How to find articles

Hitotsubashi University Library Research guide 2023
No.E002 | 2023.11

Use “HERMES-Search”

Finding Articles

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 and Theses).
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 Library website isHERMES-Search.

marine plastic pollution▼Library Website

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

Enter keywords and click Examples of keywords
Topics（environmental problem, SNS, etc.）
Title of the article
Author of the article

Tips

HERMES-Search canalso be used to searchfor various materials
other than articles. To
search only forarticles, use“Advanced” searchor filter results.

! When accessing from off-campus,
you will be required to login to
your University account. Enter
Student ID and Password to signin. This will also enable you tofind restricted access items thatare available only for members ofHitotsubashi University.

▶Check the Remote Access link below
https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/retrieval2/e_resource/remote-access/② Select an item from a Search Result List
Full text
Refinement panels”Full Text Online” means
the full text is available
online thanks to open
access or library
subscription. Click on thetitle, and access the full text
from the publisher’s
website or link service(HERMES-Link).

Full text

Citation

Click here tonarrow down
search results to
Journal Articles”Citation Online” means
the full text is unavailable
online. Click on the title ofthe article, and search Ejournals or print holdings
from HERMES-Link. If thelibrary does not have it,
please request Interlibraryloan (ILL).

Citation▶HERMES-Link & ILL:
See the backside1

Access to full text（HERMES-Link）
Click on the title of the article in the HERMES-Search results and it will take you to HERMESLink. HERMES-Link shows you how to get the full text online, search print holdings, andrequest Interlibrary loan.

Information of the Article: Title, Author,Journal, ISSN, Date, Volume, Issue,Page.
Click on “Full Text Online” or “BrowseJournal” icon to access the full text. One
article may have multiple ways to access.
If you cannot find the full text online,
please follow the steps below.
Step1. Search the holdings ofHitotsubashi University→Use HERMES-Catalog* to check
whether the Library holds a hard copy of
the journal that includes the article.
* the Library’s online catalog to find printed items
Step2. Search institutional
repositories in Japan
Step3. Search other sites and services
Step4. Request it via Interlibrary loan
→If the Library does not hold the journal,
request it via Interlibrary Loan. For moredetails, please refer to the link below.
https://www.lib.hitu.ac.jp/en/services-2/materials/ill

Search tips

Open Access Version▼Change search keywords

In some cases, HERMES-Search results will show
you a link to “Open access version”

Keyword topics might be too general or toospecific. Try other keywords as different keywords
bring different search results.
①Change to similar or related terms“company” → “corporation” / “organization”②Change to broader or narrower terms“university” → “school”（broader terms）→ “national university”（narrower terms）

Open Access Version is a version utilized under
the author’s permission which can be accessed
online for free. Please be careful when citing, as
it is different from the published version in thejournal, pre-reviewed paper and preprints.

Rephrasing search keywords
can help you:・Clarify your researchquestion・Narrow down the topic

Refer to the link below for more details
about “Open Access”.
https://www.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/en/about-2/seika/openaccess/2