Book Recommendations from Faculty and Staff

We accept book recommendations from faculty and staff for books to be added to the International Studies Library collection. Priority lending is also available upon request.
*For students, please refer to the Book Purchase Request page (Japanese only).

The criteria for request

Books we collect

• Books for the study and research of languages and foreign studies
• Books for acquiring knowledge about foreign countries

Books we do NOT collect

• Books that the University of Osaka Libraries (Main Lib., Life Sciences Lib, Science and Engineering Lib. and Intl. Studies Lib.) already have
• Books considered suitable for personal purchase (e.g., comics, exam preparation books, workbooks, travel guides)
• Non-book materials (e.g., journals and magazines (serial publications), sheet music, music CDs)
• Low-cost books likely available for personal purchase
• Books with no stated reason for request
• Other items inappropriate as library holdings

How to apply

Before making requests

• Please read the above criteria carefully. In accordance with these criteria, the Book Selection Committee will decide on the purchase approval.
  *Depending on the budget situation, requests may be denied even if the criteria are met, or the acceptance of requests may be closed mid-fiscal-year.
• It takes approximately one month for Japanese books and two months for foreign books to become available.
  *It may take longer depending on publishers' stock status or other factors.
• We will notify you by email as soon as the books become available. Books will be held for one week for those who have requested borrowing priority.
• The purchased items will be placed in International Studies Library.
• If your request is denied, we will notify you by email, usually within two weeks of the request.

Making requests

Please submit your request to the following email address.