2014-12-4 Library services at the year-end and New Year
Holiday closure
The Tokyo Main Library, the Kansai-kan, and the International Library of Children's Literature (ILCL) will be closed from Friday, December 26, 2014, to Monday, January 5, 2015.
Searching materials or request for photoduplication by NDL-OPAC
NDL-OPAC remains available even when the NDL facilities are closed.
Copies requested during the holiday closure will be sent on or after Tuesday, January 6, 2015.
Later date photoduplication for visitors
The deadlines for requesting later date photoduplication to be shipped by the end of this year are shown in the table below.
Please be aware that some requests for large quantities or certain copy methods might not be completed until on or after January 6, 2015. Urgent requests should be made as soon as possible, regardless of the deadlines shown below.
| Photocopy type | Tokyo Main Library | Kansai-kan | ILCL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photocopy | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) |
| Paper copy from microfiches | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) |
| Paper copy from microfilms | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) *Color copying : Dec. 13 (Sat.) |
| Printing from microfilm to microfilm | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) |
| Printing from microfiches to microfiches | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) |
| Photographic microfilming (negative) | Dec. 20 (Sat.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) | Dec. 18 (Thu.) |
| Photographic microfilming and copying on papers | Dec. 16 (Tue.) | Dec. 13 (Sat.) | Dec. 13 (Sat.) |
| Photographic microfilming (positive) | Dec. 16 (Tue.) | Dec. 13 (Sat.) | Dec. 13 (Sat.) |