Opening Hours

開室時間

Open

Weekdays 9am - 5pm (Office hours：9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm)

After Hours Use

Weekdays 5pm - 9am
Saturday, Sunday, national holidays, IMSUT summer vacation, and New Year's holidays

In order to use the library 24 hours a day, please fill in the application form and submit it to IMSUT Library. (weekdays, 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm)

Reading

閲覧

Materials in the reading room are free to browse.

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Photocopying of Materials

複写

Photocopier

There is a card-operated photocopier in the library.
Please ask Library staff when you use the machine.

You can photocopy library materials within the limit given by the Japanese copyright law.
When you photocopy the materials, please fill in the "Application for photocopying" set by the machine.

• Photocopying personal items is not permitted.
• Only one copy of a part of material is permitted per person for personal research/study.
• The term "a part of material" is usually interpreted as meaning "one half or less".
• Articles published in periodicals can be copied entirety as long as the next issue has been published, or three months have passed since the current issue was published.

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Facilities

施設利用

WiFi

UTokyo WiFi (campus wireless LAN) is available at the library.
Account acquisition, about the connection, please check UTokyo WiFi page.

PC

There is one PC in the Reading room 1 for searching the library collection, browsing databases, etc.

Group Study Room

The Group Study Room can be used by a group for studying and researching.

■ Conditions

• Hours: Weekdays, 9am-5pm
  *Not available during IMSUT summer vacation and year-end/New Year holidays.
• Eqipment: Wide white board, Monitor (application is required for use), UTokyo WiFi (Wireless LAN)
• Representative making the applicatiion must be a member of IMSUT.
• How long you can use the room depends on the number of users;
  • 1 person: 2 hours or fewer per day. Cannot be extended.
  • Group (We have up to 8 seats available, but in order to prevent the spread of infection, please avoid the 3Cs and apply with as few people as possible.): 3 hours or fewer per day. Extension is possible if there is no other reservations.

■ Reservation

You can make a reservation up to 4 weeks in advance.
Reservation is not accepted by telephone.

• at the library office:
  Please submit the application form and present your student/faculty ID card.


• by Reservation Application Form:
  Please enter here.


• by e-mail:
  Please send an e-mail to the library with the information below. (imstosho@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
  • Date and Time
  • Name
  • Department, Laboratory
  • Position
  • Telephone number (extension or mobile)
  • Purpose of use
  • Number of people
  • Use of Monitor (use or not use)

■ On the day of using

Please bring your student/faculty ID card, come to the library office.
※We cannot unlock the room between 12pm-1pm.

■ Notice

• Please do not eat/drink, smoke, or make phone calls when you are in the room.
• The room is not completely sound proofed, so please do not talk in a loud voice.
• After use, please turn off the air conditioning and lights in the room.

User Registration

利用登録

By registration, students/faculty staff of the UTokyo can use all libraries of the UTokyo with your student/faculty ID card.
For students, no registration is necessary. But those who would like to change the pick-up library need to apply.

How to

Please come to IMSUT Library with following items. (weekdays, 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm)

• student/faculty ID card or library card
  ※If you don't have faculty ID card, please ask to Library staff.
• Application form to Pass to Library of the University of Tokyo

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Borrowing and Returning of Materials

貸出・返却

Borrowing

Please bring the materials and your student/faculty ID card to the library office.
Or please fill in "Book Borrowing Form" and put it in the collection box.

• Reference books and unbound periodicals are not available for borrowing.
• Books may be renewed if they are not yet overdue and not reserved by another user.

Returning

Please bring the materials to the library or book drop (Bldg.1, 2nd. floor).
You can also return materials borrowing from libraries on other campuses.

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Delivery of Books / Copies

図書・文献を取り寄せる

Outline

When the material you want is not in IMSUT Library or the E-journal of the material is not available, you can do a request for photocopying or borrowing it from intra/inter libraries.
You must complete a registration procedure in order to use this service.

