My Library

• Those who are affiliated with this university can use the following services online.
• When in use, ID and password are needed. For the details, read explanations about ID and password in My Library.
• You can also find detailed explanations in FAQ＞My Library.
• Those who are not affiliated with this university but have registered with the library can use the limited functions. For more information, have a look at each page of User Guide.
  
  • For Graduates, former faculty members and members of open university(OU)
  • For individuals living or working in Tokyo

Renewing(Extending the Period of borrowing)

You can extend the checkout period of the book which you are borrowing(Only once per book). On the day of renewing the loan, the number of days equal to the checking out period is added.

Extending the checkout period is not possible in the following cases.

• If the book you would like to renew has a reservation.
• If the book borrowing is currently suspended for the reason of penalty.

Reservations and Delivering

You can reserve the borrowed materials and request the materials which belong to the library of other campuses. Apply from the search results of OPAC.

• If "reserve" button does not appear, reservations and requests are not possible.
• During the period in which the book borrowing is suspended as penalty, reservations and requests are not possible.

Requests of Copying and Borrowing to the Other Institutes

You can order copy of papers, and books which are not in the library of this university from other institutes (with payment).

• How long it takes until the request is realized or how much it costs depend on the requested institutes.
• When a requested book arrives, it might be "in use inside the library" only( taking outside the library is not permitted) in consideration of the condition of the material and the intention of the library which lent the book.

Requests of New Purchase

You can apply and request the book to be furnished in the library.

ID and Password in My Library

For Regular Students, Non-Regular Students, Full-Time Faculty, and Part-Time Faculty

Regular Students : Undergraduate and graduate students
Non-Regular Students : Non-degree students, premium-college students, and research students
Part-Time Faculty : Part-time lecturers, specially appointed faculty

You can log in with your TMU ID.

• Please log in from “Users with TMU ID　　Login from here”
• Please refer to TMUNER for details on the TMU ID.
• Research students who do not have their TMU ID, please follow the same procedure as mentioned in the section “For other than the Above.”

For Other than the Above

You can log in with your User ID.

The user ID is as follows:

• Staff holding a staff ID card with a barcode on it: Staff No.
• User card holders : The number written under the barcode on the card.
  ID is an 8-digit number excluding the alphabets displayed (if any) before or after the number.
• If you forget your password, please ask at the service desk along with your library card.
• Be sure to change your password from the default value (you can change it after login to My Library).

Important Notes

For new faculty members (both full-time and part-time)

The ID given at the time of arrival is a temporary ID. Please refer to TMUNER to obtain an ID.

For full-time faculty

Library issued user cards have been discontinued as of September 26, 2023. If you have a conventional card, please visit the service desk with your user card and staff ID.

For part-time faculty (part-time lecturers and specially appointed faculty)

Please visit the service desk to complete the following procedures:

• If you have a staff ID card, your staff ID card will be processed to work as a user card.
• If you do not have a staff ID card, the change of the ID printed on the face of your user card will be processed.