Established in conjunction with the founding of Tokyo University of the Arts in May of 1949, the University Library was formed from the merging of Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko Bunko (the Library of Tokyo Fine Arts School) and Tokyo Ongaku Gakko Toshoka (the Library of Tokyo Music School).
With over a century-long history and about 490,000 volumes (80% of which are related to the arts), this library is one of the representative center for research on art in Japan.
In addition to books and periodicals, there is a large collection of musical scores and audio-visual media, such as CDs, LPs, LDs, videos, DVDs, and CD-ROMs.
Ca. 340,000 volumes of library materials can be found through Web OPAC.