Online edition of “The New York Times”, America's leading daily newspaper.
TimesMachine: provides searchable, browsable page scans of over 150 years of New York Times.
Current access does not include other standalone products such as Cooking, Games, The Athletic, Wirecutter.
Chinese and Spanish versions are also accessible. 

〈How to access〉

OPAC(Search database)>【Purpose】Newspaper articles/News
https://www.lib.sophia.ac.jp/opac/myopac/gateway/list/purpose/06/?lang=1

 *To use the database,you need to log in to "My OPAC".

Due to the renewal of NACSIS-CAT/ILL system (the system to support interlibrary loan among university libraries in Japan), there will be a period of suspension of ordering photocopies and books from other institutions.

The Reference Desk will be open until 5:30 p.m. on Friday, December 23rd.
Reference service start on Thursday, January 5th but will end at 3:00 p.m. on the 5th.
Please notice.

*Library will open till december 28th.

(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 24 Tuesday － March 30 Thursday, 2023

Return due date : April 14 Friday, 2023

(2) Graduate students / Part-time faculty

Period of loan : January 24 Tuesday － March 14 Tuesday, 2023

Return due date : April 14 Friday, 2023

（3）Due date of the Library book material for students who expect to graduate in March,2023 is

  March 10, 2023.　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).

With the data migration process for the new NACSIS-CAT/ILL, holding data of libraries of CiNii Books may not be updated during the following period.

The System Suspension period: January 10, 2023 0:00 AM - March 31, 2023 (Time TDB)

If you wish to make photocopies or borrow books from other universities during the above period, please be sure to check the holdings of the materials in the OPAC of the Sophia university library and the other holding library before apply for Interlibrary Loan service.

Applications received by December 15 will be processed by the end of the year.

Applications received after December 16 will be processed after January 5, 2023.

This database contains virtually every books,Bible,sermons,poetry,novels,speeches,textbooks,cooking recipes,maps,advertisements,catalogs,contracts,laws,opera,travel books published in America over a 160-year period.
In addition to English,it also includes material in German,French, and Algonquin,the language of the Native Americans.

【How to access】
OPAC(Search database)>(Purpose)Overseas articles
https://www.lib.sophia.ac.jp/opac/myopac/gateway/list/purpose/04/?lang=1

*To use the database,you need to log in to "My OPAC".

*Need VPN access when use off campus.
https://ccweb.cc.sophia.ac.jp/en/userguide/network/nw-04-en/

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

1. Request loan of materials: December 8th - January 4th
2. Request copy of materials: December 24th- January 4th.
➢Request received after 12:00p.m. on December 21th will be proceeded after January 5th.

The current RefWorks (orange logo) will be discontinued on June 30, 2023 (time TBD).
If you are using the current RefWorks, please migrate to the new RefWorks (blue logo) as described in the attached document.
If you are creating a new account, please create a new RefWorks account (blue logo).
If you have already created a new RefWorks account, you can continue to use it as before.RefWorks移行手順.pdf

After logging in to MY OPAC, you can apply from "Seminar Reservation" of "User Services".

We are planning various seminars and events for the fall semester.

We are looking forward to your application.

2022 Fall Library Workshop calendar.pdf