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2023/03/03	HU Institutional Repository temporary unavailable on March 7

This maintenance has completed.

2023/3/7 9:40

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Due to the system maintenance, HU Institutional Repository will be unavailable from 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7. Notices will be updated as soon as maintenance is completed.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

13:15 | Maintenance

2023/02/08	Some law journals will be moved from Central Library to Higashi-Senda Library

Since the School of Law will move to Higashi-Senda Campus in April 2023, we are going to move some law journals from Central Library to Higashi-Senda Library. The journals will be available on April 3rd in Higashi-Senda Library.

Moving Date: February 8, 13-15

Please refer to this file for more details of journal information.

We deeply appreciate for your cooperation and understanding.

13:09 | Central

2023/02/02	APC vouchers for articles accepted for publication in RSC journals

Hiroshima University faculty, staff, and students can use APC vouchers to make articles published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journals open access. For more details, please see below.

Eligible articles: Articles accepted for publication in RSC journals between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023　*Gold OA journals are not eligible.

Description: Article processing charge (APC) will be waived. (Normal price: ￡2,500 per article).

Number of available articles: 10 　*Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis; after the 11th article, payment of the regular fee is required.

Expiration date of voucher: Until December 31, 2023

Instructions for using the voucher[PDF] *On-campus access only

Contact,

Library Information Planning Group

Email：tosho-seibi-zasshi@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

08:30 | All

2023/01/30	Please help us to complete the library user survey

The library user survey is conducted to improve library services and facilities. It will take you approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Please tell us your feedback and comments.

Survey Form: https://forms.office.com/r/FGAUPAPr3S

Date：Monday, January 30th - Tuesday, February 28th

Participants: HU library users (e.g.HU members, visitors)

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2023/01/20	Possibility of the temporary closing from around January 22th to around 26th, 2023

There's a possibility that HU libraries will be closed from around January 22th to around 26th, 2023.
Because of heavy snow, and it seems to cause a damage.
If the libraries are closed, we will let you know on our website before opening time.

12:00 | All

2022/12/28	Temporary unavailability of ProQuest on Jan. 8, 2023.

Due to maintenance, ProQuest* is expected to be unavailable from 12:00 to 22:00(max) on Sunday, January 8, 2023. Thank you for your understanding.

*ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,

ProQuest Ebook Central,

Early English Books Online(EEBO), etc.

Contact:

Library Information Development Group

15:00 | Maintenance

2022/12/12	About Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service during the New Year's holiday

Hiroshima University Library will be closed during the year-end and New Year's holidays according to the following schedule

　December 28, 2022 (Wed) - January 4, 2023 (Wed)

Therefore, requests for photocopying and borrowing books between 12/27 (Tue.) and 1/4 (Wed.) will be processed from 1/5 (Thu.).

Please note that requests for express delivery and EDDS will be processed in the order of application.

In addition, please check here about interlibrary loan (ILL) service suspension (2023/1/14-1/31).

10:30 | All

2022/12/01	About interlibrary loan(ILL) service suspension (2023/1/14-1/31)

【Important notice】

Interlibrary loan(ILL) service will be suspended as below.

Period of suspension: from January 14th to 31th, 2023.

Please apply your ILL request by January 13th, 2023.

Nationwide ILL support system will be suspended from Jan. 23th to 31th, 2023.
Therefore, accepting ILL requests from other libraries may be stopped ahead of schedule at many academic libraries.
From Jan. 14th, we will stop accepting requests for photocopies and books from libraries in Japan by HU students, faculty and staff.
So please place your request as soon as possible.

Notice:
1) You can order via web service etc. during this period, but your requested material from other university libraries will be arrived at February, 2023.
2) Please note that even if you apply your request by Jan. 13th, the materials may be arrived at February, 2023.
3) The express mail is not acceptable, even if you choose it.

Delivery from other campus (reservation and photocopy request) will be available as usual during this period.

Contact:

tosho-fukyu-wrc@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Ask a Librarian

15:00 | Important News

2022/10/01	Free Trial Access to "Naxos Video Library" (Oct. 1, 2022 - Oct. 31, 2022)

Free trial access is available to "Naxos Video Library"

◆Trial period: Oct. 1, 2022 - Nov. 30, 2022

◆Access URL:　https://hiroshima.naxosvideolibrary.com
＃ Access is required from the campus network.

　Please use the VPN service when accessing from off-campus.

◆Simultaneous access limit: up to 5　

◆About: The world's leading performing arts distributor brings you an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances - operas, ballets, concerts, dances, documentaries and many more.

Watch fine productions from the world's greatest opera houses, ballet and dance companies, orchestras, artists, festivals and concert halls on demand.

　
◆Inquiry：Library Information Planning Group, Central Library
E-mail: tosho-seibi-zasshi@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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2022/10/01	Free Trial Access to "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online" (Oct. 1, 2022 - Nov. 30, 2022)

Free trial access is available to "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online"

◆Trial period: Oct. 1, 2022 - Nov. 30, 2022

◆Access URL:https://www.oxforddnb.com/
　＃ Access is required from the campus network.
　Please use the VPN service when accessing from off-campus.

◆About: Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history
　
◆Inquiry：Library Information Planning Group, Central Library
E-mail: tosho-seibi-zasshi@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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