In the 2025 academic year, we will continue to offer a Public Subsidy Service for Graduate Students’ Interlibrary Loan ( for borrowing books from other universities). Please take advantage of this opportunity.

  • For loans only.
  • During the academic year (since April 1): up to 5 books per person free.
  • The service will end on January 31.
  • When our budget will reach the maximum limit, the service will end before January 31.
  • Not available for loans from National Diet Library or Overseas Libraries.

You can apply for interlibrary loan from MyLibrary. For details on how to apply, please click here or see Research Guide No. 8 (Borrowing materials from other libraries).

Welcome to Hitotsubashi University!
All Hitotsubashi University Library staff are looking forward to helping you.

For general information about library use, please refer to the pamphlet “Hitotsubashi University Library English Guide“. For details, please see the “Services" page on the library website.

We have a playlist for new students on our YouTube channel. Please check it out as well.

Opening Hours

Weekdays
Quarter		Weekdays
Break		Sat., Sun., Holidays
Quarter		Sat., Sun., Holidays
Break
Library Main Building8:40-22:008:40-19:009:30-20:009:30-19:00
Periodicals Annex8:40-21:308:40-18:309:30-19:309:30-18:30
Reading Room8:40-21:308:40-18:30––

*more details, show here.

How to enter

Entrance of the library is at the Clock Tower on the West Campus.
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, the main entrance is closed. You can use the south entrance.
*Click here for details.

The student ID card is required to enter / exit the library or to checkout books.

Self-guided library tour gives you a brief overview of library service and facilities.
*Click here for details.

The Hitotsubashi University Library New Student Q&A also answers questions frequently asked by new students and other users.
*Click here for details.

Guidance Information

BELL No.262

Online guidance is available for new students in each undergraduate, graduate, and international program. You can view instructional videos and materials on how to use the library and how to find literature and information you need whenever you like.

How to use ▶Access from each link below ▶ Sign in with your Google Account for Hitotsubashi University ▶ Join a class ▶ View various contents

Circulation Service

Checkout LimitsLoan Period
(Books for study)		Loan Period
(Other books)
Undergraduate Students10 books2 weeks2 weeks
Graduate Students/Researchers30 books2 weeks2 months

*Click here for details.

About MyLibrary

With MyLibrary you can:

  • Check of Status of Loan/Reservation
  • Extension of Return Dates
  • Reservation for On-loan Materials
  • Request other campus materials
  • Group study room reservation
  • Photocopy / Interlibrary Loan
  • Book purchase request
  • Change E-Mail Address

*Click here for details.

IT environment

In the library, you can use the university’s wireless LAN, PCs and printers.

*Click here for details.

Search Materials

You can search library materials and e-resource contents with HERMES-Search.
HERMES-Search is available from the search box in the center of the library website.

*Details on how to search are also provided within each guidance.

Databeses, e-Journals, e-Books

See below for the electronic resources available at Hitotsubashi University.

If you want to use them remotely, show here.

HERMES-IR

HERMES-IR (Institutional Repository) is an archive which collects, preserves and disseminates digital copies of research outputs of the University. Ph.D. Students of the University can deposit their research outputs, such as journal articles, theses and dissertations, department bulletin papers, reports of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN), working papers, conference papers and presentations, books to HERMES-IR. Please let us know when you have any of those.

*Click here for details.

Help Desk

You can ask a librarian about how to use the library, how to find materials and using materials from other institutions.

  • Place: Library Main Building 1st floor
  • Service Hour:
    [Quarter] Weekdays 9:30-16:30
    [Break] Weekdays 9:30-12:00, 13:00-16:30

* If you have any questions or concerns about the Help Desk, please use Ask a librarian (Web Form) to ensure that we understand the content accurately.

Rules and Regulations

  • Please take good care of books.
  • Please put books back in the original place or leave on return stands after using them.
  • Please do not eat or drink.
    *Only drinks in sealed containers are allowed.
  • Please return books before due date.
  • Photography in the library requires prior application.

