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Due to a scheduled upgrade of the library system, several library services will be suspended or restricted during the following period. This will affect a wide range of services, including borrowing, interlibrary loan requests, and catalog searches. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation.

◆ Service Suspension Period Due to System Upgrade
From 5:00 PM on Mon., Aug.25 to 12:00 PM of Mon., Sept. 1 (planned)
Please note that the scope of service suspension varies depending on the service. Details are provided below.

◆ Services to Be Suspended During the System Upgrade
(1) From 5:00 PM on Mon., Aug. 25, 2025, until the end of the suspension period:
・Requesting materials (reservations and interlibrary loans)
・Login-based services such as the User menu (renewals, copy requests, book loan requests, etc.)
Please note that due to interlibrary operations using the system, some services may become unavailable even before 5:00 PM on August 25. It may take longer than usual to obtain materials before and after the suspension period.

(2) From the closing time of each library on Monday, August 25, 2025, until the end of the suspension period:
・Borrowing and renewing materials at library counters or self-checkout machines
・Use of Auto Lib, Central library.

(3) From 8:30 AM on Tue., Aug. 26, 2025, until the end of the suspension period:
・Email notification services (due dates, arrival notices, etc.)

(4) Services that may be intermittently unavailable during the suspension period:
・OPAC (catalog search)
・Web pages under https://opac.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/...
・Web pages under https://www.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/...
Note: These services will be completely unavailable from around 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, August 31.
Some other contents on the library website may also be temporarily hidden.

◆ Services Available During the Suspension Period
・Returning borrowed materials
・Use of reading seats and group study rooms
・Receiving interlibrary loan items (only for items for which a pickup notice was issued by 5:00 PM on Aug. 25)
・Access to the library website (may be intermittently unavailable)
・Access to electronic journals and databases

Contact:
tohso-kikaku-jyoho@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
For contact information for each library.

Due to scheduled maintenance of the Hiroshima University Institutional Repository, some services will be temporarily unavailable as outlined below.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

【Service Suspension Schedule】

Date & Time: Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
*Please note that the end time may vary depending on the progress of the maintenance work.

【Services Affected】

Access to the Institutional Repository website (including all search and viewing functions)
Viewing of restricted doctoral dissertation files on the website

Please note:

Printed doctoral dissertations will remain available for request and viewing as usual.
Requests for new registrations to the repository will be accepted as usual.

【Inquiries】
（Regarding the repository）
Repository Team
Email: tosho-kikaku-jyoho[at]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Please replace “[at]” with the “@” symbol.

（Regarding doctoral dissertation viewing）
Reference Services
Email: tosho-fukyu-wrc[at]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Please replace “[at]” with the “@” symbol.

HULS (Hiroshima University Library Supporter) is now recruiting new members to help us select books for the library!

This is an activity where you choose books from a student’s perspective—books that are useful for university learning or ones you'd recommend to fellow students. The selected books will be placed in the West Library. 

• Application Period: June 24 (Tue) – July 13 (Sun), 2025
  
  • Please note that the application may close early if the number of applicants exceeds the limit.

• We may adjust the selection if there is an imbalance in the departments or years of applicants.

• Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students of Hiroshima University

• Activities:
  ① Book hunting at a bookstore in Hiroshima City – July to August
  ② Online book selection – July to August
  ③ Displaying the selected books and creating promotional POPs – November to December
  
  • You are not required to participate in all of the above activities. Please join as much as you can.

• How to Apply: Use the HULS Application Form

• Contact:
  Hiroshima University Library
  Email: gakusup[at]ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
  
  • Please replace [at] with @ when sending an email.

• Note:
  Before starting the activities, participants are required to attend an orientation session about the book selection program. The date will be arranged after your application is received.

https://momiji.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/momiji-top/en/information/emergency/2025/05/warning.html

In response to this situation, Kasumi Library will temporarily close once all users have vacated the premises.
Please note that there is a possibility the library may remain closed tomorrow and beyond.

For updates on the library’s opening schedule, please check the library website or the official X (formerly Twitter) account.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

• Introduction to Library Materials and Facilities
  This video explains the location of Hiroshima University Library and the types of materials it handles.
  [PDF here]

• How to Use the Library
  This video explains the rules for borrowing and returning materials, as well as how to use the self-checkout machines.
  [PDF here]

• How to Search for Library Materials
  This video explains how to search for books and journals using OPAC, as well as how to find newspaper articles and electronic journals.
  [PDF here]

• How to Search for and Obtain Literature for Report Writing
  This video explains tips for searching, selecting keywords, and using databases like CiNii Research.
  [PDF here]

“Hiroshima University Institutional Repository” has moved to the new site due to the system migration.

