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

Period: July 19 – September 4, 2023

Date due
Undergraduate studentsTuesday, September 19, 2023
Graduate students: Books for StudyTuesday, September 19, 2023
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 July 19.

We will shoot a video inside the library as follows.

[Date] Monday, July 3, 2023 9am – noon
[Place] Library Main Building, Periodicals Annex and Reading Room

  • This is a video shoot for the Open Campus 2023. This video will be available to the public.
  • There will be no close-up shots of faces but there is a possibility that you will be in the background.
  • Some noise may be generated.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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.

*As of 5/15/2023, we have confirmed that the access problem has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience.

As of 5/11/2023, there is a problem with accessing the text of Yuhikaku’s contents (titles below) in the database Westlaw Japan.

  • ジュリスト
  • 論究ジュリスト
  • 法学教室
  • 民商法雑誌

We have asked the provider to restore the problem, but the timing of the restoration is not yet determined.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

As the University has reduced its Activity Policy Level to “Level 0″, we are removing restrictions on library use effective May 8.
If usage restrictions are reinstated, we will notify you again.

Reading Seats

  • The seating restriction will be lifted. Please use the Clock Tower Commons or Group Study Rooms if you need to talk.
  • The number of PC seats will continue to be reduced to conserve electricity.

Group Study Rooms

  • The maximum number of users is increased from 6 to 10.
  • Acrylic partitions are removed.

Clock Tower Commons

  • Tables, chairs and other furniture can be moved.
  • Acrylic partitions are removed.

Restricted Access for Alumni and Visitors

  • Restrictions on access to the building during busy periods will be lifted.
    However, during busy periods such as exam periods, the Hitotsubashi University Library may restrict use of the library in accordance with the provisions of Article 18.2 of the Hitotsubashi University Library Usage Regulations.

Thank you for your cooperation with the long-term restriction of library use.
Please continue to use the library while practicing basic hygiene such as washing your hands.

We will shoot a video inside the library as follows.

[Date] Tuesday, May 2, 2023 12:30 – 13:15
[Place] Reading Room

  • This is a video shoot for class(PACE). This video will not be available to the public.
  • There will be no close-up shots of faces but there is a possibility that you will be in the background.
  • Some noise may be generated.

Thank you for your cooperation.

〈Schedule〉
9:00-13:00 on Saturday, 27th May. 2023 (Japan Time)

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

Due to repair work, the elevators in the Library Main Building will be out of service for about 2 hours during the following schedule.
There may also be some noise.

[Schedule] Monday,April 24, 2023, 10:00 – 15:00 UNDECIDED

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[UPDATED on April 24, 2023 5pm]
The completion time of the repair work has not yet been determined.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

[UPDATED on April 24, 2023 5:30pm]
It has been finished.

We will shoot a video inside the library as follows.

[Date] Saturday, May 6, 2023 13:00 – 15:00
[Place] Library Main Building 1st floor, 2nd floor and Reading Room

  • This is a video shoot for the campus tour of KODAIRA Festival 2023. This video will be available to the public.
  • There will be no close-up shots of faces but there is a possibility that you will be in the background.
  • Some noise may be generated.
  • The Reading Room is closed on this day. It will not be available.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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 2023" 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.

Click here for a list of guidance sessions scheduled for the spring and summer semesters of 2023.

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 contact the Library Affairs Section after confirming that the prescribed “Thesis Information Form" (available at the Educational Affairs Division/CELS) is attached on the students’ thesis.

Support for Dissemination of Research Results

We supports the dissemination of research results. If you publish a paper, please make it available on HERMES-IR, and if you publish a book, please make it available on “Hitotsubashi University Faculty Books".

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 on October 19, 2009. Please submit academic papers, doctoral dissertations, working papers, reports of scientific research results, conference papers, 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.