Library Materials
Most of the Library’s materials are in the open-stacks. Users are expected to freely find, use and photocopy the materials.
For borrowing procedure, see Borrowing / Returning / Reserving.
See Floor Plan (PDF) to view the sections where materials can be found.
How materials are arranged on the shelf is here.
| Material Type | Catalog | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| General books | OPAC | Books are arranged in electric stacks. How to move electric stacks |
General Books |
| Reference books | OPAC | Reference books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, maps, white papers and statistical materials. | Reference Room |
| Textbooks | OPAC Textbook List (2021Fall) |
Books assigned by professors for course studies. Some textbooks have a few extra copies at the general books section. |
Reading Room |
| New arrivals | OPAC | Books which have been newly registered to the library. | Reading Room |
| GRIPS faculty publications | OPAC | Selected publications written by the GRIPS faculty members from 2005. | Reading Room |
| Featured books | OPAC | Books on Japan or Japanese language is currently featured. | Reading Room |
| Teki-sui Collection | OPAC | Books formerly owned by the late Ms. Soshun Hamamoto, related to the Tea Ceremony. | Reading Room |
| GRIPS Discussion Paper | GRIPS Insitutional Repository | GRIPS researcher’s outputs published by GRIPS Policy Research Center. Papers in print published in the past are at “Faculty publications” |
Reading Room |
| Doctoral Dissertations | GRIPS Institutional Repository Doctoral Dissertations List |
Dissertation of doctoral degree conferred at GRIPS. Full texts of some disserations are available at the institutional repository. |
Reading Room |
| Journals | OPAC | Arranged in journal title’s alphabetical order. Apply at the counter for backnumbers of weekly journals which are kept at Stack B. | Reading Room Stack B (closed stacks) |
| Newspapers | Newspapers subscription list | The latest newspapers are placed in the Newspaper Racks, and will be kept for two months on the shelves beside the newspaper racks. | Reading Room Stack B (closed stacks) |
| CD/DVD/Videos | OPAC | Apply at the counter to use CD/DVD-ROMs Some materials are not registered on OPAC yet. |
Library Counter |
| Microform materials | OPAC | Apply at the counter to use microforms. | Microform Room |
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