Welcome to Media Center for Science and Technology!
Take an Online Library Tour (3min.) to familiarize yourself with the location of various Library collections and facilities, and to have a brief overview of the Library services.

The Media Center consists of the basement and first floor of Building 14 (Sosokan), the first and second floors of Building 15 (Main Building), and the basement of Building 16 (Annex).

*Mathematics Library is on the fifth floor of the Sosokan (14-535).

*Technology and Tools

Circulation Desk

The Circulation Desk, located next to the entrance, handles the following services;

• Borrowing and returning
• Application for the Study Room
• Picking up your requests
• Registration

Technology and Tools Available in the Library *FOR IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY

Please apply at the Circulation Desk.

Learning Area

In the Leaning Area, just in front of the entrance, you can study either alone or in a group.
You can move and arrange furniture as individual desks or tables for group.

Reading Area

About 450 seats are available on the all floors of the Media Center.

• The Wi-Fi "keiomobile2" covers most area of the Media Center.

PC Area

The PC Area installs wide desks equipped with PCs connecting to the ITC network.

• You need an ITC account (ex. ua******) to login the PCs.
• PC (Win) with English OS is on the first floor of the Sosokan.
• A traffic system IC card such as Suica and PASMO is required for printing (Click here for details.) IC card charger is by the printers at PC area in Sosokan.
• Two scanners are on the first floor of the Sosokan.
• You may borrow an external optical drive at the Circulation Desk.

New Arrival Books

Newly arrived books are displayed near the entrance. You may borrow these books just like any other book. The list of New Arrival Books is available on our web site.

Soso Collection / Lounge

Soso Collection includes light-reading books such as novels, business books, books on music or arts, travel guides, etc. The books are characterized by the call numbers that start with SS. Newspapers and general magazines are available as well.

• On KOSMOS, the location of the collection will be shown as "Sosokan 1F Soso Collection".
• Only Yagami Campus affiliates can borrow these books. You may NOT return these books at other Media Centers of Keio University.

AV Booth / AV Materials

Video tapes, DVDs and Blu-ray discs of the Media Center may be watched at the AV Booth located on the north side of the Sosokan's first floor. Please ask for a remote control at the Circulation Desk.

AV materials are located on the first floor of the Main Building. Only Yagami Campus affilliates can borrow the materials with labels "貸出可" for 14 days long.

75 inch TV

"Tabi Channel", "GAORA SPORTS", "NHK World" may be viewed on the 75-inch TV.
Please check TV shchedule listed below.

Tabi Channel (in Japanese)
GAORA SPORTS (in Japanese)
NHK World (in Japanese)

Study Room

The Study Room in the Sosokan basement is open even after the library has closed.
Application must be made in advance for night and Sunday use. (Click here for details.)

Seminar Room A/B（Reservation required）

On the basement of the Sosokan, there are rooms for group study, meetings, classes, or other purposes. Capacity of 20 persons for Seminar Room A, and 16 persons for Seminar Room B.

Seminar Room A

Seminar Room B

• Opening Hours: 8:45 a.m. to 30 minutes before the library's closing time
• Please make a reservation at the Circulation Desk.
• The reservation starts one month prior to your date of use.
• Temporary reservation may be accepted either by telephone or email.
• No multiple reservations.
• Around the exam periods, both the Seminar Room A and B will be unavailable for these are used as study rooms.

Reference Desk

Reference staff at the Media Center is available to answer your questions about searching for material and how to use the Media Center. Feel free to come to the Reference Desk on the Main Building's first floor for assistance.
Opening Hours: 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays

CD-ROM Library/Microfiches

CD-ROM Library

CD-ROM Library, located on the first floor of the Main Building, includes the CD-ROMs such as "Powder Diffraction File (PDF-2)" and a PC to read them.
On KOSMOS, the location of the CD-ROMs is shown as "CD-ROM Library".

You may use the CD-ROMs by your own laptop.
Printing is available from the network printer.

Microfiches

Microfiches mainly the SAE Technical Papers issued between, 1970-1997 are located in the cabinet near the Reference Desk. To use microfiches, ask for the key of the cabinet at the Reference Desk or the Circulation Desk, and view them with the microfiche scanner connected to the CD-ROM Library PC. You may save the microfiche contents to your USB flash memory or print them out from ITC network printers.

Service hours:
・For person with ITC account: During the opening hours of the Media Center
・For persons who do not have ITC account: Ask at the Reference Desk between 8:45a.m. and 5:00p.m. on weekdays

Printing fee:
・Persons with ITC account: Click here (ITC website)
・Alumni: 30 yen / sheet
・Visitors: 55 yen / sheet
・Keio University affiliates who do not have ITC account: 10 yen / sheet

Learning Support Collection

The collection includes language study textbooks, and guidebooks on writing papers, presentation, and job searching.
Any Yagami Campus affiliate can borrow these books for 14 days, regardless of his/her status.

Japanese Textbooks

There are textbooks for learning Japanese.
If you find a "attached CD available" label on the cover of a book, you can borrow the attached CD-ROM at the Circulation Desk. Some of the CD-ROMs are for in-library use only.

Course Reserve

The books designated by faculties and the textbooks listed in the syllabus are collected as Course Reserve on the Main Building's first floor.
Any Yagami Campus affiliate can borrow these books for 1 day, regardless of his/her status.

Photocopy Machines

Photocopy machines are located on the first floor of the Main Building, and in the Annex. Please click here for details on photocopying rules.
Scissors, a paper cutter and staplers are available at corner of the circulation desk in Sosokan.

Seminar Room C

Seminar Room C, on the 1st floor of the Main Building, is currently open as reading seats use(4 seats).
The room is also available when using PC audio input/output for online classes/meetings.
The 75-inch PC monitor is available.
The room is not for group use and discussions.

Group Study Room

The Group Study Room is perfect for discussion. It is equipped with 4 to 6 person sofas, whiteboard, and LAN outlets. No reservation or application is needed to use the room. You can also rent a projector at the Circulation Desk.

Annex (Bldg. 16)

The items such as standards, journal back numbers and old edition books are placed on the movable shelves. The Annex has Reading Area, a photocopy machine, and KOSMOS.