Keio University Library has concluded partnership agreements with Waseda University and Hitotsubashi University Libraries. The agreements are intended for the mutual use of the library facilities and collections.
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Students and full-time faculty/staff members are subject to the partnership agreement that allows them to visit and use the libraries of Waseda University. The below table shows the names of the libraries and what you need to bring when visiting. Note that some libraries require a letter of introduction. Ask a reference librarian at Keio University for details.
| Central, Toyama, Science & Engineering, and Tokorozawa Libraries | Others(Takata Memorial Library, Faculty Library, etc.) | |
| Undergraduate and Graduate Students | Student ID Card | Student ID Card & Letter of Introduction |
| Full-Time Faculty and Staff Members | Faculty/Staff ID Card* | Faculty/Staff ID Card & Letter of Introduction |
| Professors Emeriti | Library Card issued by Mita Media Center | Library Card issued by Mita Media Center & Letter of Introduction |
| Part-Time Faculty and Staff Members/ Correspondence Course Students |
Letter of Introduction and Official ID/Student ID Card | Official ID/Student ID Card & Letter of Introduction |
*If you do not have an ID card, please reach out to the Office of Human Resources Management on your home campus to get a proof of identification.
From April 2024, you may pass through the security gates of the following libraries of Waseda University just by tapping your Faculty/Staff ID card(for full-time faculty/staff members) or Student ID card(for undergraduate/graduate students) on the reader of the gate machine.
Central, Science & Engineering, and Tokorozawa
A new loan service has been launched on April 1, 2024. If you are a full-time faculty/staff member or a professor emeritus at Keio University, you are able to check out Waseda University Library’s books just by presenting your Keio University ID/library card at the counter. A registration via KOSMOS is required in advance. Please read the below guide for details.
Self-Service Photocopying: 10 JPY per page in black and white
Photocopying by Staff: 20 JPY per page in black and white
Book Delivery:
The service is free of charge; the requested books will be delivered to Keio University Library, and kept for you for 2 weeks; the delivered books are for in-library use only and are not intended for checking out.
Document Delivery:
This is a paid service; 20 JPY per page in black and white; 60 JPY per page in color. We cover your fees up to 3,000 JPY.
*From April 2024, full-time faculty/staff members and professors emeriti become able to request Waseda’s books via KOSMOS, and have them delivered to Keio University Library to check out. Please read the below guide for details.
For visiting, please refer to the above guide.
Our new loan service has launched on April 1, 2024. If you are a full-time faculty/staff member or a professor emeritus at Keio University, you are able to check out Waseda University Library’s books just by presenting your Keio University ID/library card. You do not need an extra library card for the service. With a simple registration process, borrowing from Waseda becomes easier and more convenient.
Please refer to KOSMOS Help for instructions for the registration. As soon as your registration is completed, the service becomes available right away. You may visit Waseda University Library and borrow their books in person. You may also place book delivery requests via KOSMOS, and have Waseda’s books delivered to your desired library of Keio University. The borrowing process is same as the way you do at Keio University Library.
*In case that both Keio and Waseda hold your desired book, use Keio’s holdings if at all possible.
*We do not newly issue the blue library cards that have been issued for borrowing from Waseda.
Central, Toyama, Science & Engineering, and Tokorozawa
Books held by Central, Takata Memorial, Toyama, Science & Engineering, and Tokorozawa
Keio University Libraries: Mita, Hiyoshi, Science&Technology, Shinanomachi, Shonan Fujisawa, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Waseda University Libraries: Central, Toyama, Science & Engineering, and Tokorozawa
*You cannot pick up Keio University’s books at Waseda University Libraries
*To cancel your request, please sign into your My Library of KOSMOS and cancel by yourself. We do not accept your cancellation request in person.
Keio University Libraries: Mita, Hiyoshi, Science&Technology, Shinanomachi, Shonan Fujisawa, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Waseda University Libraries: Central, Toyama, Science & Engineering, and Tokorozawa
*You may neither return nor re-borrow Keio’s books at Waseda University Libraries.
-Maximum number of loan items: 5
-Maximum number of book delivery requests in process: 5
-Loan period: 2 weeks *Note that the long-term-loan is not applied to the membership.
-Maximum length of period for renewal: 42 days *If the books is reserved by someone else, it cannot be renewed.
-Overdue fines: There are no overdue fines accrued. The overdue does not affect requesting and renewing. However, you cannot newly borrow a book when you have an overdue item.
-You are responsible for the loss or damage of materials you have borrowed and may be held responsible to replace them. Please reach out to the pickup library immediately.
Students, faculty, and staff (excluding part-time) can access the Hitotsubashi University libraries (The Library, Institute of Economic Research Library, Research Center for Information and Statistics of Social Science, and Chiyoda Campus Library). The necessary materials are below.
Please refer to the website to use the Center for Historical Social Science Literature (CHSSL).
| Undergraduate and graduate students | The Student ID card |
| Faculty and Staff | The ID card issued by Keio University.* |
| Professors Emeriti | Library Card issued by Mita Media Center, or the ID card issued by Keio University. * |
| Part-time faculty and staff/ Correspondence course students |
For Visitors |
*ID cards are issued at the Office of Human Resources Management on Mita Campus or the General Affairs Office on each campus. One ID photo (2.5cm×3.0cm) is necessary when applying for an ID card.
Self-Service Copy： Black & white copies: 10 yen/page
Copied on your behalf： Black & white copies: 40 yen/page
There is no special treatment.
If you have "神奈川県内大学図書館共通閲覧証", a common university library entry pass, you can visit the member libraries of Kanagawa Library Association (KLA).
The pass can be issued at the Media Center Reference Desk at your campus (Hiyoshi, Yagami and Shonan Fujisawa only).
Please bring your student / faculty / staff ID card, library card, or campus card.
The pass is valid during the academic year.
If you wish to renew, please apply again at the Reference Desk.
Please present the common university library entry pass and your ID issued by Keio University at the library you are visiting.
As a general rule, you can browse and photocopy materials, but the rules differ depending on the library.
Please check the KLA Member List [Japanese] and the website of the library you are visiting.