〈Schedule〉
18:00-21:00 on Wednesday, 29th October. 2025 (Japan Time)

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

Mathematics Source is now available.
This digital magazine platform is provided by EBSCO. It offers access to academic journals and magazines in mathematical sciences and related fields, someof which include full-text content.

Number of simultaneous accesses: unlimited
Period: until December 31, 2025
For remote access, please follow the steps here.

Flipster is now available.
This digital magazine platform is provided by EBSCO. It offers access to digital magazines covering news, politics, business, science, sports, cooking, travel, etc. You can also browse them using its dedicated app.

Number of simultaneous accesses: unlimited
Period: until December 24, 2025
For remote access, please follow the steps here.

We will carry out renovation work on the heating system in the main library. (Date: Oct. 1, 2025 ～ Mar. 31, 2026)
There will be noisy work in October. As follows:

　Place: North side road of the library
　Date: Oct. 1, Oct. 2, Oct. 11, Oct. 20, Oct. 25, 2025, 9:00 AM～17:00 PM.

We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

We will photograph inside the library as follows.

[Date] Sep. 29, 2025, 13:00 – 17:00 p.m.
　　　　or Sep. 30, 9:00 a.m. – 14:00 p.m.
[Place] Library Entrance, Library Main Building 1st-3rd floors, Reading Room

  • The video will be used as part of the public-relations video for the Hitotsubashi University 150th anniversary project.
  • 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.

Type of deviceFloorBeforeAfter
PCs for HERMES-Catalog (Online Library Catalog)Main Building 1F21
Main Building 2F32
Periodicals Annex 3F10
Please use the PCs on other floors
HERMES-IR restricted-access collections terminalMain Building 1F10
You can use the HERMES-IR restricted-access collections by Terminals for non-university users

All Library Guidance is available in Japanese only.
In English, we offer the International Students’ Library Guide.

Due to system maintenance, Maruzen eBook Library will be temporarily unavailable during the following periods:

ScheduleSuspended service
12:00 AM – 5:00 AM, Sun, Sep. 14, 2025 (Japan Time)All functions of Maruzen eBook Library
11:00 PM, Sun, Sep. 21 – 8:00 AM, Mon., Sep. 22, 2025 (Japan Time)Some Contents
・Unavailable content types = reflowable ePUB (read aloud), video, audio, audiobook

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

In the Autumn quarter and Winter quarter, “International Student Help Desk" is now available on the following schedule.
The student staff would support international students with any questions or requests regarding library services.
Please feel free to consult the student staff.

International Students Help Desk 2025aw

Opening hours：Tuesday / Thursday 12:30-16:30
　　*September 9th (Tue)-Late December

Venue：Help desk on the 1st floor of the Library

Supported Languages：
　　　[Tuesday] Japanese, English, Chinese
　　　[Thursday] Japanese, English, Korean

Questions include but are not limited to :

  • How to find access to certain books or articles,
  • How to use the self-checkout machines,
  • How to borrow certain reading materials from other institutions,
  • How to print electronic files in the library.

    The computer area on the 1st floor will be unavailable due to routine maintenance on September 10 from 1 pm until closing time.
    We thank you for your understanding.