Electronic Resources Service at the Tokyo Main Library
About Electronic Resources Service
The National Diet Library (NDL) provides reading and printout services for electronic resources such as CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs and electronic journals in the Tokyo Main Library. Access to the Internet is also provided.(Printout service is not available for Internet contents.)
Please note that the electronic resources are available only within the Tokyo Main Library; requests for printouts by mail are not accepted.
How to use
Type of user terminal
| Type | Number | Intended use |
|---|---|---|
| User terminal | About 370 terminals | Searching, requesting materials, reading digital contents, creating photoduplication application forms, checking application status, and Internet usage are available. Some terminals of this type are dedicated to CD-ROMs. |
| Terminal with digital microfilm reader | About 50 terminals | Dedicated to microform materials Print-out orders are also possible |
| Terminal for checking request status | About 20 terminals | Dedicated to checking request status easily |
| Terminal for printing photoduplication request forms | About 30 terminals | Dedicated to creating photoduplication request forms |
Service time
| Reading Hours | |
|---|---|
| 9:30-19:00 (17:00 on Saturdays) * 9:30-17:00 (Rare Books and Old Materials Room) |
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| Printout request | |
| 10:00-18:00 (16:00 on Saturdays) * 10:00-16:50 (Rare Books and Old Materials Room on weekdays) |
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List of Contents
Main electronic material contents
Please refer to the Main Electronic Material Contents for available contents.
Printout
Please see Printouts of Electronic Materials for application procedure and charge.
Please refrain from downloading the contents to electronic media (CD-Rs,USB flash drive, etc.).
Printout service of electronic resources is for onsite users only.
Internet Access
For research purposes only, Internet access is available.
Printout service is not available for Internet information.
Free Wi-Fi Service
Free Wi-Fi (FREESPOT) is available in the library.
Your e-mail address is needed for authentication. For details, please refer to E-mail Authentication and Pre-Registration of the FREESPOT Association.