Opening hours
Weekdays

Saturdays

Sundays and Holidays

Ookayama

8:45 a.m. – 9 p.m.

11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Suzukakedai

8:45 a.m. – 9 p.m.

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Exam Term [Ookayama only]

8:45 a.m. – 11 p.m.

9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

9 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Institute Vacations / March

8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m.

11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

ClosedClosedClosedClosedTerms

Class Term

Dec. 27 – Jan. 4

Opening hours may change temporarily.
When you plan to come to the library, please check the “Library Hours” and “News” on our website.

Ookayama Library

Suzukakedai LibraryConvenience
StoreSupermarket

Ookayama
StationCentennial Hall
McDonald’ s
Museum and Archives Main
Gate

Suzukakedai
StationSuzukake Gate
Japan National Route 246

Ookayama
LibraryCampusSecurity
Taki
Plaza

Nagatsuta
Gate

MailboxSuzukakedai
Library

Tokyu Oimachi Line / Tokyu Meguro Line
1 minute’ s walk from Ookayama Station
L-1, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550
TEL ：03-5734-2097（weekdays 8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m.＊）
FAX：03-5734-3330＊ Except 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Library website

www.libra.titech.ac.jp/en

Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line
10 minutes’ walk from Suzukakedai StationS3, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503
TEL ：045-924-5152（weekdays 8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m.＊）
FAX：045-924-5156＊ Except 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

If you have any questions, please use the following service on ourwebsite: Contact Us > Ask Online (Ask Service)
The services provided may change depending on the spread of
the new coronavirus.
Please check the library website for the latest information.

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Admissions

Tokyo Tech Library consists of Ookayama Library and Suzukakedai Library. Both libraries operate in
the same way except for services marked [Ookayama only].

02. Services
Checkout, Renewal, ReturnCheckoutCampus members need an IC card.

Usage ProceduresCampus members

You can borrow books at the counter or by using a self-checkout machine.

● You need the IC card issued to you by Tokyo Tech (Student card /Undergraduates

10 items / 2 weeks● If you are a research student, overseas exchange student, etc. or anGraduates / Faculty and staﬀ / Professor Emeritus

15 items / 4 weeks

Staﬀ card / Access card).

access card holder, please register your contact information at thecounter when you checkout books for the ﬁrst time.

Professor Emeritus● You need the ID card conﬁrming your status as professor emeritus.

Renewal

You can renew books online or at the counter or by using a self-checkoutmachine before the due date if another person has not reserved those items.
The new loan period is the same as the original one, starting on the day ofEntering and leaving the library● When you enter the library, touch the gate sensor with the IC card to open the gate. You canenter the library with your baggage.

● When you enter from Taki Plaza, put the IC card to the IC card reader next to the door to unlock

renewal. You can renew online three times per book.

ReturnPlease return books at the counter. You may return books to either library.
When the library is closed, use the book drop beside the entrance. If you missthe due date, you will not be able to borrow, renew, or reserve any books for as

it. [Ookayama only]● When you leave the library, go through the exit gate. If you have library materials not yet

many days as the book is overdue.

checked out, an alarm will go oﬀ.

Our Policy● Keep valuables in your possession at all times.

Ordering books from the other campus
You can order books from the other campus. Please order via Library Catalog on our website. You● Do not litter and take away all your trash.

can also order books at the counter after checking the book ID and other information via Library

Prohibited ConductReserving books● EatingYou can reserve books on loan via Library Catalog or at the counter.

＊1● Beverages except in spill-proof bottles ＊1Catalog.

● Cell phone conversations except in designated areas ＊2● Photography and ﬁlming● Smoking
＊1

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On the 2nd and 3rd floors of Ookayama Library, beverages in non-spill-proof bottles or cups are allowed.
In Communication Lounge on the 1st floor of Suzukakedai Library, eating and drinking are allowed.
Refresh Room on the 2nd basement floor of Ookayama Library, Seminar Room on the 2nd floor andCommunication Lounge on the 1st floor of Suzukakedai Library

Ordering books and copies to other libraries (Interlibrary loan)
You can request a book, a copy of an article not only to the other Tokyo Tech Library but also
non-Tokyo Tech Libraries, if we do not have the book or source of them.
It is a paid service. Pre-registration is required for a request at public expense.

