The Library offers various workshops to help you write reports and papers.
You will learn how to research effectively in using database.

Apply here　

Join our library workshops!

Workshop calender_2025_spring.pdf

From April 1st, library services are changed as follows:

 ・The reference counter is open until 4:50pm during both during semesters and recess term

・The number of materials in Depository Stack that you may apply at circulation counter at once has been increased from 5 to 10.

・Computer rooms L1 and L2 are closed (new study spaces are being prepared for the fall semester).

・Due to the closure of COM rooms, an automatic computer lending system for students has been installed next to AV corner on the 1st  floor.

・On-demand printer for students has been installed in the copy corner next to the reference counter.

This exhibition showcases materials that illustrate the origins and development of Sophia University, including its annals and other historical records housed in the library.
It offers an opportunity to learn about the university’s history, traditions, and spirit.
We are also displaying panels and photographs provided by the Sophia Archives.

Priod：March 17(Mon)- April 25(Fri)
Venue: Exhibition Space (1st floor of the central library)
Cooperation: Sophia Archives

Due date of the Library book material for students who expect to graduate in March, 2025 is March 10, 2025.

Please be sure to return until the return due date.

The students who have already decided to postpone their graduation,

please consult the Library Circulation Counter or email from Sophia Mail to the address below by March 10. (lib-info@sophia.ac.jp).

To whom having overdue books by the day when graduation decided, Official Transcript might not be issued.

We will suspend ILL service during the following periods due to the entrace exam.

1. Request loan of materials: January 18th - February 11th
2. Request copy of materials: February 6th - February 11th
➢Request received after 12:00p.m. on February 3rd will be proceeded after February 12th .

Dear Emeritus Professors of Sophia University and Friends of Sophia University Library

We would like to inform you that all copy machines using copy cards installed in the Sophia University Library were removed in August 2023. Consequently, Sophia Campus Support Co., Ltd. has been processing refunds for individually purchased copy cards with remaining balances upon request. However, as more than a year has passed, we will conclude this refund process on Friday, January 31, 2025.

If you still possess a copy card, please contact Sophia Campus Support Co., Ltd. and complete the refund procedure by the specified date.

**Sophia Campus Support Co., Ltd.**
Office Hours: Weekdays 9:00-17:00
(Closed on weekends, public holidays, and Sophia University office holidays)
Phone: 03-3238-4259
E-mail: scs-eigyou-co@sophia.ac.jp

(1) Undergraduate students ( Auditors,Sophia University Junior College division students and Course

 of Midwifery students are included too. ) / Participants of Grief Care Professional Program / Friends of the Library

Period of loan : January 22 Wednesday － April 3 Thursday, 2025

Return due date : April 18 Friday, 2025

(2) Graduate students / Part-time faculty

Period of loan : January 22 Wednesday － March 18 Tuesday, 2025

Return due date : April 18 Friday, 2025

（3）Due date of the Library book material for students who expect to graduate in March, 2025 is March 10, 2025.　

The students who have already decided to postpone their graduation, please consult the Library （TEL：03-3238-3055） by March 10.

We also accept your application by e-mail (lib-info@sophia.ac.jp).

Applications received by December 18 will be processed by the end of the year.
Applications received after December 19 will be processed after January 6, 2025.

We will suspend ILL service during the following periods due to the winter vacation.

1. Request loan of materials: December 6th - January 5th.
2. Request copy of materials: December 24th- January 5th.
➢Request received after 12:00p.m. on December 19th will be proceeded after January 6th.

The book selection event was held for 5 days from October 21 (Mon.) to 25 (Fri.) at Exhibition Space (1st floor of the central library), We received 181 votes from 83 people. Thank you for your participation!

The top-ranked books, with voting comments, will be displayed at Exhibition Space (1st floor of the central library) until November 29(Fri.).

At this event, students themselves can select the books they would like Sophia University Library to have in its collection.

We encourage you to join us!

Period : October 21(Mon) – 25(Fri) 10：00～16：00

Venue: Exhibition Space (1st floor of the central library)

Thank you to everyone who submitted their cover designs for the "2024 Information Search Start Book."
The English version to be published in October has been designed by Saki Kishine,
a student majoring in Graduate School of Applied Religious Studies in Death and Life Studies.

   

Below are her comments.