■ Application for MyOPAC Delivery Request Service

Please come to IMSUT Library with following items.

• student/faculty ID card or library card
• Application form for the MyOPAC delivery request service

• Signature and seal of a responsible faculty member (e.g., teaching staff who can pay at public expense) is required.
• Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKEN) cannot be used for payment.

How to request

Login MyOPAC. Search materials and click each request button on the search result.
Or, search Database (e.g., PubMed) and click [UTokyo Article Link] button→"Interlibrary Loan Request".
＞User's guide for MyOPAC Delivery Request Service

• E-journal & E-book Portal
• UTokyo OPAC

Fees and Delivery time

■ Copy requests

■ Book delivery/loan requests

Payment and Receiving

We will send an e-mail of arrival notice.
The books delivered from UTokyo libraries at other campuses will be returned 7 days after contact.

■ Private expense

1. Please transfer the fees to the following bank account after you get an e-mail from library.
   If you requested a PDF file, please transfer the fees to the account No.9519974.
   Sometimes you should make your payment to another bank account. So please read the notification e-mail carefully.
   
   

   	order materials from UTokyo Libraries	order materials from Other Institutions
   Bank name	三井住友銀行 (Sumitomo Mitsui Bank)	三井住友銀行 (Sumitomo Mitsui Bank)
   Branch	東京第一支店 (Tokyo Daiichi Shiten)	東京第一支店 (Tokyo Daiichi Shiten)
   Account Type	普通口座 (Ordinary Account)	普通口座 (Ordinary Account)
   Account No.	9519974	9519982
   Account Name	国立大学法人東京大学 (Kokuritsu Daigaku Houjin Tokyo Daigaku)	国立大学法人東京大学 (Kokuritsu Daigaku Houjin Tokyo Daigaku)

   Do not lose the transfer receipt! Please bring it to IMSUT Library.

   • You can also use another bank or internet banking. (You will have to pay a handling charge.)
     
   • If you have multiple applications, you can pay collectively. However, be careful not to mistake the amount of money.
   
   
2. Bring the transfer receipt to IMSUT Library.（weekdays, 9am-12pm, 1pm-5pm）
   Then, you will receive the material you requested.
   If you would like to keep the receipt, we will copy it. So, please delete the account balance part.
   
   • If you use internet banking, please send a screenshot of your transfer details to the following e-mail address or print it out and bring it to the IMSUT Library.
     E-mail: imstosho@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp
   • No new photocopy requests will be accepted until you complete payment on the outstanding request.
   • After you transfer, the payment will not be completed unless we confirm the receipt at IMSUT Library.
     Please pay the fees as soon as possible and bring the transfer receipt to IMSUT Library until the next day of payment.

■ Public expense

We transfer the total costs every quarter. You need not pay on each request.

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Book Purchase Request

図書購入リクエスト

If the book you need is not found at the IMSUT Library, you can make a request for it.
*This service is for members of the IMSUT and IMSUT Hospital.

■ How to request

Please apply from the Book Purchase Request Form.
You can also send your request via email. Please let us know the following information.

• To: imstosho@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp
• Subject: Book Purchase Request
• Message:
• Your name
• Department, Laboratory
• Position
• Your contact e-mail address
• Book Details (Title, Author/Editor, Publisher, Pub.Year, Version, ISBN, etc.)
• Comments (Please write the specific reason for the request.)

■ Notes

• Requests are limited to printed books. Journals and e-books cannot be requested.
• All suggestions are considered carefully. We may not be able to meet your request. The purchase process may take some time (up to approximately 6 months).
• You can do a request for borrowing books from intra/inter libraries. If you're in a hurry, please consider using this service: Delivery of Books / Copies

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Using Other University Libraries

他大学の図書館の利用

Sometimes pre-arrangement or letters of introduction are needed when visiting another university library.
Issuing a letter of introduction take several days, so please consult with the library as soon as possible.

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