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The Book Contents Database allows you to search for books held in the libraries of the University of Tokyo by looking at their tables of contents or information taken from their summaries and dust jackets. This gives you access to the actual content of the books, which was previously unavailable
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I quite realize that in time the Japanese people will themselves accomplish the complete restoration of their cities and institutions which have been destroyed. However, I shall regard it as a great privilege to be permitted to hasten the day when your University, which stands among the foremost
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The General Library officially opened when UTokyo's predecessor institutions were reorganised to form UTokyo, the nation's first university, on 12 April 1877. However, its roots can be traced back to Edo-era libraries, such as the
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The current Komaba Library, opened in 2002, serves as the successor to the former building, which had become too small for its growing collections. It functions as the main library for the College of Arts and Sciences at
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Faculty members, graduate students, undergraduate students, auditors, others who have requested use from outside the university, and others who have been approved by the director can use the Kashiwa Library.
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On 1 September 1923, the original building was destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake, along with 750 thousand books from its collections. This loss included over 20 thousand books from
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through the conventional OPAC system. Approximately 229,820 volumes (Japanese:164,319 English:65,501, as of 2004.11) of books/materials held by the University of Tokyo can be searched.
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Inter-library loan & delivery service between libraries in the campuses is available for researchers as teachers and graduates (some libraries are excluded).
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A major renovation was completed in the late 2010s, and it now features a 46-metre-deep automatic underground storage capable of housing 3 million books.
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The UTokyo Library houses many collections. Some collections are searchable through OPAC, though most are available only through card catalogue.
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Material of the Society of National Policy: Collector: Minobe, Yoji (1900–1953). Content: Literature on politics and economic policy during the
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This building completed in 1928 is still in use, and it also serves as the headquarters for the whole of the UTokyo Library System.
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and documents that give detailed information about earthquakes that occurred long before scientific analysis of earthquake started
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Akiba Collection: Collector: Akiba, Yoshimi (1896–1952). Content: Shibai Banzuke (list of the title and the casts of the
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Ogai Collection: Collector: Mori, Ogai (1862–1922). Content: Biographical or historical books, Bukan (directory of
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Apart from the three comprehensive libraries, the UTokyo Library System includes 27 field-specific libraries.
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A comprehensive collection of newspapers, magazines, and other materials that help understand Japan in
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consists of 10 smaller collections affiliated with each department in the faculty of engineering
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John D. Rockefeller, From the plaque attached to the building upon the completion of construction
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The library features a diverse range of learning materials, particularly for subjects such as
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Seishu Collection: Collector: Watanabe, Makoto (1840–1911). Content: Chinese classics and
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Collects not only materials related to modern earthquake and seismic studies but also old
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institutions of learning in the world, will again be provided with adequate facilities.
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Nanki Collection: Collector: Tokugawa, Yorimichi (1872–1925) Content: Collection of
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of original material. Loan service is available to university libraries in Japan.
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ILL service provides access to the holding of the General Library through
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Libraries for Engineering and Information Science & Technology
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Search for newspapers held in the University of Tokyo libraries.
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provides a detailed description of the library around this time.
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Catalogue of Classical Chinese Books in the IOC (before 2001)
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Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology Library
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Opened in 2004, Kashiwa Library is a library devoted to the
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Catalog of Classical Chinese Books (approx. 10,000 records)
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Database of newspapers available at the University of Tokyo
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The General Library is open to faculty members, students,
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Science Library, the Graduate School of Arts and Science
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OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) / Multilingual OPAC
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All the books in Kashiwa Library can be searched on
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The University of Tokyo Library
University of Tokyo
National Diet Library

Bansho Shirabesho
Hongo
Soseki Natsume
Sanshiro
Friedrich Max Müller
Takizawa Bakin
John D. Rockefeller
auditors
interlibrary loan
King George V

Komaba
Hongo
Linear Algebra
Calculus
natural sciences.
OPAC
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Taisho
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