Library User Card Issuance Procedures for Faculty and Staff Members

Faculty and staff members who are listed in the following list can use Rikkyo University Library by issuing the library user card. Those who already have an IC card can use libraries with an IC card.

The application procedure differs depending on the user category, so please refer to the list of issuance procedures below. If you have an employment status not listed below and want to use the library, please contact us.

Effective Date

The current fiscal year. If you want to continue using it in the following year, please renew it (see below).

New Issuance Procedure

*If you have an employment status not listed below and want to use the library, please contact us.

1.Apply at library circulation
User category Documents submitted Submission address Applicants
Part-time Lecturers
  • Application form: Contact Information
  • Necessary documents: ① or ②
    ① Employee ID card
    ② Identification documents
    *If we are unable to verify your employment status, please ask the College Administration Office or Independent Graduate Schools Office to prepare the following document, and submit them to the library along with ②. In principle, the start date of use is one month prior to the arrival date.
    Document: 「着任予定教員の図書館利用について」
Ikebukuro or Niiza library circulation directly him/herself
Full-time contract staff, Education and Research Contractor, Contract staff B, Part-time contract staff Ikebukuro or Niiza library circulation directly him/herself
Education Coach Ikebukuro or Niiza library circulation directly him/herself
2.Apply via the WEB application system

*Click here for the WEB application system (V-Campus ID/PW login required)

User category Application method Application address Applicants
Researchers To apply for or renew the library user card, the accepting department or faculty member should apply through WEB application system.
  • Application method: WEB application system
  • Required Information: For details of required information for application, please refer to the “User Guide for the Library User Card Application Form” within WEB application system.
*To use electronic resources, please apply for an electronic resources user ID when submitting the library user card application.
*The library user card will be sent to applicant four or more days after the approval notification.
WEB application system Accepting Department/ Accepting Faculty Members
Dispatch/ Part-time /Outsourced staff To apply for or renew the library user card, the affiliated department or the accepting faculty member should apply through WEB application system.
  • Application method: WEB application system
  • Required Information: For details of required information for application, please refer to the “User Guide for the Library User Card Application Form” within WEB application system.
*Please state the reason why the library user card is required for business purposes.
*The library user card will be sent to applicant four or more days after the approval notification.
WEB application system Affiliated Department/ Accepting Faculty Members

Renewal Procedure

1.Apply at library circulation (Part-time Lecturers, Full-time contract staff, Education and Research Contractor, Contract staff B, Part-time contract staff, Education Coach)

If you want to continue using services in the following year, please submit 3 documents together directly to the library. 3 documents are “Application form”, “Necessary documents (proof of enrollment for the following year)”, and “Library User Card” in the “New Issuance Procedure” table.

*Research Fellows should follow the same renewal procedure as the New Issuance Procedure through their Acceptance Department or Acceptance Faculty Members.

2.Apply via the WEB application system (Researchers, Dispatch, Part-time, Outsourced staff etc.)

To renew the library user card, accepting or affiliated department or accepting faculty member should apply using the same procedure as for a new issuance.
Please temporarily return the library card to the library, as it is required for the renewal process will be sent by campus mail, etc.

Note: For dispatch staff, part-time staff, and outsourced staff, the renewed library card will be issued on or after April 1st.

Reissuance Procedure (Loss/Damage)

Please apply for the reissuance of your Library User Card at the library counter.
In principle, a reissuance fee is required: ¥1,000 for the IC card type and ¥500 for the pouch card type.

*Please contact the Human Resources Office regarding the reissuance of your Employee ID card(IC card).