Waseda University Library provides Interlibrary Loans Services (ILL) for students, faculty, and staff of the university.
If materials you wish to browse are not available in the library you are using at Waseda or on the WEB, you can request materials or photocopies from other libraries both on and off campus. Available services may differ depending on your user status and, also due to agreements with other libraries.
For visiting off-campus libraries, please refer to Using non-Waseda Libraries.
Waseda University Library is not open to the public. Members of other universities should consult their own university or institution’s library, and members of the general public a public library.
You can order for borrowing material which is held in another Waseda library. In principle, this service is limited to requests for materials from distant campus libraries.
* Open college members of Extension Center, Membership card owners (The Waseda Fund/Former “WASEDA Supporters Club”) and Life Redesign College memberscan order only Central Library materials which are stored separately in Honjo Deposit Library.
Materials
* If you need to use a material which is “Not loanable”, consider to visit the holding library or to use an ordering photocopies service.
* Transferred Materials from Honjo Deposit Library must be used within the library designated as the receiving place.
※The books held at the Tsubouchi Memorial Theater Museum Library are able to transfer only to the Science & Engineering Library and the Tokorozawa Library (Library use only).
No charge
In case which the book you want to order cannot be found on the bookshelf
Even the status of the book you requested is shown as “Available: Item in place” on WINE, sometimes it can happen that the actual book cannot be found on the bookshelf.
Please note as follows:
* Open college members of Extension Center, Membership card owners (The Waseda Fund/Former “WASEDA Supporters Club”) and Life Redesign College members can order only Central Library materials which are stored separately in Honjo Deposit Library.
Materials
* Transferred Materials from Honjo Deposit Library must be used within the library designated as the receiving place.
* Because of a limitation of transferring per one day, the materials you ordered may delivered separately if you order large number of volumes.
*In principle, this service is for delivering materials held only in “Honjo” to “Waseda/ Toyama/ Nishi-waseda/Tokorozawa”.
No charge
* For books held at Toyama Library, please apply at the Toyama Library desk.
* You cannot apply for this service from WINE.
>Photocopy Service (Central Library)
>Information about Copyright (National Diet Library)
* The books which status is “Available: Items in place” are not included.
* For a material which is not available for making a photocopy by another reason, consider to visit the holding library.
* You will receive the photocopies in exchange for payment of the fee.
* It can be paid from internal funds such as Individual Research Allowance. However, please pay attention to the balance, especially at the end of academic year.
Transferring books to Higashifushimi Campus Office (Building No.79, STEP22) is available by the following procedures.
Statuses as below, and those who have a base of academic activities at Higasifushimi campus.
* Materials which the statuses are “Not loanable” on WINE (e.g. journals, newspapers, etc.) are not available.
No charge
* You cannot make a request from WINE.
* Since the book will be sent to Higashifushimi Campus Office after the checking out process at the holding library, the borrowing period will be shorter due to the transferring days.
Transferring books to the office of Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences is available by the following procedures.
Statuses as below, and those who have a base of academic activities the Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns).
* Material which the statuses are “Not loanable” on WINE (e.g. journals, newspapers, etc.) are not available.
*Please note that Undergraduate Students are not allowed to borrow materials of S. Takata Memorial Research Library.
No charge
* You cannot make a request from WINE.
* Since the book will be sent to the office of Center for Advanced Biomedical Sciences after the checking out process at the holding library, the borrowing period will be shorter due to the transferring days.
Transferring materials to Kitakyushu Campus is available by the following procedures. The following services are provided under the cooperation with Media Center at Kitakyushu Science and Research Park.
Statuses as below, and those who have a base of academic activities at Kitakyushu campus.
You can make requests of interlibrary loans for materials owned by Waseda University Library through Media Center.
>Media Center, Kitakyushu Science and Research Park
▼Ordering books
* Materials which the statuses are “Not loanable” on WINE (e.g. journals, newspapers, etc.) are not available.
* Materials of S. Takata Memorial Research Library are available only for Faculties and Graduate Students.
* If the item is not currently available (e.g. the status is “On loan until …”) on WINE, please submit a request to Media Center when the status has changed to “Available: Item in place”. Please note that do not place a hold on the item on WINE, if you would like to order it by Interlibrary Loans (ILL) to Kitakyushu.
▼Ordering photocopies
* Waseda University Library provides a photocopying service according to Article 31 of the Copyright Law. Users must take all responsibility about the photocopies related to the law.
