Interlibrary Loan
If the material you need is not held by Kyoto University (KU) libraries, you can request an interlibrary loan and borrow it from other institutions through KULINE.
※ If you wish to request books from KU libraries, please refer to "Reserve/Request/Place Holds".
This service is charged.
For those who belong to the Graduate School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, or Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry: If you pay with private expense, the Main Library will handle your requests; if you pay with public expense (laboratory budget), Katsura Library, The North Library or The South Library will handle your requests※1,2.
For those who belong to other departments: Please check the information of each department's library.
How to Apply
- When you search on KULINE "OtherUniv Search" and find holdings at other institutions:
- Click on "ILL" on the left side menu.
- When you cannot find holdings on KULINE "OtherUniv Search":
- Click on the "User Service" tab at the top of the page.
- Apply from "InterLibraryLoan/Photocopy Request".
Request Interlibrary Loan with Public Expense (Laboratory Budget)
Please submit "Application Form for Photocopy/Interlibrary Loan at Public Expense"[PDF] to the counter at the first time. (A signature or seal of the person responsible for the budget is required.)
Costs/Delivery Estimates
- Cost: Round-trip shipping cost ※Additional fees may be charged.
- Delivery Estimate: About one week
Notes
- (※1) For those who belong to the Division of Informatics and Mathematical Science: If you pay with public expense, the Graduate School of Informatics Library will handle your requests.
- (※2) For those who belong to Cooperating Chairs of Uji Campus or Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science: If you wish to change the library that handles your request, please contact the library where you wish to change.
- Journals and reference books cannot be borrowed. Please specify the thesis, article, etc., and request a photocopy.
- Usage restrictions may be imposed, such as in-library use only and no photocopying.
- You must comply with usage restrictions and return materials by the due date.