For general information about library use, please refer to the pamphlet “Hitotsubashi University Library English Guide“. For details, please see the “Services” page on the library website.
A Staff ID card is required to use the library. Please bring it with you when you visit the library.
To use the copy machine for only faculty members in the library, you will need an IC card. Please apply for one in advance at the Respective Offices of Graduate Schools to which you belong.
Please also refer to the “Information For New Students 2024” on the library website as appropriate.
If the materials you need are not available on campus, you may (A) submit a purchase request or (B) use materials held by other university libraries.
Books purchased via Faculty Purchase Requests become “library assets” which is available for all users of the Library. Requests to purchase books for classes are also accepted. Click here for more information about purchasing library books.
Books purchased with your own research funds and for your own exclusive use will be purchased through your Respective Offices of Graduate Schools. Please contact the Respective Offices of Graduate Schools for procedures.
If you wish to purchase new journals, e-journals, or databases, please consult with the library committee of the graduate school you belong to.
Click here to request photocopies or Interlibrary Loan.
Click here to visit other libraries.
Various types of guidance are provided mainly for students on how to use the library and how to find academic information. On-demand guidance is also provided for seminars and class units.
Click here for a list of guidance sessions scheduled for the spring and summer semesters of 2024.
Click here for information about the Reserved Books service, in which library materials designated for classes are placed on the first floor of the Main Library for a limited period of time for in-library use only.
Article 35 of the revised Copyright Act came into effect on April 28, 2020, and the “Compensation System for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes” was launched. The University participates in the “Compensation System for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted materials in class, please refer to this page. The library provides consultation services when using contents such as e-journals, e-books, and databases that the University subscribes to for use in classes.
The library holds the students’ graduation theses, and they are available for our university students and faculty members only. If students wish to donate their thesis, faculty members may donate to the library. (Students cannot donate their own thesis directly.) Please bring the students’ thesis to the library counter after confirming that the prescribed “Thesis Information Form” (available at the Educational Affairs Division/CELS) is attached on the thesis.
We supports the dissemination of research results as below.
When publishing your research as Open Access (OA), an Article Processing Charge (APC) is often required. The University promotes OA publication of your paper through transformative agreements with publishers. Please see here for further information.
HERMES-IR is an electronic repository of knowledge that disseminates the results of Hitotsubashi University’s education and research activities (full-text articles, etc.) to the world via the Internet. Hitotsubashi University established the Hitotsubashi University Open Access Policy (Oct. 19, 2009) and the Hitotsubashi University Policy for Research Data Management and Sharing (Mar. 3, 2023). Please submit academic papers, doctoral dissertations, working papers, reports of scientific research results, conference papers, research data, etc. to “HERMES-IR”.
Books by Hitotsubashi faculty members and emeritus professors are introduced as “Books by Hitotsubashi Faculty” on the university website. When you publish a book, please donate it to the library. Please also send us an introduction of your own book by email. We will introduce it together with the cover image. Donated books will be displayed for a certain period of time in the “Corner for Donated Books Written by University Faculty” section on the 2nd floor of the Main Building to keep library users informed of research results for many years to come.
Various inquiry forms are available on the library website. Please use these forms as much as possible except in emergencies.
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We have a playlist for new students on our YouTube channel. Please check it out as well.
| Weekdays Quarter | Weekdays Break | Sat., Sun., Holidays Quarter | Sat., Sun., Holidays Break |
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Library Main Building | 8:40-22:00 | 8:40-19:00 | 9:30-20:00 | 9:30-19:00 |
Periodicals Annex | 8:40-21:30 | 8:40-18:30 | 9:30-19:30 | 9:30-18:30 |
Reading Room | 8:40-21:30 | 8:40-18:30 | – | – |
*more details, show here.
Entrance of the library is at the Clock Tower on the West Campus.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, the main entrance is closed. You can use the south entrance.
*Click here for details.
The student ID card is required to enter / exit the library or to checkout books.
Self-guided library tour gives you a brief overview of library service and facilities.
*Click here for details.
Online guidance is available for new students in each undergraduate, graduate, and international program. You can view instructional videos and materials on how to use the library and how to find literature and information you need whenever you like.
How to use Access from each link below Sign in with your Google Account for Hitotsubashi University Join a class View various contents
| Checkout Limits | Loan Period (Books for study) | Loan Period (Other books) |
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Undergraduate Students | 10 books | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
Graduate Students/Researchers | 30 books | 2 weeks | 2 months |
*Click here for details.
With MyLibrary you can:
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In the library, you can use the university’s wireless LAN, the same PCs as in the Information Education Building, and printers.
*Click here for details.
You can search library materials and e-resource contents with HERMES-Search.
HERMES-Search is available from the search box in the center of the library website.
*Details on how to search are also provided within each guidance.
See below for the electronic resources available at Hitotsubashi University.
If you want to use them from off-campus, show here.
HERMES-IR (Institutional Repository) is an archive which collects, preserves and disseminates digital copies of research outputs of the University. Ph.D. Students of the University can deposit their research outputs, such as journal articles, theses and dissertations, department bulletin papers, reports of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN), working papers, conference papers and presentations, books to HERMES-IR. Please let us know when you have any of those.
*Click here for details.
You can ask a librarian about how to use the library, how to find materials and using materials from other institutions.
* If you have any questions or concerns about the Help Desk, please use Ask a librarian (Web Form) to ensure that we understand the content accurately.
*Click here for details
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3/12 (Tue.) | 8:00~13:30 | ・HERMES-Catalog (Online Library Catalog) ・MyLibrary ・Database List ・HERMES-IR ・E-mails with domain names of @lib.hit-u.ac.jp |
Date: March 13, 2024. 9:00- All day
Location: Library Main Building 2-3 floor, Periodicals Annex 2-5 floor
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.
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Closed on Mar. 12, 2024
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
]]>The computer area on the 1st floor of the Main Building will be unavailable due to system replace on February 27 ~ 29.
* Time of service suspension may change depending on situation.
We thank you for your understanding
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Location | Call No. |
Library Main Building Basement Shelf No. 158-176 | [306:42]~[961:33] of Kodaira Classification [VA:1]~[W:32] of Previous IIR Business Histories [301]~[989] of Kodaira Classification (Large-sized) * Including Large-size and Oversize books in the above categories. |
Periodicals Annex 3rd floor Shelf No. 41-61 | [ZG:62]~[ZO:10] of Large-sized Bound Periodicals (in Japanese) [ZH:1]~[ZK:207] of Bound Periodicals (in Japanese) * [ZK:207] is available from vol 63 (2009). |
Also, noise may be occurred.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.