How to find materials in the Library

Hitotsubashi University Library Research guide 2023
No.E001 | 2023.11

Finding Materials

Use HERMES-Search

For materials search, we recommend HERMES-Search (the search box on the Library website), which provides
information for you to find various materials from physical items, E-books, E-journals or Literature (Articles andTheses). If the material is held in the Library, the search results will be linked to HERMES-Catalog that shows you
information about the locations

Access to HERMES-Search① Enter Keywords

The search box on the Librarywebsite is HERMES-Search.
▼Library Website

naturehttps://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/top-2/

!

Tips

Enter keywords and click

HERMES-Search alsoenables you to findmaterials not held in the
Library. Use ”Advanced”
search or filter results tocheck availability andlocation.

 Examples of keywords

Author, Title,
A Topic or Subject（Environmentalissues, social media etc.）

When accessing from off-site, youwill be required to login to yourUniversity account. Enter Student
ID and Password to sign-in. This
will also enable you to findrestricted access items that areavailable only for members ofHitotsubashi University.

▶Check the Remote Access link below

https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/retrieval-2/e_resource/remote-access/! There are some materials held in the Library
but cannot be found in HERMES-Search▶Check the backside② Select the material you want to read from search results
Refinementpanel

eJournal/eBook

JournaleBook/Book

Filter your search
results to find books orjournals that areavailable in the Library.

Books
Check the locations and callnumber. Click on the title insearch results for more
information.

▶Further Instructions(Availability check, reservation)in the backside

Journals (or Newspapers）

eJournals/eBooks

Check the availability of thevolume. Locations and Availabilityof Journals (or Newspapers) aredifferent by Volumes andPublished Periods. Click on thetitle in search results to check.

The titles of E-books, E-journals
in collaboration with the Libraryand some open access willappear on the right side of thesearch results. Click the blue linkto get access (for journals, checkthe available collections)▶Check the backside1

What can be search via HERMES-Search?
 Items held in the Library (Books, Journals,Microform Materials)
 E-Journals
Papers and Articles published E-Booksin Journals are also shown up
 Thesesin the search results. If you Book Chapter
only want to find items
 Articles
held in the Library, use the Book reviews! Materials cannot be found using HERMES-Search Restricted-access materials（Graduation Theses）andlatest Library holdings▶Search in HERMES-Catalog**Database specified for searching physical items (books, journals)
Click on the HERMES-Catalog in the Library website to access▶Check search guide No.6 “How to find Graduation Theses” forfurther instructions

 Some materials published before 1991

refinement panel to filter
the results.

▶Use Catalog cards
Follow the Instructions in the link below
https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/retrieval-2/search/card/

Location and Call number
Click on the title appeared on the search results of HERMES-Search and it will link you to HERMESCatalog. Check the material’s location, call number and availability status there.

▼Book:Search result on HERMES-Catalog! How to read materials held inStack area

The staff will take the materials out for youfrom 9:00 to 16:45 on weekdays.
Graduate students and faculty members
can enter the Stack area from 9:00 to16:30 on weekdays. A card key for theStack area is required. Make procedures toget the card key and borrow items at thecounter.
! Make a reservation for materials on

loan

Location indicates the place where the materialis held. Materials are organized in the shelfaccording to Call Number(→). Check the floor
map to find the exact location of the book shelf.

9300
1833

▼Journal:Search result on HERMES-Catalog

For Journals, beside location and callnumber, also check available volumes
and published year.

Current journals areheld in the first floor of
Periodical Annex.

If the material is on loan, you can make areservation so that you will be given
priority to use as soon as it is returned① Click on Reserve button② Login to MyLibrary③ Specify the counter to pick-up materials④ Enter contact information⑤ Click Send
※ Items awaiting collection will be kept at
the library counter for 7 days

If the materials you want to read is not to be foundPhotocopies/Physical items loan（Fee charged）

Book purchase requestYou can request to purchase a book for research
purpose. There is a limit to the number of items
and amount of money for purchase request.
Check the below link for more details:

You can also borrow materials not held in theLibrary. For more details, check Search guideNo.8 Borrowing materials from other libraries

https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/services-2/materials/request/

https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/services-2/materials/ill/

Make use of MyLibrary
Login with yourHitotsubashi
Authentication ID to get
access to more Libraryservices online

2Things you can do with MyLibrary・ Reserve books on loan ・ Renew due date・ Reserve a group study room
・ Request book purchase・ Request photocopies of materials