Information archives

The library is opened between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

If you will use the reading room, please inquire with us in advance.

[2023/8/29]
The library online services will be unavailable due to system maintenance between 8:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on September 6^th.

[2023/8/18]
Due to the maintenance, the web services will be unavailable on August 26^th from 9:00 a.m.

[2023/7/3] (2023/8/1 updated)

The library will be closed from August 14^th through 16^th.

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.

[2023/5/31]

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

[2023/3/23]

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

[2023/2/10]

Library will be closed at 13:00, February 10, 2023 due to Heavy Snow.

[2022/12/21]

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

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.

[2022/8/31]

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

[2022/7/4] (2022/8/4 updated)

The library will be closed from August 12^th through 16^th.

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

[2022/5/24]

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

[2022/3/3]

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

[2022/2/3]

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

[2021/12/13]

The library will be closed on the following days:
From Saturday December 25th, 2021 through Tuesday January 4th, 2022

[2021/10/21]

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.

[2021/9/2]

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.

[2021/8/30]

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

[2021/08/24]

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

[2021/08/20]

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

[2021/07/06] (2021/08/05 updated)

The library will be closed from August 11^th to 13^th.

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

[2021/05/26]

The library will be temporarily closed on May 27, 2021.
cf. 5月27日の授業実施について May 27th class implementation (only in Japanese)

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

[2019/12/13]

[2019/01/21]

The LTES will be unavailable on the following day:Thursday 24th January 2019 0:00 - 24:00 Japan local time (UTC + 9)

[2018/12/05]

The library will be closed on the following days:

Thursday 27^th December 2018 to Friday 4^th January 2019

[2018/7/12]

The library will be closed from August 13^th to 15^th.

[2018/1/19]

The library will be closed on the following days:

  Monday 26^th February 2018
  Monday 12^th March 2018

[2017/12/4]

The library will be closed on the following days:

Thursday 28^th December 2017 to Thursday 4^th January 2018

[2016/12/7]

The library will be closed on the following days:

Wednesday 28 December 2016 to Wednesday 4 January 2017

[2016/7/13]

Library collection inventory is scheduled to take place as follows.
From 29th August to 2nd September and from 12th September to 16th September, 2016

The library will be open as usual.
We thank you for your cooperation in advance.

[2015/12/17]

The library will be closed on the following days:

Saturday 26 December 2015 to Monday 4 January 2016
Thursday 25 February 2016 to Friday 26 February 2016

[2015/8/3]

The library stocktaking will be taking place from Monday 1 September to Tuesday 14 September.
The library will be open as usual.

[2015/7/30]

The library will be closed from Wednesday 12 August to Friday 14 August.

[2014/12/19]

9 issues of Tokei Shiryo Shirizu (Statistical Data and Documentation Series) are now available online at the 'Publications' page.

[2014/7/29]

The library will be closed from Wednesday 13 August to Friday 15 August.

[2014/5/1]

Graduate Students and Recognized Researchers can enter stack areas (Trial from May 2014).

[2014/2/25]

18 issues of Tokei Shiryo Shirizu (Statistical Data and Documentation Series) are now available online at the 'Publications' page.

[2013/12/10]

The library will be closed on the following days:

• Saturday 28 December 2013 to Sunday 5 January 2014
• Tuesday 25 February 2014 to Wednesday 26 February 2014
• Wednesday 12 March 2014

[2013/9/9]

Library Services during Repair Works
From Friday 20 September to Friday 11 October

The centre library services during repair works will be partly unavailable.
Please apply for using materials in advance.

Contact:
Research Centre for Information and Statistics of Social Science
Institute of Economic Research,
Hitotsubashi University
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8603, JAPAN
tel. +81-42-580-8391 fax. +81-42-580-8400

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

[2013/7/1]

The library will be closed from Monday 12 August to Friday 16 August.

[2013/6/13]

The library stocktaking will be taking place from Tuesday 2 July to Friday 12 July.
The library will be open as usual.

[2013/1/31]

The library will be closed on the following days:

• Monday 25 February to Tuesday 26 February
• Tuesday 12 March

[2012/12/4]

The library will be closed from Friday 28 December 2012 to Sunday 6 January 2013.

[2012/9/19]

Some of materials will not be available for repair works of bookshelves on the morning of Friday 21 September 2012.
Please apply for using materials, in advance.

