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Science & Engineering Library How to find Books and Other Materials
Books
Location < floor map B1(PDF) B2(PDF) >- Books are arranged by the call number in the open stack of basement 1 and the Expansion stack of basement 2.
- In the same call number, books are arranged in order from foreign books to Japanese books.
| Location | How to search | Arrangement |
| Open Stack | Go to the shelves directly. | First Foreign and then Japanese, sorted by call numbers. |
| Reference Corner (B1F) | Go to the shelves directly. | First Foreign and then Japanese, sorted by call numbers. |
| Additional Stack (B2F) | Go to the shelves directly. | Sorted by call numbers. |
| Closed Stack | Consult at the counter. | － |
| Honjo Deposit Library | Consult at the counter. | － |
| Students' Reading Room(Bldg.No.52) | Go to the shelves directly. | － |
- Please use our OPAC WINE.
- Please consult at the counter when you cannot find materials in WINE.
- Please see WINE > Help.
Japanese proceedings are often published in journals.
Reference Books
Location- Dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, data, yearbooks, white papers are arranged by call numbers in the Reference corner of basement 1.
- The location of frequently used data are arranged as follows.
| Title | Location | Call number |
| Powder Diffraction File (JCPDS Card) | Reference Book Corner | CJC Pow |
| Sigma-Aldrich. Chemical Safety Data | Reference Book Corner | DE Sig |
| Sadtler N.M.R. Spectra | Reference Book Corner | DG Nuc |
| Landolt-Börnstein | B2South Reading Room Landolt Corner | A Lan |
| Beilstein:Handbook of Organic Chemistry | B2South Reading Room Beilstein Corner | DLA Bei |
| Gmelin Handbuch: der Anorganischen Chemie | B2South Reading Room Gmelin Corner | DJ Gme |
- Please use our OPAC WINE.
- Old reference books are often located in the closed stack.
Secondary Materials
- Many kinds of databases are available on the network system, such as JDream II, Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus, SciFinder,MathSciNet, GeoRef, and INIS.
For detail, please check Waseda E-Resource.
Journals
Location| Type | location | arranged by | Newly Arrived | Back Numbers |
| Japanese Journals | B1 Newly Arrived Japanese Journals | B1-2 Open Stack, Honjo Deposit Library | title in Japanese syllabary order |
| Foreign Journals | B1 Newly Arrived Foreign Journals | B2 Open Stack, Additional Stack, Honjo Deposit Library | title in alphabetical order |
| Foreign Journals (Mathematics) | B1 Mathematics | B1 Mathematics, B2 Open Stack, Additional Stack, Honjo Deposit Library | title in alphabetical order |
| Chinese Journals | B1 Chinese Journals | Additional Stack | title in Japanese syllabary order |
| Waseda Bulletins (Japanese) | B1 University Bulletins (Waseda) (Japanese) | B1 University Bulletins (Waseda) (Japanese) | title in Japanese syllabary order |
| Waseda Bulletins (Foreign language) | B1 University Bulletins (Waseda) (Foreign language) | B1 University Bulletins (Waseda) (Foreign language) | title in alphabetical order |
| University Bulletins (Japanese) | B1 University Bulletins (Japanese) | B1 University Bulletins (Japanese), Honjo Deposit Library | name of the universities in Japanese syllabary order |
| University Bulletins (Foreign language) | B1 University Bulletins (Foreign language) | B1 University Bulletins (Foreign language), Honjo Deposit Library | title in alphabetical order |
- Foreign journals are arranged by title in alphabetical order, ignoring the conjunctions and articles.
Ex. Journal (of) (the) Chemical Society
are arranged as Journal Chemical Society. - Foreign journals whose title start with the abbreviations such as AIAA, IEEE are arranged at the top of each alphabet.
- When you want to use the journals stored in Honjo Deposit Library, please request through Online requests As for the person who are not able to use online requests, please ask at the information desk. Journals are usually bound in summer vacation period. You cannot use the journals which status is "To bind" in WINE. Please consult at the counter when you want to use them.
Others
Standards- Standards held in this library are as follows :
| Title | Institution | Location | Note |
| JIS | Japanese Industrial Standards Committee | B1 Standard Corner | updated |
| JEC | The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan | Reference Book Corner (FJ Den) |
to 2004 |
| Annual Book of ASTM | American Society of Testing and Materials | Reference Books Corner (EJA-Ann) | 1995 |
- Originals of them are located in Honjo Deposit Library.
- Making copy of them is available regarding the copy right law. If you want whole copy of them, you must get the permission from the author.
- From 2002, some of them can be viewed for free via WINE on the Internet. See How to Search and Use Waseda Doctoral Dissertations for more details.
Patents
- The library does not have any copy of patents. If you want to use them, please consult at the counter.
- As for Japanese patent, please use Industrial Property Digital Library.
Newspapers etc.
- The newspapers subscribed to by this library are located in the Open Reading Room as follows.
| Title | Holding term |
| Asahi Shimbun | 2 months |
| The Science News | 1 year |
| Sankei Shimbun | 2 months |
| Shukan Dokushojin | 1 year |
| Tokyo Shimbun | 2 months |
| Business & Technology | 2 months |
| Nihon Keizai Shimbun | 2 months |
| Mainichi Newspapers | 2 months |
| The Yomiuri Shimbun | 2 months |
| Fuji Sankei Business I | 2 months |
| The Japan Times | 2 months |
- AERA is located in the newspaper corner, and back issues for last 6 months are held.
- Business & Technology on CD-ROMs are held since April 2003. Please consult the counter when you want to use CD-ROMs.
- Please check the current newspapers held in Waseda University Library at Keizoku Ukeire Shinbun Sogo Mokuroku (in Japanese)
- Many newspapers are available on databases.
Please check Waseda E-Resource Portal .