In order to support teaching and learning in the COVID-19 pandemic, we provide an eBook trial service again!

You can try any part of the eBooks from the following eBook platforms for free for five minutes per title. You may also submit a purchase request to the library.

Titles that have been viewed or requested a lot will be considered for purchase by the library. Please take this opportunity to try out the eBooks, which are convenient for study and research at home.

Due to the update work of the Unified Authentication System at Academic Computing and Communications Center, library web services which use this system to log in will be temporarily unavailable.

Date and Time

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 1:00 pm–3:00 pm (tentative)

Services to be suspended

Services available by logging in to the library website

Electronic Journal / Database remote access service (Tulips Warp) will be unavailable due to maintenance on the following dates.
Update: September 6 has been added to the schedule. The start time of September 13 has been changed.

System maintenance of the Tsukuba Repository, the following dates have been postponed.

We will inform you of the postponed date as soon as it is fixed.

Thank you for your cooperation.

System maintenance of the Tsukuba Repository will be carried out as follows.
During the maintenance, access to the repository will not be available.

　【Delay】2022/09/28 (Wed) 9:00-18:00

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause to users.

We will start a journals binding work at Central Library from 8/25(Thu.).

• We will pick up journals published mainly in 2021.
  *Please remind that some magazines can not be used depending on the timing.
• Please check the up-to-date progress from the following link:

Central Library work progress

Thank you for your understanding.

Termination of Provision of Old RefWorks(RefWorks2.0)

The provision of the old RefWorks (orange logo) is scheduled to end on June 30, 2023.
Please transfer your data to the new RefWorks in advance.

The loan service hours of Art and Physical Education Library and Library on Library and Information Science will be extended as follows.

Period
During the summer, winter, and spring holiday

Library
Art and Physical Education Library
Library on Library and Information Science
(Libraries which close at 17:00)

End time of the loan service
Current: 16:30 (30 minutes before closing)
↓
Extended: 16:45 (15 minutes before closing)

Library closure during the summer holidays

• Tsukuba area will be closed on 8/15 - 8/19. (The university-wide holiday period)
• The Otsuka Library will be closed on 8/16 - 8/20.

Change of book loan period

You can loan / renew books (including renewals from the Web) longer than the usual (3 weeks).
Please refer the table below for details.

We are looking for the graduate students as New Learning Adviser of the Central Library in 2022.
All the applicants for Learning Adviser should be able to speak, read and write the Japanese language.
*Application period: July 4th, 2022 to July 22nd, 2022.

中央図書館ラーニング・スクエアの中核、学生サポートデスクのスタッフである「ラーニング・アドバイザー」について、
2022年10月から2023年2月まで働いていただける方を募集します。
[募集締切：2022年7月22日(金)]
学生の学習支援に興味のある大学院生の皆様、ぜひご応募ください！

★学生サポートデスクとは？
→ホーム > 図書館活用術 > 相談する > 学生サポートデスク

In order to help in the future selection of materials, the Library will conduct a survey on the actual usage of reference books that are continuously purchased. The survey will be conducted from July to December 2022.

Please refer to the bulletin boards and survey forms placed near the materials to be surveyed.

Your cooperation is highly appreciated.