We provide a variety of support content to help you make use of the library materials and services for your research and studies.
Please refer to the target level of each content and use the ones that suit your stage of research and learning.

As you start using the library

Main targets

1st-year undergraduate student / new comer

Goals

  • Acquire foundational knowledge for library use.
  • Understand library services suited to specific purposes

Library web pages

Library Cards

Entering and leaving the library

User Registration & Contact Information Editing

Library Rules

[For Medical/Dental Members] User Guide about Ookayama & Suzukakedai Library

Handouts

Self-guided Tour Maps

Self-guided Tour Maps created by library supporters* show you the each library's spots with the photos.
Those maps help you get to know the libraries. Please take a look around the Libraries with the map.

How to search

You can search Library Catalog for books and periodicals in the Ookayama Library and the Suzukakedai Library. 

Electronic Journals and E-books Available at Science Tokyo

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Short Movies of Ookayama Library and Suzukakedai Library

Enjoy the library’s short movies shot by Library Supporters* on the page.

* Library Supporters are students who work with library staff for PR, book exhibitions, maintenance of library materials, etc.

For writing academic papers

Main targets

4th-year undergraduate student / master’s student

Goals

  • Comprehend the scholarly information flow in specialized fields.
  • Collect high-quality articles efficiently.
  • Gather the latest articles matching research themes or objectives effectively.
  • Organize references using reference management tools.

Library web pages

Databases

You can see a list of the databases available at Ookayama Library and Suzukakedai Library. It is also possible to narrow down the results by fields such as "Science and Technology", "Humanities and Social Sciences", "Chemistry", "Political Science", and more.

Databases useful scholarly information Search
To find journal articles, use "Web of Science" a comprehensive database that includes academic literature, citation indexes, conference proceedings, and books.
You can use "CiNii Research" to search for information on academic papers published in Japan.

Reference management tools

Reference management tools, software tools help you collect and manage references are available to students, faculty, and staffs. These tools can be used to generate bibliographies easily.

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Web of Science training session (in Japanese)

SciFinder training session (in Japanese)

Reaxys training session (in Japanese)

The movie and document are for the Science Tokyo members use only.
The materials from past sessions will be available until the next year's sessions are held.