News

Trial Reading for the Maruzen eBook Library is now available. Users are able to access over 70,000 Japanese ebook titles. A detail of this trial is here (go to Japanese page).

Opening hours and entering method of the Reading Room will change.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the sudden change, and appreciate your cooperation.

[Change Date] Wednesday, September 16

	– September 15	September 16 –
Opening hours	8:30 – 19:00	9:30 – 17:10
Entering method	Central stairs of the Clock Tower	2nd floor, Main building of the Library

The library will reopen from September 14, 2020.
For more information, please check here.

Changing Services

Services	September 13	September 14 –
Entering Library	Reservation	Free
Opening Hour	9:30 – 16:30	9:30 – 17:10
Main Entrance	Unavailable	Available
Stay Time	2 hours	No Limit
Reading Seats	Unavailable	Available *reduced
PCs	Available *reduced	Available *reduced
Bookshelf Areas	Reservation	Free
Closed Stack Materials	Reservation until day before	Reservation on the day
Entering Closed Stack	Unavailable	Unavailable
Printers	Unavailable	Available
Photocopiers	Available	Available
OPAC PCs	Unavailable	Unavailable
Mailing Service	Available	Available
Group Study Rooms	Unavailable	Unavailable
Clock Tower Commons	Unavailable	Unavailable
Reading Room	Unavailable	Available for online classes
Reference consultation at the helpdesk	Unavailable *Ask a Librarian	Unavailable *Ask a Librarian
Microform Materials	Available *Advanced reservation are required.	Available *Advanced reservation are required.
Taking Photos of Materials	Available *Advanced reservation are required.	Available *Advanced reservation are required.
Rare Materials	Available *Reproduction only.	Available *Advanced reservation are required.
National Diet Library Digital Collections	Available *Advanced reservation are required.	Available *Advanced reservation are required.
Visiting Other Libraries / Letters of Introduction	Unavailable	Unavailable

Suspension of Advanced Reservation

We will suspend reservations for materials, entering and graduation thesis reading seats. You can use them without reservation.

• Reservation for materials: Until September 9, 23:59
• Reservation for entering and graduation thesis reading seats: You cannot make a reservation after September 14.

The Library will be open from September 14.
However, in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection, there are restrictions on the opening hours and the number of reading seats.
Please check the following contents before using. Thank you for your cooperation.
If you would like to use the Center for Historical Social Science Literature, the Chiyoda Campus Library, the Institute of Economic Research Library, or the Research Centre of Information and Statistics of Social Science, please visit their websites.

Opening Hour (Update September 17)

[Main Building] Weekdays (Monday – Friday) 9:30 – 17:10
[Reading Room] Weekdays (Monday – Friday) 9:30 – 17:10
[Periodicals Annex] Weekdays (Monday – Friday) 9:30 – 16:40
*We are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays including class days.
*We are opening on Sep. 21 and 22.

How to Enter

Enter from the entrance gate. (Please bring your student ID, staff ID, etc.)
*You can enter from the front entrance.

Admission

Hitotsubashi University Members ( students, faculty and staff, honorary professor and research fellow)
*Off-campus users, including with a Special User ID, cannot be available.

Precautions for Visitors

• 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.

Use of Library Materials

Checkout / Reservation

You can use it as usual.
In order to reduce contact, please use the self-checkout machine if possible.
You can apply the closed stack materials including graduation thesis on the day. (Cannot enter the closed stacks.)
Visiting to the Kodaira Research Library is not available.

Relaxation of the maximum number of books available for checkout

The maximum number of books that can be borrowed is relaxed as follows.
– Undergraduate students: 20 books (Usually 10 books)
– Graduate students: 60 books (Usually 30 books)
– Faculty and staff: 70 books *no change

Relaxation of the maximum number of renewal

Library materials that are not overdue and not reserved can be renewed more than 3 times. We will send you a reminder email 3 days before the due date, so please extend it via MyLibrary. Please return reserved books.

Mailing services

For more information, please visit here.

Return

Books can be returned in the return box near the library entrance or by mail. If you want to return books by mail, please contact us.

Microform Materials

Advanced reservations are required. Please send us title and call number of the material, your first and second choice of date and time (10:00,11:00,12:00,13:00,14:00,15:00,16:00) via Ask a Librarian by 4 p.m. on the day before the day of use (weekdays only). Please bring your USB stick to save image files.

