*This page is intended for members of the Science Tokyo, science and engineering fields. Please click here if you belong to medicine, dentistry, health care sciences, and oral health care sciences fields.
*The Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service is available through the Portal for Sci & Eng Field, Science Tokyo. It cannot be used by those who do not possess an IC card for the science and engineering fields.

 

You can order the photocopies of materials such as articles that are not stocked in Tokyo Tech from other libraries.

How to order

After you confirm on Library Catalog that the material is not available in Tokyo Tech, you may order photocopies from other libraries through "Online Request." Here's more on the procedure about it. 
In case you cannot use Online Request, contact us via Ask Service.
If you pay for the copies you order at public expense, you need to register your budget code to the Library via the Application System in advance. For details, refer to here. If you wish to use "commissioned research funds" or "targeted operating grants", please contact the Research Fund Support Division in advance to confirm whether they can be used for the ILL Service. Reimbursement is not allowed.

Rough standard for delivery date and charges 

client library days charge
University library in Japan 1 week - 35 - 150 yen / sheet ＋ postage etc.
National Diet Library (NDL) 2 week - 23 - 200 yen / sheet ＋ package charge (200 yen) ＋ postage
Other organizations (getting treated as individuals) (getting treated as individuals)

*If you apply for more than about 10 items at the same time, it will take time to process your request and deliver your photocopies.
*If you want to pay at private expense, you can order only to university libraries in Japan and National Diet Library.

Support for interlibrary loan costs by the Tokyo Tech Library (Only for students)

The budget for this service has a limit. To ensure equality of opportunity for everyone, please understand all the following before applying.

〔IMPORTANT〕To students who blong to a laboratory
  This service is exclusively for students who cannot use a public expense.

How to Apply for this Service

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd-year undergraduate students who don’t belong to a laboratory:
    Please select "Private" from "Expense".

  • 4th-year undergraduate, master’s or doctoral students:
    Please ask your supervisor/professor whether or not you are allowed to use a public expense before applying.
    Only in the case you cannot use a public expense, select "Private" from "Expense" and be sure to write "I confirmed that I cannot use a public expense" in the "Comments" field.
    Note that you need to pay yourself in case you don’t enter it in the "Comments".
Note

  • The materials you order must be necessary for your own research and/or study.

  • If the material you need is held in a public library, we may not accept your request and recommend you to visit the public library.

  • Orders for photocopies from another Library (science and engineering fields)  at private expense are at your own expense.

  • This service may end when the budget reaches its limit.
Applications subject to support

Orders from the National Diet Library, university libraries, or libraries of research institutions in Japan.

* It may be possible to order from libraries other than the abovethese types of libraries as well.with the library's budget. Please contact us for more details.

Pick-Up

When the photocopies arrive, we will inform you by e-mail or phone which you filled out on the request form.

Public expense and Library expense

Please come to the circulation counter during the library hours.

Private expense

Please come to the circulation counter and pay the fee between 8:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.