LibGuides: Hitotsubashi University: Hitotsubashi University Library (一橋大学附属図書館)

General Information

Facility:	Hitotsubashi University Library
Address:	2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo, 186-8602
Phone:	See the Contact List
FAX:	+81-42-580-8251

About the Library:

The Hitotsubashi University Library was first built in 1885 as the library of the Tokyo Commercial School (東京商業学校 Tokyo Shōgyō Gakkō). As the volume of holdings grew, the library renovated and added a new section. The main library was first built and opened at the Kunitachi campus in 1996. The last renovation of the main library was completed in 2000.

Today, the university library holds about 1,820,000 books, 16,000 periodical titles, as well as 5,300 E-Journals and more than 90 databases, mainly focused on Social Sciences fields.

Resources & Facilities

Hitotsubashi University Library
一橋大学附属図書館
Institute of Economic Research
一橋経済研究所資料室
Research Centre for Information and Statistics of Social Science
社会科学統計情報センター
Center for Historical Social Science Literature
一橋大学社会科学古典資料センター
Institute of Innovation Research
一橋大学イノベーション研究センター資料室
International Corporate Strategy Library
一橋大学院国際企業戦略研究科図書室

Databases

HERMES IR (Research and Educational Resources)
This Institutional Repository is a collection of the university's research output: journal articles, research papers, theses and dissertations, department bulletin papers, conference papers and presentations, books, and other academic materials.
HERMES-IR (Special Collections)
The Institutional Repository for Special Collections is a digital archive of Hitotsubashi's collections such as rare books and manuscripts. Examples include the Burt Franklin Collection, banknotes and coins (German Papiermark etc.), pre-World War II Asia in photos, portraits and statues, and more.

Summary of Collection(s)

Collection Size:

Books: 1,820,000 volumes

Periodicals: 16,000 periodical titles

URL
Online Library Catalog
HERMES (Hitotsubashi Educational and REsearch MEdia Service)

Note: The Guide uses the ALA/LC standard romanization, however, it also reflects different romanization system used by an individual institution.

Notable Collections

Notable Collection(s): Highlights of Hitotsubashi's more than 60 special collections include:

Fukuda Tokuzo Collection 福田徳三関係資料
Fukuda Tokuzō (1874-1930) was a professor at the Tokyo Commercial School. The collection includes hand-written materials, galley proofs, and lecture records (about 260 items).
Prewar Asian Countries Photo Collection 戦前期アジア諸国写真コレクション (Japanese)
(Microfilm): Photo images of customs, views, people and industries of various countries in Pre-1945 Asia (3,705 items in 330 envelopes and 1,289 items without envelopes)(Collection in Japanese).
Fudasashi Collection 札差関係資料
Fudasashi (札差) were the Rice brokers who exchanged feudal lords', Daimyō (大名), income paid in the form of rice, with either coin or a form of receipt. Rice was essentially a precursor to paper money.
Okada Family Documents 岡田家文書目録
The Okada family was a village headman, Shōya (庄屋) in Osaka. The documents include their village history, the history of farm tenancy Kosaku, (小作) the local bank, and commerce of the area (about 13,000 items).
School Trip Reports 修学旅行等報告書
Collection Description Link. Field trip reports of Meiji and Taisho by pre-Hitotsubashi University era students who were sent to different places in Japan as well as countries in East Asia. In addition the collection include reports about business education, customs, accounting practice, and insurance. (about 439 items) (Japanese).
School Trip Reports Database Link (Japanse)
Gunpai Kumiai Military Union Collection 軍配組合関係資料
(Microfilm): Military records from a military union, 軍配組合 (Gunpai-kumiai) which conducted trades to maintain the value of military scrip in Central Asia from 1939 to 1944. They include minutes, rules statement, the daily journal, various account books, and survey records (Japanese).
Otsuka Kinnosuke Collection 大塚金之助関係資料
Ōtsuka Kinnosuke (1892-1977) was professor emeritus of Economics at Hitotsubashi University. The collection include journal articles, telegrams, published materials, lecture materials, manuscripts, clippings, images and audio recordings, and other materials (Japanese).

Access

How to Use the Facility

Using the Library

Prior to the Visit:

Please verify the desired material is available by using HERMES.

Upon Arrival:

Please fill out a Visitor Application Form at the reception counter on the day of the visit. Please make sure to fill out "Material Requested."

Please present some form of personal ID.

The Library will provide a one-day library entry ID. Please return it before leaving.

Floor Guide / Maps

Photocopy:

Photocopy services are provided in accordance with Japanese copyright laws.

Copy Fee:

Black: 10 yen
Color: 50 yen

Accessing Rare Materials

Reception Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-12:00, 13:00-16:30

Visiting Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00

Prior to the Visit:

Please download (貴重資料閲覧申込書 Kichō shiryō etsuran mōshikomisho) from their webpage.

Please fill out the form and submit to the main couter during reception hours by the day before the visit.

For requesting photo taking, please use (貴重資料複製許可願 Kichō shiryō fukusei kyokanegai )and submit with the other form.

Visitor Guide

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