{"id":4475,"date":"2024-10-15T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T00:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/?page_id=4475"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:10:59","slug":"using-the-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/about\/using-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"nav col2 blockPadding\">\r\n  <li ><a href=\"\/eng\/about\/art-library\/\" title=\"Art Library\">Art Library<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li ><a href=\"\/eng\/about\/using-the-library\/\" title=\"Using the Library\">Using the Library<\/a><\/li>\r\n  <li ><a href=\"https:\/\/opac.yokohama.art.museum\/top\/index?method=change&langMode=JPN\" title=\"Online public access catalog (OPAC)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online public access catalog (OPAC)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using the Library<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Admission and access to materials is free.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials in the collection are not available for loan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please leave your luggage in the coin locker upon entering the library. No items other than writing materials, laptop computers, and valuables may be brought into the reading room.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Open hours<\/td><td>10:00 &#8211; 18:00 (Last admission at 17:30)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Closed<\/td><td>Thursdays, Year-end and New Year holidays<br>*Closed occasionally for special events or circumstances.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ast\">*Please confirm the <a href=\"\/eng\/visit\/schedule\/\" title=\"\">schedule<\/a> before your visit to the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Searching the Library Collection<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can search our collection online from home or from the search teminal located in the reading room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please click the link below to access the Yokohama Museum of Art&#8217;s OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/opac.yokohama.art.museum\/top\/index?method=change&amp;langMode=ENG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Online Public Access Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Browsing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Materials in the reading room may be viewed at your leisure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials in the collection are not available for loan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&lt; About the Closed Stacks &gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of our materials are kept in the closed stacks. Access to these materials is only by request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please use the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) to search for materials, and submit the request form to the counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Time to apply for delivery request<\/td><td>10:00 &#8211; 17:30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max # of items per request<\/td><td>10 items<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ast\">*Due to the preparation and display of items for exhibitions held at the museum, some of the books in the collection may not be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ast\">*If the condition of the material makes them difficult to browse, we may provide microfilms or other media instead of the originals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photocopy Service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The library provides a photocopy service for a fee, within the copyright law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When making photocopies, you must fill out a photocopy application form. Please fill out the form and submit it at the counter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please make photocopies on your own in accordance with the application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photocopying may not be available in some cases due to preservation reasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Hours requests accepted<\/td><td>10:00 &#8211; 17:30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Copy fees<\/td><td>Black\/white: 30 Yen per page&nbsp;<br>Color: 100 Yen per page<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Printouts from micro materials<\/td><td>Black\/white: 30 Yen per page&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ast\">*The photocopier in the library is for photocopying library materials only. Please do not use it for other purposes such as photocopying non-library materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ast\">*Photocopy service is not available by mail or fax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ast\">*Please note that no refunds will be made for photocopy errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Referece Service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about art materials, how to find materials, or how to check the collection status, please feel free to ask at the counter of the Art Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Please note the following<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please refrain from eating, drinking, taking pictures, and talking on cell phones in the reading room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please refrain from using the reading room for purposes other than reading books in the library, such as studying for exams or taking breaks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The librry is not responsible for theft or loss of valuabules or luggage left in the room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No power supply is provided.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the event of a disaster, please follow the instructions of the staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the Library Open hours 10:00 &#8211; 18:00 (Last admission at 17:30) Closed Thursdays, Year-end and New  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":399,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4475","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4475"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5958,"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4475\/revisions\/5958"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yokohama.art.museum\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}