Library

Users’ Guide

■About the Library

The library holds a large collection of books and resources on theoretical and applied linguistics, with a focus on modern linguistics. What makes it special is the collection of unpublished PhD dissertations, reprints of unpublished manuscripts on modern linguistics, and microfilms containing out-of-print books on applied linguistics. The major domestic, US and other international journals, series and back issues are also available. Materials in the library can be searched through the Sophia University Library Catalog (OPAC).

■Location

L-513, 5th floor of Central library and Research Institutes, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus,
7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554
Access to the Central Library

■Hours

Open: Monday through Friday 9:00/10:00-11:30 / 12:30-16:00/17:00
Closed: Saturday, Sunday, Public holidays, Days the Central Library is closed

■On Mondays, only available for the graduate students major in Linguistics due to absence of staff all day. For the specific open hours, please refer the “news” of the SOLIFIC homepage. here

■Please check the opening hours for the Central Library. here

■The research room as well as the library will be closed on extended holidays and entrance examination periods. Please refer the homepage or contact to ask before visiting.

■Admission

  • Faculty and staff of Sophia University.
  • Graduate students major in Linguistics at Sophia University.
  • Undergraduate and graduate students other than Linguistics majors need to show student ID card at the reception desk.
  • Friends of Sophia University Library to present SOPHIA library user’s card and ID card.
  • Alumni who are not Friends of Sophia Library need to present ID card and One-day user card issued by the Central Library.
  • Presentation of ID card and a letter of introduction issued by your affiliated university library or organization are required to non-member of SOPHIA university.

Please refer here for the admission procedure of SOPHIA library.

■Borrowing Services

  • Faculty and staff of Sophia University can borrow up to 3 vols for a maximum of 90 days.
  • Graduate students major in Linguistics at Sophia University can borrow up to 5 vols for a maximum of 30 days.
  • Undergraduate students and graduate students other than linguistics majors can borrow up to 3 vols for a maximum of 14 days.
  • Alumni who are Friends of Sophia University Library can use materials within the library and borrow up to 3 vols for 14 days.
  • Alumni who are not Friends of Sophia University Library can browse and copy materials within the Copyright law in the library.
  • External users who are Friends of Sophia University Library and garanteed by full-time faculty of Sophia University can use materials within the library and borrow up to 3 vols for 14 days
  • External users who is a Friend of Sophia University Library can browse materials in the library.
  • External users from partnership Universities of Sophia University Library can browse materials in the library.

For further information, please refer the detailed User’s Guides:

■User’s Guides（PDF）

■Graduate School Students major in Linguistics 言語学専攻院生
■Graduate School Students major in other than Linguistics 言語学専攻以外の大学院生
■Undergraduate students 学部生

■E-jounals

SOLIFIC library subscribes lots of journals.
Please take a look of the list of titles and instructions for use here .

■Contact

For any question, please contact i-lincom@sophia.ac.jp or call 03-3238-3494

Newly Acquired Books

The following are the newly acquired books

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Regular Library

The following are the Regular Library

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Ota Collection

Ota Bunko is the collection containing more than 1,900 volumes related to English studies from traditional grammar to generative grammar by way of structuralism donated by Akira Ota, Professor Emeritus of Sophia University.
The Ota Bunko is a closed stack system. Use is limited to browsing and photocopying in the library.