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Oct. 24. 2024: Platform name change from SpringerLink to Springer Nature Link
Jun. 14, 2024: Maruzen eBook Library4 titles added.
Mar. 22, 2024: From April 1st, the CAS SciFinder contract will be available at CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics.
Mar. 22, 2024: We introduce a "transformative agreement" for the 2024 contract with Elsevier. For information on OA publishing, please see here.
Mar. 22, 2024: Maruzen eBook Library16 titles added.
Jan. 12, 2024: Applied Physics Express, whose purchase was discontinued, will become Open Access from 2024
Dec. 28, 2023: We have decided to introduce a "transformative agreement"(Read & Publish). We also plan to introduce a "transformative agreement" for the 2024 contract with Elsevier (April 2024 to March 2025). And Wiley Online Library will be changed to database model in 2024. Available for all fields.
Dec. 28, 2023: ASCE 4 titles will be changed from print to electronic journals in 2024. (purchased with research expenses for faculty members)
Dec. 28, 2023: J. of the Acoustical Soc. of America, J. Fluid Mechanics, JJAP, Applied Physics Express Purchase will be canceled in 2024. (purchased with research expenses for faculty members)
Jun. 20. 2023: Research evaluation tool SciVal available
Apr. 03. 2023: Added 58 books of ScienceDirect ebook (Chemical Engineering 2019/2020/2021)
Jan. 27, 2023: End of contract at the end of March 2023: Web of Science, InCites: Journal Citation Reports (JCR), InCites: Essential Science Indicators (ESI), InCites Benchmarking, EndNote Basic Free Version
Dec. 07, 2022: End of contract at the end of December 2022: ACM Digital Library, ACS, SpringerMaterials, Applied Physics Letters(AIP), Journal of Applied Physics(AIP), J. of the Physical Society of Japan
End of contract at the end of March 2023 : JDreamⅢ, IEL, IEICE
Mar. 17. 2023: Added 19 books of Maruzen eBook Library, Added 7 books of EBSCO eBook Collection

Oct. 19. 2022: MathSciNet start Trial
Jun. 30. 2022: Journal Citation Reports 2022 release
Apr. 18. 2022: Articels has been integrated into CiNii Research
Apr. 05. 2022: Pauses the download function of the maruzen ebook library (Apr.5th.2022-)
Apr. 01, 2022: d magazine for Biz start using
Apr. 01, 2022: IEL 1988-Current start using
Apr. 01, 2022: Changed the number of simultaneous access of JDreamⅢ from 5 to 2.
Mar. 17. 2022: Added 11 books of Maruzen eBook Library
Mar. 07. 2022: Added ScienceDirect ebooks package of Chemical Engineering 2019/2020/2021 (now available 22 books)
Feb. 09. 2022: Added 106 books of Maruzen eBook Library
Feb. 02. 2022: Added 86 books of EBSCO eBook Collection
Dec. 28. 2021: Added 6 books of Elsevier ebooks
Dec. 22. 2021: ACS Web Edition All Pubs (1996-Current) start of use from January 2022
Dec. 20, 2021: The package of Springer eBook Computer Science 2020 became available.
Nov. 26. 2021: Added 2 books of Wiley ebooks
Nov. 15. 2021: World Scientific eBooks Trial 2021/11/15 - 2022/1/14
Nov. 15. 2021: Added EBSCOeBooks Open Access Monograph Collection
Nov. 12. 2021: Added 3 titles Maruzen eBook Library
Nov. 11. 2021: The Library became available for use through ACS's "gakunin" service and IEL's "gakunin" service.
Nov. 8. 2021: IEL Trial 2021/11/8-2021/11/21
Nov. 1. 2021: ACS Web Edition All Pubs. Free Trial 2021/11/1-2021/11/30
Oct. 1. 2021: d magazine for Biz Free Trial
Sep. 3. 2021: Added Maruzen eBook Library 7 titles.All 97 titles added from Apr. to Sep. 2021
Sep. 1. 2021: Added 89 books of Maruzen eBook Library
Sep. 1. 2021: Science journal homepage URL change from sciencemag.org to science.org
Apr. 20. 2021: Added 1 book of Maruzen eBook Library
Mar. 19. 2021: Added 2 books of Wiley ebooks
Feb. 12, 2021: Added 46 books of Proquest eBook Central
Jan. 1, 2021: SciFinder-n :Temporary removal of IP address restrictions(until 7 Jun,2021.)
Nov. 19. 2020: Added 1 books of Elsevier ebook
Nov. 10, 2020: Added 3 books of Proquest eBook Central
Oct. 27, 2020: Added 3 books of Maruzen eBook Library
Jul. 28, 2020: Added 2 books of Maruzen eBook Library
Jul. 8, 2020: Added 52 books of Maruzen eBook Library
Jun. 10,2020: SciFinder-n :Temporary removal of IP address restrictions(until 18 Oct.)
Apr. 9, 2020: SciFinder-n :Temporary removal of IP address restrictions(until 15 June)
Apr. 9, 2020: All work published by in ACM digital library freely accessible (until 30 June)
Apr. 1, 2020: Change contract: SciFinder to SciFinder-n
Apr. 1, 2020: An end of a contract: KOD(Kenkyusha Online Dictionary)
Apr. 1, 2020: An end of a contract: Architectural Institute of Japan's jounral search system
Mar. 6, 2020: The package of Springer eBook Education 2019 became available.
Mar. 5, 2020: The package of Springer eBook Engineering 2019 , Computer Science 2019 and Intelligent Technologies and Robotics 2019 became available.
Feb. 13,2020: The Library became available for use through SpringerMaterials's "gakunin" service.
Aug. 5, 2019: The Library became available for use through Science's "gakunin" service.
Mar. 14.2019: Added 5 books of Wiley ebooks
Feb. 27.2019: Added 12 books of Elsevier eBoosk
Jan. 28,2019: Added 113 books of Infobase eBooks
Jan. 24,2019: Added ">177 books of Maruzen eBook Library
Oct. 29,2018: Powder Difflaction File 2019 available
Jun. 18,2018: Inspec DB is available on the Web of Science platform
Mar. 29,2018: Wiley eBook Library 4titles, eBook Central 2titles became available.
Mar. 19,2018: Maruzen eBook Library23titles became available.
Feb. 9,2018: Maruzen eBook Library16titles became available.
Jan. 5 2018 : Taylor & Francis'online Journal three field (chemistry, phisiology, mathematics & statistics) 124 titles are available(backfiles until 1996.)
Dec. 19, 2017: Architectural Institute of Japan's jounral search system became available( Signup Required)

