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Requesting Delivery Service

Through the MyOPAC homepage, you can request photocopies of materials and books from other campuses or universities.
Initial registration is required to use services marked as "paid". Please fill out "Application form for the MyOPAC delivery request service" and submit it to the Kashiwa Library's counter. Application forms are also available at the counter.

  • The "user code" that you need to fill out on the application form is the 10-digit number printed on your staff or student ID card.
  • To claim as a public expense, the name and seal of the faculty responsible for payment is required on the application form.
  • Service hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:00-17:00
  • If you have not registered to use the library or your registration has expired, please fill out the "Application Form for University of Tokyo Library Pass" and bring it to the counter with your staff or student ID card.
  Request delivery of books Request delivery of documents
Photocopy Photocopy(receive at your laboratory) PDF
Your department × × × OK(paid service)
same campus as your department OK × × OK(paid service)
different campus OK OK(paid service) Only public expense (paid service) OK(paid service)
different university OK(paid service) OK(paid service) × ×
  • Services vary by library.
  • For those who belong to the Institute for Solid State Physics, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, and other campus departments, please apply at your own department's library.

Reserving Books on Loan/Request for Delivery(On-campus servce)

If a book is out on loan, you can make a reservation for it. You can also place a delivery request for books from other libraries. Please refer to the following.

Reserving Books on Loan/Request for Delivery

Photocopy Request(On-campus servce / paid service)

You can request retrieving photocopies of references such as research papers and theses from other campuses. If fees are to be paid as a department/laboratory expense, you can request to receive the photocopies at your laboratory.

 Fees: black/white 20 yen/sheet・color 60 yen/sheet (private/public expense)

*Please see below for how to pay as a private expense.
How to pay (private expense)

PDF Requests(On-campus servce / paid service)

A PDF request service is also available for retrieving references by PDF such as research papers and theses in PDF format from Kashiwa Library and remote campuses.
Those who belong to Kashiwa campus can also request this service at the Kashiwa Library.

The PDF can be viewed only from terminals connected to the campus network.
The expiry date for viewing the PDF is 2 weeks from the date of email contact.
Please note that you will not be able to browse or access the PDF after that.

Be sure to abide by copyright laws.

 Fees: 20 yen/sheet (private/public expense)

Requests for PDF materials are accepted at these libraries:
Kashiwa Library, General Library, Komaba Library, Medical Library, Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology, University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Faculty of Letters Library, The Library of Economics, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences Library, Institute of Medical Science Library, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute Library *

*Kashiwa Campus members cannot request materials from the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute Library. Please visit the library directly.

*Please see below for how to pay as a private expense.
How to pay (private expense)

InterLibraryLoan/Photocopy Request(paid service)

If The University of Tokyo Library does not have the books or journals you need, you can request them from other universities.

 Photocopy: 40-60 yen/sheet + postage
 Book loan : 2,000-4,000 yen (delivery costs included)
 (private/public expense)

*Please see below for how to pay as a private expense.
How to pay (private expense)