The Library at Tamagawa is home to about 570,000 Japanese books, about 290,000 foreign books, about 8,000 newspapers and academic periodicals, and several tens of thousands of audio-visual references, such as CDs, videos, DVDs, and CD-ROMs. This collection is located not just at the Library, but at reading rooms in charge of serving the needs of each University department as well, so that materials that are frequently used are accessible. In addition to serving as a lending institution, the Library places emphasis on its functions as a reference center for assisting learning and research. The Library helps users with searches of domestic and foreign databases, as well as electronic journals, and receives and processes requests for copying materials at other institutions. Users are provided with guidance and advice concerning how to search for the materials they need. The University's Library also serves as the Central Library for all of Tamagawa and is open to students of all ages, ranging from kindergarteners to those attending graduate school. Undergraduate and graduate alumni, as well as those who have completed our correspondence courses or who have audited classes for credit, are also eligible to use the Library.