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For Waseda users only

It is possible to submit requests for various library services online.
Please check the following procedures before sending a request.

The following services are available through WINE.

Sign in to WINE

For current Waseda University members like students and faculties, please log in to WINE for the following functions.

• Contents for current Waseda University member only are included in the search results and viewable.
• Saving search results in “My Favorites”.
• Checking your borrowing/requesting items. You can renew your borrowing items in “My Library”.
• Requesting items for borrowing or picking up, at the search result pages.

＞Sign in to WINE

My Library

In “My Library”, you can check the books you are borrowing and books in reservation. Also you can renew your loan period.

＞My Library

Request Library Materials

• You may place hold requests on items that are not currently available, such as items On Loan, In Transit, On Hold Shelf, or In Process.
• You may request an item that is only available at distant campuses to pick up at your campus, even if the item is listed as Item in place /Loanable.

＞Request Library Materials

This service is available to Waseda University students, Full-time Faculty and Staff, Part-time Lecturers and those who can access to the Form. For those who are not applicable for the status above, please ask at the reference desk.

Services

• Online References
  Reference service is available to assist with finding all types of information and research needs.

  ＞Reference Services

• Letter of Introduction
  Eligible users who need to look at books or other materials not owned by Waseda University Library can request a letter of introduction to visit other university libraries or research institutes.

＞Using non-Waseda Libraries

• Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
  Requests can be submitted for books and other materials from Waseda Library libraries or universities outside Waseda, either in Japan or overseas. For journals, please request photocopies instead; journals may not be borrowed OR journals are not for loan.

＞Interlibrary Loan

• Purchase Requests
  We accept requests for the purchase of print or electronic books that are not currently held by the Waseda University Libraries.

＞Purchase Requests

How to Request

1．Please log in to MyWaseda.

2．Please click “Research (or Tasks)” on the top of the screen and “Library online request” on the right side.

3．After clicking “Library Online Request”, application form is shown. Please select your status at Waseda University from pull-down menu. For students, your grade is required. Please select the service you need in the pull-down menu of “Select your inquiry”, and go “Next”.

4．After reading a notice for filling out the form, please follow instructions and select menus.

The purpose of this service is to support the class preparation and research of Waseda University faculty members, and to support the study  and learning of Waseda University students.

You may request that books and photocopies of journal articles from the Waseda University Library be sent to your home.

Please see details on the page below:
Library Materials Delivery Service

The library has launched a pilot program of the new service, Electronic Document Delivery Service (e-DDS) from November 2025 on.

This service is intended to support the research activities of Waseda University faculty and affiliates by providing PDF copies of a part of materials held in the university library’s collection.

Please see details on the page below:
Electronic Document Delivery Service（e-DDS）