Use from outside the University (only for individuals inside the University)


"gakunin" service / VPN connection / Individual account preparation / Others

Electronic journals, electronic books, and databases that our University has made a subscription contract for cannot be used from outside the University in principle because these e-documents are certified with an IP address. However, with the use of the "gakunin" service below or a VPN connection, using an individual account that has been registered to connect to the campus network, the database can be used from places outside the University, such as your home or a business trip destination.

1. Use of the "gakunin" (Academic Access Management Federation) service

  • Depending on the publishers, there may be cases where access from outside the University is also permitted if you are logged in through "gakunin" (Academic Access Management Federation) service. The electronic materials at "gakunin" in the explanatory notes on electronic journals, electronic books, and databases are available for the "gakunin" service.
    When logging in through "gakunin" service, you can search for a database, an electronic journal, or an electronic book in an environment similar to the on-campus environment.
  • Please log in to the service from the dedicated certified link for each electronic journal or database. For how to log in to the certified link of each website, please refer to following manuals.
Electronic materials available with the "gakunin" service.*For entrance to "gakunin" on each website, please see the Manual. (in Japanese)
Science Direct (Elsevier)Manual (pdf)
Scopus (Elsevier)*Manual (pdf)
Springer Nature Link(Springer)Manual (pdf)
CiNii (National Institute of Informatics)Manual (pdf)
NetLibrary (EBSCO)Manual (pdf)
Cambridge Journals Online (CUP)past subscriptions*Manual (pdf)
RSC Journals(RSC Publishing)past subscriptions*Manual (pdf)
Nature(Nature Publishing)Manual (pdf)
Ebook CentralManual(pdf)
Maruzen eBook LibraryManual (pdf)
Wiley Online Library Manual (pdf)
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Subscribing only to one journal*Manual (pdf)
ScienceManual (pdf)
  • Your log-in ID & password for the certified link are same with your ID & password for the Information and Media Center
  • The certified links can be used only by individuals who have agreed to send their personal information from the certified links.
  • Using the option for sending personal information, you can use several databases by logging in once, rather than logging in to each database separately.

2. VPN connection

  • Depending on the publisher, there may be cases where access from outside the University is also permitted if you are logged in through VPN (Virtual Private Network) connections.
    The electronic materials at "vpn" in the explanatory notes on electronic journals, electronic books, and databases are available for the "vpn" service.
  • For VPN connections read the page on the use of the VPN connection service of Information and Media Center, please use with setting to your personal computer.

  • Please contact the Information and Media Center for more information on the software and the network involved in the VPN connection.
  • Please use in compliance with each publisher of Terms of Use, User Agreement or Terms and conditions etc.

3. Individual account preparation

Once you create a personal account for each database and electronic journal site from campus (agency IP in the authentication), you can use from off-campus to access these electronic materials. you can also use the useful functions such as the setting for e-mail alert and individual search history.

** SpringerLink **
  • In the case of SpringerLink , create a personal account at the site of Springer LINK from campus network, then you will be associated as a member of the organization automatically and be known as a user of the institution belongs. From off-campus ,you can access using this personal account.
  • Connect to SpringerLink on campus network--> click [Sign up / Log in] --> you can regist your personalized account.

** EBSCOhost eBook Collection : NetLibrary **
  • EBSCOhost eBook Collection , once you create a personal account on campus network, you may use from off-campus.
  • Connect to the NetLibrary on campus network--> click [Sign in] --> you can regist your personalized account.
    Please use by typing in the following manner.
    [Password] alphanumeric 6 or more characters
    [Email address] Enter the University's e-mail address
** Maruzen eBook Library **
  • In the case of Maruzen eBook Library, once you create a personal account on campus network, you may use from off-campus.
  • Connect from the campus network to Maruzen eBook Library, click the upper right corner of the [account].
    Please use by typing in the following manner.
    [Authentication ID (email address)] Please enter the University email address. (Domain name is limited to tut.ac.jp or tut.jp)
    Personal e-mail address, such as Yahoo! Mail and Gmail mobile phone is not available.
    [Your name] Input your first and last name
    You will receive a confirmation e-mail to registered e-mail address, please register by entering the authentication password from there.
    In the site of https://elib.maruzen.co.jp , you can accesse with authentication ID and password.
  • You will be available for 90 days. The extension of the expiration date is also possible.
** Infobase eBooks **

4. Others

** MathSciNet **
  • MathSciNet can be used off-campus for 90 days by clicking the RemoteAccess logo on campus and setting up pairing.
  • Please refer to the setting method of the pairing guide.

(Date of final update: Oct. 24, 2024)