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  1. Literacy
  2. User Guide

Your UTokyo Account is required.

UTokyo Account is a university-wide account that is required to use the ICT systems of the University of Tokyo. Students, faculty and staff of the University of Tokyo are required to sign in with this account to use various ICT systems.Library services will also utilize this account.For more information about UTokyo Account, please visit the following website

  • UTokyo Account | utelecon
    • What is UTokyo Account?
    • How to start using UTokyo Account
  • The username of UTokyo Account is represented by a 10-digit number and is also called the “Common ID”. The last 10 digits of the number on the bottom right of your student or staff ID card corresponds to this.

To Enter the Library

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  • Freshman
    • Information at the time of admission will be automatically registered.
    • Please register your email address with UTAS. Please use your student ID card to enter the library.
  • Students over 2rd Grade, Graduate Students and Research Students
    • Please register your email address with UTAS. Please use your student ID card to enter the library.
  • Faculty
    • In addition to holding your IC staff ID card, users must register with the library system.
    • Please submit the "Application Form for University of Tokyo Library Pass" to your faculty library. There are some differences in the application form for each faculty, so please check the website of each library.
    • If you don't know which library you belong to, please check the library in charge of each faculty/research institute here. If you still have questions, please contact one of the three campus libraries: General Library, Komaba Library, or Kashiwa Library.
    • Please use your IC staff ID card to enter the library.
  • In principle, all libraries on campus can be entered with a student ID or IC card staff ID.
    However, some libraries  on campus have restrictions in response to the new coronavirus. Please check the website of each library in advance.

To borrow books

  • Bring the books you want to borrow to the library counter.
  • At libraries with automatic check-out machines, you can use your student ID or IC card staff ID.
  • Lending regulations are determined for each library. Please check the lending period and number of books to be borrowed for each library.
    • Reference books, newly arrived journals, and unbound journals are often prohibited from being borrowed.
    • The rules for borrowing bound journals vary, such as prohibition, one-day only, one-week only, and so on.
    • There may be differences depending on your status (student, graduate student, faculty member).

To renew or reserve library books online.

  • Use MyOPAC. Log in to MyOPAC with your UTokyo Account.
  • You can extend the loan period of the University of Tokyo materials you are borrowing, or make a reservation if the book you want to borrow is currently checked out. You can also bookmark books you are interested in.
  • You can request delivery of books to your library.The services you receive differ depending on which campus you belong to. Please check the following.
    RETURN: You can return books at any UTokyo libraries. However, if instructed at the time of lending, please return it to the designated library.

Outline: What you can do with MyOPAC Delivery Request Service
[Hongo Campus affiliation]
[Yayoi Campus affiliation]
[Komaba I / Komaba II Campus affiliation]
[Kashiwa Campus affiliation]
[Shirokane Campus affiliation]

Paid delivery service

  • There are two ways to request a copy of an article published in a journal or a copy of a part of a book from a university library.　For the difference, see "First steps to search for books and papers @UTokyo " text page 5.
    • Photocopy (Paper media)
    • Photocopy (PDF)
  • When you use the delivery service from other university libraries, you basically borrow the document copy (paper medium) or the material itself.
  • The above services require the submission of an application form.Please see ”Registration to use the service.
  • The above services are charged, but some libraries may offer them free of charge. Please check the website or counter of each library.
  • For payment, please refer to Payment or ask your faculty library if necessary.
  • For details, please refer to the guide below from MyOPAC help.

User's guide for MyOPAC Delivery Request Service　（Excerpts）

Access from off Campus

Note! Electronic resources contracted by the University of Tokyo, such as databases and electronic journals, cannot be used from UTokyo VPN (please do not try to use them via UTokyo VPN). Use EZproxy Service.

How to use the computers on campus (e.g. ECCS computers)

University campuses are linked to a computer system managed by the Information Technology Center,
called ECCS (Educational Campuswide Computing System). Anyone who belongs to the University of Tokyo can use this system.

An account (username and password) is required to access ECCS terminals. For application, please refer to the following site.

How to use UTokyo WiFi?

  • A UTokyo WiFi account is required. Please refer to the following page.
  • UTokyo Wi-Fi | utelecon
  • Cf. Please check with the person in charge of the network of each department regarding the use of the LAN in the laboratory.

How can I see the "On campus only" text on the Literacy site?

  • If you are accessing from within the university via UTokyo WiFi or the LAN of your laboratory, you can view the text with just a click.

  • If you are accessing from off-campus, please use UTokyo VPN to view texts marked "on-campus only".

    Please see also：UTokyo VPN | utelecon