*Click here for details

Event Guide

The library holds a variety of events throughout the year.　

  • Library exhibition
  • Exhibition for EU-Japan Frendship Week
  • Exhibition for Open Access Week
  • Reading area ”Yomocca”
  • Sanju Kinen Kikin Bunko (Books and magazines donated by an 80-years-old alumni)
  • Themed exhibits＠Yomocca
    From early April to June 30th (tentative), “The Guide to Books for Report and Dissertation Writing" is on display for new students. *Japanese ONLY

Use of Other Libraries in the University

Welcome to our University.
The Hitotsubashi University Library provides a variety of services to support your educational and research activities. We have compiled the following information for you to make use of library services.

Using the Library

For general information about library use, please refer to the pamphlet “Hitotsubashi University Library English Guide“. For details, please see the “Services" page on the library website.

A Staff ID card is required to use the library. Please bring it with you when you visit the library.
To use the copy machine for only faculty members in the library, you will need an IC card. Please apply for one in advance at the Respective Offices of Graduate Schools to which you belong.
Please also refer to the “Information For New Students 2025" on the library website as appropriate.

Obtaining Academic Information

If the materials you need are not available on campus, you may (A) submit a purchase request or (B) use materials held by other university libraries.

(A) Book Purchase Requests

Books purchased via Faculty Purchase Requests become “library assets" which is available for all users of the Library. Requests to purchase books for classes are also accepted. Click here for more information about purchasing library books.
Books purchased with your own research funds and for your own exclusive use will be purchased through your Respective Offices of Graduate Schools. Please contact the Respective Offices of Graduate Schools for procedures.
If you wish to purchase new journals, e-journals, or databases, please consult with the library committee of the graduate school you belong to.

(B) Using materials held by other libraries

Click here to request photocopies or Interlibrary Loan.
Click here to visit other libraries.

Educational Support

Library Guidance for Students

Various types of guidance are provided mainly for students on how to use the library and how to find academic information. On-demand guidance is also provided for seminars and class units. *Japanese ONLY

Click here (coming soon) for a list of guidance sessions scheduled for the spring and summer semesters of 2025.

Reserve Books

Click here for information about the Reserved Books service, in which library materials designated for classes are placed on the first floor of the Main Library for a limited period of time for in-library use only.

Use of Copyrighted Works in Class

Article 35 of the revised Copyright Act came into effect on April 28, 2020, and the “Compensation System for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes" was launched. The University participates in the “Compensation System for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted materials in class, please refer to this page. The library provides consultation services when using contents such as e-journals, e-books, and databases that the University subscribes to for use in classes.

Graduation Theses Donation

The library holds the students’ graduation theses, and they are available for our university students and faculty members only. If students wish to donate their thesis, faculty members may donate to the library. (Students cannot donate their own thesis directly.) Please bring the students’ thesis to the library counter after confirming that the prescribed “Thesis Information Form" (available at the Educational Affairs Division/CELS) is attached on the thesis.

Support for Dissemination of Research Results

We supports the dissemination of research results as below.

Support by Transformative Agreement

When publishing your research as Open Access (OA), an Article Processing Charge (APC) is often required. The University promotes OA publication of your paper through transformative agreements with publishers. Please see here for further information.

HERMES-IR (Hitotsubashi University Institutional Repository)

HERMES-IR is an electronic repository of knowledge that disseminates the results of Hitotsubashi University’s education and research activities (full-text articles, etc.) to the world via the Internet. Hitotsubashi University established the Hitotsubashi University Open Access Policy (Oct. 19, 2009 *Japanese ONLY) and the Hitotsubashi University Policy for Research Data Management and Sharing (Mar. 3, 2023 *Japanese ONLY). Please submit academic papers, doctoral dissertations, working papers, reports of scientific research results, conference papers, research data, etc. to “HERMES-IR".

