Before Applying
Register your budget code to the library in advance in order to subscribe to journals through the Ookayama library and Suzukakedai Library. To register a budget code, please apply for it through the application system Rakrak WF.
Rakrak WF Budget Code Registration for Library Services Manual
If you do not have access to Rakrak WF, please complete the "Budget code registration" application form and submit it to the library via e-mail.
How to apply
You can apply for subscribing to journals or canceling subscriptions through the Online Request.
- Faculty or staff can make applications on behalf of Budget Administrators. Please apply in advance through Rakrak WF.
Rakrak WF Library Services Registration Manual - If you do not have access to Rakrak WF, please submit "Application for online services at public expense" application form.
- Application to appoint a proxy must be submitted for every fiscal year.
- Budget Usage Report is available on the Online Request. See here for details.
International Journals
*Applications to use research funds to subscribe and cancel subscription of the international journals that will be issued in 2025 has closed.
- New subscription starting the following year
- Canceling current subscriptions at the end of the year
- Renewing current subscriptions for the following year
*You will be notified when it is time to accept applications.
User Guides:
Japanese Journals
You can apply via either way of the following methods.
1. Online Request
2. Sending the application form by Campus Mail
[Mailbox: L-1 Electronic Resources Management Group, Library Information Management Division]
There are some points that are different from international journals:
- Applications are accepted at any time.
- Subscriptions will automatically renewed unless we receive an application for cancellation.
- You can subscribe to a journal without the library.
Payment
Type | Target | Time |
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Advance | Most international journals | The yearly amount is deducted in May or June |
After delivery | Materials that are not published regularly |
The amount of single items calculated from the yearly amount is deducted on each delivery in most cases |
Single item | Materials whose prices vary by issue and treated as book series | On each delivery |
Type | Target | Time |
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After delivery | Mainly journals issued by academic societies | The yearly amount is deducted at the end of year or fiscal year |
Single item | Other than those above | On each delivery |
Picking Up Items
Visit the following places to pick up items on a regular basis.
- Ookayama Library: Floor 1, Administrative Office, Electronic Resources Management Group (weekdays 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) Map
- Suzukakedai Library(S3): Floor 1, Counter (weekdays 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
*When you pick up items, please sign our pickup log.
*You can be notified by email when your journal becomes available. See here for setting up email notifications.
Contact
Electronic Resources Management Group : Ask Service