{"id":862,"date":"2021-07-15T09:12:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/?post_type=messages&#038;p=862"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:18:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:18:58","slug":"the-generous-rules-of-the-nichibunken-library","status":"publish","type":"messages","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/messages\/862\/","title":{"rendered":"The Generous Rules of the Nichibunken Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The usage policy for the Nichibunken Library is one of a kind. Researchers at the center may borrow a maximum of 100 books at a time, with a relatively generous return period of up to six months. In addition, on days when after-hours use is permitted, registered users are able access the library with a keycard.<\/p>\r\n<p>From the standpoint of a Visiting Research Scholar, I feel as if I am using the library, which has a collection of 600,000 books, like it was my personal library. Despite having used many libraries in Japan and overseas in the span of a nearly 30-year research career, I have never encountered a policy like this. So when I received an orientation on the use of the library from someone in charge, I was truly astonished. At the same time, I felt joy welling from the depths of my heart.<\/p>\r\n<p>Perhaps as a result of this usage policy, I often encounter spectacular sights here that I would never see in other libraries. Many trolleys trundle back and forth, stacked with mountains of books being loaned and returned.<\/p>\r\n<p>Admittedly, I\u2019ve yet to make use of a trolley. Nichibunken House, where I am staying, is only about a two-minute walk from the library. When I want to look something up, I can go right to the library. And although the library was closed temporarily due to the spread of COVID-19, I have never felt personally inconvenienced in my own use of the library.<\/p>\r\n<p>The biggest challenge for scholars engaging in Japanese Studies overseas is collecting materials. That I have been able to pursue my survey of materials smoothly even during the coronavirus pandemic is thanks to this unique and generous policy.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-700x525.jpg\" alt=\"\u738b\u5148\u751f\u56f3\u66f8\u9928\u5199\u771f\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-245x184.jpg 245w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f-840x630.jpg 840w, https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/nichibun_nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u5909\u66f4\uff08\u738b\u5148\u751f\u5199\u771f\uff09\u738b\u5fd7\u677e\u5199\u771f.jpg 1672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":860,"template":"","message_category":[17],"class_list":["post-862","messages","type-messages","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","message_category-essays"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/messages\/862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/messages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/messages"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"message_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.nichibun.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/message_category?post=862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}