checkout machine or the counter, please bring the book you wish to renew and your ID card.
Online Renewal via MyLibrary
The maximum number of renewals allowed via MyLibrary is as follows.
From the "Your Borrowing/Reservation Status" section in MyLibrary, click the "Renew" button displayed for the book you wish to extend. Please note that online renewal is not available if the maximum number of renewals has been reached (including cases where the first renewal was made via the self-checkout machine or at the counter).
Undergraduate and Master's Course Students
Maximum Number of Renewals
5 times
Faculty, Staff, and Doctoral Course Students
Maximum Number of Renewals
Unlimited (as long as there are no reservations)
Library Friends
Maximum Number of Renewals
Just once
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