Use of Electronic Contents
Use of electronic contents (referred to here as e-journals, e-books, and databases) is limited for the faculty, students and staff of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.
Following actions are strictly prohibited by contract, and may result in access to electronic contents for the whole university.
Excessive downloading or printing out articles beyond the limits of individual use.
Downloading or printing out articles systematically.
Use for purposes other than personal academic research or education.
Reproduction, modification, and distribution of downloaded data to third parties.
Text and data mining and generative AI
Regarding text and data mining on contracted electronic contents, as well as inputting acquired data into generative AI, etc., the permission status, conditions, and policies vary depending on each publisher.
Regardless of the purpose of use or method of acquisition, machine processing may be prohibited.
In some cases, separate payment may be required by other contract for text and data mining.
Please be sure to check the Terms and Conditions of the publisher in advance and use it in accordance with those terms.
Automatic access/download function of reference management software
Some reference management software has a function that automatically downloads multiple PDF files at once.
It is considered mass downloading / excessive access by the publisher.
Please download only the literature or full-text PDF files necessary for your research at the time.
Pre-loading browser function
Due to pre-loading browser functions, unintentional mass downloading/excessive access may occur.
Pre-load browser functions repeatedly access links of e-journals in the background while viewing a web page.
It may result in unintentional excessive downloads or access, even though the user intends to use e-journals in a proper way.
We request your cooperation in disabling these functions of your browser settings and using electronic contents.