To students who expect to graduate in September, 2021.The due date of the Library book material
Due date ofthe Library book material for students who expect to graduate in
September,2021 isAugust 31st, 2021.Please be sure to return until the return due date.
The students who have already decided topostpone their graduation, please
consult the LibraryCirculation Counter or email from Sophia Mail to the address below by August 31st. (lib-info@sophia.ac.jp).
To whomhaving overdue books by the day when graduation decided, Official Transcriptmight be not issued.
ILL will stop
We will suspend ILL service during the following periods due to the summer vacation.
1.Request loan of materials: July 22nd-August 18th
2.Request copy of materials: August 12th-August 18th (**)
**Request received after 12:00p.m. on August 6th will be proceeded after August 19th.
News of long-term loan in summer vacation
(1)Undergraduate students ( Auditors, Sophia School of Social Welfare students,
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 Saturday −September 16 Thursday, 2021
Return due date : October 1 Friday, 2021 For students who will graduate in September 2021,
return due date is August 31
(2)Graduate students / Part-time faculty
Period of loan : July 24 Saturday −August 31 Tuesday, 2021
Returndue date : October 1 Friday, 2021 For students who will complete graduate programs
in September 2021, return due date is August 31
Returning books that have reached the due date during the State of Emergency.
The state of emergency declared in Tokyo is scheduled to end on June 20.
As previously announced, there has been no overdue penalty for books that are due for return during the State of Emergency, However, the state of emergency will be lifted, so please return them by June 28, one week after the state of emergency is lifted.
Please return the books directly to the library or use a mail service that allows tracking of delivery status (e.g., Letter Pack, courier).(*Postage is at your own expense.)
Sophia University Library
7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554 JAPAN
Phone: +81-3-3238-3055
Informaton about database trial
We will trial the following databases onEBSCOhost (from 2021.6.14 to 2021.7.14).
・ Academic SearchUltimate (Multidisciplinary)
・ Business SourceUltimate (Business &Economics)
・ EconLit withFull Text (Business &Economics)
・ SociologySource Ultimate (Sociology& Social Work)
・ EducationSource (Education)
・ Applied Science& Technology Source Ultimate (Technology & Engineering)
・ HumanitiesSource (Humanities)
・ CommunicationSource (Communication &Mass Media)
・ Art &Architecture Source (Art &Architecture)
・ SPORTDiscuswith Full Text (sports & sports medicine)
・ Music Indexwith Full Text (Music & Performing Arts)
In addition to the higher version of thecurrently contracted database, there are also databases in new fields such assports, sports medicine, communication studies, art, architecture, and music andso on.
Please use this opportunity.
We are planning to conduct a similar trialfrom October 2021 to November 2021.
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ProQuestEbookCentral Scheduled Maintenance on June 26-27
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Returning materials in response to the re-extension of the State of Emergency
The period of emergency declaration for Tokyo has been re-extended to June 20 on May 28.
As announced on April 26, for materials that are due for return during the State of Emergency, please return them by one week later after the state of emergency is lifted. In this case, there is no penalty for overdue.
Online Reference Information
How to search formaterials, how to use databases, questions about graduation theses, etc. Wewill answer your questions about using the library.
For more detailsOnline Reference Info.pdf
Returning materials that are due for return during the State of Emergency
The period of emergency declaration for Tokyo has been extended to May 31st.
As announced on April 26th, for materials that are due for return during the State of Emergency, please return them by one week later after the state of emergency is lifted. In this case, there is no penalty for overdue.