How to Access from Off-campus
Using GakuNin
The electronic journals, books, and databases listed in the “Available Services” are available from off-campus as if connected to the internal campus network.
How to Use
On the login screen for each service, log in with your ID of TMU Information Network for Education and Research (TMU ID).
For information on TMU ID, please click hereExternal Link.
If you do not have TMU ID, application for the user ID will be required.
For information on TMU Information Network for Education and Research, click hereExternal Link.
Login Method
The details vary from service to service, but generally the procedure is as follows:
- Access the service you wish to use.
- Click on “Institutional Sign In” or “via Shibboleth.” Some services are labeled as “GakuNin,” such as “Click here if you have a GakuNin account” or “Click here if you use GakuNin (Shibboleth).”
- Choose “Tokyo Metropolitan University” or “東京都立大学” in the institutions list. If it prompts you to choose federation before that, choose one to include “Japan” or “GakuNin” as “Japanese Research and Education (GakuNin).”
- The TMU authentication screen (Microsoft screen) will be displayed; you may log in with the above ID and password.
- Please authenticate when the need for SMS or phone authentication arises (e.g., when you use the service for the first time, when you have not used the service for more than 90 days, when you change devices, when you change browsers, etc.).
*Shibboleth: A secure single sign-on (SSO) mechanism used for GakuNin that allows users to log in to multiple services in a common and smooth manner.
Available services
Registering personal accounts with individual publishers
By creating a personal account for an individual publisher via a campus network, you can use the same services even when logging from outside the campus. Personal accounts are required for each individual publisher or vendor. Some features such as alert notifications and search history storage are available.
Services You can Register for
| ScienceDirectExternal Link(Elsevier) |
| Springer Nature LinkExternal Link (Springer Nature) |
| EBSCOhostExternal Link (EBSCO) |
| Web of ScienceExternal Link (Clarivate Analytics) |
| CiNiiExternal Link (National Institute of Informatics) |
Use by Remote Access ID
By creating a remote access ID issued by publishers or vendors, you can use the same services even when logging from outside the campus.
How to Obtain an ID
Please send an email to the following address with your “Name,” “Student/Faculty ID number,” and “Email address.” *Replace”★” to “@” in the email address.
Expiration Date
End of the academic year. *Application is required for each academic year.
Available Services
| Eligibility | Contact | |
| Current Index to Japanese Nursing LiteratureExternal Link (Japanese Nursing Association) | Those who belong to Arakawa Campus | Arakawa Library（lib_hs★jmj.tmu.ac.jp） |
Use via VPN Connection
If you wish to access via a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection, please see this pageExternal Link. It is the website of TMU Information Network for Education and Research.