Nagoya University Law Library: Guide for NU Members

Guide for NU Members

Please bring your student ID card or staff ID card. We keep it during your library stay.
You cannot take your bags with you inside, please put them in a coin-operated locker at the entrance hall of the library. Coin will be returned after you finish using the locker.
Please be quiet and do not eat or drink in the library.

Books in Law Library are arranged by the call number and placed in the closed bookstacks 1 to 3. The materials which 1st of call number is "雑誌" (it means journals in Japanese) are in Journal's Stack 1 and 2.
- Guide 1
The materials in Reading Room, Journal's Stack 1 and 2 are accessible to all users.
The staff fetch the books placed in the closed book stacks. Please fill out the request form and submit it to the staff. To the GSL members, the card key to enter the closed book stacks are loaned.
Please contact us in advance to use microfilms, microfiches, audio-visual aids, electoric materials.
Service hours for materials that require special handling is 9:30-12:00 and 13:00-16:30.

Available by visiting Law Library.
If the material's status is "in laboratory", it means that the professor is using it. Please ask the staff to use it. Materials will be available a few days later. *Some materials may not be available.

Available by visiting Asian Law Library.
Service hours is 12:30-17:00 on week days.
At the time other than above, please visit Law Library.
If the material's status is "in laboratory", it means that the professor is using it. Please ask the staff to use it. Materials will be available a few days later. *Some materials may not be available.

They cannot be borrowed or copied because they are held on overseas satellite campuses.

Trial run

1. School of Law, Graduate School of Law and Center for Asian Legal Exchange (CALE)
I Professors, Associate Professors, Lecturer Professors, Assistant Professors, Research Associate, Students (Graduate School) of Department of the Combined Graduate Program in Law and Political Science Doctor's Course	No limit	No limit
II Students of Department of the Combined Graduate Program in Law and Political Science Master's Course, CALE staff, Researchers, Emeritus Professors, Part-time Lecturers, Visiting Professors	within 3 months	within 50 books
III Students of JD Program for Legal Practice (Nagoya University Law School), Credited Auditors of School of Law, Undergraduate students, Administrative Staffs	within 2 weeks	within 10 books
IV Except the above	deside by Law Library committee
2. Other Depertments
I Professors, Associate Professors, Lecturer Professors of Policy Studies at the Department of Social and Human Environment/Former Faculty members of Department of International Cooperation Studies(DICOS)	No limit	No limit
II Except the above Faculty members, Graduate School Students, Graduate School Research Students, Emeritus Professors, Administrative Staffs	within 2 weeks	within 10 books

(*)For undergraduate students, Long-term Lending is permitted as follows:

Long-term loan for summer vacation
- Checkout date: one week before the first day of summer vacation.
- Due date: class start day. The graduating students have to return until the day of graduation ceremony.
Long-term loan for winter vacation
- Checkout date: one week before the first day of winter vacation to the last opening day of December
- Due date: class restart day
Long-term loan for spring vacation
- Checkout date: one week before the first day of spring vacation
- Due date: class start day. The graduating students have to return until the day of graduation ceremony.

All periodicals are in-library use only.
Students can borrow books in the "Books by Faculty Corner", are not able to renew the loan period.

The following people are able to renew the loan period up to twice before the due date and only when there is no reservation of other users (You can not renew the books of long-term loan period).
- Graduate Students, Graduate School Research Students, Graduate School Special Auditing Students, Credited Auditors and Special Research Students of Department of the Combined Graduate Program in Law and Political Science Master's Course
- Students (Graduate Students), Credited Auditors of JD Program for Legal Practice (Nagoya University Law School)
- Students, Research Students, Auditing Students, Credited Auditors and Special Auditing Students of School of Law
- Students, Research Students and Auditing Students of School of Others
Renewal on the Web is available. →[How to renewal on the Web]

Return materials that you borrowed to the circulation desk within the due date.
When the library is closed, return them to the book drop outside (located in front of the library).
Materials that you borrowed from another library, please return them to that library.

Copyright law should be strictly observed by all library users when making copies of library materials.
You need the copy card to use the copy machine.

If you cannot find the item which you are looking for at the Nagoya University Libraries, you can request loans or photocopies from other university libraries.
We accept an application only from the School of Law, GSL and CALE members.
Please confirm whether or not Nagoya University libraries hold the materials you need by OPAC. Some journals are available electronically on the Web. Please check Nagoya University electronic Journal DataBase.
Nagoya University Library bears a part of the charge of ILL from April, 2013. For more detail, please see the document (in Japanese).

You can request the Inter-Library Services via the internet. Access OPAC and choose the menu InterLibrary Copy Request/Loan Request in the left side of the screen.
You need to enter Nagoya University ID and the password to login.
Guide sheet "Apply for orders for loaning books and copying" (in Japanese)

We accept an application only from the School of Law, GSL and CALE members.
Please make an application in advance since we have to inquire before your visit.