The opening hours during the class period will change as follows from June 1.

WeekdaysSundays and HolidaysSaturdays
Main Building8:40 – 20:00 22:009:30 – 20:00CLOSED 9:30 – 20:00
Reading Room8:40 – 19:30 21:30CLOSEDCLOSED
Periodicals Annex8:40 – 19:30 21:309:30 – 19:30CLOSED 9:30 – 19:30
Clocks Tower Commons8:40 – 17:00CLOSEDCLOSED

The library will be open as usual except for the Clock Tower Commons. Please wait for a while for the Clock Tower Commons and Group Study Rooms to reopen.

Thank you for your cooperation in shortening the opening hours for a long time.
Please note that the opening hours may be shortened again due to the spread of the infection or the university’s policy.
We ask that you continue to use the library while taking care to prevent infection.

Partial Function of HERMES-Catalog and HERMES-Search will be unavailable due to system maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Date and time: Sunday, May 30, 2021 10:00am – Monday, May 31, 2021 10:00am (Japan time)

*The maximum time is about 24 hours, but it may change. An error will be displayed when accessing the target product / service for about 30 minutes during this maintenance.

*HERMES-Catalog and HERMES-Search will be available, but some contents will not be accessed by search results directly.

For use this trial, people who would like to use need to pre-sign up, please refer to “How to pre-sign up for trial."

Haver Analytics

Haver Analytics has 250+ databases from over 1350 government and private sources. Please see detail.

  • Trial Period：May 26, 2021 (Wednesday) -July 25, 2021 (Sunday)
    ※pre-sign up starts from May 24～
  • Trial method: ID / PW
  • Off-campus access: available

How to pre-sign up for trial

  • Please apply from Google Classroom
  • *Registered email addresses must be issued by the university. (You cannot apply with your personal email address.)
  • *Please understand that the name and e-mail address of the student who applied will be notified to the service provider.
  • By the trial start date, the service provider will notify you by e-mail of the connection URL, ID / PW.

Online guidance

  • During the trial period, Online guidance (online by Zoom) will be held on the following dates.
    ■Guidance in English: June 16, 2021 (Wed) 14:00-15:00
    ■Guidance in Japanese: June 23, 2021 (Wed) 14:00-15:00
  • Details of the guidance (Zoom URL, etc.) are posted on Google Classroom
  • If you are interested, please join us.

About database guide materials

  • Regarding the use of Haver Analytics, the manual is open to the public only on campus.
  • Those who wish to try the databese are recommended to see this manuals in advance.
  • Please visit Google Classroom to see it.

We will shoot a video inside the library as follows.

[Date] Sunday, May 23, 2021 15:00 – 18:00
[Place] Library Main Building 1st floor, 2nd floor and Reading Room

  • This is a video shoot for the campus tour of KODAIRA Festival 2021. This video will be available to the public.
  • There will be no close-up shots of faces but there is a possibility that you will be in the background.
  • Some noise may be generated.
  • The large reading room is open during this time, but it is not available for use.

Thank you for your cooperation.

We will shoot a video inside the library as follows.

[Date] One of the following dates
– Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
– Thursday, May 27, 2021, 8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
– Thursday, May 27, 2021, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

[Place] Library Main Building 1st floor, 2nd floor and Reading Room

  • This is not a video that will be made public.
  • There will be no close-up shots of faces but there is a possibility that you will be in the background.
  • Some noise may be generated.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sorry, this entry is only available in Japanese.

The details are as follows.
Upcoming system upgrade for EBSCO eBooks and Audiobooks

In spite of the declaration of a state of emergency, the University will continue its current class system for the time being, and will conduct classes using both face-to-face and online classes.

Message from the President “Regarding the University’s response to the declaration of a state of emergency" (Japanese only)

For the time being, the library will continue to provide its current services to Hitotsubashi University members.
Please refer to the following page for the service details.

Library services after April 1

In the future, the service content may change depending on the situation.
We will notify you of any changes on this website.

To prevent the spread of infection, please strictly observe the following precautions when visiting the library.

  • Please refrain from entering the library if you are unwell, such as fever, cough, or feeling lethargic.
  • You must wear a mask. If you do not wear it, you will not be allowed to enter.
  • Please wash your hands or disinfect your fingers.
  • There are disinfectants for the desk on each floor. Please disinfect by yourself when using the reading seat.

Thank you for your cooperation.

16,000 academic ebooks included in Oxford Scholarship Online are now available. Oxford Scholarship Online provides academic ebooks from Oxford University Press, spanning 20 subject areas. New titles will come up every month.

* Oxford Scholarship Online does not cover handbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias.

* The library will choose ebooks when you send a purchasing request for the title within this package during this period as long as the contracted amount does not exceed. After the period, titles to be purchased are determined based on the usage reports indicating which titles are the most popular within the university during the period under an EBA model.

ACCESS: 　 https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/
* If you would like to search only Oxford Scholarship Online, click a radio button “Oxford Scholarship Online".

How to access off-campus:
Log in to My Library > Remote Access Database Menu (リモートアクセス データベースメニュー) > Oxford Scholarship Online