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03. Online Services

Photocopying [until 30 minutes before closing]

Online Request

Photocopiers are available in the library (black and white ¥10/sheet, color ¥50/sheet). Please ﬁll out andThe following services are available online. Some services require pre-registration.

coin-operated copy machine.

● Checking your borrowing status and history / Extending due dates (three times per book)02.

submit the “ Photocopy Request Form ” to the counter in advance. Receipts can be output from thePaying at
public expense

Ookayama ……… Please use a University Co-op copy card purchased at public expense.
Suzukakedai …… Please submit the “ Photocopy Request Form ” to the counter. You willreceive a copy at a later date.

Notice on Japan ’ s
Copyright Act● Ordering / Reserving books● Ordering books and copies to other libraries (Interlibrary loan)● Setting up email alerts (due date reminders)● Requesting a book purchase etc.

The photocopiers in the library are installed to provide photocopy services based on Article 31of the Copyright Act. Only library materials can be copied. Photocopying of non-librarymaterials (personal books, notebooks, etc.) is not allowed.
● The purpose of photocopy must be for your own research or study. ＊● You are entitled to a single copy for each material.

● The number of pages you photocopy must be less than half of the entire books.

● If you wish to photocopy articles in a journal, the journal must be published for more than 3months, or the next issue has been published.

＊ Do not copy for others ’ use, transfer, or reprint, nor distribute for free or otherwise.

Material Search
You can search the materials of Tokyo Tech Library with our library catalog. It is also available forsmartphones.

topics.libra.titech.ac.jp/enNational Diet Library Digitized ContentsTransmission Service for Libraries [until 4:30 p.m. on weekdays]

Books can be found by“ Location ” and “ Call Number ”

The Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries is available at speciﬁc terminals in the libraries. You
can view and print the digitized versions of out-of-print or otherwise diﬃcult-to-obtain materials.

Using PCs
Library Catalog Search Terminals

E-Journals, E-books
You can search for materials stocked by Tokyo Tech Library.

You can search for and access e-journals and e-books contracted by Tokyo Tech and those that arePCs for E-Resources

Wireless LAN

You can browse electronic resources such as e-journals anddatabases contracted by Tokyo Tech.

You can connect your PC to the internet by using the Tokyo Tech
Wireless LAN, available in all areas.

Closed stack request [Ookayama Only]

open access. About 12,000 e-journals and about 32,000 e-books are contracted as of 2021. They
are only accessible from the campus network. ＊Databases
You can access databases, such as Article Database created and contracted by Tokyo Tech andsearch for articles.

Licensed databases are only accessible from the campus network.＊
In principle, please apply in advance by e-mail or at the counter for use of closed stack materials such as
doctoral dissertations. If you wish to use the materials on the same day, please apply at the counter by 4:30
p.m. on weekdays.
03＊ You can access the service from outside the campus with SSL-VPN. For information on SSL-VPN, pleaserefer to Tokyo Tech Portal (https://portal.titech.ac.jp/new-en/ezguide/sslvpn.html).

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B1 F

B2 F
Only beverages inspill-proof bottles allowed

Loanable Materials

White papers, Censuses,
Grants-in-Aid for Sci. Res. Reports,
Company Histories

Over-sized Books

Materials for Reference OnlyNewspapers

Journals, etc.
PCs and Audiovisual Equipment[Compact Shelving]

Bulletins ofUniversities / Colleges,
Reference Books

Previous Edition Books[Compact Shelving]

Refresh RoomOﬃciial Gazettes ofJapan Government

Entrance

LectureSpace

Counter

Library
Catalog
GeneralBooks
000-399
700-999

Journals, etc.
PCs and Audiovisual Equipment

GeneralBooks
400-428

Photocopiers

Loanable Materials

Books whose call numbers
begin with X or YGeneral Books

Book Drop

Only beverages inspill-proof bottles allowedReferenceBooks
000-999

Japanese Journals

GeneralBooks
428-699

Chinese & KoreanJournals
InternationalJournals
A-I

Magazines

LibraryCatalog

Proceedings[Compact Shelving]

