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.

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

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)

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
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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.

The Library will be closed for the maintenance on June 4, 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.

We have entered into a two-year transformative agreement (*1) with Taylor & Francis from January 2025 to December 2026.

*1 Transformative Agreement
This is the agreement under which the fees paid by universities and other institutions to publishers for access to articles will be progressively converted to APCs (Article Processing Charges), with the aim of expanding open access publication.

Support for Open Access by Transformative Agreement

If you are the corresponding author of a paper submitted to a hybrid journal of Taylor & Francis Journals(Open Choice Journals), the APC may be covered by the University.

The list of eligible titles can be found at the following link;
*Journals marked “Open Select: choose to publish open access" are eligible titles.

Eligible for Transformative Agreement Title List

For more information, please check the URL;

Support for Open Access

When you graduate or retire in August or September, 2024, 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.

II. If you renew your contract, extend your term, are employed on campus, please consult Circulation Counter (Weekdays 9:00-17:00) or send an E-mail or Inquiry Form.
If you need to continue borrowing materials, please contact the Counter too. In some cases, you may need to return materials. Please note in advance.

III. If you Lost materials, please contact the Counter as soon as possible.

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

We will carry out renovation work to convert the Japanese-style toilets into a Western-style them. There are time when it is not available, so please use the restroom on other floor. We apologize and thank you for your cooperation.

Place: Restroom in 1F of the Main Library.
Date : 9:30-17:00 13, 20, 27 July, 2024

    8:40-9:30 16 July, 2024
*Some noise occurs on 13 and 20.

[UPDATED on July 29, 2024]
Due to extended the work, it will be temporarily unavailable on July 30, 2024.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

[UPDATED on July 31, 2024
Due to extended the work, it will be temporarily unavailable on July 31 and August 2, 2024.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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

DateTimeService 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.