graduate

For those who will leave the University of Tokyo due to graduation from now on

  1. Literacy
  2. User Guide

Textbook and video for graduates and leaving employees

This textbook and video introduce various tools, mostly free tools, that can be used for literature search and reference management after graduation or separation from the employment.

卒業・離職してからの文献検索・文献管理 （学外公開版） [Japanese]

*No login is required to use "学外公開版".

 

Introduction of tools that can be used for literature search and literature management even after graduation / retirement

Here are the main tools available for free to the public or by personal contract.

In addition, when you search under the condition of "Open" on the screen of University of Tokyo Library System "Database List", a list of free public databases will be displayed. There are many databases that are not listed here, so please take a look there.
Also, those that display free on the E-journal & E-book Portal search results screen are free published electronic journals.

Literature search

  • Find a book
    • NDL Search
    • CALIL (Library information and lending status of public and university libraries in Japan)
    • CiNii Research (Library information for universities in Japan)
      *If you click on the tabs "Books" at the top of the screen, you can go to the search results for book and journals.
    • The University of Tokyo OPAC (Library information of the University of Tokyo)
      *MyOPAC is not available after graduation/retirement.
      * When visiting and using materials, the time and procedures for use are different for each library. Please check the collection of the intended materials at OPAC of the University of Tokyo in advance, and contact the library in the collection before visiting.
      * If you are going to another institution or get a job, you may be able to use the literature collection service at the library of the following institutions. Please contact the library of your institution below. In addition, public libraries of local governments may also provide literature collection services from university libraries, so please contact each library.

 

Reference management software

Please refer to the "After graduation and separation from employment" section of each tool in the left menu "Reference Manager".

Last updated：July 29, 2025