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The library online services will be unavailable between 8:00am and 1:30pm on Wednesday, June 4 due to system maintenance. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library online services will be unavailable between 2:00pm and 4:00pm on Monday, May 26 due to system maintenance. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library online services will be unavailable between 8:00am and 1:30pm on Wednesday, March, 26 due to system maintenance. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library will be closed from Tuesday, February 25 through Wednesday, February 26, and on Wednesday, March 12 due to entrance examinations.

The library online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00am and 2:30pm on Friday, December 27. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library will be closed from Friday, December 27 through Sunday, January 5. 
(The book drop for returning IER library books is available at the south entrance of the institute.)

The library online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00am and 1:30pm on Wednesday, September 4. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library online services will be unavailable from 9:00am on Saturday, August 24 due to a scheduled power outage on West Campus. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library will be temporarily closed from 2:00pm on Friday, August 16 due to the Typhoon Ampil.

The library online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:30am and 8:00pm on Tuesday, August 13. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

LIBRARY CLOSURE, AUGUST 13-15

The library will be closed from Tuesday, August 13 through Thursday, August 15.

(The book drop for returning IER library books is available at the south entrance of the institute.)

The library online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00am and 1:30pm on Wednesday, June 5. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library will be closed on Monday, February 26 and Tuesday, March 12 due to entrance examinations.

The library is open during regular hours.

In case of heavy snow, the library opening will be delayed on Tuesday, February 6.

The library annex elevator will be unavailable due to parts replacement on Wednesday, February 7.

The journal subscriptions on the following list were canceled in 2023.

2024 Cancelled Subscriptions

The air conditioners replacement will take place from Tuesday, Jan. 23 until Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Some materials including microforms, optical discs, rare books etc. will be unavailable during the works.

The library online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00am and 1:30pm on Wednesday, December 27. Please refer to the main library website for detail.

The library will be closed from Wednesday, December 27 through Thursday, January 4. 
(The book drop for returning IER library books is available at the south entrance of the institute.)

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on September 6^th.

Due to the maintenance, the web services will be unavailable on August 26^th from 9:00 a.m.

From August 14^th through 16^th, the library will be closed.
When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Additionally, during the above days and on 17^th, some online services will be unavailable due to maintenance. The details are on University Library's web page.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on June 7^th.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on March 29^th.

On February 10^th, the library is being closed at 3:00 p.m. due to heavy snow.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

This is to let you know the list of cancelled subscriptions of journals in 2023.

List of Cancelled Subscription

From December 27^th through January 4^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Additionally on December 27^th and 28^th, some online services will be unavailable due to maintenance. The details are on University Library's website.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on September 7^th.

Online services will be unavailable due to maintenance as following:

• From 9:00 a.m. through the midnight on August 27^th: All services
• [ Already available ] From 9:00 a.m. through the midnight on August 29^th: MyLibrary, including off-campus access to e-resources
• [ Available as usual] All day on August 30^th: MyLibrary, including off-campus access to e-resources

From August 12^th through 16^th, the library will be closed.
When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

On August 15^th, HERMES-Catalog and MyLibrary, including off-campus access to e-resources, will be unavailable due to system maintenance.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on June 1^st.

On March 29^th, online services will be unavailable due to maintenance as following:

• From 4:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m.: "User Service" in MyLibrary
• From 8:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m.: all service in MyLibrary and HERMES-Catalog

All online services will be unavailable due to network maintenance for 30 - 60 minutes between the noon and 1:00 p.m. on March 15^th.

On March 22^nd and 23^rd,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

On February 25^th,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

From February 14^th through 18^th 16^th, the following materials, located in the Stacks (North), may be unavailable due to the construction work:

• Western Statistics (Lc - Lg)
• Chinese Statistics (Xl)
• Bound Periodicals, except Russian (ZV)

From December 25^th through January 4^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Additionally, online services will be unavailable due to maintenance as following:

• From 9:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. on December 25^th: web site
• From 9:00 a.m. through the midnight on December 25^th: HERMES-Catalog and MyLibrary, including off-campus access to e-resources
• From 8:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. on December 27^th: HERMES-Catalog and MyLibrary, including off-campus access to e-resources

This is to let you know the list of cancelled subscriptions of journals in 2022.

