Material Photocopy and Interlibrary Loan (Obtain Material from Other Universities)
Students, faculty, and staff can borrow material not held by Tottori University and its photocopies from other university libraries.
To use the service, please apply using the Material Photocopy Request Form or via My Library.
To My Library / About Login ID and Password
《How to Request Material Photocopy and Interlibrary Loan》
A. Apply using the Inter-library Loan Application form
Please complete a sheet of “the Inter-library Loan Application form 文献複写申込書 / 図書借用申込書 (Word / PDF)”(also available at the counter) for each request as instructed below and submit it to the counter.
□ Material Photocopy (Obtain Photocopies of Part or the Whole of Material) □
- Fill in your name, student/staff ID, supervisor(If you are a student).
- If you use the university budget, please make sure to fill in a financial source(財源), budget subject(予算科目), budget subject code(予算科目コード) and a hierarchy code(階層コード).
- Fill in the following information as many details as possible.
- In the case of some part of a book (a treatise): Book name/author (editor) name/year of publication/page number/title of a treatise/author name of a treatise
- In the case of a treatise included in a journal: Journal name/year of publication/number of volumes/page number/title of a treatise/author name of a treatise - Select the payment method for photocopy.
Depending on an institution to which your request is made, you may not be able to use your desired budget(If we cannot accept your desired payment, we will consult with you each time). - Delivery of the material to our libraries takes a week by regular mail, one to three days by express delivery. Please note that fees and delivery time differ from institution to institution.
□ Interlibrary Loan (Borrow material itself) □
- As is the case with obtaining photocopies of material, fill in the necessary information.
- “Book name/author name/publisher name” should be filled in as many details as possible.
- If a request is made by the Request Form, our library checks which institution holds the material requested.
- It takes 3-10 days for the material to reach our library.
- How long the material can be borrowed depends on each institution that holds them. (Normally about 2-3 weeks).
- Depending on an institution to which your request is made, it may not be possible to pay fees at the public expense. Please note that, in such a case, you need to pay the fees at your own expense. (If fees need to be paid personally, we let you know on each occasion.)
B. Apply via My Library
You can also apply the Interlibrary Loan and Material Photocopy on the Web via "My Library".
Make sure that the material you need is neither held by Tottori University in print nor e-resource before you request.
〇Tottori University Library's catalog search(OPAC)
〇E-Journal list
- Log in to “My Library.” (About Login ID and Password)
- Click on "ILL(ILL依頼)" in the menu at the top of the screen.
- Click on “New document copy request(新規複写依頼)” or "New book loan request(新規貸借依頼)".
- An input screen will be displayed, so please enter each item.
- Items in red are mandatory information. Please make sure to fill in them all.
- Be sure to enter the items displayed as [required].
- If you select "公費" for "Pay type(支払区分)" and "Other(公費 その他)" for "Budget(予算)", be sure to enter the budget information(財源、予算科目名・予算科目コード、階層コード) to be used in the "Message" field.
*Click [+ Input assistance(入力補助)] to expand the input assistance menu.
You can import bibliographic information from each search result by entering search conditions such as the title of the book and then clicking [Search in OPAC(学内所蔵検索)] or [Search in CiNii Books(CiNii Books検索)].
However, if you find the desired material in the Search in OPAC(学内所蔵検索)], please do not proceed to the application and use that material(Please apply as it is only if you wish to make a copy of the materials held in a library different from your campus).
- If you have any particular request or message, please fill in the “Message(連絡事項)” field. - After finishing filling in each item, click on the “Check the request(入力内容確認)” .
- The contents of your request are shown. After confirming them, click on “Request(入力内容確定).” The request procedures are now completed.
C. How to Pick up Material
- ○In the case of an application at the university’s expense
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If you request photocopies, they will be delivered by the on-campus courier. If you select express delivery, we will let you know by phone or e-mail once the photocopies reach us.
Please pick them up at the counter of the library or let us know if you wish them to be delivered to you by the on-campus courier. - ○In the case of an application at the private expense
- As soon as the material reaches the library, we will inform you of the arrival and fees. Prepare the exact amount of cash(In the case of interlibrary loan, you will also need to prepare a stamp to use for return) and pick it up at the counter.
- Pick-up hour at the counter 9:00 - 17:00 on weekdays
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