Taking Photos of Materials

Advanced reservations are required. Please send us title and call number of the material, your first and second choice of date and time (10:00,11:00,12:00,13:00,14:00,15:00,16:00) via Ask a Librarian by 4 p.m. on the day before the day of use (weekdays only).

Rare Materials

Use of Library Facilities

• Reading seats: Available *reduced
• Reading Room: Available *reduced
• Group Study Rooms: Unavailable
• Clock Tower Commons: Unavailable
• PCs: Available *reduced
• OPAC PCs: Unavailable
• Printers: Available
• Photocopiers: Available
• Entering Closed Stacks: Unavailable

Using Reading Room (Update November 25)

Opening Hour: Weekdays (Monday – Friday) 9:30 – 17:10

In principle, the Reading Room is available for online classes.
Please enter the Reading Room from 2nd floor, Main building of the Library.
*The central stairs of the Clock Tower will be closed on September 16.

Use of External Materials

Interlibrary Loan

Requesting Photocopies from Other Libraries

*You can request via MyLibrary.
*Photocopies can be picked up at the Help Desk on weekdays from 9:30-17:00. Please note that we do not mail them to your home. *For students and faculty members of Kunitachi Campus, we started mailing photocopies of other library’s materials from December 14, 2020.
*Due to circumstances of other libraries, photocopy requests may be declined or taken more time than usual.

Requesting Books on Interlibrary Loan from Other Libraries

*You can request via MyLibrary. Graduate students can use the Public Subsidy Service for Interlibrary Loan.
*Loan requests are limited up to 5 books for each person. After returning all books at the Help Desk, you can add other requests up to 5.
*Books can be picked up at the Help Desk on weekdays from 9:30-17:00. Please note that we do not mail them to your home.
*Due to circumstances of other libraries, loan requests may be declined or taken more time than usual.  

National Diet Library Digital Collections

*Browsing is limited up to 2 hour for each person.
*Advanced reservations are required. Please send us your first and second choice of date and time (10:00,11:00,12:00,13:00,14:00,15:00,16:00) via Ask a Librarian by 4 p.m. on the day before the day of use (weekdays only).
*The library staff make photocopies (for a fee). Photocopies will be ready the next day or later. *All students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University can use mailing service of photocopies (Please ask to Helpdesk when you use this digital collections).

Visiting Other Libraries / Letters of Introduction

Out of service

Measures to prevent infection spread

• Staff are wearing masks.
• There are acrylic boards in front of the counters.
• We disinfect the reading seats once a day.
• We disinfect printers, copiers, elevators, stair railings, and self-checkout machine three times a day.
• We place the returned books on the bookshelf after being quarantined for more than 24 hours.

Lexis Library Primary Law Collection is now available. It includes Legislation, Case Law, Current Awareness and Journals in UK Legislation.

Period: – October 30, 2020

*Off-campus access is available.
*For access, please check “Information" after logging in to MyLibrary.

Here are some e-resources that are available from off-campus. Please use them for your research and study at home.
We will keep this page updated.

How to Use

Please be sure to log in to MyLibrary with your Hitotsubashi authentication ID before using this service.
For basic usage, please see Remote Access.

The licensed e-resources that can be accessed from off-campus

• Databases labeled as “Remote access available (via MyLibrary)" in the Database List
• E-journals and e-books labeled as “キャンパス外アクセス可" in the e-journal/e-book List