List of Cancelled Subscription

Online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance at the following dates:
- noon-1:00 p.m. on November 18^th : all services will stop at several times for a few seconds
- 9:00 a.m.-noon on November 19^th : User Service on MyLibrary will stop; search on HERMES-Catalog may be slower than usual Canceled

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 10:00 a.m. and midnight on October 31^st.
MyLibrary, including off-campus access to e-resources, will be unavailable additionally until 9:00 a.m. on November 1^st.

All online services will be unavailable due to network devices update between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. on September 3^rd.
MyLibrary, including off-campus access to e-resources, will be unavailable until 3:00 p.m.
All online services may also be unavailable intermittently until 5:00 p.m.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on September 1^st.

Due to the maintenance, the web services will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. through the midnight on August 28^th.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on August 24^th.

From August 11^th through 13^th, the library will be closed.
When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

On August 15^th and 16^th, the online services will be suspended temporarily due to maintenance.

The library will be temporarily closed on May 27^th, 2021.
　　　cf. 5月27日の授業実施について

For borrowed materials due on May 27^th, the due date will be extended to May 28^th.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 4:00 p.m. on June 2^nd.

The online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on March 18^th.

On March 12^th, 22^nd and 23^rd,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

On March 12^th, library online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

On March 12^th, 22^nd and 23^rd,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

On February 25^th and 26^th,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

From December 26^th through January 4^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

This is to let you know the list of cancelled subscriptions of journals in 2021.

List of Cancelled Subscription

From September 28th, the library will be opened between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The reading rooms will be opened though they will be reduced.
Services for visitors will be suspended because visitors are restricted from our campus.

Due to the maintenance, the web services will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. through the midnight on August 29^th.

From August 12^th through 14^th, the library will be closed.
When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

The library is opened between 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The reading rooms are closed.
Services for visitors are suspended because they are restricted from our campus.

Until June 14th, the library is closed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

From June 15th, the library will be opened between 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The reading rooms will be still closed.
Services for visitors will be suspended because they are restricted from our campus.

Until June 14^th, the library will be closed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

From April 11^th through May 6^th, the library will be closed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

We are pleased to announce that we give a book exhibition celebrating for Normative Economics Collection, donated by emeritus professor SUZUMURA Kotaro.

• Term: 16^th March – 24^th April
• Opened: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on WEEKDAYS

The Normative Economics Collection is Now Available.

In the first year of the Reiwa era, the library had acquired the Normative Economics Collection, in total 2,501 volumes. The collection was donated by emeritus professor SUZUMURA Kotaro and it is a valuable collection that covers a wide range of fields such as mathematics, law, sociology, ethics and philosophy as well as economics. It can be searched in Hitotsubashi University's online public access catalog (HERMES-Catalog). Part of the collection is required to be transported from the Kodaira Research Library and Archives. For further information, please contact us.

On February 25^th, 26^th and March 12^th,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

From December 27^th through January 5^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Especially on January 5^th, the online services will be stopped due to the maintenance.

This is to let you know the list of new/cancelled subscriptions of journals and newspapers in 2020.

List of New/Cancelled Subscription

Due to the maintenance, the web services will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on August 24^th.

From August 13^th through 15^th, the library will be closed.
When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Library tours for newcomers of staff and graduate students will be offered from 9:00 a.m. through the noon and 1:00 p.m. through 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Please send us e-mail for a reservation.

On February 25^th, 26^th and March 12^th,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

From December 27^th through January 6^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

This is to let you know the list of new/cancelled subscriptions of journals and newspapers in 2019.

List of New/Cancelled Subscription

Due to the maintenance, the web services will be unavailable from 7:30 a.m. through midnight on August 25^th.

From August 13^th through 15^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Library tours for new comers will be offered from 9:30 a.m. through the noon and 1:00 p.m. through 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Please send us e-mail for a reservation.

On January 26^th,
the following materials may be unavailable due to the facility repair:

• ・Current Periodicals
• ・Western Statistics (La-Lb)
• ・Russian Statistics (VL)

located on the 1st floor of Stacks North.

On February 26^th and March 12^th,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

On December 21^st,
the following materials may be unavailable due to the facility repair:

Part of Bound Periodicals of Western
( Call Numbers: ZB:291 - ZK:180 )
located on the 1st floor of Stacks North.

From December 27^th through January 4^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Due to the maintenance, the web services will be unavailable from 7:30 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. on August 26^th.

