【For TUAT members】Usage of library materials from March 22nd (Koganei library)

Application in advance is required to use materials in Koganei Library from March 22nd. Please see here, how to use books that you can make an application in advance. Please see here, how to use study related references, journals, reference books, and newspapers that cannot be make an application in advance. 

○Application in advance and receiving library materials via MyOPAC

Access to stacks is not permitted. Application in advance via MyOPAC is required to use materials. You can borrow or read materials without application in advance. Please come to the service counter. Depending on congestion, it may take some time. Please see here for how to reserve books out on loan and have books delivered from Fuchu Library.

<How to apply> ※Operation procedure

  1. Login to MyOPAC. (How to Login:See How to Use MyOPAC)
  2. Search the material you require via Online Catalog(TUAT) and click the icon in "reserve" field on the detailed results screen.
  3. Select the receive counter and confirm your reservation. To reserve materials that are not out on loan held in the library of your own campus, select the receive counter with "(reserve books on shelf)" at the end. Select the receive counter without "(reserve books on shelf)" at the end when you want to request materials from other campuses, or to make a reservation for materials out on loan.
  4. When the materials are ready, you will receive a confirmation email. Please follow the instructions written in the email, and come to the library service counter with your library card (Student ID / Staff ID) within the opening hours.

If materials are borrowed by other users, or there are previous reservations, we will inform you on a first-come and first-served basis, when the book has returned.

<Reservation period>
The reservation period is within a week. If you do not come to receive the materials within a week, the reservation will be canceled. If you are unable to come to the library due to unavoidable circumstances, please let us know by email.

<Number of reservable materials>
Within 10 books

○ Requests for usage of library materials by submitting an application form

Please submit an application form to the library service counter in order to request materials not available for reservation via MyOPAC such as journals, reference books, and newspapers, or materials for in-library use only (e.g. study related references). Library staff will retrieve the requested materials from shelf. Please be seated and wait for a while.

Depending on congestion, it may take some time. Please apply well in advance.

For inquiries or information, please contact the Information Service Section of Koganei library (johok_at_cc.tuat.ac.jp)