Introduction to Multi Plaza
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**Important Notice**
[Users Guide : Multi Plaza(pdf) A4 2p] From April 2023, the “Tech Open Space” is installed in the study support area, and the “Metaverse VR Lab” is installed in front of the women's lounge (in former small group area). |
General Information about Multi Plaza
Opening Hours of Multi Plaza
Multi Plaza has two types of opening hours: "Regular Opening Hours" and "Library After-hours(unmanned opening)".| Day of Week | Regular Opening Hours | |
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| Regular Period | Mon to Fri | 9:00-20:00 |
| Spring/Summer Break Period | Mon to Fri | 9:00-17:00 |
# Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
# During Regular Opening Hours, anyone can use Multi Plaza excluding the Work Station Area and the Women's Lounge, which require a student ID or a faculty ID (hereinafter referred to as an ID Card) at any hours for entrance, and the Meeting Rooms which require advanced booking.
# In principle, Multi Plaza opens on the same days and for the same hours as the library area. However, please note that the first floor of Multi Plaza, except the Meeting Rooms, is available to use even when the library area on the second and third floors is closed on the first Thursday morning of each month or on collection inspection days.
# Concerning the use of the Workstation Area, the Women's Lounge and the Meeting Rooms, please refer to information about of each area.
# Meeting Rooms are not available for use during Library After-hours.
# Dates when the entire building is fully closed are posted on the website.
Floor Map
Area Information: Opening Hours, etc.
# Restrictions may be imposed on the use of Multi Plaza due to events or lectures.
# Wireless LAN is available on all floors. Authentication is required to use wireless LAN, which can be used only by students and school officials of TUT.
# The Meeting Rooms require advanced booking, which can be made through Facilities Reservationsite.
For made same-day reservations, please come to the counter to make an application.
# Contact the counter if you wish to use Multi Plaza for events or lectures.
Reservations for the open space are not available during the ten days prior to the examination period of the first and the second semesters or during the examination period.
If you want to study in a quiet space, please use the reading area or study cubicles located in the library area on the third floor.
Collaboration Area
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# The Collaboration Area is a space for study on an individual or group basis. You are free to use desks, chairs, and whiteboards as required.
# This area is equipped with a projector and a screen, which can be used for events, etc. |
Information Lounge
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# The Information Lounge shelves booklets/brochures published by TUT to disseminate information to the local area and society.
# The lounge has a Newspapers Corner, where you can read newspapers published in the last two months. # Drinks with lids and water bottles are allowed in the information lounge. |
Workstation Area
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# The Workstation Area is equipped with 15 computers for educational use, owned by the Media Center, and a printer, along with a large-sized printer that can be used to print posters. # Click here for details regarding the use of the large-sized printer. * An ID Card and a PIN code are required at any hours to enter the Workstation Area. Please note that students' PIN code are only valid if they attended the Guidance for Library Users. # Eating and drinking are prohibited in this area. |
Study Support Area
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Tech open space is installed. # A whiteboard is installed on the wall. # The outside Terrace is accessible from this area. |
Global Lecture Area
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# The Global Lecture Area can be used as an educational place to build language ability in English, Japanese, etc. (lectures and workshops); for exchange between Japanese and international students; and for practical education exchange with an overseas education base (TUT-USM Penang) and other overseas partner universities through 24-hour live communication.
language ability in English, Japanese, etc. (lectures and workshops); for exchange between Japanese and international students; and for practical education exchange with an overseas education base (TUT-USM Penang) and other overseas partner universities through 24-hour live communication. # This area can be partitioned off using movable walls. # A whiteboard and a multi-screen are installed in this area. # You are free to use the area when it is vacant. |
Metaverse related facilities
| Metaverse related facilities (installed in April 2023) 1) Metaverse VR Lab in front of the women's lounge 2) Tech open space in study support area |
Meeting Rooms
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# We have 2 rooms (up to 6 people each). # The Meeting Rooms are places for any types of meeting with alumni, emeritus professors, corporations, etc. as well as students and school officials of TUT. # This room is equipped with a monitor and a whiteboard on the wall. # Please refrain from self-study purposes. # Can be used for web interviews. *Visit Facilities Reservation to book a Meeting Room. Reservations should be made by students and school officials of TUT. Meeting Rooms are available for use only during Regular Opening Hours. |
The Women's Lounge
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[Women's Relaxation Room and the Dressing Room : Currentry available in 9:00-17:00] # The Women's Lounge consists of the Women's Dressing Room, the Tatami Room and the Women's Relaxation Room. [Guidelines for the Use of the Women's Lounge](pdf) # An ID Card is required for entry. In principle, this area is available for use only during Regular Opening Hours. # The Dressing Room has 24 coin-operated lockers. The Relaxation Room offers a nursing corner. # The Dressing Room and the Relaxation Room are available to female faculty members, female students and female visitors. Part-time employees and external visitors need to make an application at the counter to use these facilities. # The Tatami Room is available to anyone, though external visitors need to make an application at the counter to use the room. For exclusive use of the Room, submit a "Facility Use Application" to the counter at least one weeks prior to the date of use. |
Locker Room
| # The Locker Room is equipped with 20 coin-operated lockers. |
Terrace
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# The terrace is accessible from the Study Support Area.
Use this area to refresh yourself in your spare time between studying or classes. # Eating and drinking are permitted in this area. Talking on cell-phones is also allowed on the Deck. |
BIBLIO CAFE Cafeteria
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[Currently closed] |
Library Counter
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# The Library Counter offers services for checking-out and checking-in library materials and answers inquiries about the use of materials and facilities in the library. # In addition, the counter takes same-day reservations for rooms that require advanced booking and supplies room keys; lends out equipment such as projectors, DVD players and headphones; accepts applications to use elevators; and lends out umbrellas. |
Concept
The TUT Library, founded in 1980, was renovated in consideration of its aging and incompatibility with the expectation on libraries in recent years. With a view to create innovation leveraging science and technology and to develop excellent engineers and researchers who can be active at a global level, "Multi Plaza" opened its doors on the first floor of the library, which is located at the center of the campus, as the core of the multicultural campus. Located at the first floor of the library, Multi Plaza serves as a place to promote exchange among Japanese students, international students, faculty, corporations and local communities. Furthermore, the Women's lounge, consisting of the Relaxation Room, nursing corner, etc. for women only, is newly opened in Multi Plaza to improve and strengthen the support system for female students and researchers, etc. The external public space to the north of the library is newly renovated to offer better quality as a unified space in consideration of the link and the flow of people from the internal to the external areas.
(Last updated on June 5, 2024)