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What is Interlibrary Loan?

You can order the photocopies of materials such as articles that are not stocked in Science Tokyo from other libraries.
Users need to pay for this service at public expense or private expense. Reimbursement is not allowed.
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.

Required Days to be Delivered and Charges

Client library*1 Required Days to be Delivered*2 Estimated Charges*3
University Libraries 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 etc.
Others (getting treated as individuals) (getting treated as individuals)

*1 If you want to pay at private expense, you can order only to university libraries in Japan and National Diet Library.
*2 If 10 or more requests are submitted at the same time, it may take longer to send requests to holding libraries and to deliver the copies.
*3 When multiple interlibrary loan requests are made under the same budget (including requests from different users), and it is possible to consolidate orders to the same library, they will be processed together to reduce shipping costs. In such cases, the combined shipping fee will be charged to only one of the requests.

From Order to Pick-up

1．Check material iformation

Search our Library Catalog and make sure that the Library does NOT hold the material you need.

2．Order

Please apply from "Online Request". Here's more on the procedure about it. 
If you want to pay at public expense, please register your budget code with the library in advance through the application system. For details, please refer to here.
In case you cannot use "Online Request", contact us via Ask Service.

3．Pick-up

When the photocopies arrive, we will inform you by email. Please come to the circulation counter for pick-up.

  Hours for Pick-up Items Required at Pick-up
Public expense（including Library expense） During the opening hours Nothing
Private expense Between 8:45 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays Cash in the amount specified in the email

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Interlibrary Loan for books and articles（4'51"）
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Support for Interlibrary Loan Costs by the Library (Only for students)

The Library covers the expenses of the Interlibrary Loan for students who cannot use public expense.
The budget for this service has a limit. To ensure equality of opportunity for everyone, please understand all the following before applying.
Depending on the budget spending, a limit on the number of interlibrary-loan books per person may be set in the relevant fiscal year.

〔IMPORTANT〕To students who belong to a laboratory
This service is exclusively for students who cannot use 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 (Required at the first application of every fiscal year).
    Note that you need to pay yourself in case you don’t enter it in the "Comments".
Notes

  • 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.

  • Express delivery can't be requested.

  • Requests for photocopies from other science and engineering campuses are not covered by this service.