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

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

Due to the the entrance examination, the Library will be closed on February 25 and 26, 2025.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Due to the preparations for the the entrance examination, library will close at 17:00 on February 24, 2025.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

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.

The computer area on the 1st floor will be unavailable due to routine maintenance on February 12 from 1 pm until closing time.
We thank you for your understanding.

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 contract	The 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 campus	If 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.

• More information about losing or damaging the books on loan.
• More information if you will graduate of retire by March, 2025.

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.

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

　

Please feel free to Contact Us

• More information about losing or damaging the books on loan.
• More information about using the library after graduation or retirement.
• More information if you will remain enrolled 2025.

Our website will be down for maintenance from 9:00 to 17:00 on 2/6（Thu.）.

The outage might have to be extended if any unanticipated problems occur.
During maintenance, urgent messages will be posted on Facebook and X(formerly Twitter).

You can still use HERMES-Search, HERMES-Catalog, MyLibrary, and HERMES-IR.

We thank you for your understanding.

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.