From August 11^th through 16^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Especially on August 16^th, online services as follows will be unavailable:
　　- HERMES (Online Library Catalog)
　　- MyLibrary
　　- HERMES-IR (Institutional Repository)

On May 31^st, the following materials are restricted due to the maintenance for facilities:
   Bound Western Periodicals ( ZA - ZK:180 )

Library tours for new comers will be offered from 9:30 a.m. through the noon and 1:00 p.m. through 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Please send us e-mail for a reservation.

The following online services will be stopped due to the server maintenance from 5:00 p.m. through midnight on March 22^nd:
　　- HERMES (Online Library Catalog)
　　- MyLibrary
　　- HERMES-IR (Institutional Repository)

On January 12^th,
the following materials may be unavailable due to the building maintenance:

• Japanese Books ( Call Numbers: Fc - O )
• Microform materials
• CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs

The journals on the list below have been discontinued.

Change of the Journal Acquisition in 2017

Articles on the journals noted no alternative can be obtained as photocopies from another library.

From December 27^th through January 4^th, the library will be closed.

When you return materials, we have the book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Especially on January 4^th, online services as follows will stop due to the server maintenance:
　　- HERMES (Online Library Catalog)
　　- MyLibrary
　　- HERMES-IR (Institutional Repository)

September 29^th - October 3^rd:
The construction may cause noise.

Additionally only on September 29^th:
Electric outage for 30 minutes at 3^rd floor in Stacks North
Please ask for statistics at the service desk.

The Library will be closed from August 11^th through 16^th due to the national holiday and the power-saving vacation of the university.
During the vacation, please return books to the book drop on the south entrance of the west wing.

Due to power cut for maintenance, all web services will be unavailable from 8:30 a.m. through 6:30 p.m. on August 27^th.

We give an exhibition "Shigeto Tsuru in Wartime", rearranged from the exhibition last year, at the memorial corner of Shigeto Tsuru; the founding director for Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.

• Term: 20^th July - 31^st August
• Opened: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on WEEKDAYS except 12^th-16^th August
• The flyer of the exhibition (267KB)

Some materials will be restricted for inventory as follows:

• Period: September 5^th - 16^th
• Location: 1^st and 3^rd floor of Stacks North; and 4^th floor of Stacks South
• Relevant Materials: Western and Russian Statistics; Russian and Chinese Books

The web services will be stopped due to the maintenance of network equipments as follows:

June 8^th 2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
June 9^th Noon - 0:05 p.m.

Library tours for new comers will be offered from 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. on weekdays.

Please send us e-mail for a reservation.

The web services will be stopped due to the maintenance of university network equipment from 2:25 p.m. through 2:40 p.m. on April 13.

On February 25^th and 26^th,
the Library will be closed due to the entrance examinations.

We have a book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

Due to the network maintenance, web services will be intermitted on the followings:

March 10^th Noon - 1:00 p.m.

At Memorial Corner of Shigeto Tsuru, the exhibition has been renewed.

* Sorry, the captions of the exhibition are Japanese-language version only.
* Click here for more information about "The papers of Shigeto Tsuru"(Japanese-language).

At the Memorial Corner of Shigeto Tsuru, the exhibition is suspended.
It will be renewed at the middle of January.

From December 26^th through January 4^th
the library will be closed.
We have a book drop located on the south entrance of IER building.

The journals on the list below will be newly subscribed from 2016 or discontinued.

Change of the Journal Acquisition in 2016

Articles on the journals noted no alternative can be obtained as photocopies from another library.

We give an exhibition "Shigeto Tsuru in Wartime" for the 70th anniversary of the  end of the Pacific War at the memorial corner of Shigeto Tsuru; the founding director for Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.

　・Period of later term: October 13, 2015 - December, 2015
　・Location: Memorial corner of Shigeto Tsuru in the IER library
　・The flyer of the exhibition (940KB)

※Sorry, the captions and poster of the exhibition are Japanese-language version only.
※Click here for more information about "The papers of Shigeto TSURU" (Japanese-language).

Due to the carpentry work, some materials will be unavailable as follows.

・Schedule: From 9:00 on September 24, it will be completed on the same day.
・Location: 3rd floor of Stacks North.
・Relevant Materials: Western statistics ( Lc-Lg ).

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Due to power cut for maintenance, HERMES, HERMES-IR and MyLibrary will be unavailable from 8:30 to 18:30 on August 29.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

IER Library will be closed from August 12 to 14 for power-saving vacation of Hitotsubashi University. During vacation, please return books to the book post on the south exit of the IER west wing.

