Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Requests
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) enables eligible OIST affiliates to borrow material from other libraries and universities and obtain copies of articles or book chapters from titles that are either not owned or are unavailable from the library.
To make an ILL request, please submit an ILL Request Form.
Approximate Delivery Times
Available materials usually arrive within one week.
Cost
ILL cost varies depending on the supplying library.
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Photocopies: B&W: 40-50yen per sheet, Color: 70-150yen per sheet + shipping
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Borrowing: Shipping fee only (approximately 750-1500yen. It varies depending on the weight of a book)
For OIST PhD students, ILL fee is paid by the graduate school.
Loan Period
The loan period varies depending on the supplying library but is generally for 3 weeks.
Notification
A notice is sent to your OIST e-mail account when your requested material arrives.
[NEW!] Document Delivery Service (Reprints Desk)
Reprints Desk is a document delivery service which makes it easier than ever before to order documents from anywhere in the system with a click of a button. You can directly search and order the articles you need, instantly acquire PDF documents and pay by direct payment (即支出) each month. Average cost for a PDF document is 40 dollars.
*A unit account set-up is required for this service. Please contact the library for more details.*
For more detail, please see the attachment below in English or Japanese.
