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| Library Hours for Soka Students, Faculty, and Staff |
| Summer Hours (5/22 - 8/11) |
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| Monday ~ Friday |
9 a.m.~ 5 p.m. |
| Saturday & Sunday |
Closed |
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| Library Hours for the General Public |
| Monday ~ Friday |
9 a.m. ~ 5 p.m. |
| Saturday & Sunday |
Closed |
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| For holiday closures, see the library portal calendar or |
Google Calendar |
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| [Important Notice] The library is open to the general public during the SUA business hours (Monday - Friday 9 a.m. ~ 5 p.m.; Closed on weekends & holidays).
After hours, the front door will be locked. SUA students and employees can enter the library from 24-hour study room with their ID card. |
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Library Collections
- Print Books: 82,100 volumes
- Electronic Books: 73,000 titles
- Print Periodicals: 123 current subscription; 355 back issues
- Electronic Periodicals: 20,200
- Databases: 80
- VHS/DVDs: 2,000
- Music CDs: 400
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Circulating and Reference Collection
Relevance to the curricula is an important selection criterion. The highest priority is given to the materials that are essential in supporting the programs offered at SUA.The library seeks to provide an international and global focus in order to support the curricula of all disciplines taught at SUA.
- Language: Primarily English; Titles in non-English languages taught at the university are selectively included.
- Date of Publication: Current titles (published within the past five years) are preferred in most areas. Seminal or classic titles are selectively included.
- Geographic Area: Pacific Rim focus, but titles from other geographic areas are collected when general in nature or pertinent to the curricula.
- Other factors considered are: Reliability and credibility; Intellectual Level; Relationship to the existing collection in terms of creating and preserving balance of viewpoints in subjects covered; Relationship to other formats containing comparable information; Cost; and Reviews when available and appropriate.
Database Subscription
As the users’ expectations grow, publishers offer increasingly sophisticated and effective online databases to libraries. They are usually up-to-date and provide easy access to high-quality information. The library is actively reviewing new databases to subscribe to.
Periodical Subscription
If journal articles are available in full text through a reliable aggregator, electronic access is preferred. If the cost of both online and print journal subscription is significantly higher than one-format subscription, the library would choose the online-only subscription option.
Media Collection (DVD, VHS, and CD)
The feature film collection includes works that contribute to the teaching of all disciplines in the university curricula. A preference is given to titles that are interdisciplinary in nature and projected to be used frequently. Also, titles that present distinctive social, political, historical or economic themes or viewpoints are collected. Popular feature films are purchased upon the recommendation of faculty or librarians with the assurance that they will be used for research or instruction.
Founders' collection
This Collection contains the books written by the founders of Soka Education: Tsunesaburō Makiguchi, Jōsei Toda, and Daisaku Ikeda. English titles and translated works in other languages are included. There is no restriction in regards to the publication date. This collection is actively acquired. They are accessible on the 3rd floor of the library.
Ikeda collection
Ikeda Library received about 3,000 books in Social Sciences from the founder Daisaku Ikeda. Additional 1,000 titles were donated in the following year. Most titles are written in Japanese by scholars, educators, and intellectuals in the respective areas.
Archive collection
Materials judged appropriate for the archives are currently collected by the library. This includes such materials as commencement speeches and videos, yearbooks, student newspapers, course catalogs, works published by SUA employees, and other materials which may prove to have historical significance. These materials are for in-library use only. Use the retrieval request form to access the items in this collection.
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| Staff directory |

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Mihyun Ahn
Senior Library Assistant
mahn@soka.edu (949) 480-4206 |
Malgorzata "Gosha" Domagala
Library Assistant (Inter-library Loan & Reserve)
mdomagala@soka.edu (949) 480-4109 |
Mitsu "Eric" Kimura
University Archivist & Photographer
mkimura@soka.edu (949) 480-4070 |
Justin Kunimoto
Library Assistant (Archive & Photography)
jkunimoto@soka.edu (949) 480-4121 |
Yuan Liang
Systems Librarian
yliang@soka.edu (949) 480-4113
Art, Music, Philosophy, and Religion |
Leigh S. Moynihan
Reference Librarian
lmoynihan@soka.edu (949) 480-4358 |
Lisa Polfer
Reference & Instruction Librarian
lpolfer@soka.edu (949) 480-4108
Anthropology, Psychology, Literature, and Sociology |
Hiroko Tomono
Director of the Library
htomono@soka.edu (949) 480-4116
Education, Linguistics, Japanese, Spanish, and French Language & Culture, ESL, and Reference |
Joy Wang
Technical Services Manager / Catalog Librarian
jwang@soka.edu (949) 480-4114
History, Economics, Political Science, Mathematics, Science, Environmental Studies, Chinese Language & Culture |
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Ikeda Library
Soka University of America
1 University Drive
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4105
library@soka.edu
Tel: (949) 480-4105
Circulation, Reserves, and Interlibrary Loan:
Tel: (949) 480-4205
Fax: (949) 480-4110 |
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| Floor directory |
First Floor Map:
Journals; Magazines; Newspapers; Instruction room, Group study room; Microfilms and reader/printer; Special collections; Copier
Second Floor Map:
Research help; Reference collection; Daily Newspapers; Interlibrary loan; Reserves; Check out books, CDs, DVDs, and Videos; Audiocassette/CD players; Research computers; Staff offices; 24-hour study room; Printer/copier
Third Floor Map:
Circulating books you can check out of the library; Group study rooms; Wireless access; Internet ports
Fourth Floor:
Reading Room 400 and 24-hour study room (Room 461) |
Printer location
Printer Name
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Printer Location |
| LIB202C-X4250 |
\\PRSSTU\LIB202C-X4250 |
Print, Copy, Scan |
Library 202C (2nd floor 24 Hr print room) (Xerox) |
| LIB202C-H2550 |
\\PRSSTU\LIB202C-H2550 |
Print (COLOR) |
Library 202C (2nd floor 24 Hr print room) |
| Lib24HrRmH4015 |
\\PRSSTU\Lib24HrRmH4015 |
Print |
Library 2nd floor 24 Hr print room (HP) |
| LIB101B-X4250 |
\\PRSSTU\LIB101B-X4250 |
Print, Copy, Scan |
Library 101B (1st floor print room) |
| Library 2nd H4015 |
\\PRSSTU\Library 2nd H4015 |
Print |
Library Reference Area 2nd Floor |
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