For Waseda users only
If the books or materials you wish to use are not available at the Waseda University Library, you may visit libraries at other universities and research institutes, or you may request for materials through Interlibrary Loans (ILL). For libraries with cooperative agreements, services may differ from other libraries. Please refer to the following pages for further information.
In this a web page, you will get information about mainly how to visit non-Waseda libraries with a letter of introduction, and how to use libraries which has Cooperative agreements with Waseda University Library.
When visiting a library that is not open to the general public, a letter of introduction issued from Waseda University Library may be required.
Before applying for a letter of introduction, please check the Waseda’s holdings very carefully. In addition, please search well and identify the materials using OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) of the library.
Then, please check the library information for visitors and the library calendar on the website, etc.. You may be required to present your Waseda ID Card (Faculty ID or Student ID) with a letter of introduction, also an advance notice to the library may be required.
*Public libraries, National Diet Library and some national/public university libraries are open to every user. In these cases, a letter of introduction may not be required.
*Waseda faculty&staff and students can use libraries which has Cooperative agreements with Waseda University Library using your Waseda ID Card (Conditions differ by each agreement).
Please request from “Library online request” via MyWaseda. If you cannot use “Library online request”, you can submit an application after consulting with the Reference Desk at Central Library, Science and Engineering Library, and Tokorozawa Library.
Waseda University Library has been having a cooperative agreement with Keio University Library since 1986. You can receive faster and free shipping services on Interlibrary Loan between Waseda and Keio under this agreement.
Full-time faculty & staff, Professor emeritus
Graduate students, Undergraduates
Available libraries of Keio University
Waseda University Library has been having a cooperative agreement with Doshisha University Library since 2001.
Full-time faculty & staff, Professor emeritus
Graduate students, Undergraduates
Available libraries of Doshisha University
Waseda University Library has been having a cooperative agreement with Hitotsubashi University Library since 2004.
The Hitotsubashi University has made their library and resource rooms available to the public. However, there are limitations on the terms of use for public users. When using the library under the conditions specified in the cooperative agreement, please submit your student/faculty/staff ID.
>Hitotsubashi University Library
Full-time faculty & staff
Graduate students, Undergraduates
Available libraries of Hitotsubashi University
Waseda University Library has been having a cooperative agreement with Kansai University Library since 2009.
>Kansai University Library
Full-time faculty & staff, Professor emeritus
Graduate students
Available libraries of Kansai University
Waseda University Library has been having a cooperative agreement with The Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) Library since 2018.
The special library is mainly in the field of economics, politics and sociology in developing countries. Browsing service in the library is open for every user, and Waseda user receives personal loan service under this agreement (see below).
User Qualification
Full time faculty and staff, Part time lecture, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student, Professor Emeritus
Application Procedure
(1) Submit for an application form for IDE Library Card with your Waseda ID at the Help Desk in the Central Library at WASEDA.
(2) Apply for IDE Library Card bringing the application form and your Waseda ID at IDE LIBRARY.
Expiration Date/ Update
(1) Term of Validity
From the date of issuance to the end of the academic year (3/31)
*If you leave from Waseda during the year, the leaving day will be the expiration date of the card.
(2) Update
If you will stay at Waseda in the next academic year, you can update the card with 1) Application form, 2) Waseda ID card, and 3) IDE Library Card of this academic year.
Cost
Free for issue and update. However, it costs actual expense for reissue when you lost it.
Usage Guidance
Please see the website of IDE for the details (Some of those are written in Japanese).
Waseda University has been having a cooperative agreement with Korea University since 1973 and also both Libraries exchanged memorandum of mutual cooperation in March 2002 and started Interlibrary Loan since June 2002. You may be able to consult materials written in Hangeul which are not easily accessible in Japan comparatively quickly at low cost.
* Please check WINE or e-Journal e-Book List etc. in advance. Finding Korean materials please refer to Search Guide for Korean Materials in Research NAVI.
>Research NAVI (Find Korean Materials)
Where you can request
Reference desk (2nd floor) in the Central Library
Status
Intended Materials
Hangeul materials and the materials published in Korea.
Photocopies
Up to 10 requests at one time (you can request again after previous requests are all arrived)
Borrowing
Up to 3 books at once for 4 weeks (including shipping time). You can browse only inside the Central Library (cannot bring them outside of the Library).
Fee
How to Check the Holding
Please bring the printout of the search result page of Korea University Library OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog).