In accordance with the lowering of the University’s activity guideline level from “Level 3″ to “Level 1″, we will resume using the group study rooms and Clock Tower Commons on June 2.
Group Study Rooms
Capacity: 6 people
Each room is equipped with an acrylic partition.
Wearing a mask is mandatory. Please disinfect the furniture after use.
You can make reservation with MyLibrary already.
Clock Tower Commons
Hours of use: Weekdays until 8 p.m. Number of seats: 3 seats for 4 people, 1 seat for 2 people, 4 seats for 1 person
Acrylic partitions are provided.
Please do not move the desks or chairs. Please use the room as it is currently laid out.
Wearing a mask is mandatory. Please disinfect the furniture after use.
Common Precautions
We may change our services in the future depending on the situation. If there are any changes, we will announce them on the website.
In order to prevent the spread of infection, please observe the following precautions when visiting the library.
Please refrain from entering the library if you are unwell, such as fever (37.5℃ or higher), cough, or feeling lethargic.
You must wear a mask. If you do not wear it, you will not be allowed to enter.
Please wash your hands or disinfect your fingers.
There are disinfectants for the desk on each floor. Please disinfect by yourself when using the reading seat.
12,000 academic ebooks published from 2017 to 2022 by Cambridge University Press or other partner press are now available. New titles will come up every month.
Partner press: Boydell & Brewer, Edinburgh University Press, ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute, Liverpool University Press, etc.
* Some titles are not available even if they are published from 2017 to 2022. 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
More than 100,000 eBooks from a variety of publishers are available, including Routledge for the humanities and social sciences, and CRC Press for the science and technology sector. *All titles are available for a limited time including contents not contracted by the university. *Titles in the trial are not available for download in PDF, but only for online viewing and printing.
Period: – December 31, 2021 → April 30, 2022 → October 31, 2022 *Off-campus access is available. *For remote access, please go to Remote Access.
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.
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.
Databeses, e-Journals, e-Books
See below for the electronic resources available at Hitotsubashi University.
HERMES-IR, Hitotsubashi Educational and Research MEdia Service-Institutional Repository, is an archive which collects, preserves and disseminates digital copies of research outputs of the University. *Click here for details.
The usage regulations of the Chiyoda Campus Library have been amended as follows.
1. Change of material categories and loan periods
From February 16, 2022, we will add a new category of “Books for Study" to the materials in the Chiyoda Campus Library. We will change the loan period from “2 weeks" to “Same as the Main Library". Except “Books for Study", graduate students can borrow books for two months and faculties can borrow books until the end of the fiscal year. However, if a book is reserved for more than two months after the check-out date, we may ask you to return it.
The new loan period will be effective for loans and renewals after 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2022.
Click here for the list of material categories and loan periods at the Main Library.
Penalties for overdue materials will be applied from April 1, 2022. The penalty period for materials borrowed from the Chiyoda Campus will be the same as that for the Central Library. During the penalty period, no new materials can be checked out or renewed. (The number of days you are late from the due date, up to 60 days, with a grace period of 10 days)
Click here for the penalty rules of the Main Library.
You have to return all library materials if you will graduate or retire in March 2022. Please check your lending status on MyLibrary.
All library services, including MyLibrary, will expire on the end date of enrollment. For those who are graduating or completing their studies, it will expire on March 18, 2022, and for those who are retiring, it will expire on the end date of employment. The expire date is different from some services of Information Systems Management Headquarters, for example Gmail.
You may return them to the book return drop outside of the entrance or also mail them back.
Send them by traceable service. (ex: “Yu-Pack”, “Letter Pack” of Japan Post co., ltd.)
Wrap the books in a plastic bag to prevent rain and water.
Pay postage by yourself.
The delivery address is as follows;
2-1, Naka, Kunitachi-Shi, Tokyo, 186-8602 Hitotsubashi University Library, Circulation Section
*If there is the product name area, please write “Return Book".
For faculty and staff who will continue to be enrolled, please contact the counter. (Weekdays 9:00 – 17:00)
For students who will continue to be enrolled with the same student ID(extension of enrollment period), we will extend the expiration date for the library using around March 10th. We will not extend the loan period, please renew with MyLibrary by yourself.
For students who go on to a master’s or doctoral program at Hitotsubashi University, or who will be employed at Hitotsubashi University, you can make a temporary user’s pass with an expiration date of March 31 if you have documents that can confirm your enrollment or employment (e.g., admission permit). Please bring your documents and consult at the counter. (Weekdays 9:00 – 17:00) You cannot take over the books on loan. Please return them once by March 31, 2022. *Penalties for overdue books will be carried over.
Due to the lightning work in the Periodicals Annex, using of the reading area and bookshelves will be restricted during following schedule. Also, some noise may occur.
Date
Location
How to use
2/12(Sat.)
B1F
Unavailable all day
2/21(Mon.) – 2/22(Tue.)
1F, 2F
1F: Access allowed 2F: Retrieval by Staff (until 5 p.m.)
2/24(Thu.)
4F, 5F
Retrieval by Staff (until 5 p.m.)
2/25(Fri.) – 2/26(Sat.)
All
Library Closed *For entrance examinations
3/7(Mon.) – 3/8(Tue.)
3F
Retrieval by Staff (until 5 p.m.)
On 2/12 (Sat.), staff will not be available retrieving books on B1F.
On 2/21 (Mon.) and 22 (Tue.), you may enter the 1F, but it will be dark and there may be equipment in the corridors. Please use with caution.
On 2/25 (Fri.) and 26 (Sat.), the library main building and the Periodicals Annex will be closed all day for the entrance examinations.
Retrieval by Staff
If the “How to use" column indicate “Retrieval by Staff", please fill in the book borrowing slip and apply at the counter before 5 p.m.. The application received after 5 p.m., you will not be able to use.
If you know in advance that you will use materials on a restricted floor, please apply accordance with “Reserving Stack Area Materials."
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your cooperation.
are available (including purchased ones).