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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 Building	8:40-22:00	8:40-19:00	9:30-20:00	9:30-19:00
Periodicals Annex	8:40-21:30	8:40-18:30	9:30-19:30	9:30-18:30
Reading Room	8:40-21:30	8:40-18:30	–	–

*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

• Research Skills (Library Guidance for First Year Undergraduates) *Japanese ONLY
  • 【Faculty of Commerce and Management, Economics and SDS】 **On-demand from April 25(Thu.)
  • 【Faculty of Law】 **On-demand from April 12 (Fri.)
  • 【Faculty of Sociology, Faculty of Commerce and Management (Application by “Introductory Seminar I")】 **Live delivery during the spring semester “Introductory Seminar I"
• 【New Graduate School Students】Library Guidance for New Graduate School Students *Japanese ONLY **On-demand from March 27(Wed.)
• 【International Students】International Students’ Library Guide

Circulation Service

	Checkout Limits	Loan Period (Books for study)	Loan Period (Other books)
Undergraduate Students	10 books	2 weeks	2 weeks
Graduate Students/Researchers	30 books	2 weeks	2 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

*Click here for details.

IT environment

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

• Database List
• e-Journal, e-Book List

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.

*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 9:00-17:00
  [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.

*Click here for details

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

• Chiyoda Campus Library
  It is located on the 5th floor of the of the National Center of Sciences on Chiyoda Campus. Students, faculty and staff of Hitotsubashi University may use the library regardless of whether they belong to the Chiyoda Campus or not.
• Center for Historical Social Science Literature
  It holds western books and documents on social sciences published before 1850.
• Institute of Economic Research Library
  It collects and provides statistics of foreign countries and the books in the domain of economics.
• Research Centre for Information and Statistics of Social Science Library
  It collects and provides statistics of Japan and the books on the Japanese economy.

Library online service will be unavailable due to system maintenance. We thank you for your understanding.

Date	Time	Service to suspend
3/12 (Tue.)	8:00～13:30	・HERMES-Catalog (Online Library Catalog) ・MyLibrary ・Database List ・HERMES-IR ・E-mails with domain names of @lib.hit-u.ac.jp

• Library will be closed on 3/12 (Tue.).
• Delivery of e-mails from the Library may be delayed.
• Time of service suspension may change depending on situation.

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 entrance examination, the Library will be closed according to the following schedule.

​ Closed from 17:00 on Mar. 11, 2024
Closed on Mar. 12, 2024

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

2/27(Tue.) added The suspension period was added.
2/28(Wed.)added The service suspension period has been extended until 2/29 (Thu.).

The computer area on the 1st floor of the Main Building will be unavailable due to system replace on February 27 ～ 29.
* Time of service suspension may change depending on situation.

We thank you for your understanding

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

Location	Call 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.

Library service will be unavailable due to system emergency maintenance. We thank you for your understanding.

Date	Time	Service to suspend
2/9（Fri.）	17:30～19:30	■Circulation Services ・Checkout / Return / Renew ■Terminals ・OPAC ・HERMES-IR restricted-access collections terminal ・Self-checkout machine ■Online Services ・HERMES-Catalog ・MyLibrary ・Database List ・Part of search results of HERMES-Search ・HERMES-IR ・E-mails with domain name @lib.hit-u.ac.jp

• Time of maintenance may change depending on situation.
• New reservations for group study rooms cannot be accepted during service suspension period.
• Some electronic resources are available from off-campus.

The computer area on the 1st floor will be unavailable due to maintenance.

Date	Time
2024/2/13(Tue.)	12:00-13:00
2024/2/14(Wed.)	13:00-closing time

We thank you for your understanding.

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 contract	The 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 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. 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".

• More information about losing the books on loan
• More information about using the library after graduation
• More information if you will remain enrolled 2024