TUJ does not have a campus bookstore.

Temple is serviced by Follett as their bookstore provider, which includes TUJ. Faculty are responsible for submitting their course material details (besides textbook information, this also includes options for “no required text” or the use of OERs) in Follet Discover. To access Follett Discover, log into TUPortal and go to Faculty Tools > Resources > Textbook Adoption and Insights Portal (Follett).

You can find the Faculty Guide for Follett Discover here.

*If you are using a Cengage product, please reach out to the Academic Affairs Office

If you would like to place any physical material(s) on reserve at our library, please use this request form. If it is an item that the library does not already own, then please submit your request as soon as possible to account for international shipping during the holidays.

Please do the following:

Submit your textbook details via Follett Discover (at least four weeks before the start of the semester – preferably earlier!)
Fill out the Course Reserves request form if applicable
Include the textbook information and price on your syllabus, Canvas, etc.
If possible, send students who are registered an email with book information ahead of semester's start. Class lists are available on TUPortal.

Textbook Accessibility and Affordability

The cumulative cost of required materials may not exceed 10,000 Japanese yen per student without the written approval of the ADAA. Before petitioning for such a waiver, instructors are strongly encouraged to consult with the TUJ Library as to which materials are currently in circulation (and may thus be reserved) and what materials may be purchased specifically for reserve. This approach also serves to enhance the relevance of the Library’s collection to the current curriculum.

You might consider adopting a text that is readily available, for example by choosing one that is available for Kindle or in other epub version and so can be read on multiple devices.

Finally, we want to be sensitive to the price of textbooks, particularly when they are imported to Japan, so we encourage you to find resources that are either already available through TUJ's Library website or free as an Open Educational Resource (OER). Learn more about OERs through the library's OER LibGuide. There's even a grant project that provides money for OERs, the Textbook Affordability Project!

Copied Materials

Faculty are required to observe all relevant copyright laws in the preparation of photocopied materials for courses, and are therefore not permitted to copy published material for either sale or free distribution to classes without the permission of the copyright holder. Faculty are encouraged to make appropriate use of the TUJ Library reserve desk instead.