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 |
Successive University Librarians
|
Name |
Affiliation | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Sueoka, Seiichi |
Department of Literature |
1881.8.5 - |
| Tanaka, Inagi | Department of Literature | 1882.3.4 - 1882.7.22 |
|
Yatabe, Umekichi |
Bachelor of Science | 1882.7.22 - 1883.12.11 |
|
Matsui, Naokichi |
Department of Science | 1883.12.13 - 1885.11 |
| Kinoshita, Hiroji | College of Law | 1886.3.9 - 1889.10.23 |
|
Miyazaki, Michisaburo |
College of Law | 1889.10.23 - 1890.3.24 |
|
Tanaka, Inagi |
College of Literature |
1890.3.24 - 1893.9.6 |
|
Wada, Mankichi |
College of Literature |
1893.11.7 - 1923.11.29 |
|
Anezaki, Masaharu |
Faculty of Letters |
1923.11.29 - 1934.3.30 |
|
Takayanagi, Kenzo |
Faculty of Law |
1934.3.31 - 1940.6.14 |
|
Ichikawa, Sanki |
Faculty of Letters |
1940.6.15 - 1946.10.4 |
|
Takagi, Yasaka |
Faculty of Law |
1946.10.5 - 1950.3.30 |
|
Takagi, Sadaji |
Faculty of Letters | 1950.3.31 - 1953.4.9 |
|
Suyenobu, Sanji |
Faculty of Law | 1953.4.10 - 1960.3.31 |
|
Kishimoto, Hideo |
Faculty of Letters | 1960.4.1 - 1964.1.25 |
|
Ito, Yosoji |
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
1964.1.26 - 1969.3.31 |
|
Matsuda, Tomoo |
Faculty of Economics |
1969.4.1 - 1972.3.31 |
|
Imai, Isao |
Faculty of Science |
1972.4.1 - 1975.3.31 |
|
Ando, Yoshio |
Faculty of Economics |
1975.4.1 - 1978.3.31 |
|
Fujiwara, Shizuo |
Faculty of Science |
1978.4.1 - 1981.3.31 |
|
Urata, Takeo |
Faculty of Education |
1981.4.1 - 1985.3.31 |
|
Yamasaki, Hiroo |
Faculty of Engineering |
1985.4.1 - 1988.3.31 |
|
Kuroda, Haruo |
Faculty of Science |
1988.4.1 - 1991.3.31 |
|
Shimizu, Tadao |
Faculty of Science |
1991.4.1 - 1994.3.31 |
|
Kaihara, Shigekoto |
Faculty of Medicine |
1994.4.1 - 1996.3.31 |
|
Rokumoto, Kahei |
Graduate Schools for Law and Politics |
1996.4.1 - 1999.3.31 |
|
Ochiai, Takushiro |
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences |
1999.4.1 - 2002.3.31 |
|
Hirowatari, Seigo |
Institute of Social Science |
2002.4.1 - 2003.3.31 |
|
Komiyama, Hiroshi |
Graduate School of Engineering |
2003.4.1 - 2005.3.31 |
|
Saigo, Kazuhiko |
Graduate School of Engineering |
2005.4.1 - 2009.3.31 |
|
Furuta, Motoo |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
2009.4.1 - 2015.3.31 |
|
Kurushima, Noriko |
Historiographical Institute |
2015.4.1 - 2018.3.31 |
|
Kumano, Sumihiko |
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology |
2018.4.1 - 2021.3.31 |
|
Sakai, Shuichi |
(- 2024.3.31) Graduate School of Information Science and Technology (2024.4.1-) Institute for Future Initiatives |
2021.4.1 - |