Update June 15

In compliance with the government’s request, we regret to announce that we will suspend the following library services as a measure against the further spreading of the Novel Coronavirus infections (COVID-19).

The Main Library

• Temporary Closure – 【from April 8 】

• Change on opening hours – 【from June 15】
• Monday : 1pm – 4pm
• Tuesday-Friday : 10am – 12pm, 1pm-4pm
• Saturday : Closed

• Suspension on library services – 【from June 15】
• Admission to the library is limited to Tokyo University members only.
• The reading desks and rooms are unavailable.
• The access to the stack will be limited to library staff only. The materials in the stack will be served by library staff.⇒Order Form

* Check-in/out and receiving reserved materials are available.

The Resources and Historical Collections Office (Shiryo-shitsu)

• Temporary Closure – 【from March 26】

These measures may be changed depending on how the situation goes.
Please check our website and twitter to stay informed of any further changes.

contact information

The Main Library (Service Section) :
E-mail: unyo@e.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tel: 03-5841-5562
Fax: 03-5841-5527

Resources and Historical Collections Office (Shiryo-shitsu) :
E-mail: shiryo@e.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tel: 03-5841-5591
Fax: 03-5841-5531

In compliance with the government’s request, we regret to announce that we will cancel the special exhibition on March 17, Traces of Reading: Hand-Written notes in Adam Smith’s Library as a measure against the further spreading of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019).

We apologize for any inconvenience and we appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

This exhibition is canceled.

We organize the Special Exhibition in commemoration of the 120th Anniversary of The Library of Economics, The University of Tokyo and the 100th Anniversary of Adam Smith’s Library.
This exhibition is also concurrently held with the International Adam Smith Society Tokyo Conference (15th-17th March 2020) at our Faculty.

【Special Exhibition】Traces of Reading : Hand-writing notes in Adam Smith’s Library

Date:  17th March 2020 Tue 11:00am – 5:00pm
Place: Kojima Conference Room in the Economic Research Annex (Kojima Hall), Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo
Host: The Library of Economics and the Resources and Historical Collections Office, Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo
Poster(pdf)

Main exhibit (If you click titles, you can browse digital archives.)
・Antiquities & scenery of the north of Scotland : in a series of letters to Thomas Pennant, Esqr.
・Leviathan, or, The matter, forme, & power of a common-wealth, ecclesiasticall and civill
・A treatise of human nature : being an attempt to introduce the experimental method of reasoning into moral subjects