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附属図書館
Library2019年版

LocationSuzukakedai Library
Opening hours (Class Term)

Here!
(S3 Bldg.)

Weekdays

8:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Weekends & Holidays

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Suzukakehall

B-AreaBooks

Journals

E-Books

E-Journals(number of titles)

International

61,711

1,227

30,42012,016

Japanese

49,940

379

1,538

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Total

111,711

1,606

31,95812,0372(as of FY 2021)

1st floor“Student Life Coach” & “Career Information Corner”
are also installed

Library Counter

Campus Wireless LAN is available throughout the library

Peripatos Collection:

Mainly consists of novels and paperbacks to enjoy reading between studies for arefreshment

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2 nd & 3 rd floor
6 Seminar Rooms at 2 nd floor※画像はイメージです

Capacity: from 1 up to 20 people
For online meeting and job hunting etc.
Easy reservation through Web system S&F

Personal Research Area at 3 rd floor
Various types of spaces with power supply(booths with doors, semi-closed rooms, and sofa type)
Advance reservation not required
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Plenty of space for personal study and researchCheck Out / Renew
You can check out 15 books for 4 weeks• A student ID card is required• Please come to the Library counter or use Self-check outmachine• Journals and reference books are restricted to in-library use.
• If the book is not reserved, you can renew it an unlimited
number of times at the Library counter

Library Counter at 1st floor

Self-checkout Machine

5ReturnYou can return books at either Ookayama or
Suzukakedai Library.

EntranceBook return bin at the entrance

If you miss the due date, you will not be able to borrow,renew, or reserve any books as many days as the book isoverdue.

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Remote Library Service
Remote Library Service• Books-by-mail service• How to use electronicmaterials and databases
Available from your home !

• Online Request•

Virtual Background Images•

Coloring Picture7

Other Services
・Reserve

You can reserve checked-out book.

・OrderYou can order books from the other campus.

・ILL（Interlibrary Loan）

You can order materials from other libraries.

All the services above are available online8Library Web SiteOnline Request

Library CatalogE-Journals & Ebooks

Databases(Available in campus network)https://www.libra.titech.ac.jp/en9

Library Catalog

Bibliographic information(What is the book?)

Holdings（Where is the book?）

Reserve or order from other campus（E-mail registration is required）

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Online Request
 Register your e-mail Check materials you have checked out 3 times per item can be renewed online unless
any reservations is made Order materials from other campus [paid service]and other university libraries
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E-Journals & E-Books

Title of journals

Ex. “nature biotechnology”

Title of articles

https://sfx.usaco.co.jp/titech/az/

12Databases

Enter the name of database suchas “web of science” etc.
https://www.libra.titech.ac.jp/en/databases

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FindFind
it @it @東工大’
Tokyo Tech
Attention !

Shirabe Gennai
LiDance(Library Guidance) Character

You will find the above icon in thescreen of search result.
It is useful for getting a full text
so click it!
14Get full text of E-Journal

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Search paper journal in the library16Order photocopiers from other library17

Remote Access
SSL-VPN18

Prohibited Matterson using electronic resources
Systematic or excessive downloading
There is a possibility that access issuspended for the entire institution.

Chotto Omachi
LiDance(Library Guidance) Character

Use for any purpose other than academic
research and education
Reproduction and distribution to others
Details & FAQ >> https://www.libra.titech.ac.jp/en/ej_notice19

Inquiries
Please feel free to ask us!
Email us (Online form)

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Electronic Journals and E-books
Available at Tokyo Tech

Materials listed below are onlya small part of the electronicmaterials you can use!