* A large quantity requests, and a request with a risk that comes into conflict with the law may be rejected.
▼Fees
* If you wish to pay it from internal funds such as Individual Research Allowance, please keep a receipt from Media Center when you pay in advance. And submit it to the office of IPS.
▼Overall Flow
* You cannot make a request from WINE.
* Since the book will be sent to Kitakyushu Campus Office after the checking out process at the holding library, the borrowing period will be shorter due to the transferring days.
* Please remind that Media Center doesn’t accept returning books you have borrowed from Waseda Libraries directory.
* You cannot ask for a continuous check out procedure at Media Center. In principle, the book you have borrowed must be returned by the due date.
In cases that materials are not available in Waseda, you can make a request for Interlibrary Loans (ILL) to outside the university.
▼Materials
Actual materials/ Photocopies which can be ordered via NACSIS-ILL
* In principle, target materials are mostly owned by universities/ institutions in Japan, and can be searched on CiNii Books. Please consult to Media Center for details.
▼Fees
The costs (Mailing and Photocopy) will be charged to the applicant.
* If you wish to pay it from internal funds such as Individual Research Allowance, please keep a receipt from Media Center when you pay in advance. And submit it to the office of IPS.
▼Overall Flow
If you would like to make a request for ILL to overseas universities/ institutes which are not available for NACSIS-ILL, send an application directly to Central Library, Waseda University. Please note that the costs must be paid from internal funds only, such as Individual Research Allowance, in this case.
▼Materials
Photocopies from foreign libraries which are not available for NACSIS-ILL
▼Fees
It must be paid from internal funds such as Individual Research Allowance.
See “[Off Waseda] Ordering Photocopies” for details.
▼Overall Flow
Inquiry: The Dept. of Users Support, Waseda University Library TEL:03-5286-1659
If the materials you want to browse are not available in the environment Waseda provides, or they are not freely available on the WEB, you can request them from other university libraries, the National Diet Library (NDL), or a public library. Please understand that it may not be possible to fulfill some requests.
* You rarely be asked to consider to visit the holding library or to order a photocopy according to circumstances.
>Photocopy Service (Central Library)
>Information about Copyright (National Diet Library)
* If the material you requested is stored as a rare book at the holding library, you may be asked to consider visiting the library.
For part-time professors who are appointed for spring semester only or fall semester only
If you do not see the Library Online Request Form in MyWaseda during the period when you do not have classes, please click here to apply.
Library Online Request Form
If you are a professor emeritus or Library Card (Green) holders, please use this application form.
After sign in WINE, make a reservation for a book from “Request” in the search results.
Please use the application form below.
Please note that the library is only for pick-up at the Central Library. If you wish to pick up books at a location other than the Central Library, please apply at the desk of the library where you wish to pick up the books.
If you have a Library Card (Blue) , please apply using this application form.
After sign in WINE, make a reservation for a book from “Request” in the search results.
Please use the application form below.
Please note that the library is only for pick-up at the Central Library. If you wish to pick up books at a location other than the Central Library, please apply at the desk of the library where you wish to pick up the books.
【To the Central Library] Application Form】
For Library Card (Blue) Holders only ╢
If you have a Library Card (Red) holders, Alumni Association Card, or Waseda Card, please apply using this application form.
Only for pickup at the Central Library. If you wish to pick up materials at a location other than the Central Library, please apply at the desk of the location you wish to pick up materials.
*Requests for Off-campus materials cannot be submitted.
The following qualifications are eligible.
・Membership card owners (The Waseda Fund/Former “WASEDA Supporters Club”)
・Open college members (Extension Center)
・Life Redesign College members, etc.
Please apply at the Central Library desk.
Only materials on campus and materials you wish to pick up at the Central Library are accepted.
The Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries is provided by the National Diet Library. Waseda University subscribes to this service: difficult-to-obtain materials such as out-of-print books are available on computers at the Central Library.
>Utilizing the contents of the website of the National Diet Library
>National Diet Library Digital Collection
* Basic function and a part of collections of NDL Digital Collection are open to public.
* Materials with “Available only at the NDL” sign are not available at Waseda.
* According to the photocopy regulation of [Off Waseda] Ordering Photocopies.
The purpose of this service is to support the class preparation and research of Waseda University faculty members,and to support the study of Waseda University students,
This service is designed to send books, photocopies, etc.from the Waseda University Library to your home for the purpose of supporting class preparation/research by Waseda University faculty members and students.