We receive many inquiries about Waseda University. Waseda University with a history more than 130 years has a large number of valuable resources. This guide provides tips on how to find information about Waseda University that can be obtained relatively easily using library resources and reliable websites.
To find historical resources on Waseda University indexed on WINE, after choosing the “Library Catalog and E-Resources” in the list of retrieval range, by using the“Advanced search” and the subject search with “早稲田大学,” which means Waseda University (Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the precursor college of Waseda University, is included in this subject).
Narrowing the result down to the titles containing “史” or “誌,” which means history, you can get a list of the materials about Waseda. Furthermore, by using the “Tweak your results”, select the “Availability” and check the “Held by library”, you can search for printed books.
The results include the books on the sports activities in Waseda University such as Waseda Daigaku Yakyubu Hyakunenshi (100 Years of the Waseda University Baseball Team) and the history books on Waseda University faculties such as Waseda Daigaku Riko Gakubu Hyakunenshi (100 Years of the Waseda University School of Science and Engineering).
Not all the registers and photo albums are located in Central Library. When you search for registers and photo albums on WINE, type the following words in the search window. By choosing the “Library Catalog and E-Resources” in the list of retrieval range, you can get a list of the materials about Waseda.
You can also obtain a certain number of result with the words “早稲田大学 写真帖” (Waseda University photo album).
Most of the registers and albums are shelved in closed stacks. Please apply at Research Collection Desk on the 1st floor. The material must be used near the desk. No photocopy is allowed.
To protect the privacy, use of Waseda registers and photo albums is restricted.
Please use reliable statistics and other data.
The latest versions of course syllabuses as well as previous years' versions are posted on the Web sites of the Waseda University. In the Research Collections area of Central Library, paper versions are also stored. The most recent versions are also in the reference books area with the call number “R091.”
Waseda’s buildings which attracted people’s attention when they were constructed were sometimes covered in architectural journals.
The library shelves Waseda-related materials in the same locations as possible as we can. Browsing these locations may lead to unexpected discoveries.