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1. About NDL Online 2. Search 3. Search Results 4. Bibliographic Records 5. Cart 6A. Individual Requests 6B. Institutional Requests 7. Request Status/Request History 8. User Information 9. Login/Online User Registration 10. My List 11. Digitized Contents Transmission 12. OtherRequests for services can be made using the Cart.
Click the Cart iconin the upper right corner of the screen to display the contents of your Cart. You must be logged in to use this function.
Your Cart can hold up to 100 items.

Request type (1-a)
・Registered Individual user
Registered individual users can make the following requests.
Browsing | Requests for browsing are only available when on the premises at the NDL. The maximum number of requests at one time varies depending on the facility. |
Remote request for photoduplication | Requests for remote photoduplication are not available when on the premises at the NDL. Patrons may make as many as 30 requests at a time. |
Reservation for browsing (Kansai-kan only) | The total number of concurrent requests available varies depending on where the materials are held. |
Article research service | Only one request can be made at a time. Article research services are not available when on the premises at the NDL. |
Interfacility request for browsing | Up to five requests can be made at one time. Interfacility requests for browsing cannot be made from mobile devices. |
・Registered institutional user
Registered institutional users can make the following requests.
Onsite loan | Up to ten requests can be made at one time. This limit applies to both onsite loans and loans via mail. |
Loan via mail | Up to ten requests can be made at one time. This limit applies to both onsite loans and loans via mail. |
Remote request for photoduplication | Requests for remote photoduplication are not available when on the premises at the NDL. |
Reference | Up to ten requests can be made at one time. Reference requests cannot be made from mobile devices. |
For more information, please see 6A. Individual Requests or 6B. Institutional Requests.
Select items (1-b)
Select items to be acted on. (Go to request procedure, delete item from cart.)
Click the Select All checkbox to select all items in the request type. Unselect the checkbox to clear all items.
The default status is to select all available items.
Maximum number of concurrent requests (1-c)
The maximum number of concurrent requests varies depending on the type of request and the location in which the material is held. The number shown indicates the number of available requests or the number of excess requests.
Go to request procedure (1-d)
Click this button to make requests for the selected materials. The following exceptions apply.
- Not available if too many items are selected.
- Some items are not available due to their status. (Caution will be indicated on the item)
Delete item from cart (1-e)
Click to delete the selected items from the cart.
Change the request (1-f)
You can review and modify the content of requests for Remote Photoduplication or Article Research Service.
Remote Photoduplication | Click the Change button to modify the content of a request. |
Article research service | Click the Change button to modify the content of a request. |