Members of the public/undergraduate students of other universities, who are not alumni, former faculty Staff of the University of Tokyo, or graduate students/faculty staff of other universities/research institutes, can also read library materials in the library and photocopy materials, but you are not eligible to borrow materials. Seats for self-study are not available except for the use of materials requested in advance.

You need to apply in advance when you would like to use the library.

Members of the public can use the library 9:00 - 17:00 on weekdays.
You cannot use the library on Saturdays/Sundays/national holidays/closed days.

For closed dates and library hours, please see the Library Calendar.

Please check that the material you would like to use is stored in the Komaba Library through the University of Tokyo Library OPAC. Materials in the library have the location of "Komaba.lib.**".
When the material is available in the public library, please use it instead of our library’s material.

• Materials that have the location of "CAS.**" (for example "CAS.For.Lang.", "CAS.Soc.Intl.Study" etc.) are stored in the departments in the Komaba Campus. The conditions and ways to use the materials in the departments differ from Komaba Library. Please refer to "Materials Held by Departments in Komaba I Campus."
• The locations of the materials in the Storage Stack start with "Komaba.Lib.Stor.", "Komaba.Lib.Stor-Large.", "Komaba.Lib.Stor-Ref.", "Komaba.Lib/Ichiko-Bunko". Please refer to "Using Materials in the Storage Stack Room."
• The location of the rare materials is "Komaba.Lib.Rare." If you would like to read rare books, you need to make a pre-application. Please refer to "Reading Rare Materials."
• When there are words such as "on loan" or "on missing absent material" in the "Status" column, you cannot use the material.

The person who will visit the library must apply in person. Applications by substitutes will be unacceptable.

Please e-mail the application 2 days before the day you would like to use the library (not including weekends and holidays) or post a return postcard a week before. Application by phone is unacceptable.

Please write the following things in your e-mail/return postcard.

• The material you would like to use: Book Title, Call No., Barcode No.
• The day and time you would like to use the material
• Full name
• Your contact information: address, e-mail address

E-mail　etsuran@lib.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Return Postcard　User Service Section, Komaba Library, The University of Tokyo
　　　　　　　　　　3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo　153-8902

After the library has received your e-mail/return postcard, we will contact you to determine permitting.
We may refuse to use the library during certain periods when the library gets crowded due to examinations and other cases when it might hinder the research/education of the University.

When you visit the library, please bring your identification (insurance card, driving license, etc.) or your student ID, and a printed copy of the reply e-mail or postcard from the Komaba library.
We will also ask you to fill in the application form at the counter.

• You cannot reserve materials. We are very sorry if you cannot use the material because someone is reading it/has borrowed it on the day you visit the library.
• For severely deteriorated materials, there may be cases where you cannot use them.
• Accompanying people, including children, are not allowed to enter the library except for caregivers.
• Please refrain from visiting the library with in your car.