CurrentJournals

InternationalnalJournals
J-Z[C[CompactShelving]g]

Newspapers

Entrance from Taki Praza

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Materials for Liberal Arts
Materials for Liberal Arts
（Audiovisual Materials）

Books by Tokyo Tech
Professors / Alumni
Pocket Edition Books

AudiovisualMaterials
Tokyo Tech Publications

Room for Honorary Professor /Professor Emeritus

Faculty Booths /Student Booths

Materials for
Language Study /Study Abroad

Russian Journals

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Ookayama Library

2F

Entrance

The 2nd floor is designed
for group learning.

Beverages
allowed1F

Student Life
Coach

PhotocopiersLibrary
Catalog

Beverages
allowedAccessible
Restroom

Library Counter

You can move chairs andLoanable Materials

desks to create your own

CareerInformation
Corner

Journals, etc.

collaborative work space.

PCs and Audiovisual
Equipment

Please feel free to use
the whiteboard wall.

Peripatos
Collection

Career Adviser
Room

Multi-purpose
room
Newspapers

Book Drop

Communication
LoungeMagazines

Entrance

Eating and drinking areallowed only inCommunication LoungePeripatos Collection

3F

Peripatos Collection, mainly consists of new novels,paperbacks, pocket editions, and travel guidebooks.
Please feel free to pick it up for a change of pace inBeverages
allowedbetween your research and study.
You can search for books in Peripatos Collection using
Library Catalog. Campus members can also order themat Ookayama Campus and reserve those currently

PCs

PCs and Audiovisual
EquipmentGroup Study Rooms

Group Study Rooms
These rooms can be used for many
purposes such as group discussions andpresentation practice. [reservation

checked out by other users.

Communication Lounge
In Communication Lounge, you can eat and drink while
reading books from Peripatos Collection and generalmagazines.

required / Week days only]
A whiteboard and projection equipment isavailable in each room.

Library Counter
Elevator use
The elevator in the entrance lobby moves between the 1st basement and 3rd floor. Since

Please visit Library Counter on the 1st floor to check out
and return books, search for materials, and ask for help
with research.

the 2nd and 3rd floors are only for campus members, you need to touch the card reader inthe elevator with your IC card to select these floors.

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Suzukakedai Library

2F

Loanable Materials

Only beverages inspill-proof bottles allowed

Materials for Reference Only3FJournals, etc.

Only beverages inspill-proof bottles allowed

PCs and Audiovisual Equipment

PCs and Audiovisual Equipment
Books by Tokyo Tech
Professors / Alumni
Pocket Edition Books

Materials for Liberal Arts
Materials for Liberal Arts

（Audiovisual Materials）

Tokyo Tech
Publications

ReferenceBooks

Russian Journals
Japanese Journals

Over-sized Books

Current Journals

Seminar roomJapaneseJournals

New Books
General Books

GeneralBooksGeneral BooksGSIC
Computer LabInternational
Journals
Z←NInternational Journals
A→JInternational
Journals
K→N

Personal Research Area

Seminar room
Materials forInternational Students

Library Catalog

Seminar Rooms [Weekdays Only]

Library Catalog

Personal Research Area

You can use these rooms for online meetings,

There are various types of seats, including seats partitioned with panels and a door. Theclasses, presentation practice, and seminars that

other types are without a door. All booths are equipped with a power supply.

involve speaking. Capacity is from 1 to 20 people.

Please use them as your own space for study and research.

These rooms must be reserved in advance.

General Books
There are about 70,000 books on the 2nd floor,
mainly specialized books in the ﬁeld of science andengineering. To borrow books, please use theself-checkout machine or Library Counter on the1st floor.

There are many kinds of chairs.
Find your favorites!
Please choose a chair that helps you
concentrate for a long time or achair that relaxes you, depending on
your needs and preferences.

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