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

The library guide is here.

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.

Guidance Information

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

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IT environment

In the library, you can use the university’s wireless LAN, the same PCs as in the Information Education Building, and printers.

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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 from off-campus, 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.

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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 9:00-17:00
    [Break] Weekdays 9:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00

* 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 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.

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Event Guide

The library holds a variety of events throughout the year.　
Click here for details. *Japanese ONLY
From 4/2/2024 to 6/30/2024 (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

Due to the repair work of the blind, some seats located below area are not available.

　Date: March 13, 2024. 9:00- All day
　Location: Library Main Building 2-3 floor, Periodicals Annex 2-5 floor

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

Due to the repair work of the compact shelving, the following area is not available.
If you wish to use the materials located in the area, please ask at the circulation counter.

Date: February 27, 2024. 9:00-17:00

LocationCall No.
Library Main Building Basement
Shelf No. 158-176		[306:42]～[961:33] of Kodaira Classification
[VA:1]～[W:32] of Previous IIR Business Histories
[301]～[989] of Kodaira Classification (Large-sized)
* Including Large-size and Oversize books in the above categories.
Periodicals Annex 3rd floor
Shelf No. 41-61		[ZG:62]～[ZO:10] of Large-sized Bound Periodicals (in Japanese)
[ZH:1]～[ZK:207] of Bound Periodicals (in Japanese)
* [ZK:207] is available from vol 63 (2009).

Also, noise may be occurred.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your cooperation.

For library users who will remain enrolled at Hitotsubashi University after April 2024, 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.
If you wish to extend your expiration date during the current fiscal year, please contact the Circulation Counter. (Weekdays 9:00-17:00)
Students who will extend enrollment
(enrolled under the same ID)		We will extend the expiration date around March 9, 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. 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.
*Overdue penalties will carry over.

More information if you will graduate or retire

You must return all library materials when you graduate or retire in March 2024.
Please check your circulation status on MyLibrary.

All library services, including MyLibrary, expire at the end of your enrollment period.

For those who are graduating or completing their studies, it will expire on March 15, 2024, and for those who are retiring, it will expire on the end date of employment.
Please note that the expiration date is different from some Information Systems Management Headquarters services, such as Gmail.

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

The delivery address is as follows;

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".

〈Schedule〉
9:00 – 17:00 on Sunday, 25th Feb. 2024 (Japan Time)

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

〈Schedule〉
From 21:00 on Wednesday, 31th Jan. to 3:00 on Thursday, 1st Feb. 2024 (Japan Time)

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

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

Period: January 29 – April 3, 2024

CategoryDate due
Undergraduate studentsThursday, April 18, 2024
Graduate students: Books for StudyThursday, April 18, 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 January 29.

20,000 academic ebooks from Oxford Scholarship Online are now available. Oxford Scholarship Online provides academic ebooks from Oxford University Press, spanning 27 subject areas. New titles will come up every month.

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

The library will cancel ebooks when you send a purchasing request for the title within this package during this period. 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: 　Oxford Scholarship Online
 ※Please log in to “Hitotsubashi Authentication System Single Sign-On" when accessing from off-campus.

Available titles are listed under “Find out more>Browse all books in this collection" on the above site.

APA PsycArticles is 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.

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