Below are remote library services for members of School of Science.

• How to access e-journals, e-books, and databases from home
• E-books for members of School of Science
• Key Databases
• Postal Loan and Photocopy Service
• Tutorials

Some e-journals, e-books, and databases can be accessed from home.

• Use "SSL-VPN Gateway Service" or "Authentication Gateway Service" to access online resources from home. For details, please refer to "Online services available from outside the campus" [GACoS]. Using "SSL-VPN Gateway Service" or "Authentication Gateway Service" is required to access to the e-books and databases below marked with [via Off-Campus access service].
• Click “Search for Databases, E-Journals and E-books” and find e-journals and e-books by their titles or ISBN/ISSN.
• Use “Databases, E-Journals and E-books List” to find databases.
• Excessive downloading is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. There have been frequent occurrences of users unintentionally downloading using pre-read browser functions. See "Notice! To use electronic resources without disruption" [Guide for Online Study & Remote Work | University of Tokyo Library System]

• Textbooks List on the Syllabuses
  Textbooks list for members of School of Science. Some books are available online.
• New E-books List
  A list of e-books purchased by the Science Library.
• Springer eBooks Physics & Astronomy Collection [via Off-Campus access service]
  E-books collection provided by Springer which includes over 5,000 book titles published between 2005 and 2020.
• Lecture Notes in Physics [via Off-Campus access service]
  Books published between 1969 and 2020 are available.
• Lecture Notes in Mathematics [via Off-Campus access service]
  Books published after 1964 are available.
• International Tables for Crystallography [via Off-Campus access service]
  A reference work for crystallography.
• Organic Reactions [via Off-Campus access service]
  Online resource which focuses on the most important synthetic reaction types.
• Encyclopedia of Geology. 2nd ed. [via Off-Campus access service]
• Treatise on Geophysics [via Off-Campus access service]
• Treatise on Geochemistry [via Off-Campus access service]
• Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria [via Off-Campus access service]

Find more information on E-journal & E-book Portal.

• JapanKnowledge Lib [via Off-Campus access service]
  A database including many encyclopedias and dictionaries in Japan.
• Web of Science [via Off-Campus access service]
  An integrated web-based platform which is useful for finding articles in English. It covers major academic journals of all subject fields and it is good tool for citation searching.
• Scopus [via Off-Campus access service]
  An abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.
• SciFinder (n) [via Off-Campus access service]
  A new version of SciFinder, a database of chemical reactions, substances, and literature. User registration is required.
  *IP address restrictions have been removed until June 7, 2021. During the period, you can use it directly from off-campus without going through SSL-VPN / Authentication Gateway Service.
• SciFinder [via Off-Campus access service]
  A database of chemical reactions, substances, and literature. User registration from campus network is required.
  *IP address restrictions have been removed from April 11, 2020 to June 7, 2021. During the period, you can use it directly from off-campus without going through SSL-VPN / Authentication Gateway Service. However, you will still need your Username (ID) and password to log in. You can register via "SSL-VPN Gateway Service" or "Authentication Gateway Service" during this period.
  *"SciFinder(n)" has been available since September 18. "SciFinder" is also available until at least the end of March 2021.
• Ichushi-Web [via Off-Campus access service]
  A database of bibliographic citations and abstracts from biomedical journals and other serial publications published in Japan.
• Coronavirus Research Database [via Off-Campus access service]
  A collection of journal articles, dissertations and more related to COVID-19. When accessing from off-campus, click "ProQuest" in the "Databases, E-Journals and E-books List", then select "Coronavirus Research Database".
• PubMed [UTokyo ver.] [Free]
  A free resource for searching biomedical and life sciences literature. An 'UTokyo Article Link' button will be displayed when you access via PubMed [UTokyo ver.]
• National Diet Library Digital Collections [Free]
  A variety of resources collected and stored by the National Diet Library of Japan. Materials marked with "Available Online" can be accessed freely.
• J-Stage [Free]
  A platform for academic e-journals published by Japanese societies. Articles marked with "FREE ACCESS" or "OPEN ACCESS" can be accessed freely.
• Internet Archive [Free]
  A digital library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
• BMC [Free]
  Peer-reviewed open access journals in the fields of biomedicine, life sciences, chemistry etc.
• Biodiversity Heritage Library[Free]
  An open access digital library for biodiversity literature.

Find more information on GACoS.

• Science Library:
  Postal Loan and Photocopy Service (For members of School of Science)
  [Paid Service] Postal Loan Service (For Non-members of School of Science)
• General Library: The parcel book delivery and mail photocopy service on the General Library materials
  Eligible person: UTokyo members who have difficulty in visiting the General Library
  Period: Until the day to be determined

• "Welcome to the Science Library" (Video)
  This brief video begins with a virtual tour of our library, followed by tutorials about how to find books in the library, and how to use online resources.

(Last update: February 26, 2021)