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Thank you very much for selecting my design for the cover.
This is the first time my design has been seen in public, and I appreciate this opportunity.
I’ve been at Sophia University for years, and the library has always been my favorite place on campus.
It has quiet, calm atmosphere and a large collection of books, providing me with many opportunities to learn.

The concept of my design is “My World Expanded by the Library.”
The bookshelves depicted on the cover are based on the ones in our university library.
Among the many books lining these shelves, it is rare to encounter that truly speaks to me.
However, when I pick up and read the special book, I feel that it adds a new “color” to my world.
On the back cover, I expressed my wish of broadening my horizons by building on these new “colors” and, like a dove, someday soaring into the world.
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The "Information Search Start Book" is available at libraries.
It can also be viewed through the OPAC.
https://www.lib.sophia.ac.jp/howtosearch?lang=en

The Library offers various workshops to help you write reports and papers.
You will learn how to research effectively in using database.

Apply
OPAC>User Service>Seminar Application
※Please access after logging in to My OPAC.

Join our library workshops!

Workshop calender_2024_fall.pdf

※"Nikkei Asia" workshop(2024.11.13) has been added! (2024.10.4)

The chairs in the Learning Commons on the 1st basement floor of the Central Library will be replaced in the morning of Wednesday, September 11th. The Learning Commons will not be available for use on during the replacement (however, it will open after the replacement is completed).

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

　With the introduction of the Integrated Authentication System, the way you log in to My OPAC will be changed on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

　＜In case of already logged-in to Sophia Mail, Moodle, Loyola, etc.＞
　　・When you open Sophia OPAC, the "Login" screen will automatically appear.
　　
　　　※ Valid only if each system is opened in the same browser.

　
　＜In case of not logged-in to Sophia Mail, Moodle, Loyola, etc＞
　　・The same screen as before will appear as shown below.

　   ・Click “My OPAC Login” (blue frame) at the top right of the screen to display the screen below.

　◎Users who have Sophia ICT Account
　・Clicking "My OPAC Login" in the left frame, Integrated Authentication System login screen will appear.
　　Please input Sophia ICT Account ID (such as Student or Faculty ID Number) and Password, and click “Login”.
        Then the screen logged in “My OPAC” will appear.

　◎Users who do not have Sophia ICT Account (Friends of the Library, Participants of Grief Care Professional Program, etc.)
　・Please input User ID and Password, and click “My OPAC” in the right frame of the screen.
　    Then the screen logged in “My OPAC” will appear.

※　 For details on the integrated authentication system (single sign-on), please check the information of ICT office HP.－＞click here

(1) Undergraduate students ( Auditors, Sophia University Junior College division students and Course of Midwifery students are included too. )

 / Participants of Grief Care Professional Program and Friends of the Library

Period of loan : July 24 Wednesday － September 19 Thursday, 2024

Return due date : October 4 Friday, 2024　

For students who will graduate in September 2024, return due date is August 31

(2) Graduate students / Part-time faculty

Period of loan : July 24 Wednesday － September 3 Tuesday, 2024

Return due date : October 4 Friday, 2024   

For students who will complete graduate programs in September 2024, return due date is August 31

Requests received until Thursday, August 1 will be accepted as usual.
Requests received after that date will be handled on or after tuesday, August 20.

  Due date of the Library book material for students who expect to graduate in

September, 2024 is August 31st, 2024. Please be sure to return until the return due date.

The students who have already decided to postpone their graduation, please

consult the Library Circulation Counter or email from Sophia Mail to the address below by August 31st. (lib-info@sophia.ac.jp).

To whom having overdue books by the day when graduation decided, Official Transcript might be not issued.

We will suspend ILL service during the following periods due to the summer vacation.
1. Request loan of materials: July 19th- August 19th
2. Request copy of materials: August 13th - August 19th (**)
**Request received after 12:00p.m. on August 5th will be proceeded after August 20th

There is a change of the facilities usage in the Central Library during Open Campus ．

Please understand the inconvenience.

〇 Partial restriction of facilities usage

The reading areas on B1F and B2F and Learning

Commons are not available from August 1(Thu.) to August 3(Sat.).

Please use other areas except for B1F and B2F.

〇 Closing of Reference counter

Reference counter is closed on August 2(Fri.).