Waseda University Library: Interlibrary Loans
Lending Policy to Foreign Libraries

How to request

Requests are accepted via OCLC, Mail, E-mail and FAX.

• We do not accept telephone requests.
• We accept requests from academic organizations only, not from any individuals and corporations.
• The service will be suspended in the following periods. For OCLC-ILL users, we don't accept any request in these periods, so please don't request by FAX or E-mail.
  
  1. Summer Holidays: Mid-August, for about two weeks
  2. Winter Holidays: From the end of December to the beginning of January, for about three weeks
  3. Spring Holidays: From the end of April to the beginning of May, for about two weeks

E-mail:	ill(at)list.waseda.jp   *Please replace (at) with @ when sending E-mail.
Fax:	+81-3-3207-9224
Mail:	Dept. of Users Support Waseda University Library 1-6-1, Nishi Waseda Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo 169-8050 JAPAN
OCLC:	LWU (Please type the symbol at least three times)

Regulations

We will stop the service when books and payments could not be received by the due date.

Loan (Books only)

Loan period:	4 weeks. No renewals are allowed, as a rule. A single 4-week renewal will be permitted for exceptional cases.
Restriction:	Library use only
Return:	Return the loaned item via air mail, boxed (no jiffy bags, please) for protection. The returned book must reach us by the due date.
Charge:	Invoices will be sent with the loaned item(s). Due date for remittance: Within 60 days of the mailing date

Non-circulating material:

1. Items stored in certain libraries that do not permit lending (ex. Science-Engineering, Theater Museum, International Center Library, Student Reading Room)
2. Rare and antique books (special collection items)
3. Books published in the Meiji era
4. Reference books
5. Journals and periodicals
6. Microform and audiovisual items
7. CD-ROM and other machine-readable items
8. Items stored in multiple libraries in the requesting institution's country
9. Items in poor condition (ex. published between 1930-1950)
10. Oversized books (including items weighting more than 5 kilograms)
11. Theses and dissertations (including UMI dissertations)
12. Other items as designated by the Director

Photocopies

Restrictions:	We provide copies of library items according to the copyright laws of Japan. Our library regulations apply to all requests for copying entire pages of rare books or books published in the Meiji era.
Charge:	Invoices will be sent with the item(s).
Due date for remittance:	Within 60 days of the mailing date

Contact Information

Fax:	+81-3-3207-9224
E-mail:	ill(at)list.waseda.jp   *Please replace (at) with @ when sending E-mail.
Mail:	Dept. of Users Support Waseda University Library 1-6-1, Nishi Waseda Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050 JAPAN