National Diet Library

Various copying methods are used depending on the materials to be copied. Please confirm the type of materials in the corresponding bibliographic information. Please note that the requested copying method or the copying service itself may not be available owing to the condition of mate rials or other reasons.

Photocopy type	Type of materials	Color	Size	Fee (note 1)
Photocopy Ordinary photocopying. Unless otherwise specified, A4 or B4 size paper will be used according to the size of materials to be photocopied. Enlarged and reduced photocopying is not available. Owing to damage, deterioration or for other reasons, some materials may be copied by microfilming.	Paper (book form)	Black/ white	A4 / B4	24 yen
			A3	48 yen
			A2	96 yen
		Color	B4 / A3	200 yen
Printouts of electronic material(note 2) Electronic materials are printed on ordinary paper. Color copying is not available. Electronic data is not downloadable.	Electronic Material	Black/ white	A4	20 yen
Paper copy from microfilms or microfiches Microfilm or microfiche images are enlarged and printed on ordinary paper. Color copying is available only for colored microfilms of Prange Collection in the International Library of Children's Literature.	Microfiche (sheets) Microfilm (rolls)	Black/ white	A4 / B4	30 yen
			A3	60 yen
	Microfilm (rolls)	Color	A4	120 yen
			A3	240 yen
Inter-film printing Printing from microfiches to microfiches or from microfilm to microfilm is available. In the case of microfilm, black and white are reversed (negative image).	Microfiche (sheets)	Black/ white	150 yen per sheet
	Microfilm (rolls)	Black/ white	150 yen up to 30 cm per request
			Additional 68 yen for every 30 cm for microfilm exceeding 30 cm
Photographic microfilming Materials will be photographed to prepare microfilms (negative). This method will be used if ordinary photocopying cannot be done owing to damage to or deterioration of materials or for other reasons. If materials are photographed to prepare microfilm, and then copied for enlargement on ordinary paper, fees for both processes will be charged. Color film is not available.	Paper (book form)	Black/ white	150 yen for the first frame per request
			Additional 38 yen for every frame from the second frame

(note 1)The following fees will be charged for copying delivered by mail or parcel :
  Packing fee (300 yen), Postage (at cost)

(note 2)The following items are available for international photoduplication service:

• The National Diet Library's Collection of Books Printed in the Earlier Period of Japan's Showa Era (CD-ROM)
• China Academic Journal Full-text Databases (electronic journal)
• KISS(Korean studies Information Service System) (electronic journal)

(April 1, 2010)