HU students, faculty and staff have off-campus access to E-resources such as e-journals, e-books and databases though
Virtual Private Network (VPN) service or the
Single sign-on [Shibboleth/Institutional login].
1) VPN service
You have to install the VPN software or set up your
device to use the VPN service. Please refer to
this page by Information Media Center for more details.
If you have any questions regarding to the setting of VPN service, please contact Help desk of Information Media Center.
*NOTE : The following two databases are prohibited from off-campus access by VPN service due to the contract with the publisher.
・ Beck-online: Premium edition (C. H. Beck)
・ UpToDate (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2) Single sign-on [Shibboleth/Institutional login]
You can use e-resources from off-campus simply by logging in with your student or staff ID[Hirodai ID] and password. No software or app download required. However, the login entry for single sign-on is different from the login entry for personal accounts.
General steps for single sign-on
1. Select "Institutional or Shibboleth Login" on the website of each e-resource.
2. Select region: Japanese Institution Login (GakuNin)
3. Select institution: Hiroshima University[広島大学]
4. Enter your ID and password to sign on
Please note that not all content is compatible with this service.The currently available contents and specific login manuals are as follows.