We will inform you of contractually amended or cancelled databases and journals from 2025. Check the list below.
- title list (in Japanese)
※Please connect to the campus network.
2025 contractually amended/cancelled databases and journals
The computer area will be unavailable due to routine maintenance on April 9
The computer area on the 1st floor will be unavailable due to routine maintenance on April 9 from 1 pm until closing time.
We thank you for your understanding.
Help Desk hours changed from April 1, 2025 (9:30～16:30)
The opening hours of the Help Desk on the first floor of the library are as follows from April 1, 2025.
We thank you for your understanding.
◇Weekdays
・Quarter: 9:30-16:30
・Break: 9:30-12:00, 13:00-16:30
Access 13,500 eBooks on Cambridge Core (-2025/9/30)
Read and explore over 13,500 eBooks published online from Year 2019 to 2024, subject across Science, Technology, Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Period : 2025/4/1-2025/9/30
- Publishers : Cambridge University Press, Boydell & Brewer, Edinburgh University Press, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Liverpool University Press, et al.
- Not available titles : Cambridge History Series, Cambridge Companion Series, Handbook, Textbook etc.
- Remote access : Available ※See detail Remote Access
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)
Public Subsidy Service for Graduate Students’ Interlibrary Loan in 2025 is available
In the 2025 academic year, we will continue to offer a Public Subsidy Service for Graduate Students’ Interlibrary Loan ( for borrowing books from other universities). Please take advantage of this opportunity.
- For loans only.
- During the academic year (since April 1): up to 5 books per person free.
- The service will end on January 31.
- When our budget will reach the maximum limit, the service will end before January 31.
- Not available for loans from National Diet Library or Overseas Libraries.
You can apply for interlibrary loan from MyLibrary. For details on how to apply, please click here or see Research Guide No. 8 (Borrowing materials from other libraries).
Library Guidance for the Spring and Summer quarter of 2025 will be held from Tuesday, April 1st
All Library Guidance is available in Japanese only.
In English, we offer the International Students’ Library Guide.
Library Closed (Mar. 26, 2025)
The Library will be closed for the maintenance on March 26, 2025.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
3/26 (Wed.) Suspension of library online service
Library online service will be unavailable due to system maintenance. We thank you for your understanding.
| Date | Time | Service to suspend |
| 3/26 (Wed.) | 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 |
- Library will be closed on 3/26 (Wed.).
- Delivery of e-mails from the Library may be delayed.
- Time of service suspension may change depending on situation.
3/13(Thu.)17:30～19:30 Suspension of library service
Library service will be unavailable due to system maintenance. We thank you for your understanding.
| Date | Time | Service to suspend |
| 3/13（Thu.） | 17:30～19:00 | ■Circulation Services ・Checkout / Return / Renew ■Terminals ・OPAC ・HERMES-IR restricted-access collections terminal ・Self-checkout machine |
| 17:30～19:30 | ■Online Services ・HERMES-Catalog ・MyLibrary ・Database List ・Part of search results of HERMES-Search ・HERMES-IR ・E-mails with domain name @lib.hit-u.ac.jp |
- The library will close at 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 13th.
- New reservations for group study rooms cannot be accepted during service suspension period.
- Time of maintenance may change depending on situation.
- Some electronic resources are available from off-campus.
Information For New Students 2025
Welcome to Hitotsubashi University!
All Hitotsubashi University Library staff are looking forward to helping you.
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.
We have a playlist for new students on our YouTube channel. Please check it out as well.
Opening Hours
| Weekdays Quarter | Weekdays Break | Sat., Sun., Holidays Quarter | Sat., Sun., Holidays Break | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
How to enter
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.
Guidance Information
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
- Research Skills (Library Guidance for First Year Undergraduates) *Japanese ONLY
- 【Faculty of Commerce and Management, Economics and SDS】 **On-demand from April 25th(Friday)
- 【Faculty of Law】 **On-demand from April 11th(Friday)
- 【Faculty of Sociology, Faculty of Commerce and Management (Application by “Introductory Seminar I")】 **Live delivery during the spring semester “Introductory Seminar I"
- 【New Graduate School Students】Library Guidance for New Graduate School Students *Japanese ONLY **On-demand from April 1st(Tuesday)
- 【International Students】International Students’ Library Guide
Circulation Service
| Checkout Limits | Loan Period (Books for study) | Loan Period (Other books) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Students | 10 books | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| Graduate Students/Researchers | 30 books | 2 weeks | 2 months |
*Click here for details.
About MyLibrary
With MyLibrary you can:
- Check of Status of Loan/Reservation
- Extension of Return Dates
- Reservation for On-loan Materials
- Request other campus materials
- Group study room reservation
- Photocopy / Interlibrary Loan
- Book purchase request
- Change E-Mail Address
*Click here for details.
IT environment
In the library, you can use the university’s wireless LAN, PCs and printers.
*Click here for details.
Search Materials
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.
Databeses, e-Journals, e-Books
See below for the electronic resources available at Hitotsubashi University.
If you want to use them remotely, show here.
HERMES-IR
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.
Help Desk
You can ask a librarian about how to use the library, how to find materials and using materials from other institutions.
- Place: Library Main Building 1st floor
- Service Hour:
[Quarter] Weekdays 9:30-16:30
[Break] Weekdays 9:30-12:00, 13:00-16:30
* 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.
Rules and Regulations
- Please take good care of books.
- Please put books back in the original place or leave on return stands after using them.
- Please do not eat or drink.
*Only drinks in sealed containers are allowed. - Please return books before due date.
- Photography in the library requires prior application.
*Click here for details
Event Guide
The library holds a variety of events throughout the year.
- Library exhibition
- Exhibition for EU-Japan Frendship Week
- Exhibition for Open Access Week
- Reading area ”Yomocca”
- Sanju Kinen Kikin Bunko (Books and magazines donated by an 80-years-old alumni)
- Themed exhibits＠Yomocca
From early April to June 30th (tentative), “The Guide to Books for Report and Dissertation Writing" is on display for new students. *Japanese ONLY
Use of Other Libraries in the University
- Chiyoda Campus Library
It is located on the 5th floor of the of the National Center of Sciences on Chiyoda Campus. Students, faculty and staff of Hitotsubashi University may use the library regardless of whether they belong to the Chiyoda Campus or not. - Center for Historical Social Science Literature
It holds western books and documents on social sciences published before 1850. - Institute of Economic Research Library
It collects and provides statistics of foreign countries and the books in the domain of economics. - Research Centre for Information and Statistics of Social Science Library
It collects and provides statistics of Japan and the books on the Japanese economy.