Mailing article copy to your home

We provide article copies from the library to your home for those who have difficulty visiting the library.
Copies fees, shipping costs from outside campus, and shipping costs to your home are all borne by the user.
If you request for the university expense or KAKENHI, you do not need to pay. We will inform you of the fee, but there is no deduction from individual research expenses.
It is not possible to mail to an address of a representative.

About

Eligible users：Our students, faculty members, and emeritus professors
Materials：Copies of materials held on campus / Copies ordered from outside the university
Fee：For on-campus materials Black and white : 20 yen / page, Color : 90 yen / page
For off-campus materials(Average amount) Black and white: 30-50 yen / page, Color : 80-100 yen / page + Postage 80-200 yen
* In addition to the above, a shipping cost to your home (84 yen or more) will be charged.
Method of payment：credit card / registered mail (Prepaid)
* You will be notified by email when the price is confirmed.
Your payment information will be displayed in My Library for the credit card payment.
please send the copy fee by cash and the shipping costs by stamp for registered mail.
Payment deadline：For credit card Within 5 days from the notification email
For registered mail Please arrange within 1 week from the notification email.

From application to delivery

when you apply from the document photocopy request form, please be sure to enter the following information:
1. Select "Necessary” for [Mailing from the library to your home].
2. In the [Message to the Library] field, enter your payment method (Credit card / Registered mail for cash (Genkin Kakitome)) and your mailing address.
Once the requested copies are ready, we will notify you of the fee by email.
Please make your payment by credit card or registered mail for cash (Genkin Kakitome).
If you choose to pay by credit card, a link to the payment page will be displayed in the "★Message" section of My Library.
If you choose registered mail for cash (Genkin Kakitome), please send the fee to the library following the instructions provided in the email.
After we confirm your payment, we will mail the copies to your home address.

Please apply from the document photocopy request form displayed on the Tulips Linker or OPAC screen.
For more detail, please refer to "Apply Online" in the following page.

Precautions for use

Shipping to your home will be on the weekday following the payment procedure date (the date we receive the registered mail).
It takes about 1 week to 10 days to order from other institutions, and it takes a mailing period to your home.
If you specify the express delivery, both from the other institutions to the University of Tsukuba Library and from the University of Tsukuba Library to your home will be treated as the express delivery. Please note that the express delivery fee will be added to both.

Notes on credit card payment

Refrain from entering your card information on a computer used by the public.
Refrain from entering your card information over inadequately secure Wi-Fi.
Receipts and receipts cannot be issued by the credit card payment. If you need it, please use the registered mail payment.

FAQ on credit card payment

Q1) Which credit cards are accepted?
A1) VISA, MasterCard, AMEX, DINERS, and JCB are accepted.

Q2) Is there a payment fee?
A2) There is no payment fee. However, we will also charge the shipping costs (actual cost) from the university to your home.

Q3) Do you register my card information at the university?
A3) We use a secure external system to manage the card entry and payments. Staffs cannot see the card information.

Q4) I couldn't pay by the due date.
A4) We will set a different URL for the payment on My Library and inform you of that. Please pay within the deadline. The request cannot be canceled.

Q5) Can I choose a payment method such as an installment payment?
A5) No, you can't. One payment only.