The University Library is at the centre of education and study activities. It contains a collection not only of popular educational books, but also books for specialists, foreign books, periodicals and microfilms. At the end of March 1993 there was a collection of 939,000 books. Among the 364 private colleges in Japan, there are about 20 libraries which have over 500,000 books, and our library was only established after World War II. It contains over 10% of all the periodicals presently being published in China. It has purchased the Kazan (R) Library, the Takemura (|) Library, the Kansai (ԍ) Library, and the Toa Dobun Shoin (@) reports which are all well known to scholars. Books are exchanged with many Chinese institutions. Furthermore it has purchased about 5800 new books which have been recently published in China, and purchases constantly over 200 different magazines.
The library contains the basic documents of a library of social science, and with a special budget every year it purchases the National Reporter System, German Company History, Hansard's Parliamentary Debates, all the publications of the OECD, and the Goldsmith Kress Library of Economic Literature. It collects documents of a wide range. These documents of cultural and social science are all available to the public.
Literature of China and Asia. This collection came from the Tokyo Kazan Kaikan in December 1945. At this time the American Army needed the Kazankaikan building, so the former teachers and students of the Toa Dobun Shoin went and fetched the books\some 35,000 volumes\and brought them to Toyohashi. Besides Chinese Classics, the collection contains many Chinese books of the 1920s and 1930s, amongst them records of expeditions by students of the Toa Dobun Shoin. (35,000 volumes)
gSojishuchu" (^W) was published in the 14th year of Shotoku () (1519). It contains Ming and Ching Dynasty Classics. (3000 volumes)
These are studies of Japanese Classical Literature of the Hirata (c) School, together with other Japanese and Chinese books. (1529 volumes)
This contains German books relating to Civil and Mercantile Law published from the 1860s to the 1930s. (684 volumes)
These are books about foreign law mainly the law of Copyright.(1846 volumes.)
This contains foreign literature on Oriental History and Topography, as well as travels by Europeans. (943 volumes)
The materials are mainly concerned with the politics and economics of modern China. (2166 volumes)
These studies are concerned with the relationship between Japan and China in modern times. (5200 volumes)
This is literature exchanged with Nankai University and Peking Foreign Language School. (1664 volumes and increasing)
This is a compilation of the materials used in the production of the Chunichi Dai Jiten.
Among these are photographic reproductions of the Bunen Kaku version of the Shikozensho. They were the first books presented by the Chinese Government. (6,160 volumes)
Here are contained the histories of famous companies in Germany since 1900 like Krupp and Kodak. (2168 volumes)
These old books were bought from the library of England's House of Lords. (to be continued) (2000 volumes)
All volumes already published of American collections of Judicial Precedents. (7,500 volumes and continuing to increase)
The leading general business Periodicals in America since 1865 (62 volumes)
The collected Business Reports of American Companies since 1900.
Consolidated Treaty Series, League of Nations Treaty Series, United Nations Treaty Series; the series contains all treaties since the Westphalia Treaty of 1648. (1243 volumes)
They were first published in 1550 after Machiavelli's death. (Testina Format)
This is the largest microfilm collection of the systems of social science since the 15th Century. (356 reels)
Tome (1829) Series 14 to Tome 1 (1944):
This covers a period of more than 150 years of French History. Saint Beuve the poet, Arago the astronomer, Delacroix the painter, and others are represented. First Editions of Balzac and Georges Sand are also to be found.
This institute was established immediately after our university was founded and in accordance with the spirit in which it was founded. We collect materials and study and carry out research on the problems of East Asia and Modern China in particular, and also the rest of the world. The research is conducted by area and divided into (1) China and Korea, (2) South East Asia, (3) The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, (4) The Third World, and (5) The Developed Nations of Europe and North America. All kinds of gathering for the reading of papers and for lectures are held at the institute. The results of research are published in a half yearly bulletin. This bulletin has now reached its eightieth issue and is internationally known. There is also a valuable collection of books especially foreign publications. In fact the library contains one of the most complete collections of material relating to China in Japan. At present we are compiling a Dictionary of Chinese Politics and Economics which we shall publish. There are 50 staff members and 1,350 student members of the institute. The student members receive a copy of the bulletin, and can attend all meetings and can make use of the library. This institute is now located at Nagoya Campus.
This research institute was set up to study the community and culture of the area in which our university is situated. We gather together experts from different fields\literature, sociology, and geography\and undertake individual research and cooperative research, and generally make efforts for the sake of the development of the culture of this district. We hold symposia and meetings for reading papers and we publish the results of our research. There are some student members and they can make use of the many books and records when writing their graduation theses or for other purposes. They can attend all the meetings at the centre and be stimulated by them. This institute is located at Toyohashi Campus.
The main work of this institute is to study the industrial and economic trends in the Chubu Region, and in particular in Aichi Prefecture. So far this centre has published a cooperative study entitled eEast Mikawa's Economy and Society' in three volumes, and also eTahara's Economy and Society' to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the institute. We also publish collections of member's articles (41 issues). In them we analyze the realities of our community, find out where there are problems, or where there may be future problems, and we look seriously at the prospects for the next century. We have set up an industrial materials bank to show industrial tools and classify them. Some student members receive the institute's reports and make use of its records. This institute is located at Toyohashi Campus.
This research institute was established in 1962 to research the Theory and Practice of Managerial Behavior in Business. There are 30 members of the institute currently. They publish a eJournal of Managerial Research' twice a year. Also they examine the actual conditions by looking around at many kinds of business. This institute which is now based at Nagoya Campus helps to widen the perspective of the accounting course especially.
In 1989 Aichi University installed a much bigger computer which is now being used by the Library and also by teachers and students. There are Liberal Arts Seminars in which students learn how to use the computer and write programmes. And in both the Business Administration Department in Nagoya and the Economics Department in Toyohashi there are lectures on subjects such as Computer Theory, Information Dissemination and Statistics using the terminals and personal computers. In the Junior College students are introduced to English Word Processing.
The Mainframe Computer is HITAC M-640-20 with 30 terminals at Nagoya Campus and 30 terminals at Toyohashi Campus. The Personal Computers are NEC PC 9801. There are 100 on Nagoya Campus and 170 in Toyohashi and a further 30 at Kurumamichi Campus.