Library Guide (gakugnai)

Japanese

Guide to the University of Tokyo Library System (for Members)

Using of faculty/institution libraries

The University of Tokyo Library System is the system that consists of the General Library, Komaba Library, Kashiwa Library, and faculty/institution libraries

Reading materials held by the library of a faculty/institution other than yours

Library hours and services vary from library to library.

Photocopying materials at research expense

　Within those faculty/intsitution libraries under the System for Photocopying Intra-University Materials at research's Expense, you can photocopy a material held by the library of a faculty/institution other than yours at research's expense. You need to submit the "Request Form for Photocopying Material." You can also acquire a photocopy from a remote faculty/institution library other than yours through the library of your faculty/instituion using the intra-University courier service.

Where to obtain the "Request Form for Photocopying Material": library of your faculty

Borrowing books from the library of a faculty other than yours

You can borrow books from the library of a faculty/institution other than yours (excluding some libraries).

Where to apply for the service: library of your faculty/institution

Inter-library loan & delivery service between libraries in Hongo, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirogane and Nakano Campuses

Inter-library loan & delivery service between libraries in the campuses is available for researchers as teachers and graduates(some libraries are excluded).

Where to apply for the service: library of your faculty/instituion

Using a library outside University

You can use other university libraries for materials not included in the holdings of University of Tokyo. Points of contact of other university libraries vary according to the usage method.

Searching holdings of other universities

Those books can be searched with the following general catalog database at the National Institute for Informatics

NACSIS Webcat Retrieval service for NACSIS-CAT Databases on World Wide Web（National Institute of Informatics）

Reading 　　

Letter of Introduction : Letter of introduction is needed for reading a material of other university. 　　　　　
- Where to apply : Library of your faculty/institution
If you are a University researcher (teacher or graduate), you can use the national university libraries with your ID card.

Acquiring photocopies

You can obtain a pay photocopy of a material held by libraries outside University (other university libraries, National Diet Library, etc.).
Where to apply: library of your faculty

Borrowing books

Materials held by the National Diet Library and other university libraries can be borrowed from each other (you must pay the postage). You can apply for this service at the library of your faculty:

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