[2012/8/17]

The library stocktaking will be taking place from Friday 31 August to Tuesday 18 September.
The library will be open as usual.

[2012/7/17]

The library will be closed from Monday 13 August to Wednesday 15 August.

[2012/7/5]

Some of materials will not be available for cleaning of the annex on Monday 23 July 2012.
Please apply for using materials, in advance.

[2012/4/10]

The library was opened from Tuesday 10 April 2012.

[2012/1/17]

Library services during the building repair works are scheduled as follows:
 

From Monday 12 September 2011 to Friday 17 February 2012 The centre library office is located on the ground floor of the Institute of Economic Research and is open from Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (except from 12.00pm to 1.00pm). Only statistics (with call numbers begin with D42) and the materials located in the annexe are available on request. Book requests should be made at the office, or should be sent by email, fax, or postal mail. Requests received by Tuesday 5.00pm will be processed and the requested books will be available after next Monday. Book requests cannot be made from Tuesday 7 February 5.00pm until Monday 9 April Inter-library photocopying service is suspended. From Monday 20 February 2012 to Monday 9 April 2012 The library services will be unavailable. Tuesday 10 April 2012 The centre library will reopen.

Please refer to the 'Guides' for datail.

[2011/12/15]

The library will be closed from Tuesday 27 December 2011 to Wednesday 4 January 2012. Books requested from Wednesday 21 December until Tuesday 27 December will be available on Tuesday 10 January.

[2011/6/20]

Library Services during the Centre Building Repair Works The centre library services during the centre building repair works, and the office and book moves, are planned as follows: From Monday 25 July 2011 to Friday 9 September 2011 The library services will be unavailable . From Monday 12 September 2011 to February 2012 The centre library office will be located on the ground floor of the Institute of Economic Research and will be open from Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (except from 12.00pm to 1.00pm). Only statistics (with call numbers begin with D42) and the materials located in the annexe will be available. Book requests should be made at the office, or should be sent by email, fax, or postal mail. Requests received by Tuesday 5.00pm will be processed and the requested books will be available after next Monday. Inter-library photocopying service will be suspended. The library services will also be unavailable during the office and book moves after the repair. Please refer to the 'Guides' for datail.

[2011/3/16]

The library will be closed during the planned power cuts. Please see the Tokyo Electric Power Company website (http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/index-e.html or http://www.tepco.co.jp/index-j.html) for details about the rolling schedule. The university is located on a Group 3 area. Please send e-mail (center at ier.hit-u.ac.jp) before visiting the library to ensure we are open.
[Each group has been subdivided into five groups (A-E) since Saturday 26 March. The university is located on a Group 3-B area. 2011/3/28]

[2011/3/14]

The library is closed on Monday 14 March due to power cuts. Hours after Tuesday are undetermined.

[2011/2/4]

The library will be closed on Friday 25 February 2011.

[2010/12/7]

The library will be closed from Tuesday 28 December 2010 to Tuesday 4 January 2011.

[2010/2/2]

The library will be closed on the following days:

• Thursday 25 February to Friday 26 February
• Friday 12 March

[2009/12/16]

The library will be closed from Saturday 26 December 2009 to Monday 4 January 2010.

[2009/12/16]

The books, journals and other materials held in the centre and the institute library will be searchable via HERMES, the university library online catalogue, from Monday 4 January 2010.

HERMES: http://opac.lib.hit-u.ac.jp/

The centre and the institute library online catalogue will be unavailable after Monday 4 January 2010.

[2009/9/24]

The website and the online catalogue will be unavailable during the following periods for power cuts:

• 9.30am to 12.00pm on Saturday 26 September
• 5.00pm on Friday 27 November to 9.00am on Monday 30 November
• 5.00pm on Friday 4 December to 9.00am on Monday 7 December

[2009/8/7]

The library stocktaking will be taking place from Monday 31 August to Friday 11 September. The library will be open as usual.

[2009/3/31]

Tokei Shiryo Shirizu (Statistical Data and Documentation Series), No. 63, 64 have been issued.

[2009/3/30]

27 issues of Tokei Shiryo Shirizu (Statistical Data and Documentation Series) are now available online at the ' Publications' page.

[2009/3/16]

The RCISSS website is now available in English.