E-resources accessible for a limited time as a trial from off-campus

• Astra Manager [added Sep 30]
  Period: – February 18, 2020
• Cambridge Books for Research EBA [added July 7]
  12,000 academic ebooks published from 2012 to 2020 by Cambridge University Press or other partner press. Read more.
  Period: – January 31, 2021
• D1-Law [added July 29]
  A comprehensive database of laws and legal precedents in Japan.
  Please check here. (in Japanese)
  Period: – March 31, 2021
• EBSCO Academic Search Ultimate [added October 1]
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• EBSCO Business Source Ultimate [added October 1]
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• EBSCO eBook Academic Collection [added October 5]
  Over 200,000 e-books in various fields published by major overseas publishers and university presses.
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• EBSCO eBook Business Collection [added October 5]
  An e-book collection on the international business area. More than 21,200 e-books from business fields.
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• EBSCO eBook Collection [added October 5]
  More than 11,000 e-books in Japanese.
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• EBSCO eBook History Collection [added October 5]
  An e-book collection on history area. More than 18,700 e-books from history fields.
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• EBSCO eBook University Press Collection [added October 5]
  University Press e-books collection. More than 36,400 e-books covering a wide range of subjects from over 90 university presses.
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• EBSCO Sociology Source Ultimate [added October 1]
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• eol [added June 16][updated Feb 3]
  A database of corporate information such as securities reports, financial statements, and financial data.
  *Off-campus access is available for a limited time. Number of simultaneous accesses 5. Please log out when you finish using.
  Period: – March 31, 2021
• FactSet Academic Package [added October 1]
  Period: – December 13, 2020
• Finder Pro [added October 1]
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• Funding View [added October 1]
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• JSTOR ( e-journals) [added April 20] [updated October 30]
  Archives of e-journals in various fields.
  Period for e-journals: – June 30, 2021
  *Using contents not contracted by the University is available for a limited time.
• Juris：Das Rechtsportal [added December 25]
  Period: – March 31, 2021
• LEX/DB INTERNET [added May 19] [updated August 4]
  The database of Japanese judicial precedent.
  *Japanese Only
  Period: – March 31, 2021
• Lexis Library Primary Law Collection[added Sep 4]
  The Primary Law Collection includes Legislation, Case Law, Current Awareness and Journals in UK Legislation.
  Period: – October 30, 2020
  *For access, please check “Information" after logging in to MyLibrary.
• Oxford Handbooks Online [added April 28] [updated August 3]
  The online version of the Oxford Handbooks series, which contains essays in each academic field.
  Period: – October 31, 2020
  * All titles are available for a limited time including contents not contracted by the university.
• Oxford Research Encyclopedias [added May 1] [updated August 3]
  The digital encyclopedia provided by Oxford University Press.
  Period: – October 31, 2020
• Oxford Scholarship Online EBA[added April 28] [updated August 3]
  E-books (excluding handbooks) published by Oxford University Press. It covers 20 fields from humanities and social sciences to medical sciences. Read more.
  Period: – April 30, 2021
  * All titles are available for a limited time including contents not contracted by the university.
• Taylor & Francis eBooks [added May 13] [updated December 24]
  More than 100,000 eBooks from a variety of publishers are available, including Routledge for the humanities and social sciences, and CRC Press for the science and technology sector.
  Period: – March 31, 2021
  *All titles are available for a limited time including contents not contracted by the university.
  *Titles in the trial are not available for download in PDF, but only for online viewing and printing.
• Westlaw Japan [added October 1] [updated December 25]
  Period: – March 31, 2021
• OYA SOICHI LIBRARY [added August 4]
  A database of Oya Soichi Library (Japanese Only)
  *Off-campus access is available for a limited time. Number of simultaneous accesses 1. Please log out when you finish using.
• Daikibo Tokei Finder [added October 1]
  Period: – December 31, 2020
• NIKKEI TELECOM [added June 16]
  The database of Nikkei Newspaper, other Nikkei newspaper series articles and corporate information.
  *Japanese Only
  *Off-campus access is available for a limited time. Number of simultaneous accesses 2. Please log out when you finish using.
• Maisaku [added June 16]
  The database of Mainichi Newspaper.
  *Japanese Only
  *Off-campus access is available for a limited time. Number of simultaneous accesses 1. Please log out when you finish using.
• Maruzen eBook Library [added Sep 23]
  Over 70,000 Japanese ebook titles.
  *You can make a trial reading for 5 minutes.
  *Japanese Only
  Period: – November 23, 2020
• Yomiuri Database Service [added June 16]
  A database of Yomiuri newspaper.
  *Off-campus access is available for a limited time. Number of simultaneous accesses 1. Please log out when you finish using.

• Use of electronic resources is limited to members of the University.
• The following acts are prohibited by contract. If not, the service of Hitotsubashi University as a whole may be suspended.
  • Downloading large amounts of data collectively or continuously using automatic download software, etc.
  • Use for any purpose other than personal academic research and education
  • Redistribution to third parties
  • Other unauthorized access
• For details on the terms of use of each content, please refer to the terms and conditions (Terms and Conditions, User Agreement, etc.) on each provider’s site.

The application has closed at 23:59 on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

For students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University, we will provide mailing service of the library materials.
We will open the application forms from 9:00 A.M. Monday, August 17, 2020. The application period will end at 23:59 on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
[Areas not covered] Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama
*All students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University can use this service since September 1, 2020.
*The covered area may be enlarged or reduced depending on the situation.

• Mailing books
• Mailing photocopies

Mailing books

Target

Students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University who have difficulty visiting the library.
[Areas not covered] Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama
*All students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University can use this service since September 1, 2020.
*The covered area may be enlarged or reduced depending on the situation.

