Photoduplication Service

The National Diet Library provides a photoduplication service within the limits of the Copyright Law and the NDL Rules Concerning Use of Library Materials so as not to impair the right of copyright holders.

To have an item in the library photoduplicated, please request the item at the counter, specify the portion to be photoduplicated, fill in order form and hand it in at the Photoduplication Counter (Copying Center).

The NDL may specify the method of photoduplication, because of the condition of the material etc.

If you already have the exact title, NDL call number and other required information about the item, you can get the NDL interlibrary photoduplication service through your local public library or university library.

NDL photoduplication service is available from abroad. For further information, click here: How to Use NDL International Photoduplication Service

• Photoduplication of items in the NDL collection for the purpose of research or study.
• Only one copy of a portion(in principle, up to half of the text) of the item. (A non-copyrighted work or a work which copyright holder has given permission to be copied may be copied in its entirety.)

The following photoduplication services are available at the Tokyo Main Library. All copies are made by library employees. Please see the Photoduplication Fee Chart for an explanation of fees.

• Please indicate on the request form the portion to be copied from materials kept on the open stacks in reading rooms or received from the closed stacks for onsite browsing.
• Your copies will be available for pickup on the same day you make the request.

Please pay your fees at the counter where you made your request. We accept either cash or electronic money, but we do not accept credit cards. Here is a list of the electronic money cards that we accept.

Electronic money cards that we accept

• Nanaco
• Rakuten Edy
• Waon
• Kitaca
• Suica
• Toica
• Manaca
• Icoca
• Sugoca
• Pasmo
• Nimoca
• Hayakaken

• You will be asked to indicate the portion to be copied in the material.
• The copies will be mailed to the address you specify.

• Although there are exceptions, printouts are generally available of most electronic materials.
• Please submit a request for printout of an electronic material directly from a computer terminal, then come to the Printout Counter to pick up your order within the specified time.
• Your copies will be available for pickup on the same day you make the request.
• Please pay your fees at the counter where you pick up your copies. We accept either cash or electronic money, but we do not accept credit cards. Please see our list of electronic money cards that we accept.