The construction work of the outside walls of the Stacks North as below. The materials are available ordinarily, it will make a noisy sound. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

　・Field: The outside walls of Stacks North West face.
　・Period: 2015.8.4 - 2015.8.7

 We give an exhibition "Shigeto Tsuru in Wartime" for the 70th anniversary of the  end of the Pacific War at the memorial corner of Shigeto Tsuru; the founding director for Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.

　・Period of previous term: July 10, 2015 - October, 2015
　・Location: Memorial corner of Shigeto Tsuru in the IER library
　・The flyer of the exhibition (940KB)

※Sorry, the captions and poster of the exhibition are Japanese-language version only.
※Click here for more information about "The papers of Shigeto TSURU" (Japanese-language).

Some materials will be restricted for inventory as follows.

・Location: 1st – 2nd floor of North stacks, 1st floor of South stacks*, Reading room
・Period: July 6, 2015 - July 17, 2015
・Relevant Materials: Western Books
  *The coverage has be expanded from July 16.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

The construction work of the outside walls of the Stacks North as below. The materials are available ordinarily, it will make a noisy sound. We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

　・Field: The outside walls of Stacks North, except South face.
　・Period: 2015.6.23 - 2015.6.24 　＊It will be postponed if it rains.

Due to system maintenance, HERMES and MyLibrary will be unavailable from 7:30 to 8:30 on June 1.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

The book post (book drop) for returning is placed on the south exit of the IER west wing.
When the library is closed, Please return books to the post.

Due to the system maintenance, MyLibrary will be unavailable from 13:00 to 16:00 on March 11.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

The installation work of Safety Bar is held as below. Please ask the counter if you need the materials located on shelves under construction.

・Location: 1st - 4th floor of Stacks South and Room 3 on 3rd floor of Stacks North
・Period: 2015.3.4 - 2015.3.13
・Relevant Materials: books, some of statistics

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Some library services will be unavailable due to system maintenance as follows.

　・HERMES, MyLibrary and e-mail service will be unavailable from 7:30 to 8:30 on February 10.
　・MyLibrary will be unavailable for half an hour between 12:00 and 15:00 on February 12.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Due to the system interchange, MyLibrary will be unavailable from 9:00 to 12:00 on February 4.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Due to the entrance examinations, the Library will be closed as follows.
  ・February 25, 26 and March 12, 2015.

The available method of the journals on the list below will be changed from 2014.

・Change of the Journal Acquisition in 2015

The paper edition will not be acquired. Please use the electronic journals or inter-library loan.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

During the year change period, some library services will be unavailable due to update of library system.
Please check the announcement below and apply beforehand if you plan to use the materials.

・Library service during the year change period

Please ask the counter if you have any question. IER Library will closed 2014.12.27-2015.1.4.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

The Library’s online services (HERMES, MyLibrary and HERMES-IR) will be unavailable from 8:00 to 20:00 on November 29th due to a power cut caused by the Clock Tower Building renovation.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

The elevator of Stacks North will be under construction from November 20, 2014 to February, 2015→ [January 27 completion]. Please use stairs during the work.
The materials in the Stacks are available during the work. However, please apply beforehand if you plan to use a large number of materials. We might take longer time to carry the materials than usual.
Sometimes there will be a noise or odor of paint.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

The compact shelving systems will have an inspection.

 ・Location: Stacks North 1st floor
 ・Period: 2014.10.21 9:00-15:00
 ・Relevant Materials: Current periodicals, bound periodicals of Russian, some of statistical books

We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Some materials will be restricted for inventory from September 24th to October 3rd.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you in advance for your cooperation.

IER Library will be closed from August 13 to 15 for power-saving vacation of Hitotsubashi University.

IER library will start the mutual use services with the Library of Institute of Developing Economies.

· the Library of Institute of Developing Economies
· memorandum of understanding

The transfer in IER Library has been completed. New location is described below.

· Russian bound periodicals: Stack North 1st floor (from 2nd floor)
· Russian Statistics: Stack North 1st floor (from Stack South 4th floor)
· Publication of Hitotsubashi: Stack South 4th floor (from Stack North 1st floor)
( "Location of the materials" )

If you have any question about location of materials, please contact the counter. Thank you for your cooperation.

The public exhibition "Sketches by Shigeto Tsuru" is held at Shigeto TSURU memorial corner in Library.

· Poster of the exhibition (261KB)
· Click here for more information about "The papers of Shigeto TSURU" (Japanese)