Books by Hitotsubashi University Faculty Members

Books by Hitotsubashi faculty members and emeritus professors are introduced as “Books by Hitotsubashi Faculty" on the university website. When you publish a book, please donate it to the library. Please also send us an introduction of your own book by email. We will introduce it together with the cover image. Donated books will be displayed for a certain period of time in the “Corner for Donated Books Written by University Faculty" section on the 2nd floor of the Main Building to keep library users informed of research results for many years to come.

Contact us

Various inquiry forms are available on the library website. Please use these forms as much as possible except in emergencies.

Use of Other Libraries in the University

The way you connect to O’Reilly for Higher Education has changed.
Previously, you had to create a personal account in advance, but now you can access the site immediately with your Hitotsubashi Authentication ID.
Please feel free to try it out.

O’Reilly for Higher Education

Already have a personal account?

– The personal account will be available for a while, but will soon be inaccessible.
– Playlists and highlights from your personal account will not be transferred.
– You will no longer be able to use the O’Reilly mobile application that was available with your personal account.
– If you have any questions, please contact us.

〈Schedule〉
10:00-13:00 on Saturday, 8th March. 2025 (Japan Time)

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

We will shoot photography inside the library as follows.

[Date] February 18, 2025 (Tue.) from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
[Place] Inside the Library

  • When taking photo, there is a possibility that you will be in the background.
  • Some noise may be generated.

We apologize your inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

For library users who will remain enrolled at Hitotsubashi University after April 2025, the user’s expiration date will be as follows:

Faculty and staff who will have renewed the contractThe expiration date will be extended after April １, 2025.
If you wish to extend your expiration date during the current fiscal year, please contact the Circulation Counter. (Weekdays 9:00-17:00)
We will NOT extend the due date of books, so please return during March, or renew your loans yourself through MyLibrary after extend your expiration during March 2025.
Students who will extend enrollment
(enrolled under the same ID)		We will extend the expiration date around March 10, 2025, and inform you on MyLibrary.
We will NOT extend the due date of books, so please renew your loans yourself through MyLibrary.
Students continuing their education on campus or finding a job on campusIf you have documents (e.g., Letter of Admission) confirming your higher education or employment, you can issue a temporary Library card expire on March 31, 2025. Please contact the Circulation Counter with your documents. (Weekdays 9:00-17:00)
You CANNOT transfer borrowed items to a new student ID number. Please return them by March 31, 2025.
*Overdue penalties will carry over.

Please make sure to return all library materials when you graduate or retire in March 2025.
You can check your circulation status on MyLibrary.

Library Service Expiration (include MyLibrary)

All library services, including MyLibrary, will not be able to use after the expiration date.

StatesLibrary Service Expiration
Undergraduate Students graduating in March 2025March 18, 2025 (Graduation Ceremony)
Graduate Students graduating in March 2025The date complete their studies
Faculty and staff members who will retire by March 2025The end date of employment

※ After the expiration, you cannot use MyLibrary.
※ Please note that the expiration date is different from some Information Systems Management Headquarters services, such as Gmail.

Return of Materials

You can return them to the book return drop outside the entrance or also mail them back.

The delivery address

2-1, Naka, Kunitachi-Shi, Tokyo, 186-8602
Hitotsubashi University Library, Circulation Counter
・Send them by traceable service. (e.g. “Yu-Pack", “Letter Pack" of Japan Post co., ltd.)
・Wrap the books in a plastic bag to prevent rain and water.
・Pay the postage yourself.
・If there is the product name field, please write “Return Book".

　

Please feel free to Contact Us

We have started a trial service to reserve materials in the stack areas.

Please see the page “Using the Stack Areas“, and apply via the email form “Reserving stack area materials form."

We will carry out renovation work of restroom on 1F of the Periodicals Annex.
There are time when it is not available, so please use the restroom on other floor.

　Place:　Men’s, Women’s and Multi-functional restrooms on 1F of the Periodicals Annex
　Date :　February 7, 2025-March 31, 2023

Some noise will occurs during the work.
We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.