Library guide [For members of UTokyo]

Admittance・condition of use

Location	Admission procedure	Condition of use	Important notes
Bldg. 3 library	Enter through the entrance and exit system with student card・staff card or user card of affiliated libraries.	None
Bldg.2 library	Presentation of student card・staff card or user card of affiliated libraries.	None ※Users who wish to read the doctoral theses must fill in the user notebook.
Respective department	Presentation of student card・staff card or user card of affiliated libraries.	Differs according to department ※Users may be asked in some cases to fill in the required form etc.	Access to materials may be declined based on judgments made by departments.

Loans

Location	Loan procedures	Maximum number of books ・period available for loan	Important notes
Bldg.3 library	Student card, staff card, or user card of affiliated libraries are necessary	10 books・ 1 month	Reference only books etc. are not available for loan.
Bldg.2 library	Student card, staff card, or user card of affiliated libraries are necessary	3 books・ 1 week	Reference only books etc. are not available for loan. Journals cannot be returned to other libraries. ※Inter-campus return service is not available.
Respective departments	Differs according to department ※Users may be asked in some cases to fill in the required form etc.	Differs according to department.	Access to materials may be declined based on judgments made by departments. Please return to the department where you borrow materials.

Returns

Location	Return procedures	Important notes
Bldg. 3 library	Please return books to the counter during opening hours. When closed, please put books in the Drop BOX. Bldg. 3 Lib materials can be returned to all of the University of Tokyo libraries.	Do not return directly to the bookshelf. Otherwise, it will remain on loan. For books bound in Japanese-style, damaged books, large-sized books, and material belonging to other departments, please return them directly to the counter during opening hours. Please do not put them in the Drop BOX.
Bldg. 2 library	Please return books to the counter during opening hours. Please put books in the Drop BOX when the library is closed.	For books bound in Japanese-style, damaged books, large-sized books, and material belonging to other departments, please do not put them in the Drop BOX, but bring them directly to the counter. Journals cannot be returned to other libraries. ※Inter-campus return service is not available.
Respective department	Differs according to department.	Please return books directly to the department. Please do not put them in the Drop BOX. ※Inter-campus return service is not available.

※The Drop BOX is located in the Faculty of Law and Letters Bldg. 2, Fl. 1 (in front of the elevator).

Photocopying self-service

*You may photocopy materials within the limits set by the copyright law. If you wish to copy a doctoral thesis in full, you must obtain the consent of the author.
*Requests to photocopy of books・journals may be declined based on judgments made by departments.
*As a general rule, photocopying of rare books is forbidden. Even in cases where it is possible, the use of electronic copiers is not allowed.
*You can buy copy cards from the vending machine in bldg. 3 library, bldg. 2 library and at the faculty of letters photocopy center (faculty of law and letters bldg. 2 B1F)
*You cannot use digital cameras or any other photographic equipments to copy materials.

Location	Photocopying procedures	Photocopying facility	Fee
Bldg. 3 library	Fill in the request form for photocopying material	1 coin-operated and 1 card-operated photocopier	10yen/page Color copy 50 yen/page
Bldg. 2 library	Fill in the request form for photocopying material	1 coin-operated and 1 card-operated photocopier	10yen/page Color copy 50 yen/page
Respective department	Please follow the directions given by the departments. Users may be asked in some cases to fill in the required form etc.

※We cannot give change for the photocopying service. Users are advised to bring adequate change.