" The New York Times " and " The New York Times inEDUCATION" is now available.
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".
[Important] Interlibrary Loan service Suspension
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.
If you are planning to order from other institutions, please apply well in advance.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Reference Desk Open hour
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.
News of long-term loan in spring vacation
(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).
Precautions for requesting photocopies/loans to other universities from January 2023 onwards
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.