We will be updating the library’s collection data within the HERMES-Search during the following period.
During this maintenance period, new data such as newly arrived books will not be added to HERMES-Search results, and corrections to existing collection data will not be reflected.

  • Maintenance Period (Scheduled): Monday, February 9, 2026 – Approximately 1 month

*The schedule is approximate and may be shortened or extended.
*HERMES-Catalog will remain available for searching the latest holdings as usual. Please also use the New Books List.
*Even outside the maintenance period, searches for new arrivals in HERMES-Search typically experience a delay of approximately 4 to 8 days.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Due to construction work on the 4th floor of the Main Library, the procedures for accessing Rare Materials will be temporarily changed as outlined below.

Period: February 10, 2026 to March 31, 2026

  • Please submit your request to use Rare Materials no later than seven open weekdays prior to your desired date of use.
  • Rare Materials will not be available on the day following Sundays or national holidays.

Please note that these arrangements may be subject to change depending on the progress of the construction work, so be sure to check for the latest information.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

We will close accepting the book purchase request service for students for the 2025 academic year on Saturday, January 31st.
If you would like to request the purchase of books for your research or study, please apply as soon as possible.

If this is your first time applying, please see Book Purchase Requests before submitting your request.

ApplicantsUndergraduate and graduate students of the University
*Excluding those who have reached the limit on the number of books or the purchase amount.
Materials that can be requestedBooks (eBooks) for research and learning activities
Application MenuMyLibrary > Purchase Request
*For more information on how to use MyLibrary, please click Book Purchase Request via MyLibrary.

24,000 eBooks from Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) are now available for a limited time.
OSO provides academic eBooks from Oxford University Press, spanning 27 subject areas. New titles will come up every month.

  • Period : 2025/7/25-2026/2/28
  • Not available titles : Handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, OSO Archive titles (some titles published 1990-2009).
    Available titles are listed under “Find out more > Browse all books in this collection" on the OSO top page.
  • Remote access : Available　　※See detail Remote Access

Notice : Any book purchase requests for the applicable titles during this period will be canceled.

Access from ➡　Oxford Scholarship Online
※Available titles are marked purchased (include purchased titles)

This survey is conducted to determine the priority order of titles to be contracted for FY2027 through FY2029.

Considering factors such as the weak yen and ongoing annual cost increases, the library has decided to strive to preserve electronic journal package contracts as much as possible. We will

also maintain a list of individual journal titles and databases ranked by usage. This list, which we named the “Maintenance Policy List," will be used to determine which titles to continue when there is a budget constraint.
For journals for which usage data cannot be obtained, mainly print editions, the library will conduct a usage survey, and the results will be adopted as the “Maintenance Policy List*."

This survey reflects the trial survey conducted in July 2025, and based on its results, the priority order for contracting foreign journal titles from FY2027 onward will be determined. We appreciate your cooperation.

* “Maintenance Policy List" is a list of individually contracted foreign journal titles arranged in order of usage frequency, used to determine contracted titles from the top according to the allocated budget.

Target participants: Students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University who have an email address ending in “g.hit-u.ac.jp" or “r.hit-u.ac.jp."

Scope: Approximately 190 foreign journal titles in print format for which usage data cannot be obtained
(Includes about 20 electronic journal titles for which usage data is unavailable.)

Response Method:
Select, via radio buttons, the titles of print journals that you used by visiting the library at least once during the period from January 1 to December 31, 2025.

Survey Period: January 21 – February 16, 2026 at noon

Vote here.

*Please make sure to log in using an address that ends with “g.hit-u.ac.jp" or “r.hit-u.ac.jp".

The Spring Vacation Loan 2026 will be held during Spring Break.

　Period: January 28-April 2, 2026

StatusDate Due
UndergraduatesApr. 16, 2026*
Graduates (Books for Study)Apr. 16, 2026*
Graduates (Other materials)2 months*

*For those who are scheduled to graduate or complete their degree in March 2026, the Date Due is Mar. 18, 2026 or the date on which each individual’s diploma is awarded.

  • 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 bound periodicals and In library use only materials are not included.
  • The Spring 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 Spring 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 a.m. on Jan. 28, 2026.

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 Winter Vacation Loan 2025 will be held during Winter Break.

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

StatusDate Due
UndergraduatesJan. 13, 2026
Graduates (Books for Study)Jan. 13, 2026
Graduates (Other materials)2 month
  • 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.

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.