Using the Library
Requests from distant locations for copying services and borrowing of original materials.
For persons applying for interlibrary loan services (either requests for copying and sending materials or borrowing original materials from other libraries) from within Nichibunken, please inquire at the library reception desk or by email.
Copies of materials in the Nichibunken Library may be obtained and original books or materials may be borrowed (for reading within your library) through your university library or a public library near you.
If you wish to use this service, please consult your university library or a public library near you. Please note that Nichibunken may not be able to accommodate copying or lending requests of some materials in its collection, such as those that are rare or badly damaged, but in such cases we may consult with you for alternative means of obtaining the materials.
The Nichibunken Library participates in the NACSIS-ILL network. After confirming the lending policy about our library, please submit an application via NACSIS-ILL.
※ Applicants from overseas institutions, please see “■For Users Outside Japan.”
Please apply by Fax or email (no fixed form is required).
After locating the title desired in the Nichibunken collection using Nichibunken’s OPAC system, please provide the Material ID and data on the work (title, author, publisher, volume number, etc.) and give the pages for which copies are desired.
→ Nichibunken’s OPAC search page
※ For copying of Rare Books, Classical Works, etc., please see “Reproduction of Rare Books, Classical Works, etc.”
Fees | Copying and postage ※photocopying: ¥35/page (color ¥100/page); reader-printer scan: ¥40/page |
Method of payment | Bank deposit: in the month following the copying, a bank deposit form will be sent for payment through the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC, Mitsui Sumitomo Ginko). The name of the payer should be the name of your library. |
Requests not accepted for | Issues of periodicals published within the past 3 months and damaged documents. |
※ They may be perused only in the library
Fees | Sending postage and return postage |
Method of payment | The book will be sent by pay-on-delivery parcel service; please return the materials by the Yu-Pack or Yu-mail (a simple registered mail (kan’i kakitome) services via the Japan Post service |
Lending period | 4 weeks (standard period; including sending and return) |
Requests not accepted for | Rare books, microfilm, audio-visual materials, reference works, serials, damaged materials, etc. |
Copies of materials in the Nichibunken Library may be obtained and original books or documents may be borrowed (for reading within your library) through your university library or a public library near you. If you wish to use this service, please consult your university library or a public library near you.
If your library does not have a specialist for Japanese studies and the staff in charge of ILL encounter difficulties in requesting services from Japan, please ask the person in charge to contact us and we will explain the procedures. Please contact us at the address below.
Handling of interlibrary loan requests differs depending upon the state of preservation of the materials requested, the number of pages, the method of sending, and the method by which payment can be arranged. Each case is handled on an individual basis, so please consult about the details by contacting us at the address below.
Payment for participation in OCLC WorldShare ILL may be arranged through IFM. Please see the following for details.
The Nichibunken Library is an OCLC WorldShare ILL participant (IFM payments enabled). After reviewing the terms of lending policy, please submit a request at OCLC WorldShare ILL.
Our OCLC symbol is “IRCJS.”
●Copying of books and documents
Fee: Copying fee + postage
(photocopying ¥35/page (color ¥100/page); reader-printer scan ¥40/page)
Requests not accepted for: Issues of periodicals published within the past 3 months and damaged documents.
※Fees for reproduction of rare books, classical works, and other special materials may vary; please consult us for details.
●Lending original materials
※Use of these materials is restricted to the premises of your Library
Fee: Postage (mailing by EMS express post)
Lending period: As a rule 4 weeks (including the sending period)
Return: Materials should be sent using a service that provides tracking of the package.
Requests not accepted for: Rare books, microfilm, audio-visual materials, reference works, periodical publications, large-format books, damaged materials.
International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Library Services Unit (Shiryo Riyo Kakari)
3-2 Goryo-Oeyamacho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 610-1192 JAPAN
Tel: +81-75-335-2066
Fax: +81-75-335-2093
E-mail: riyou@nichibun.ac.jp