Borrowing Materials

Materials That Can Be Borrowed

The following materials can be borrowed. In the case of journals, materials that can be borrowed, and users who can borrow them are limited. For the details, please see"Borrowing Journals".

Location Located Materials Display on OPAC
Type of Materials Call Number (first three digits) Location Comments
4th Floor General Books Japanese 100-499 Komaba.Lib.4F.Openshelf  
3rd Floor General Books Japanese 500-999,001-099 Komaba.Lib.3F.Openshelf  
Foreign    
General Books(large-sized books) Japanese   Komaba.Lib.3F.Large-sized  
Foreign    
2nd Floor Paperbacks/small-sized paperbacks/
text books of The Open University of Japan etc.
  000 Komaba.Lib.2F.Openshelf  
1st Floor New arrival general books     Komaba.Lib.4F.Openshelf     
Komaba.Lib.3F.Openshelf  
Komaba.Lib.2F.Openshelf  
New arrival research books     Komaba.Lib.B1F.Stack  
Komaba.Lib.B2F.Stack  
GENKI BOOKS Japanese   Komaba.Lib.1F.Openshelf GENKI BOOKS
Foreign  
UTokyo BiblioPlaza books Japanese   UTokyo BiblioPlaza Corner
Foreign  
B1 Floor Research books Japanese   Komaba.Lib.B1F.Stack  
Research books (large-sized books) Japanese   Komaba.Lib.B1F.Large.  
B2 Floor Research books Foreign   Komaba.Lib.B2F.Stack  
Research books (large-sized books) Foreign   Komaba.Lib.B2F.Large.  
Storage Stack Room* Storage books Japanese   Komaba.Lib.Stor.  
Foreign    
Storage books(large-sized books) Japanese   Komaba.Lib.Stor.Large.  
Foreign    

* The library staff will take materials out from the Storage Stack Room, so some time may be required. For the details, please see "Using Materials in the Storage Stack Room".

How to Borrow the Materials

Borrowing at the Counter
Please bring the material that you would like to borrow to the counter, and present your student ID/staff ID/library user ID. When you would like to use "Special Loan" / "Research Loan" / "Loan Extension", please tell the library staff.

Borrowing with the Self-checkout Machine
You can use the Self-checkout Machines located in the 1st floor. You cannot do "Special Loan" / "Research Loan" with the Self-checkout Machine.

Type of Loan

The type of loaning you can use, differs depending on your status.

  General Loan Special Loan Research Loan
Students in the Junior Division    
Students in the Senior Division/Graduate students  
Professors/Assistant professors/Research assistants/(full-time) Lecturers of the College of Arts and Sciences/Graduate School of Arts and Sciences  
Faculty staff who do not fall under the categories above    

General Loan

Users Who Can Use This Loan
All members of the University of Tokyo

Loan Conditions

  • Maximum number of items: 10 items
  • Loan period:
    • Undergraduate/graduate students: 2 weeks
    • Faculty staff: 30 days
  • Number of times that extensions can be made: Maximum of 2 times
    • When someone has made a reservation of the material, you cannot make renewals.
    • Each time you make an extension, 2 weeks will be extended for undergraduate /graduate students, and 30 days will be extended for faculty staff.
    • You can extend the loan period with MyOPAC, the Self-checkout Machine, or at the counter.
  • Reloan: Available
    You can borrow the same book again at the Komaba Library counter if there are no reservations from other users, and no stains or damages on it. No overdue penalty is required.

Special Loan

Users Who Can Use This Loan
Students in the Senior Division and graduate students of the University of Tokyo, those who have received an approval from an instructor of the University (pre-application needs to be made)

Loan Conditions

  • Maximum number of items: 20 items

  • Loan period: 30 days

  • Number of times that extensions can be made: Only once

  • Reloan: Available

Materials That Can Be Borrowed

  • General Books

  • Reprint version of Journals

Pre-application

Please fill in the application form and submit it to the counter. The reception hours are 9:00 - 17:00 on weekdays.
Also, please make sure that the instructor, not the person who is applying, writes "Instructor's Affiliation" and "Instructor's Name".

▼Application Form

Other Information

  • When you are borrowing materials, please tell the library staff at the counter that you would like to borrow them using "Special Loan".
  • You will not be able to borrow materials using "Special Loan" with the Self-checkout Machine.
  • When someone has made a reservation of the material, you will not be able to extend the loan period.
  • You can extend the loan period, either at the counter or from MyOPAC.

Research Loan

Users Who Can Use This Loan
Professors, associate professors, research associates, and full-time lecturers of the College of Arts and Sciences/Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Materials That Can Be Borrowed

  • Materials that have the location of "Komaba.Lib.B1F/B2F.Stack/Stor." when searched on University of Tokyo OPAC.
  • Reprint version of Journals

Loan Conditions

  • Maximum number of items : 50 items
  • Loan period : Until the end of the academic year the material has been borrowed
  • Extension : Unavailable
  • Reloan: Allowed only specified period at the end of the year(about a week)

Other Information

  • When you borrow the material, please tell the library staff that you would like to borrow it using "Research Loan".
  • You will not be able to borrow materials using "Research Loan" with the Self-checkout Machine.
  • There may be cases where we ask you to return the material, after it has been borrowed for a month.

Borrowing Journals

Users Who Can Use This Loan

Users in the following status, who belong to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, and College of Arts and Sciences

  • Faculty members
  • Graduates, Postgraduates, Graduate auditors
  • Senior Division Students
  • Chief librarian authorized users
  • JSPS Research fellows
  • Research Fellows of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Undergraduate Research Students

Journals That Can Be Borrowed

  • Bound journals
  • Reprint version of journals

Loan Conditions

  • Maximum number of items : 3 items
  • Loan period: Until 12:00 of the next day that the library is open
  • Extension: Unavailable

ExProcedures for Borrowing
Please bring the bound journals and/or reprint version of the journal you would like to borrow, and your faculty staff /student ID to the counter.

Others
You can borrow reprint version of journals on special/research loan.

Cautions

  • Please return the materials by the due date.
  • When you have overdue materials, you will have penalties. For further information, please refer "Returning Materials".