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.

As of July 11, 2023, the problem has been restored.

As of July 5, 2023, there is a problem with the search box (HERMES-Search) and advanced search button on the top page of the library website. When accessing from outside the campus, the search (result) screen of HERMES-Search may not be displayed correctly.

We are currently working on restoring the system. If the screen does not display properly, please access from the campus network or from here without going through the remote access system (Some search results are limited).

Please note that e-journal / e-book List and Database List are available. Please click here for details.

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.

Our website will be down for maintenance from 13:00 on 2023/6/20(Tue.). The service suspension may change depending on situation.

During maintenance, urgent messages will be posted on Facebook and Twitter.

You can still use HERMES-Search, HERMES-Catalog, MyLibrary, and HERMES-IR. You can still use databases also via the Databases List and e-journals via the e-Journal / e-Book List or HERMES-Search. Some electronic resources are available from off-campus. When you access an e-resource from off-campus via the library’s respective search system, the Hitotsubashi Authentication ID Single Sign-On login screen will appear. Enter your Hitotsubashi Authentication ID and password to log in. We thank you for your understanding.

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

DateTimeService to suspend
6/14(Wed.)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 routine maintenance on June 14 from 1 pm until closing time.
We thank you for your understanding.

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

Date Time Service to suspend
6/7 (Wed.) 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
Up to 15 minutes duration between 13:00 ~ 19:00 ・Service degradations of some e-resources (e-journals, e-books, databases)
  • Library will be closed on 6/7 (Wed.).
  • Delivery of e-mails from the Library may be delayed.
  • Time of service suspension may change depending on situation.

Due to the approach of Typhoon No. 2, the library will be temporarily closed as follows.

June 3, 2023, 9:30a.m. – 1:00p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience and ask for your cooperation.

Due to Typhoon No. 2, opening hours of library might change on June 2 – 3, 2023.
We will notify you on the website if we decide to close.

Weekdays or Class-day holidays

  1. If the morning classes are cancelled
    The library will be temporarily closed from the regular opening time until 1:00 p.m.
  2. If the afternoon classes are cancelled
    The library will be temporarily closed from 1:00 p.m. to the regular closing time.
  3. If after 4th period classes are cancelled
    The library will be temporarily closed from 3:00 p.m. to the regular closing time.
  4. If after 5th period classes are cancelled
    The library will be temporarily closed from 5:00 p.m. to the regular closing time.

cf. 自然災害による全学休講措置等について (Japanese ONLY)

Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays

  1. If an alarm is issued in Kunitachi City as of 7:00 a.m.
    The library will be temporarily closed from the regular opening time until 1:00 p.m.
  2. If an alarm is issued in Kunitachi City as of 11:00 a.m.
    The library will be temporarily closed from 1:00 p.m. to the regular closing time.
  3. If an alarm is issued in Kunitachi City at 1:00 p.m.
    The library will be temporarily closed from 3:00 p.m. to the regular closing time.
  4. If an alarm is issued in Kunitachi City at 3:00 p.m.
    The library will be temporarily closed from 5:00 p.m. to the regular closing time.

cf. 土日・祝日に警報等が発令された場合の附属図書館の開館、閉館について (Japanese ONLY)

Thank you for your cooperation.