We will photograph inside the library as follows.
[Date] Sep. 29, 2025, 13:00 – 17:00 p.m.
or Sep. 30, 9:00 a.m. – 14:00 p.m.
[Place] Library Entrance, Library Main Building 1st-3rd floors, Reading Room
Thank you for your cooperation.
| Type of device | Floor | Before | After |
| PCs for HERMES-Catalog (Online Library Catalog) | Main Building 1F | 2 | 1 |
| Main Building 2F | 3 | 2 | |
| Periodicals Annex 3F | 1 | 0 Please use the PCs on other floors | |
| HERMES-IR restricted-access collections terminal | Main Building 1F | 1 | 0 You can use the HERMES-IR restricted-access collections by Terminals for non-university users |
All Library Guidance is available in Japanese only.
In English, we offer the International Students’ Library Guide.
Due to system maintenance, Maruzen eBook Library will be temporarily unavailable during the following periods:
| Schedule | Suspended service |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM – 5:00 AM, Sun, Sep. 14, 2025 (Japan Time) | All functions of Maruzen eBook Library |
| 11:00 PM, Sun, Sep. 21 – 8:00 AM, Mon., Sep. 22, 2025 (Japan Time) | Some Contents ・Unavailable content types = reflowable ePUB (read aloud), video, audio, audiobook |
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
In the Autumn quarter and Winter quarter, “International Student Help Desk" is now available on the following schedule.
The student staff would support international students with any questions or requests regarding library services.
Please feel free to consult the student staff.
Opening hours：Tuesday / Thursday 12:30-16:30
*September 9th (Tue)-Late December
Venue：Help desk on the 1st floor of the Library
Supported Languages：
[Tuesday] Japanese, English, Chinese
[Thursday] Japanese, English, Korean
Questions include but are not limited to :
The computer area on the 1st floor will be unavailable due to routine maintenance on September 10 from 1 pm until closing time.
We thank you for your understanding.
Read and explore over 13,500 eBooks published online from Year 2019 to 2024, subject across Science, Technology, Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Notice : Any book purchase requests for the applicable titles during this period will be canceled.
Access from ➡ Cambridge Core
※Available titles are marked 
(include purchased and open access titles)
Due to system renewal, library services such as circulation, reservation, and renew books will be unavailable on September 28, 2025. Please note that the service will be limited if you visit the library on this day.
2. Return
Though you can return materials, because the library system cannot process the return, the materials will remain “on loan" until around 9:00 AM on Sep. 29.
※If the loan period of the materials is Sep. 28, we will extend to Sep. 29.
3. Extension of Return Dates
You cannot extend the return dates.
※If the loan period of the books is Sep. 28, we will extend to Sep. 29. Please renew them after MyLibrary resume (It is scheduled to resume around 22:30 on Sep. 28).
4. PCs in the Library
The following PCs in the library will be unavailable;
・PCs for HERMES-Catalog (Online Library Catalog)
・Terminals for non-university users
・HERMES-IR restricted-access collections terminal
※Due to the replacement work of the terminals, some noise and coming and going of workers.
5. MyLibrary
MyLibrary will be unavailable from 00:00 on Sep. 28 to 08:00 on Sep. 29. The actual downtime may vary depending on the progress of maintenance work.
※Some online services will be suspended from Sep. 16. Please refer to the page “9/16 (Tue.) – Temporarily suspension of library online service“.
If you have any question, please contact the library counter by Sep. 26.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
The Library will be closed for the maintenance on September 3, 2025.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Library online service will be unavailable due to system upgrade. We thank you for your understanding.
| Suspension Period | Online Service |
| 9/16（Tue.）9:00～9/29（Mon.）12:00 | Purchase Request Request for Course Materials/Faculty Book Recommendations |
| 9/22（Mon.）0:00～9/29（Mon.）12:00 | Check Status of Purchase Request Check Status of Request for Course Materials/Faculty Book Recommendations |
| 9/28（Sun.）0:00～9/29（Mon.）12:00 | (All MyLibrary functions will stop working.) Room Reservation Check Status of Loan/Reservation Interlibrary Loan/Photocopy Request Check Status of Loan/Photocopy Change E-mail Address Reserve materials、Extension of Return Dates MyLibrary bookmarks and tags |
| 9/29（Mon.）8:00（For a few minutes） Switching to the new system. | HERMES-Catalog Database List |