Library Services for Facilities Affiliated to the Faculty of Agriculture
This is a service to send photocopies and actual books from the collections of the Agricultural and Life Sciences Library, other UTokyo libraries, and other universities and research institutions to facilities affiliated t the Faculty of Agriculture outside the Yayoi Campus.
Those who eligible
| To order materials, you need to register as a library user and register for the “MyOPAC delivery request service” in advance. Please apply via the internet. Registration : Please see here Noted: ・The application form to Pass to Libraries of the University of Tokyo also serves as the “MyOPAC delivery request service”. ・If you are already registered as a library user but cannot request literature, please apply for the additional “MyOPAC delivery request service” here. *If you are unsure of the status of your registration, please inform the Information Service Section of your name and UTokyo Account. For information on MyOPAC use, please see here. |
Those who affiliated to the Faculty of Agriculture facilities located remotely from the Yayoi Campus (see ‘List of eligible facilities for services’).
Service details and fees
Request photocopies
| How to provide | Fee | How to apply | |
| PDF browsing service (the materials of Agr. Library and other UTokyo libraries) | The literature you request will be provided in PDF format and can be viewed via UTNET (University of Tokyo Information Network System). (2 weeks for viewing, printable/non-downloadable.) | Free | Apply via MyOPAC |
| Photocopies of Agr. Library’s materials | Paper | Coverage of costs by Agr. Library is in trial. (For details, please see here.) |
Enter your preference for delivery to the facility in the comments section when you order via MyOPAC |
| Photocopies of other UTokyo libraries’ materials | Paper *Direct delivery from the holding library to laboratories is also possible within the scope of the university’s internal delivery service. |
Coverage of costs by Agr. Library is in trial. (For details, please see here.) |
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| Photocopies of other universities | Paper | Coverage of costs by Agr. Library is in trial. (For details, please see here.) |
Request actual books
| Fee | Lending period | How to Apply | |
| Books held by Agr. Library |
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3 weeks from the date of sending (2 weeks if you pick up directly at Agr. Library) *The lending period can be renewed once (2 weeks), unless there is no reservation. Please use MyOPAC to take necessary steps. |
Let us know the material’s title, call number, barcode number by email.
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| Books held by other libraries of UTokyo | Depends on the designation of the holding library (Same period as members of Yayoi Campus). | Order delivery by Reserve button via MyOPAC. When the material arrives at Agri. Library, you will receive an email notification. Please inform us your preference for delivery to your facility by the reply email. | |
| Books held by libraries of other universities and institutions | Coverage of costs by Agr. Library is in trial. (For details, please see here.) (Cover the cost of return fee from your facility to Agr. Library.) |
Enter your preference for delivery in the comments section when you order via MyOPAC |
Times taken for required materials to arrive
Depending on the holding library and the number of applications, it may take some time, so please apply well in advance.
Approximate times required are as follows.
| Books held by Agr. Library | 2-3 days + Number of days for postage to the facility |
| Books held by other libraries of UTokyo | 4-7 days + Number of days for postage to the facility |
| Books held by other universities and institutions | 1 week – 2 weeks + Number of days for postage to the facility |
How to pay
Only public expense payment is allowed.
*The fee is collected twice a year (October and March) from the laboratory’s Management Expenses Grants.
*Please contact us if you want to pay with private expense.
Caution
The material you are looking for may be available in e-journals. Please search UTokyo OPAC first before applying.
List of eligible facilities for services
- Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services (1-1-1, Midoricho, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo)
- The University of Tokyo Chiba Forest（770, Amatsu, Kamogawa-shi, Chiba）
- The University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest (9-61, Yamabehigashimachi, Furano-shi, Hokkaido)
- The University of Tokyo Chichibu Forest (1-1-49, Hinodamachi, Chichibu-shi, Saitama)
- The University of Tokyo Tanashi Forest (1-1-8, Midoricho, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo)
- Ecohydrology Research Institute (11-44, Goizukacho, Seto-shi, Aichi)
- Fuji Iyashinomori Woodland Study Center (341-2, Yamanaka, Yamanakako-mura, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi)
- Arboricultural Research Institute (457, Kano, Minamiizucho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka)
- Animal Resource Science Center (3145, Ago, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki)
- Fisheries Laboratory (2971-4, Maisakachobentenjima, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka)
- Asian Research Center for Bioresource and Environmental Sciences (1-1-1, Midoricho, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo)