Library online service will be unavailable due to scheduled power outage. We thank you for your understanding.

DateTimeService to suspend
8/23 (Sat.)9:00 ~ all day・HERMES-Catalog
・MyLibrary
・Database List
・Search results of HERMES-Search
・HERMES-IR
・E-mails with domain name @lib.hit-u.ac.jp
  • Library will be closed on 8/23 (Sat.).
  • Time of service suspension may change depending on situation.
  • Delivery of e-mails from the Library may be delayed.

If you schedule to graduate or retire in September, 2025, please check the following matters;

I. Please be sure to return the materials before you will Graduate or Retire.
Books can also be returned by Mail.
Though you can check the borrow materials by MyLibrary, after your graduation, completion, or retirement date, you will no longer be able to use all library services, including MyLibrary.

II. If you Lost / Damage materials, please contact the Counter as soon as possible.
If you lost or damage materials on loan, please submit a Lost/Damaged Report and reimbursement materials (same edition books).

III. If you renew your contract, extend your term, are employed on campus, please consult the Circulation Counter.
Changes to your library card, changes to usage conditions, and methods for continuing to borrow materials will vary depending on the user. Please consult the Circulation Counter (Weekdays 9:00-17:00) or Inquiry Form in good time.

Don’t hesitate to ask Circulation Counter if you have any Question.

Due to inspection of the broadcasting equipment , music is currently being played in the library.
We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

Place: All areas of campus including the library
Date: Until 5:00 PM on August 7, 2025

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

Date and TimeService to suspend
8/12(Tue.)0:00 ~ 8/14(Thu.)23:59・MyLibrary

Library will be closed on 8/12 (Tue.) – 14 (Thu.).

Due to system maintenance, ProQuest Ebook Central will be temporarily unavailable during the following periods:

11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 10, 2025 (Japan Time)

The library will be closed as follows in August 2025.

August 12 – 14The University Closure Days
August 23 – 24Power cut during regular inspection and maintenance
  • It may take longer than usual to obtain external library materials ordered by inter-library loans and to answer queries directed to the Help Desk.
  • During the vacation period, please use the “Summer Vacation Loans 2025 (available from July. 18 to Sep. 7)".
  • Please return borrowed books to the Clock Tower Book Drop.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask for your cooperation.

Hitotsubashi University Open Campus 2025 will held from August 2nd to August 4th.
If the event is canceled due to Typhoon No. 9 approaching the Kanto region, the library tour will also be canceled.

  • If the library tour is cancelled, the reading room will be closed.
  • For information about the cancellation of the “Hitotsubashi University Open Campus 2025”, please click here.
  • For information about library opening and closing time during emergency alerts, please check here.

We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

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

ScheduleSuspended service
12:00 AM, Saturday, August 9 – 12:00 PM, Sunday, August 10, 2025 (Japan Time)All functions of Maruzen eBook Library
12:00 PM, Sunday, August 10 – 11:59 PM, Sunday, August 17, 2025 (Japan Time)Content download
Request registration

Note: The system downtime end time has been changed from 11:59 PM to 12:00 PM on August 10. Accordingly, feature limitation now begin at 12:00 PM on August 10 instead of August 11.

24,000 eBooks from Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) are now available for a limited time.
OSO provides academic eBooks from Oxford University Press, spanning 27 subject areas. New titles will come up every month.

  • Period : 2025/7/25-2026/2/28
  • Not available titles : Handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, OSO Archive titles (some titles published 1990-2009).
    Available titles are listed under “Find out more > Browse all books in this collection" on the OSO top page.
  • Remote access : Available  ※See detail Remote Access

Notice : Any book purchase requests for the applicable titles during this period will be canceled.

Access from ➡ Oxford Scholarship Online
※Available titles are marked purchased (include purchased titles)

Hitotsubashi University Open Campus 2025 will held from August 2nd to August 4th.
We will have the free library tour during the open campus. If you would like to tour the Library, please check below;

DateVisiting Hours
Aug. 2 (Sat) ~ 4 (Mon)10:00-16:30 *Visitors are allowed to enter in until 4:00 p.m.
  • No advance reservation required.
  • Eating, Drinking and Smirking are Prohibited. *Drinks in spill-proof containers such as plastic bottles are permitted.
  • Please do not take photography and film of Exhibits in the exhibition room, Busts in the reading room, or Library Users.

Regarding library tours due to the approach of Typhoon No. 9

If the “Hitotsubashi University Open Campus 2025" event is canceled due to Typhoon No. 9 approaching the Kanto region, the library tour will also be canceled.

  • If the library tour is cancelled, the reading room will be closed.
  • For information about the cancellation of the “Hitotsubashi University Open Campus 2025”, please click here.
  • For information about library opening and closing time during emergency alerts, please check here.

To Regular Users;

Because of the visitors of the Hitotsubashi University Open Campus 2025, the library may become very crowded and noisy. We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

DateOpening HoursVisiting Hours
Aug. 2 (Sat), 3 (Sun)Open (9:30-19:00), Reading Room Open (9:30-18:30)10:00-16:30
Aug. 4 (Mon)Open (8:40-19:00), Reading Room Open (8:40-18:30)10:00-16:30