Libraries

Libraries and reading rooms outside the Central Library system

Tama Campus

Faculty of Economics Student Reading Room This reading room houses books and magazines geared mainly toward students in Faculty of Economics.
For those students who are majoring in other faculties, only browsing materials in the reading room is permitted. (Not allowed to borrow.)
Faculty of Letters Major-Specific Reading Rooms A common reading room is offered for the 13 major subjects offered in the Faculty of Letters as well as common subjects, to which are attached major-specific reading rooms housing major-specific materials totaling approximately 335,000 volumes.
Policy Studies Library This library reflects the nature of the Faculty of Policy Studies curriculum in that it houses 43,000 volumes, mainly in foreign languages, relating to Policy Sciences and Cross-Cultural Studies. It can be used by students from other faculties, too.
Graduate Library This library holds approximately 180,000 volumes in its research collections comprised mainly of foreign books related to law, economics, and commerce. In principle, it is for academic staff and postgraduate students, but undergraduates are also allowed of access.

Korakuen Campus

Science and Engineering Library As the central library of the Korakuen Campus, this library takes advantage of its central urban location to offer services not only to science and engineering students, but like the Central Library on the Tama Campus, to a wide range of students from other faculties and alumni as well. It has an extensive collection of materials geared towards in cutting-edge research, primarily consisting of specialized books and magazines related to the fields of natural sciences and engineering. In recent years, the library has been expanding and modernizing its collection to provide journals in electronic form and enhancing its online database.

Ichigaya Tamachi Campus

Faculty of Global Informatics Library This library was newly opened on the second floor of the Ichigaya Tamachi Campus to coincide with the opening of the Faculty of Global Informatics. The library mainly contains materials related to education, learning, and research in the Faculty. The library is also equipped with a Learning Commons and other facilities for students to gather, discuss, and study actively.

Myogadani Campus

Faculty Of Law Library Located on the 4th floor and on the 2nd floor basement (B2) of the Myogadani Campus, the Library houses books related to Law Faculty education, legal and political studies that contribute to researchers work, and provides access to magazines, newspapers and various databases. In addition, the Library collects materials that allow readers to advance their broad educational knowledge. Besides providing open-shelf areas and reading areas, the 4th floor boasts an active-learning space, group learning rooms, study rooms, and a conversation lounge. The B2 section of the Library offers compact stacks.

Surugadai Campus

Professional Graduate School Library Located on the 12th floor of the Surugadai Campus, the Library supports Professional Graduate School students enrolled in Chuo Law School (CLS) and Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management, helping them to prepare for their courses, to study, and to research, by collecting specialized books and magazines focusing on their areas of expertise. The Library is also enhancing its electronic information services and provides various courses on information literacy to help users. The Library comprises reading areas, book stack areas, and a meeting room.