[Part 1] President Atsushi Hamana

Sasano: Mr. President, what kind of image did you have of the library when you were a university student?
President: At the time, the university was a closed stacks library that was extremely difficult to use, so I used the National Diet Library more often than the university library.Regarding the use of the National Diet Library, I remember having a hard time working all day to make copies.

Sasano: Are there any books that left an impression on you when you used the library during your university days?
President: When I was in graduate school, I used papers more often than books.In particular, I often used the magazine Naigai Kyoiku.
Among them, the book that left an impression on me was Hiroshi Takeuchi's "Nihonjin no Shusekan".

Sasano: I believe that you often visit overseas universities. What is your impression of overseas university libraries?
President: My impression of overseas university libraries is that they are always crowded and open for long hours. I was impressed that being able to safely walk back from the Library to the Dormitory is one of the university's safety requirements.

Sasano: The media often talks about university students leaving their books, but how should we, as university students, use the library in the future?
President: It is important to encounter books that are the key to what you want to do and what you want to know.From there, you can connect to documents and materials by chaining them together, and create a document list.

Sasano: Since April, we have had three campuses. What are your expectations for the media library in the future?
President: Not all books are available at each campus, so I hope that accessibility and information will be provided to students without compromising convenience for students.

Sasano: Please tell us a book that you would like your students to read.
President: What was interesting outside of my field of specialization was Professor Kazuo Murakami, a biologist at the University of Tsukuba. Become!” (Kodansha).When I heard that laughing in rakugo boosts the immune system, I became interested in Professor Murakami, who is researching how laughter turns genes on.Especially in this corona misfortune, I think it's a book I want you to read.