Holdings & locations
Library holdings
How to find materials
UTokyo OPAC
You can search for books, journals, e‑journals, and e‑books held by the University of Tokyo Library.
Materials whose “Location” is shown as ”ERI.Lib.” in the OPAC are held by ERI Library.
※Some materials and collections are not included in the OPAC. Card catalogs or other finding aids may be available. For details, please contact the ERI library.
Periodicals
Periodicals marked with a “+” in the holdings column of the OPAC indicates a current subscription.
Newspapers currently subscribed are listed in Reading Room section.
Books
Materials whose “Location” is shown as "ERI.Spec.Coll.", please refer to Special collection section.
Call numbers
Books are arranged by call number. The first line of each call number shows the classification symbols used for books held in the ERI Library.
ERI Library Classification Table
| A | MATHEMATICS | 数学 |
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| B | MECHANICS | 機械学、力学 |
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| C | PHYSICS | 物理学 |
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| D | ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM | 電気、磁気学 |
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| E | CHEMISTRY | 化学 |
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| F | ASTRONOMY AND METEOROLOGY | 天文学、気象学 |
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| G | GEOPHYSICS, GEODESY, TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM AND OCEANOGRAPHY | 地球物理学、測地学、地球電磁気学、海洋学 |
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| H | GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSIOGRAPHY | 地理学、地形学 |
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| I | GEOLOGY | 地質学 |
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| J | VOLCANOLOGY | 火山学 |
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| K | SEISMOLOGY | 地震学 |
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| L | CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE | 土木工学、建築学 |
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| M | GENERAL ENGINEERING | 総合工学 |
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| N | COLLECTED PAPERS | |
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| O | DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS | 辞書、百科事典 |
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| P | PAMPHLETS | パンフレット |
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| Q | ANCIENT HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS | 古代史、古代地理 |
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| R | DISASTERS | 災害 |
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| Z | BACK NUMBER OF PERIODICALS | 定期刊行物のバックナンバー |
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Japanese Rare Books
We hold Japanese antiquarian materials related to related to earthquakes, volcanoes, and natural disasters, including namazu‑e (catfish prints) and kawaraban (printed broadsides)
These materials are locatesd in the Special Collections Room. These are being digitized.
Others
- Videotapes, 16mm films, photographs
- Letters, Correspondence
- Maps, topographic maps, geological maps
Material locations
You may freely access materials in the Reading Room and stacks. Please refer to the library floor map below for details.
ERI Library floor map
First stack room
- First level
- Back issues of foreign periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title.
- Second level
- Books are shelved in call‑number order.
- Third level
- Back issues of Japanese periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title.
※Japanese periodicals include English‑language periodicals published in Japan.
- Publications of the USGS（United States Geological Survey）and Materials on historical natural disasters (e.g., special issues of periodicals) are also kept on this level.
Second stack room
※This room is available during the opening hours.
- Back issues of infrequently used foreign periodicals are shelved alphabetically by title.
- Back issues of periodicals in Russian, Chinese and Korean languages.
- Bulletins published by Japanese universities and institutions (including those published by ERI) are arranged alphabetically by institution name and then alphabetically by title within each institution.
- Collections（Imamura Collection, Kishinoue Collection, Ishimoto collection etc.）
※The Tsuboi Collection is kept in the storage stack (Room 318).
Reading room
Newly arrived periodicals are kept alphabetically by title in the reading room.
Back issues are kept in the stack room. Some newly arrived periodicals may also be kept in the stack room.
- Newly arrived foreign periodicals
- Newly arrived Japanese periodicals
Additional materials and facilities
| Newspapers | Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Nikkei, Japan Times, etc.(three‑month holdings) |
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| Dictionary | Dictionaries in various languages |
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| CD-ROM | Serial publications related to the Meteorological Agency, etc. |
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| ERI publications | Publications that include the materials listed on this page are held in our collection. |
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| Namazu Books | Technical books, textbooks and general books of earthquake and earth science for a wide range of users. Mainly donated materials. |
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| Newsletters | Located in the hallway. (Short-term storage) |
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| PC | For searching the catalogue and materials |
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※You cannot access subscription e‑resources from this PC (Open Access resources are available).
Map room
A variety of maps are held in the Map Room. Some oversized volumes are also kept there.
| Japanese geological maps | 1:25,000 | In map lockers in the hallway (DVDs are in Map room) |
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| 1:50,000 / 1:200,000 | In map lockers |
| World aeronautical charts | 1:1,000,000 (World aeronautical charts) |
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| Japanese geological maps | 1:50,000 / 1:200,000 |
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| geological maps by prefectures, tectonic maps, hydrogeological maps, volcanic geological maps, oceanic geological maps, aeromagnetic maps, volcanic basic maps, etc. |
| World geological maps | International Geological Map of Europe, Circum Pacific Map Series |
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| Nautical charts | bathymetric charts of the oceans | basic maps of the sea on the continental shelf |
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| basic maps of the sea in coastal waters, etc. |
| Basic survey of land classification | |
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| Large scale maps | Japanese crustal strain maps, maps from the Meiji and Taisho Eras (reprinted editions), etc. |
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Special collections room
The following materials are kept in the room for special collections.
- AV materials (videotapes, 16mm films, photographs ...) related to earthquakes, volcanoes, and natural disasters
- Old books related to earthquakes, volcanoes, and natural disasters, and woodblock prints from the Edo era such as kawaraban (printed broadsides) and namazu‑e (catfish prints).
We are digitizing our collection of Japanese rare books and documents, including old manuscripts, kawaraban (printed broadsides), and namazu‑e (catfish prints) and publishing the image data. Please see this page for details.
These materials are not available for loan.
For access to originals, please contact the library in advance.
※Please note that access to originals may be refused for items whose image data have already been published, in order to protect the originals.
For inquiries from users who are not affiliated with ERI, please refer to the contact information.
Others
There are rooms located aerial photographs, and the preservation stack (Room 318) holds pamphlet materials and other archival items.