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These services help students perform learning, research, and investigational activities. For example, *when you want to search for something, but don't know how.*when you know the materials they want are available, but don't know how to find them. *when you want to find an academic paper, but don't know which database is the most useful. Please ask a member of the library staff for details.
Reference services and where to apply for them
| Search method support | Ikebukuro Library Counter (any floor) or Niiza Library |
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| Investigation support | |
| Ordering copies of documents (fee required) | Ikebukuro Library 1st Basement Floor Counter (mutual use) or Niiza Library |
| Ordering materials from off campus (fee required) | |
| Issuing a referral letter |
Ordering copies of documents
A portion of book or journal articles that are unavailable at Rikkyo University Library can be ordered (as copies) and mailed to Rikkyo University Library from other libraries in Japan or overseas.
How to Apply * Please apply by one of the following methods.
| At Libraries Counter |
To apply, submit the sources below.
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| My Library *Japanese text only | For Graduate School Students, Faculty and Staff Members |
Fees
- Approximately 50 yen per black and white copy, and 100 yen per color copy + shipping fees (vary by institute).
- Free of charge if available through RapidILL.
Required Period
- Approximately take about one week to arrive. University vacation period, or entrance examinations period, etc. it will take even more time.
- Approximately 2-5 days to arrive if available through RapidILL (only for articles published by overseas publishers).
Notes
- Fill out all required information. If there is anything missing from the form, the response will be delayed.
- Users are unable to specify the requesting libraries (RapidILL has priority for articles published by overseas publishers.).
- If you experience a problem related to page numbers, etc. when filling out this application, use the library's databases to research as much as you can in advance.
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Please note that copy requests that is outside the range of Article 31 of the Japanese Copyright Law will not be accepted (cf. When photocopying is permitted by copyright).
Examples of unaccepted requests: The latest issue of a magazine (in which 3 months have not yet passed since its publication, and the next issue has not yet been published), more than half of total pages of a particular book, an academic dissertation without permission from the author, etc.
- Once the materials have arrived, we will contact you at the contact information provided on your application. As a rule, please come to the library within one week. Once you have received the materials, immediately make sure they are exactly what you ordered (while still in the library).
- You may not be available due to the rules and decisions of the holding library.
Ordering materials from the other libraries
If the book / materials you want are not available on campus, you can order them from another library in Japan or overseas and read them in the Rikkyo University Library.
Before Applying
For materials held at the following libraries, please consider visiting them in person. Scope of use of materials is subject to the rules and regulations of the holding library.
- The Yamanote Line Private University Library Consortium
- Saitama University Library
- The Saitama Academic Library Association (SALA)
- Libraries in the Tokyo outskirts. *We generally do not accept applications for ordering them. Please apply for a referral letter (at the bottom of this website).
How to Apply * Please apply by one of the following methods.
| At Libraries Counter |
To apply, submit the sources below.
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| My Library *Japanese text only | For Graduate School Students, Faculty and Staff Members |
Fees
- Postage approximately 1,500～2,000 yen for round trip. Additional charges may be required by the holding library.
Required Period
- Aproximately take about one week to arrive. University vacation period, or entrance examinations period, etc. it will take even more time.
Lending Period
- Approximately from two to four weeks (vary by institute).
Notes
- Fill out all required information. If there is anything missing from the form, the response will be delayed.
- Users are unable to specify the requesting libraries.
- Loaned materials must be used only inside the pick-up library (Ikebukuro library or Niiza library) and must not be taken out of the library.
- Once the materials have arrived, we will contact you at the contact information provided on your application. As a rule, please come to the library within one week .
- Ordered materials can be copied when permitted by copyright law as based on the Guidelines for the copying of borrowed materials through cooperation between libraries." Photocopying of the loaned materials may be forbidden due to regulations of the holding library.
- If materials are damaged or destroyed while lent out, compensation may be sought by the lending institute, so please take good care of all materials.
- Some materials may not be available due to being in binding, on loan, or in a laboratory's collection.
Issuing a referral letter
If the materials you want to use are not available on campus, Rikkyo University Library can issue you a referral letter that will allow you to use materials at other libraries or institutes in some cases.
How to Apply
To apply, submit the sources below.
- A copy from the list of references, database search results, CiNii Books search results, etc.
- Application form for a referral letter Word / PDF *Download
Use CiNii Books, OPAC, etc. to confirm the material you want is available, please make sure you completely fill out all required information on the application form.
Note
- We must contact the institution in advance to get authorization, so we cannot issue same-day letters. Please allow a flexible schedule when applying.
- Photocopying of materials may be forbidden due to regulations of the holding library.
- Please check on that when receiving your referral letter.