First steps to search for books and papers

This section explains how to find books and papers at the University of Tokyo and how to obtain what you find. Be able to efficiently search for materials available at the University of Tokyo.
The course will be conducted in a hands-on training format where you will operate the system together while listening to the explanations, but you can also participate in viewing only.

The same content will also be explained in Japanese and Chinese.
Japanese：https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/library/literacy/event/20230928
Chinese：https://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/library/literacy/event/20230929

●Contents
◆The “Literacy” website and the UTokyo Library System Database List
◆How to access academic papers on the web
◆What to do when the paper you are looking for is unavailable on the web
◆Searching for books (When the books are available at UTokyo, When the books are not available at UTokyo)
◆How to search for only the E-journal & E-book Portal
◆Search for papers in English (all fields)

●Date & Time・How to apply
Please click on your desired date to apply.
・Monday, September 25 15:00-15:50

・Tuesday, October 3 10:30-11:20
Two sessions with the same content

*Email address of University of Tokyo is required.including g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp, etc.
How to get g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp email → Please refer to the "ECCS cloud email (Google Workspace)" section of utelecon's "Getting Ready for ICT Systems at UTokyo (for New Students)".

*If your University of Tokyo email address is not issued in time, you may apply from another email address for this course only. When applying, please fill in the faculty and department without omitting it.

*If you are not issued with a University of Tokyo email address, please contact us.

Anyone who belongs to the University of Tokyo is welcome to participate.
It will be held online (Zoom).

●Text
First steps to search for books and papers (text) 【Campus only】
Let’s use the Literacy website! / Let’s use the databases! (reference material)

Campus only texts can be obtained from off-campus by using [UTokyo VPN].

●Questionnaire
Please answer here

Contact information
Academic Information Literacy Section, Information Technology Group
literacy*lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp （*→@）