News-cat

Due to the Common Test for University Admissions, the Library will be closed on January 17 and 18, 2026.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Due to the preparations for the Common Test for University Admissions, library will close at 17:00 on January 16, 2026.
Group study rooms and the Clock Tower Building Commons [TSR Commons] will also be closed.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

The computer area on the 1st floor will be unavailable due to routine maintenance on January 14 from 1 pm until closing time.

We thank you for your understanding.

Due to the New Year holidays, the library will be closed from December 27, 2025 to January 4, 2026.

The library will open at 8:40 a.m. on January 5, 2026.
While the library will be closed, please use the Book Return Drop.

Have a happy New Year’s holiday!

Due to renovations to the heating system in the Main Library, the following areas will be closed the whole day.

　Place: The basement floor of the periodicals annex
　Date: December 16, 2025

• If you require materials shelved on the basement floor of the periodicals annex, please apply at the counter. Library staff will retrieve the materials from the areas.
• The width of the passage between the main building and the periodical annex will be narrowed from opening hour to 10:00 am. Please follow the instructions of the staff when passing through.
• There will be noisy work.

We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

The Hitotsubashi University Library’s Official Facebook page will gradually discontinue according to the following schedule.

• Thursday, December 11, 2025: New posts will cease.
• Tuesday, March 31, 2026: Account will be closed.

Since 2012, the Library’s Official Facebook page has provided information about the library’s facilities, services, and events. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who has supported us with follows and likes over the years.

Going forward, we will continue to provide the latest information through the library website, Library Official X (formerly Twitter), and our newsletter, “BELL". We will also continue to share information through the university’s Official Facebook page.

• Library website: https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/top-2/
• Library Official X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/hito_lib
• Newsletter, “BELL": https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/about-2/pr/bell/
• University’s Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hitotsubashi.university

We appreciate your continued support of the Hitotsubashi University Library.

The Winter Vacation Loan 2025 will be held during Winter Break.

　Period: Dec. 12, 9:00 am -Dec. 26, 5:00 pm, 2025

• The bound periodicals and In library use only materials are not included.
• If the expiration date of the ID card is faster than Date due, Please return the materials by the expiration date of the ID card.
• The Winter Vacation Loan will also be held on the same dates in Chiyoda Campus Library.

About Renewal the materials

• The materials on loan can be changed to Winter Vacation Loan, with the exception of books that are overdue or reserved.
• You can renew the material’s status online by using MyLibrary, from 9:00 am on Dec. 12, 2025.

The computer area on the 1st floor will be unavailable due to routine maintenance on December 10 from 1 pm until closing time.
We thank you for your understanding.

Due to renovations to the heating system in the Main Library, the following areas will be temporarily closed.

　Place: The basement floor of library main building
　Date: December 8, 2025, from opening hours until 1:00 PM (scheduled)

If you require materials shelved on the basement floor of the main building, please apply at the counter.
Library staff will retrieve the materials from the closed areas.

There will be noisy work.

We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

Scopus is now available.
An abstract and citation database (all fields) operated by Elsevier, including abstracts and references of academic journal articles. Scopus AI is also available, which is powered by generative AI and can be searched using natural language processing.

Number of simultaneous accesses: unlimited
For remote access, please follow the steps here.