history
1877 | Foundation of the University of Tokyo, composed of four faculties: Law, Science, Letters and Medicine. |
1923 | Most of the university library and its collection were destroyed by fire in the wake of the Great Kanto Earthquake. |
The League of Nations adopts a resolution supporting the recovery of the library collection. | |
1924 | The Rockefeller Foundation donates 4 million yen to the reconstruction of the library. |
1928 | The building currently housing the General Library is completed. |
1961 | The University Librarian , Prof . Kishimoto Hideo presents a plan to reform the University of Tokyo's library system. The project is supported by an 84 million yen grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. |
Work begins on the compilation of a union catalog of all university library holdings. | |
1962 | The first issue of Toshokan no Mado, the University of Tokyo Library bulletin, is published. |
1982 | University Librarian, Prof. Urata Takeo presents a new plan to reform the General Library. |
1986 | Library computerized system is launched. |
Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) service starts. | |
1987 | Start of the first project to retrospectively convert catalog records of Western materials into digital format. |
1992 | The University of Tokyo joins NACSIS-ILL, an online Interlibrary Loan System set up by the National Center for Science Information Systems. |
1993 | OPAC becomes accessible via the university's computer network (UTnet). |
1995 | Start of a 10-year retrospective conversion project of outstanding library holdings. |
The University of Tokyo Library System homepage becomes available online. | |
1997 | Work starts on the digitization of the Katei Collection (Edo period works of fiction) as part of the Digital Library Project. |
1999 | Establishment of the Information Technology Center, to which a portion of the University of Tokyo Library System is attached. |
OPAC becomes accessible via any ordinary Web browser. | |
2000 | Electronic journal services launched on a trial basis. |
2002 | Inauguration of the Komaba Library. |
2004 | Establishment of the University of Tokyo Library System's Basic Principles , underlining the system's management as a unit. |
2005 | Inauguration of the Kashiwa library. |
e-DDS service (Electronic Document Delivery System & Services) starts. | |
2006 | UT Repository launched. |
2007 | UT Article Search and UT Article Link services introduced. |
2008 | Ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the reconstruction of the General Library was held. |
2011 | MyOPAC service launched. |
2013 | Start of the preparatory work for the new library construction. |
“Documents Relating to history of the University of Tokyo” is designated as an important cultural property. | |
2014 | Establishment of the Uehiro Project for the Asian Research Library (U-PARL). |
2017 | Inauguration of the General Library Annex (Library Plaza) . |
2020 | Asian Research Library Open |
General Library Grand Open |