Guidance on the Procedures for Information Access

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About the Information Access System [Jouhou-koukai-seido]

This is a system for allowing a request for disclosure of documents, pictures, and electronic data held by an incorporated administrative agency for organizational use by its officers and employees (referred to as "Disclosure Request").

However, no request may be made for commercially available items, including books, or historical data accessible to the general public at museums and libraries, etc.

Disclosure Request may be made by anyone, regardless of purposes of requests.

<Method of Disclosure Request>

  • A Disclosure Request may be made in writing. The request must be written in Japanese.
  • Each Request requires a certain amount of fee.
  • Please submit or mail the documented Disclosure Request to the Information Disclosure Desk of the University.
  • If the titles, etc. of documents to be requested cannot be ascertained, please contact the relevant desk.

<Notification whether Disclosure or Non-Disclosure>

  • A decision on acceptance or rejection of a Disclosure Request shall be made, as a general rule, within thirty days.
  • Documents will be disclosed unless Non-Disclosure Information, for example, personal information, is included.
  • If the requester is not satisfied with the decision on acceptance or rejection of a Disclosure Request, he/she may file a formal complaint on the Disclosure Decision.

<Disclosure Implementation Application>

  • The requester shall notify the methods of disclosure, etc., within thirty days of the receipt of the decision notice concerning the Disclosure Request.
  • A certain amount of fee will be required to receive the implemented disclosure.

<Form 1>Disclosure Request Form

Disclosure Request Form
Disclosure Request Form (Word)

 

<Form 2>Application for Disclosure Methods of Corporate Documents

Application for Disclosure Methods of Corporate Documents
Application for Disclosure Methods of Corporate Documents (Word)

 

<Form 3>Application for Further Disclosure of Corporate Documents

Application for Further Disclosure of Corporate Documents
Application for Further Disclosure of Corporate Documents (Word)

 

Disclosure methods and fees

  • Fee required for Disclosure Request: 300 yen per Corporate Document pertaining to a Disclosure Request
  • Fee for Implementation of Disclosure: Amount per Corporate Document pertaining to a Disclosure Request shall be as specified in the right column of the Attachment, corresponding to the disclosure method specified in the middle column, for the document type specified in the left column.

Appendix: Table (Article 9. of the Rules for Disclosure of Retained Corporate Records)

Article 9. of the Rules for Disclosure of Retained Corporate Records

Type of Corporate Documents

Disclosure Methods of Corporate Documents

Disclosure Implementation Fee

  1. Document or drawing (excluding those in Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4)
  1. Inspection

¥100 every 100 sheets

  1. Inspection of a printout of photo film on photographic paper

¥100 per sheet In addition, ¥760 every 12 sheets

  1. Provision of a copy by means of a copying machine (excluding those specified in item d))

¥10 per sheet

  1. Provision of a color copy by means of a copying machine

¥20 per sheet

  1. Provision of a print of a photograph on photographic paper

¥120 per sheet (¥520 per sheet for the paper 203 mm long x 254 mm wide) In addition, ¥760 every 12 sheets

  1. Provision of a copy of digital media records, which is scanned in the scanner, onto flexible disk cartridge

¥50 per FD cartridge In addition, ¥10 per sheet of such document or drawing

  1. Provision of a copy of digital media records, which is scanned in the scanner, onto optic disk cartridge

¥100 per optic disk In addition, ¥10 per sheet of such document or drawing

  1. Microfilm
  1. Inspection of a printout

¥10 per sheet

  1. Viewing of a display or images by means of special equipment

¥290 per reel

  1. Provision of a printout of the microfilm images on paper

¥80 per sheet (¥140 per sheet for A3 size paper)

  1. Photo film
  1. Inspection of a printout on photographic paper

¥10 per sheet

  1. Provision of a printout on photographic paper

¥30 per sheet (¥430 per sheet for the paper 203 mm long x 254 mm wide)

  1. Slide (excluding those listed in Paragraph 9)
  1. Inspection of a display by means of special equipment

¥390 per roll

  1. Provision of a printout on photographic paper

¥100 per sheet (¥1,330 per sheet for the paper 203 mm long x 254 mm wide)

  1. Recording tape (excluding those listed in Paragraph 9) or recording disk
  1. Hearing a playback by means of special equipment

¥290 per tape or disk

  1. Provision of a copy onto cassette tape

¥430 per cassette tape

  1. Video tapes or video disks
  1. Hearing / Viewing a playback by means of special equipment

¥290 per tape or disk

  1. Provision of a copy onto video cassette tape

¥580 per video cassette tape

  1. Digital media records (excluding those listed in paragraph 5, 6, and 8)
  1. Inspection of a printout

¥200 every 100 sheets

  1. Inspection or hearing / viewing of a playback by means of special equipment

¥400 per data file

  1. Provision of a printout on paper (excluding those specified in item d))

¥10 per sheet

  1. Provision of a color printout on paper

¥20 per sheet

  1. Provision of a copy onto flexible disk cartridge

¥50 per FD cartridge

In addition, ¥210 per data file

  1. Provision of a copy onto optic disk cartridge

¥100 per optic disk In addition, ¥210 per data file

  1. Movie film
  1. Hearing / Viewing of a playback by means of special equipment

¥390 per reel

  1. Provision of a copy onto video cassette tape

¥6,800 (¥13,000 for 16mm film and ¥10,100 for 35mm film) In addition, ¥2,750 (¥3,200 for 16mm film and ¥2,650 for 35mm film) every 10 minutes

  1. Slide accompanied by the soundtrack of said slide
  1. Hearing / Viewing a display by means of special equipment

¥680 per roll

  1. Provision of a copy onto video cassette tape

¥5,200 (in case it exceeds 20 slides, then, ¥110 per slide for the exceeding will be charged in addition to ¥5,200)

For details of disclosure methods and fees, please contact the  Information Disclosure Desk of the University.

Information Disclosure Desk of the University

  • Address:〒904-0495 1919-1, Tancha, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa-ken
  • Section in charge: Rules and Compliance Section, OIST
  • Email:information-disclosure-request@ oist.jp
  • Available:from Monday to Friday(except holidays)
  • from 10:00~12:00 and 13:00~17:00

Rules for Public Access to Information at OIST

Rules for Disclosure of Retained Corporate Records