A student or faculty/staff ID is required to use library services. Please do not forget to bring your ID with you when using the library.
When users affiliated with Waseda University other than students, faculty and staff wish to use library services, a “Library Card” is required. >Researchers
Alumni who want to use library services must use their Waseda Card or Alumni Association Card. >Alumni
Visitors who want to use library services, they must have Waseda University Supporters Club card, or letters of introduction issued by other university libraries or public libraries. >Visitors
User services may vary depending on the libraries and the user’s status at Waseda. >Libraries & Reading Rooms
Please ask about library cards at the Information Desk on the second floor of the Central Library.
Users are not required to sign out when leaving the library. They are requested to go through the BDS (Book Detection System).
Notices
Smoking, eating and drinking in the libraries are prohibited as a rule.
Please keep your valuables with you at all times to prevent theft.
Please do not talk on your cell-phones in the libraries. Please turn them off or set to silent mode so that other users are not disturbed.
Library users are not permitted to take books and other materials out of the library without procedure for borrowing.
Please handle books, materials and equipment carefully. Should any materials be damaged, the user may be liable for charges incurred to replace or repair the item. >Liability for Lost or Damaged Books
Please use computers and calculators in designated areas. Library users are not permitted to use recording equipment, such as cameras and scanners, inside the library without prior permission.
The use of coin lockers is limited to one-day. Please take your bags and belongings with you when leaving.