The Central Library was built to commemorate the "120th Anniversary of Meiji University". It opened in March 2001 within one wing of Liberty Tower, which became a new symbol of Meiji University. In 2002, Meiji University received the 18th Japan Library Architecture Award from the JLA. The library boasts well-equipped facilities, a beautiful interior, and seating for more than 1,200 readers. It is connected to the 100th Anniversary Library and is one of the leading private university libraries, containing both specialized and basic materials in the humanities and social sciences, including approximately 15,000 journal titles.
The entrance hall has a newspaper corner and a gallery. Our valuable university collections are open to the general public in the gallery.
In the reference corner there are encyclopedias, specialized dictionaries, dictionaries from various countries, yearbooks, and white papers. The reference counter accepts various reference questions such as consultations about materials, ordering of materials from other universities, and issuance of letters of introduction to visit other university libraries. We can also introduce various databases, instruct how to use them, and provide seminars. Please feel free to ask the reference staff at the counter.
There is a PC locker that accommodates 70 laptops. If you touch the reader with your student ID card, you can borrow a laptop to use for writing reports, use e-journals and e-books. You can also connect to Wi-Fi and freely access information on the Internet.
There are Japanese academic journals and newspapers. The back numbers and the latest issues of the journals are all in the same place. There are also past editions of newspapers and reduced editions. Foreign academic journals and bulletins of other universities can mainly be found in the stack room that can be accessed freely next to the circulation counter on B2. In addition, there is a PC locker that accommodates 70 laptops.
Magazines are on the current bookshelf.
There is Multipurpose Hall where lectures and classes are held. The hall is open as a reading room when lectures and other activities are not taking place.
Books in the field of the social sciences and industrial studies are available here. In addition to seating for reading, there are Group study rooms, and a “Rodin” room where you can study in a quiet environment in a personal study cubicle.
Circulation counter is a contact point for borrowing and returning materials, receiving delivery materials from other campus libraries and reserved materials, applying for use of group study rooms and applying for using microforms. Next to the Circulation counter, there is an entrance (passageway) to the Stack Room.
Each group study room has a laptop, a large display, and a whiteboard. Please use this room for group learning.
Here you will find books in the fields of humanities and natural sciences. There is also a map room, a microform room, a group reading room, and compact storage.
In the microform room, there are two microfilm readers. To use microforms, you need to make a reservation for a microform reader. Please apply at the circulation counter on B2.
The compact storage facility is an electric bookshelf. You can freely enter and pick up the materials you need. Here you will find books on company history and the "Meidai Bunko", a collection of books related to Meiji University.
You can access the stack room easily from the circulation counter on B2. The stack room is divided between B2 and B3 floors and each floor consists of two-story book-shelving. There are university bulletins, foreign journals, Japanese books, and foreign books. If you get lost in the stack room, the blue light will guide you to the exit.
Foreign books are in the stack room on B3. Please take the elevator in the stack room to go to B3.
You can borrow a laptop that can be used in the library. You can take it out by yourself using your student ID card or faculty / staff ID card from the PC lockers on 1F and B1. These laptops cannot be taken out of the library.
The group reading rooms on B2 have a laptop, a large display, and a whiteboard. They are rooms where three or more people can study together and discuss their work. There are 2 rooms with a capacity of 14 people each and 1 room with a capacity of 26 people. You can apply for use at the circulation counter on B2. Rooms can be used for up to 2 hours at a time. Reservations can be made up to one month before use.
Please refer to the Central Library Opening Calendar for the service hours of the group study rooms.
Please refer to the Central Library Opening Calendar for the service hours of the group study rooms.
The group reading rooms on B3 are spaces where two or more people can study and discuss their work. No advance reservation is required. To use them, please apply at the circulation counter on B2.
Below is a list of newspapers currently available at the Central Library. These newspapers are stored in the newspaper storage area on B1 and the stack room on B2. You can read the latest newspapers (marked with an asterisk* in the list below) at the newspaper corner on 1F.
The Central Library is located in Liberty Tower on the Surugadai Campus.