Users Guide

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Graduates, Former teachers and Open University (OU)

Due to the university-wide access restrictions, all services, including entry to the library, will be suspended for the time being. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Exceptions may be made for users who have received a request from the director of another university library with a letter of introduction, or from government agencies or other organizations, to use materials that are not held by other institutions, such as rare materials. Please inquire for details.

  • Graduates of the university and its previous incarnations (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences, etc.), those who have completed graduate school programs, those who have completed premium college students.
  • Those who have worked as a teacher at the university or one of its previous incarnations (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences, etc.)
  • Lecturers and members of Open University (OU)

Library Admission

A library card is required for admission. If you do not have a card, we will issue you a library card. *At the Health Sciences Library, library cards are only issued to graduates and former teachers.

Procedures for Library Card Issuance

Please fill out User Card Registration/Change Application Form (Adobe PDF736KB) and submit it to the counter.

If there are any changes to your application after issuance, or if you have lost or damaged your user's card, please report to the counter.

Notes
  • If you are a graduate, let us know the year you graduated and the school to which you belonged.
  • If you are an OU member, present your membership card.

Attention to Library Users

  • Please be quiet inside the library.
  • Use library materials, equipment and facilities with care.
  • Do not eat or drink inside the library. (Except in case food and drink are permitted.)
  • Do not distribute printed materials or engage in solicitation inside the library without permission.
  • Smoking is prohibited inside the library.
  • Keep articles of value with you at all times.
  • Do not talk on or charge your mobile phone inside the library.
  • Please refrain from entering the museum if you are not in good physical condition.
  • Please wash your hands and disinfect your fingers frequently.
  • Refrain from behavior that may cause a nuisance to others.

Borrowing of Materials

Use the lending machine. Your library card is required.Materials that cannot be processed by the lending machine (such as audio-visual materials) can be borrowed at the counter.We do not extend loan periods, make reservations, or order items.

Number of materials that may be borrowed and period
Number of books Period
graduates, Former teachers,
lecturers and members of Open University (OU)		 5 2 weeks
Notes
  • Magazines (excluding bound Japanese magazines at the Central Library) and reference only materials cannot be borrowed.
  • Audio-visual materials at the Systems Design Library and the Health Sciences Librarycannot be borrowed.
  • Materials in the "National Examination Question Book" located in the Arakawa-kan cannot be checked out.

Return

Borrowed materials may be returned at any campus library. After opening hours, return materials using the book drop outside the library.

Late Penalty

New materials cannot be borrowed if other materials are not returned by the deadline.

Loss/Damage of Materials

If you lose or damage materials, you will be required, in principle, to replace them. Notify the library immediately.

Reference

The librarian will answer questions regarding research. Inquire at the counter. You can also use the online service (Online Reference).

See the individual library pages for details on their facilities.

 
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