In Japan, there are a number of self-access centres which, through hard work, collaboration and support, have succeeded in establishing unique identities for themselves. However, as encouraging as this is, there are still university-based self-access centres within the country where the opposite is true. In this article, one self-access centre’s struggle to form a unique identity for itself will be examined. Discussion will first focus on understanding the history of the centre and underlying reasons for why this problem persists. Thereafter, attention will be turned to ambitious efforts being made to deal with the issue in light of long-standing limitations imposed by the university’s administration.

中文翻译：

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推动，不要拉：一个自助访问中心为身份而奋斗

在日本，有许多自助访问中心，通过努力工作，协作和支持，他们成功地为自己建立了独特的身份。但是，令人鼓舞的是，该国内部仍然存在以大学为基础的自助访问中心，事实恰恰相反。在本文中，将研究一个自助访问中心为自己形成唯一身份所做的努力。讨论将首先着重于了解中心的历史以及该问题持续存在的根本原因。此后，将根据大学行政管理的长期限制，将注意力转向为解决这一问题而进行的雄心勃勃的努力。