Shirabe Gennai■ Electronic Journals

LiDance(Library Guidance) Character

ServicePublisher

Available years

Available titles

ACS Web Editions

American Chemical Society

from the first issue

Full text of all journals published by the ACSAIP Scitation

The American Institute ofPhysics

from 1930

Full text of almost all journals and proceedings
published by the AIP

APSAmerican Physical Society

from the first issue

Full text of all journals published by the APSASMEThe American Society of
Mechanical Engineers

Journal: from 1960
Proceedings: from2000

Full text of all journals and proceedings publishedby ASMEIEL Online

Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineersfrom the first issue
onlineFull text of almost all journals, proceedings, andstandards contained in the IEEE Xplore

IOPscience

Institute of Physics

from the first issue

Full text of almost all journals published by the IOP

JSTOR

JSTOR

from the first issue

Titles included in the following collections are available.
The most recently published issues (past 1-5 years) arenot available.
・Arts & Sciences I-IV, VI-VII (Humanities and social・sciences)
・Business I-II (Economics, finance, management)・Life Sciences

NatureSpringer Naturefrom the first issue("Nature" )“Nature” and other research journals

Proc. IMechE

Institution of MechanicalEngineers / SAGE Publications

from the first issue

Full text of all proceedings published by IMechE

RSC Journal

Royal Society of Chemistryfrom 1841

Full text of all journals published by the RSC

SAE Mobilus

SAE Internationalfrom 1998

Full text of technical papers published by SAE

ScienceAAAS

from the first issue

Full text of all articles
including First Release (pre-publication service)

ScienceDirect

Elsevierfrom the first issue

Full text of most all journals published by Elsevier

SpringerLINK

Springer Naturefrom the first issue

Full text of most all journals published by Springer

Wiley Online Library

John Wiley & Sons

from 1997

Full text of almost all journals published by Wiley■ E-books
ServicePublisher

Available titles

SpringerLINKSpringer
NatureBooks in the fields of “Chemistry & Material Science”, “Computer Science”, “Physics & Astronomy” and“Mathematics & Statistics”.

ScienceDirect

Elsevier

Books in the fields of “Energy”, “Chemistry”, “Chemical Engineering” , “Engineering”, “Material Science”,“Physics and Astronomy”

EBSCOhost

EBSCO

Books in a wide range of fields

KinoDen

Kinokuniya

About 700 study books written in Japanese.

■ Access
Please go to the “Tokyo Tech E-Journals and E-books List” in the library website (https://www.libra.titech.ac.jp/en) or search
the Library Catalog and click the icon

which appears on the search result.

You can access them via Tokyo Tech’s network※1. If you have any questions or problems, please contact our “Ask Service”※2.
※1 You can also access them via SSL-VPN. (Detail: https://portal.titech.ac.jp/new-en/ezguide/sslvpn-journal.html)※2 Library website > Contact Us > Ask Online (Ask Service)
March 2023
Tokyo Institute of Technology LibraryAttention to the use of
Electronic Information
Resources !
When you use electronic information resources such as licensed
databases, electronic journals and e-books, comply with thecopyright law and terms of use strictly.
If you do not comply with these terms and conditions, it may resultin loss of access to these resources for the entire Tokyo Techcommunity.

Large-scale downloading that is indistinguishable
from non-individual use is prohibited.
• It is prohibited to download a lot of files continuously using
automated downloading software.
• Even if you download manually, it shall be considered as
excessive use if you download a lot of files at one time.
• Use only required article in your study and research.
Please be aware that publishers may monitor the use of electronic resources to ensure that theterms of the license agreement are enforced.
There were some cases of violation by laboratories in the past, which resulted in suspension ofaccess not only for the individual violator, but for the entire institution.

The actions listed below are also prohibited.
・Use for any purpose other than academic research and education.
・Reproduction and distribution to others.
・Any other activities that infringe on the copyright law.
For more details on the proper use of electronic information resources
https://www.libra.titech.ac.jp/en/ej_notice※You can access via QR code

If you have any questions, please contact our “Ask Service”.
Access: Tokyo Institute of Technology Library website > Contact Us > Ask Online (Ask Service)
March 2023 Tokyo Institute of Technology Library