Photocopying Books/Journals

Photocopiers are available for copying library materials. When you use the photocopier, please fill out "Photocopy Request Form" and bring it to the circulation counter.

Please be sure to obey the Copyright Act when copying library materials. 
You can pay either at public or private expense for photocopying.

  Public expense Private expense
Ookayama Library

* Prepaid-card-operated photocopier(black&white: 10 yen/a copy color: 50 yen/a copy) : You need a University Co-op copy card purchased at public expense.

Note: The prepaid-card-operated photocopier will be removed around May 2025.

大学生協コピープリペイドカード販売終了のお知らせ (in Japanese)

* Library staff make copies for you (black&white: 20 yen/a copy, color: 40 yen/a copy)
For ordering, refer to the “Delivery of Copies (public expense)”

Use a coin-operated machine.

(black&white: 10 yen/a copy, color: 30 yen/a copy) 

*refundable to your budget account (a receipt is required)

Suzukakedai Library

Library staff make copies for you (black&white: 20 yen/a copy, color: 40 yen/a copy)
For ordering, refer to the “Delivery of Copies (public expense)”

  • You cannot request a refund except in the case of a malfunction of the photocopiers.
  • Please prepare coins* for photocopiers. We do not exchange to small money.
      *10, 50, 100, 500-yen coins and 1,000-yen bills are acceptable.
       Neither newly issued 500-yen coins or newly issued 1,000-yen bills are not accepted.
  • The Libraries do not provide a scanner. Taking photographs of library materials with a smartphone or a digital camera is prohibited.
  • Double-sided photocopies are not available.
  • Receipts can be issued from the coin-operated photocopiers.
Regarding Copyright Act

The photocopiers in the Libraries must be used under Article 31 of the Copyright Act. They are for library materials only.

  • Photocopying must be for your private study or research.
  • A single copy for each material is allowed.
  • The number of pages you photocopy must be less than half of an entire book.
  • If you photocopy articles in a journal, more than three months of publication is necessary or its next issue needs to have been published.

Staff Copying

This charge is for library staff to provide printed copies of library materials and other materials from the library collection. Campus members can also pay with public expense. Please follow the procedure in “Receiving photocopies via campus mail (public expense)”.
The time required for copying will vary depending on the condition of the materials and other factors. In some cases, the materials may be delivered at a later date.

(e.g.) Printing of electronic materials with limited in-library access, interlibrary loan of photocopied materials among campuses of science and engineering fields.

  Black and white (yen/a copy) Color (yen/a copy)
For Campus Members 20 40
For Visitors 40 80

Receiving photocopies via campus mail (public expense)

Please register your budget code in advance at the library and submit your request through Online Request > Ordering Articles/Interlibrary Loan.

When you order photocopies paid at public expense, these are delivered to your mailbox by campus mail. 

For ordering photocopies of materials held at Ookayama and Suzukakedai Libraries, please refer to this page.

*For Yushima Campus and Kounodai Campus users, please contact your campus library.

Printing e-journals and e-books in the library

  • Only e-journals and e-books that can be provided under contract can be printed.
  • Fee: Black and white: 10 yen/a copy, Color: 30 yen/a copy (for both campus members and visitors)
  • This is a self-printing service. If you are unable to print from a self-service printer, library staff will print it. For details on fees, etc., please see “Staff Copying” above.
  • The paper size for self-printing is A4 only.
  • Hours: Weekdays 8:45~17:00 (Applications at the circulation counter by 16:30) Please use around 30 minutes.
  • Printings are made using a dedicated computer. Please ask at the circulation counter when you use it.

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