Period

Monday, August 17, 2020 – 23:59 on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Available materials

• Books located at Library, Chiyoda Campus Library, Kodaira Research Library and Archives, and the Center for Historical Social Science Literature
• Books which can be checked out (except binded journals)

Quantity

• 3 books per person
• Included in maximum number of books available for checkout
• As soon as the return processing is completed at the library, you can apply other books

Loan period

• Normal period + 5 days
• The books subject to long-term lending are adapted for the period

Fee

1. The library will bear the shipping charges.
2. Please pay the return shipping fee in the same way as the return by mail.

Note

• Those who have overdue materials cannot apply. First, please return them.
• We will stop the service as soon as we reach the budget limit.
• Applications may conflict. Please note that you may not be able to use it immediately even if it is available for loan at the time of application.
• We will process the checkout before shipping. Please note that there is a time lag between the loan date and receiving. You can check the loan date and due date on MyLibrary.
• The books to be rented out are important assets of the university. Please be sure to specify an address that you can receive.
• We don’t mail other library’s materials. Apply via MyLibrary and receive them at Helpdesk.

How to apply

1. Please apply from the Application form for mailing books. Please check the HERMES-Catalog for the information required for application.
2. We will ship in order of reception. As soon as it is shipped, we will send a shipping notification email to the email address you entered. You cannot specify the arrival date.

Mailing photocopies

Target

Students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University who have difficulty visiting the library.
[Areas not covered] Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama
*All students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University can use this service since September 1, 2020.
*The covered area may be enlarged or reduced depending on the situation.

Period

Tuesday, January 12 – 23:59 on Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Available materials

• Materials belong to the Library, Chiyoda Campus Library, Kodaira Research Preservation Library, and Social Science Classic Materials Center (copied within the limits of the Copyright Law)
• Up to 5 documents per person during the period

Fee

• Copying fee: Black & white 20 yen/sheet, Color 60 yen/sheet
• Please pay the transfer fee.
• The university will pay for the shipping.
• If you want to pay the copying fee with public expenses (including external funds), enter the budget information in the comments field.

Note

• Please specify the bibliographic information in advance. If you are not sure, please use HERMES-Search, CiNii Articles (for domestic articles), Web of Science (for overseas articles), etc. If you cannot identify the bibliographic information, please contact us via Ask a librarian.
• We don’t mail photocopies of other library’s materials. Apply via MyLibrary and receive them at Helpdesk. *For students and faculty members of Hitotsubashi University, we started mailing photocopies of other library’s materials from December 14, 2020 until 23:59, March 30, 2021.
• As a general rule, we copy as spreads to the sheet matches the size of the material.
• Cancellations after application and refusal of payment will not be accepted.

How to apply

1. Please apply from the Application form for mailing photocopies. Please check HERMES-Catalog for information on the materials required for the application.
2. We will copy the materials in the order in which they were received. Once the price has been confirmed, we will send a email to the email address you entered. It may take some time depending on the form of the material and the quantity you want to copy.
3. Please transfer the fee to the designated account of the University, and reply with the image of the transfer copy or the screenshot showing that the transfer has been completed by email attachment.
4. After confirming the transfer details, we will send a copy by ordinary mail. The arrival date cannot be specified.

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

The Library offers long-term loans for the summer holidays.

Period: From July 21 To September 8, 2020

	Date due
Undergraduate students	September 23, 2020
Graduate students	Books for Study: September 23, 2020
	Books for Research: 2 months (as usual)

• This does not include bound periodicals, and “not for loan” items.
• When the expiration date of the student ID card is earlier than the due date, the expiration date will be regarded as the due date.

Materials of the Chiyoda Campus Library

Period	Date due
From July 15 to September 8, 2020	September 23, 2020

• Users can renew materials already borrowed into the long-term loan period, unless the materials are overdue or have been reserved by another user.
• Using MyLibrary, users can view their checked-out or reserved items and renew their loans.
• When using MyLibrary, users can renew into the long-term loan period from 9 a.m. on July 21.

12,000 academic ebooks published from 2012 to 2020 by Cambridge University Press or other partner press are now available. New titles will come up every month.

Partner press: Boydell & Brewer, Edinburgh University Press, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Liverpool University Press, etc.

* Some titles are not available even if they are published from 2012 to 2020. Cambridge History Series, Cambridge Companion Series, Handbooks and Textbooks are also not covered.

* 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://www.cambridge.org/core/
* Titles with this icon are available (including purchased ones).

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) > Cambridge Core (Journals and Books)