Access to materials at other Institutions



If you can't find the material you need at this Institute, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). 
ILL is a special service that relies on the library community's commitment to sharing.
So we can request it from cooperating libraries across the country and the world.
Borrowing Conditions depend on cooperating library's policy.
You can also visit a cooperating library directly.
■Visiting


■Copying


■Borrowing (Books)

■Visiting directly  <Restricted to Tokyo Tech members>
　
Visiting the library that owns the material

You need a introduction card and a student or faculty ID card. 
Some libraries requires to confirm where the material is located before visiting.. Please contact the staff at the reception.
You are often allowed reading and copying.

Reception　 O-okayama: Circulation Desk (Ext. 2095)
Suzukakedai: Circulation Desk  (Ext. 5152)
Hours　 8:45-17:00 on weekdays


■Request to copy <Restricted to Tokyo Tech members>
　

You can request the material that the Institute doesn't own through ILL.
Please concern copyright restrictions. You can copy not entirely but partially. 

Additional Infromations:

Submitting

First of all, please check the OPAC to see if the Library owns the material.
Then, fill out the request form and submit the reception.
The staff searches which library holds it.
One form is needed per one article.
If you pay it for Institute expenses, you'll need a seal of teaching staff who will pay for it.

Reception　 O-okayama: Circulation Desk (Ext. 2095)
Suzukakedai: Circulation Desk  (Ext. 5152)

Interlibrary Loan Request Form

You can also order it through e-DDS Service. <Restricted to users who can pay it at public expense>

Price and Time for arrival
Institution Time for arrival [Estimated] Price
Universities in Japan 7-10 days About 35-60 yen per sheet ＋ Postage fee
National Diet Library 7-31 days About 24-60 yen per sheet ＋ Packing fee (150 yen)＋Postage fee
JST (Japanese Science and Technology Corporation) 2-7 days

9 yen per sheet + Handling fee (843 yen)

BLDSC (British Library Document Supply Center) 7-30 days About 1,800-3,000 yen per request
CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) 2-7 days About 1,700 yen per request
OCLC (Mainly Universities in North America) 3-14 days About 0-5,000 yen （Please ask staffs about details)
Other Overseas Institutions Over 14 days About 0-30,000 yen （Please ask staffs about details)

*Private expenses are acceptable in Japanese universities, National Diet Library and JST.

Receiving

It takes about a week for you to receive photocopies. 
After arriving, you are noticed by an email or calling.

　[Patrons who ordered at Institute expenses]
　
Photocopies are prepared in a prescribed box.
After writing your signature on a request form, bring back photocopies.
Reception　 From 8:45-17:00 on weekdays: the Reference Counter
Others: the Circulation Counter
Suzukakedai: the Circulation and Reference Counter  (Ext. 5152)
　[Patrons who ordered at Private expenses]
Please come to the Reception during operation hours below.
And pay for it.
Hours　 8:45-17:00 on weekdays
Reception　 O-okayama: Circulation Desk (Ext. 2095)
Suzukakedai: Circulation Desk (Ext. 5152)

■Borrowing books from other Institutions <Restricted to Tokyo Tech members>

This is a service to help patrons access books not in the Institute.
Books are borrowed and lent institution to institution.
Private expenses are only acceptable.

Submitting

First of all, please check the OPAC to see if the Library owns the material.
Then, fill out the request form and submit the reception.
The staff searches which library holds it.

Reception　 O-okayama: Circulation Desk (Ext. 2095)
Suzukakedai: Circulation Desk (Ext. 5152)

Interlibrary Loan Request Form
You can also order it through e-DDS Service.

Materials Not Available

Rare books, reference books, large sized books, books bound in Japanese style, periodicals and books which you can buy easily.

Length of Loans

About 1 or 2 weeks.

Price

Postage fee.

Receiving

It takes about 1 or 2 weeks for materials to arrive. 
After arriving, you are noticed it by an email or a calling. Please come to the Reception above to receive it.

Returning

Please bring back the book to the Reception. Don't put back it a book chute.
Tokyo Institute of Technology Library
O-okayama　 2-12-1 O-okayama, Meguro-ku Tokyo 152-8550
TEL: 03-5734-2097 / FAX 03-5734-2985
Suzukakedai　 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku Yokohama-city 226-8503
TEL: 045-924-5152 / FAX 045-924-5156
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