Due to the New Year holidays, the Library will be closed from December 27, 2023 (Wednesday) to January 4, 2024 (Thursday).

  • The Library will be open from 8:40 a.m. on January 5, 2024 (Friday).
  • While the Library is closed, please use the Book return post.
  • Please do not return Interlibrary Loan materials to the Book return post.

De Gruyter eBooks is now available.
Approximately 66,000 English e-books provided by De Gruyter.
Titles from De Gruyter-owned publishers and partner publishers, mainly University Press in North America, are also included.

Period: – December 15, 2023

*Off-campus access is available. Please log in to “Hitotsubashi Authentication System Single Sign-On" when accessing from off-campus.

It is a comprehensive database that aggregates four major interdisciplinary databases provided by Clarivate (formerly ProQuest) and enables cross-search from a single entry point. A wide variety of content including journals, e-books, videos, newspapers, and dissertations.

Access: ProQuest One Academic
Period: -December 15, 2023

■ProQuest Central
One of the world’s largest academic bibliographic databases. It comprehensively contains contents in 175 fields of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Provides 13,000 academic journal titles, 4,000 trade and general interest journal titles, 1,400 current newspapers, working papers, market research reports, etc.

■ProQuest Dissertation & Theses (PQDT) Global
A dissertation database containing approximately 5.7 million records of doctoral dissertations and master’s theses accepted by more than 4,100 universities in 100 countries, including 3.2 million full-text records.

■Academic Video Online (AVON)
79,000 video streaming service. It contains various types of videos on a wide range of fields, including documentaries, interviews, performances, and field recordings.

  • Content cannot be downloaded as it is provided in streaming format only.

■Academic Complete
An e-book collection of 230,000 basic academic books. This database is available for use, even before trial.

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*Off-campus access is available.
*For remote access, please refer to “Remote Access”

The Library offers long-term loans for the Winter Vacation.

Period: December 11 – 26, 2023

Date due
Undergraduate studentsFriday, January 12, 2024
Graduate students: Books for StudyFriday, January 12, 2024
Graduate students: Books for Research2 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.
  • The loan period of the Chiyoda Campus Library materials will also be extended on the same schedule.

About Renewal

  • 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 December 11.

〈Schedule〉
9:00-13:00 on Saturday, 25th Nov. 2023 (Japan Time)

〈Suspended service〉
All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, Select contents and JKBooks)

Asahi Shimbun Cross Search"Overseas Editions 1935-1945″

The Asahi Shimbun digitized the “Overseas Editions" published from 1935 to 1945 covering such as Taiwan and Korea in colonies. Please see in detail.

Period: – January 31, 2024

*Off-campus access is available. Please log in to “Hitotsubashi Authentication System Single Sign-On" when accessing from off-campus.

De Gruyter eBooks is now available.
Approximately 66,000 English e-books provided by De Gruyter.
Titles from De Gruyter-owned publishers and partner publishers, mainly University Press in North America, are also included.

Period: – December 15, 2023

*Off-campus access is available. Please log in to “Hitotsubashi Authentication System Single Sign-On" when accessing from off-campus.

■EBSCOhost
Database of primary sources provided by EBSCO.
The database is provided by EBSCO. The contents you can access listed below.

*Off-campus access is available.
*For remote access, please go to Remote Access.

  • 和書eBooks
    Approximately 13,000 Japanese titles, ranging from general books to academic books.
  • eBook Academic Collection
    It consists of about 230,000 e-book titles published by major publishers and university presses, covering a wide variety of academic fields.
  • eBook Business Collection
    This is a collection of approximately 19,000 titles specializing in the field of business and economics.
  • eBook History Collection
    The collection consists of approximately 16,000 titles in the field of history and supports the information needs of students and faculty in history. Titles range from introductory-level books, such as those used in undergraduate courses, to more complex and detailed books for researchers.
  • University Press Collection
    This is a collection of approximately 27,000 titles published by more than 90 renowned university presses around the world. From basic introductory-level texts to high-level research materials, the collection includes titles for users.

It is a comprehensive database that aggregates four major interdisciplinary databases provided by Clarivate (formerly ProQuest) and enables cross-search from a single entry point. A wide variety of content including journals, e-books, videos, newspapers, and dissertations.

Access: ProQuest One Academic
Period: -December 15, 2023

■ProQuest Central
One of the world’s largest academic bibliographic databases. It comprehensively contains contents in 175 fields of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Provides 13,000 academic journal titles, 4,000 trade and general interest journal titles, 1,400 current newspapers, working papers, market research reports, etc.

■ProQuest Dissertation & Theses (PQDT) Global
A dissertation database containing approximately 5.7 million records of doctoral dissertations and master’s theses accepted by more than 4,100 universities in 100 countries, including 3.2 million full-text records.

■Academic Video Online (AVON)
79,000 video streaming service. It contains various types of videos on a wide range of fields, including documentaries, interviews, performances, and field recordings.

  • Content cannot be downloaded as it is provided in streaming format only.

■Academic Complete
An e-book collection of 230,000 basic academic books. This database is available for use, even before trial.

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)


*Off-campus access is available.
*For remote access, please refer to “Remote Access”

APA PsycArticles is now available.
The American Psychological Association (APA) provides a variety of databases containing abstracts and a wealth of full-text information covering all areas of psychology and related disciplines. The “Journal of applied psychology" and “Psychological bulletin," which the university subscribes to in printed form, are also available electronically.

Period: – October 29, 2023

*Off-campus access is available. Please log in to “Hitotsubashi Authentication System Single Sign-On" when accessing from off-campus.