News

EBSCO databases below are now available.

■Academic Search Ultimate
A database of academic papers that covers a wide range of academic fields. It contains the full text of approximately 10,000 journals and over 75,000 video contents.
※Our library is currently subscribing to a lower version :Academic Search Complete.

■Business Source Ultimate
It contains the full text of more than 5,100 journals, centered on top-ranked journals in the fields of business, economy, and management.
※Our library is currently subscribing to a lower version :Business Source Elite.

■Sociology Source Ultimate
It contains the full text of approximately 1,700 journals in sociology and related fields.

■MEDLINE Ultimate
It contains the full text of approximately 2,500 journals, mainly medical journals.
※Our library is currently subscribing to a lower version :MEDLINE Complete.

Number of simultaneous accesses: unlimited
Period: – December 31, 2024
For remote access, please follow the steps here.

EBSCO eBooks is now available.
・Japanese books
　Approximately 13,000 eBook titles are available.
・Foreign books
　The following eBook collections are available.
◆Academic Subscription Collection
◆Business Subscription Collection
◆History Subscription Collection
◆Medical Subscription Collection
◆University Press Subscription Collection(※)
◆Harvard Business Review Press Subscription Collection(※)

Number of simultaneous accesses: unlimited
Period: – December 28, 2024（※-Nov. 28）
For remote access, please follow the steps here.

〈Schedule〉
From 07:00 AM to 10:00 AM on Monday, Sep. 16th 2024 (Japan Time)

〈Suspended service〉
・KinoDen Digital Library website
・bREADER Cloud app

From before the start of autumn-winter semester, the “International Student Help Desk" will be available on the following schedule.
The student staff would support international students with any questions or requests regarding library services. Please feel free to consult the student staff.

Opening hours：　Tuesday / Friday 13:00-17:00
　　　　　　　　　*September 6th (Fri)-Late December [autumn-winter semester of 2024]
Venue：　　　　　Help desk on the 1st floor of the Library
Supported Languages：
　　　　　　　　　[Tuesday] Japanese, English, Chinese
　　　　　　　　　[Friday] Japanese, English, Vietnamese

Questions include but are not limited to:

• How to find access to certain books or articles,
• How to use the self-checkout machines,
• How to borrow certain reading materials from other institutions,
• How to print electronic files in the library.

13,000 academic ebooks published from 2018 to 2023 by Cambridge University Press or other partner press are now available.

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

* Cambridge History Series, Cambridge Companion Series, Handbooks and Textbooks are also not covered.
* As a rule, purchase requests for eligible titles during this period will be cancelled.

ACCESS: Cambridge core
* Titles with this icon are available (including purchased ones).

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

When you graduate or retire in August or September, 2024, please check the following matters.

I. Please be sure to return the materials before you will Graduate or Retire.
Books can also be returned by Mail.

II. If you renew your contract, extend your term, are employed on campus, please consult Circulation Counter (Weekdays 9:00-17:00) or send an E-mail or Inquiry Form.
If you need to continue borrowing materials, please contact the Counter too. In some cases, you may need to return materials. Please note in advance.

III. If you Lost materials, please contact the Counter as soon as possible.

Don’t hesitate to ask Circulation Counter if you have any Question.

〈Schedule〉
From 21:00 on Saturday, Aug. 31st to 13:00 on Sunday, Sep. 1st 2024 (Japan Time)

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

Due to the Construction on the 4F of the Main Library, noise may be occurred.

　Date and Time:　August 2, 2024. 8:30 – Undecided

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

＊As of 12:00 2024/7/24, the problem has been resolved.

As of 9:30 on July 24 (Wed.), remote access to search tools and databases (via Hitotsubashi Authentication ID Single Sign-On) has been unavailable, and we are investigating causes and will take actions.

We apologize for the inconvenience.
To use the search tools (HERMES-Search and HERMES-Catalog) from off-campus network, please access from the following link.

〇Off-Campus Search
https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/guide-2/gakugai/#search

We will carry out renovation work to convert the Japanese-style toilets into a Western-style them. There are time when it is not available, so please use the restroom on other floor. We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

Place:　Restroom in 1F of the Main Library.
Date :　9:30-17:00 13, 20, 27 July, 2024
　　　　8:40-9:30 16 July, 2024
＊Some noise occurs on 13 and 20.

[UPDATED on July 29, 2024]
Due to extended the work, it will be temporarily unavailable on July 30, 2024.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

[UPDATED on July 31, 2024
Due to extended the work, it will be temporarily unavailable on July 31 and August 2, 2024.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.