　URL of the new site: https://hiroshima.repo.nii.ac.jp/

All requests for registration after February 2025 are registered only on the new site.

The new site has several problems, and we are currently investigating the causes.

　・It takes 40 seconds to open the site.
　・Some data is not displayed (click here for details).

We are currently receiving many requests and it is taking some time to register.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

〈Contact us〉
Hiroshima University Library
tosho-kikaku-jyoho〔@〕office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

All services of JapanKnowledge will be unavailable due to system maintenance.

<Schedule>
10:00-13:00 on Saturday, March 8, 2025 (Japan Time)

<Suspended service>
All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, Select contents and JKBooks)

Thank you for your understanding.

Contact:Library Information Distribution Group
           tosho-fukyu-wrc[at]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Due to system migration, the registration of academic content (new releases, updates, etc.) to the Hiroshima University Institutional Repository will be temporarily suspended.  
 
We apologize for any inconvenience caused and we appreciate your kind understanding.

Period of Content Registration Suspension:

Registration requests will be accepted from February 3, 2025 (Monday) onward.  
We will process them sequentially once the system migration is complete. The schedule for the repository release under the new system will be announced at a later date.

Please note that the schedule is tentative, and we will inform you of any changes as soon as possible.

For inquiries, please contact: Hiroshima University Library, Institutional Repository Section

Hiroshima University Library, Institutional Repository Section  
tosho-kikaku-jyoho[at]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
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 　December 28, 2024 - January 5, 2025

Therefore, requests for photocopying and borrowing books between Friday, December 27 and Sunday, January 5 will be processed from Monday, January 6.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Additionally, there are substitute restrooms might be unavailable due to water shutoffs.  
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

 
Details of the Construction Period:
Scheduled Restroom Closure Periods
Monday, December 9 - Wednesday, December 11, and Friday, December 13, 2024
Thursday, February 27 - Tuesday, March 4, 2025

West Library:
Monday, December 16 - Wednesday, December 19, and Tuesday, December 24 - Wednesday, December 25, 2024

East Library:
Thursday, December 26 - Friday, December 27, 2024, and Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Tuesday, March 18 - Wednesday, March 19, and Monday, March 24 - Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Power Outages for Electrical Work:  
*Details will be announced on our website once confirmed

Construction Locations:
Central and West Libraries: Restrooms on floors 1-3
East Library: Restrooms on floors 2-3
 


<Contact>
Central Library: Central Library Floor Services  
Tel: 082-424-6214 Email: tosho-fukyu-cent@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
West & East Libraries: West Library Floor Services  
Tel: 082-424-6229 Email: tosho-fukyu-west@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

 

All services of JapanKnowledge will be unavailable due to system maintenance.

<Schedule>
8:00-17:00 on Saturday, November 30, 2024 (Japan Time)

<Suspended service>
Thank you for your understanding.

We are pleased to announce that 4 contents will be added to JapanKnowledge Lib.

To be added gradually after December 2024
-Shogakukan Korean-Japanese dictionary (SHOGAKUKAN Inc.)
-Shogakukan Japanese-Korean dictionary (SHOGAKUKAN Inc.)

To be added after April 2025
-World Yearbook (KYODO NEWS) [Scheduled to launch in summer 2025]
-Kosetsu Bukkyogo daijiten (TOKYO SHOSEKI CO., LTD. ) [Scheduled to launch in autumn 2025]
Contact:Library Information Distribution Group
           tosho-fukyu-wrc[at]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Due to maintenance on our library system, the library services will be temporarily suspended as follows. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

Date and Time:
Monday, October 28, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 12:10 PM
*Please note that the schedule may be subject to change depending on the progress of the maintenance.

Impact:
■Unavailable services during the above period:

• OPAC search
• Library web services (Checking borrowing status, renewing borrowed items, ILL (copies/physical materials), purchase requests, library hours calendar, etc.)
  *Other functions on the library's website may also experience slower performance.
• Borrowing materials
• Retrieval of closed stacks materials (e.g., from Auto Lib., special collections room)

    And more.

■Available services during the above period:

• Use of reading spaces
• Access to open-shelf materials
  *Please note that OPAC search and closed stack material retrieval will be unavailable as mentioned above.
• Returning borrowed materials
• Use of printers and copiers
• Receiving ILL (copies/physical materials)
• Use of databases and electronic journals

    And more.

For inquiries:
tosho-kikaku-jyoho@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
*Please check here for contact details for each library.

All services of JapanKnowledge will be unavailable due to system maintenance.

<Schedule>
8:00-17:00 on Saturday, November 9, 2024 (Japan Time)

<Suspended service>
All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, Select contents and JKBooks)
Thank you for your understanding.

"Predatory Reports" is now available.

Due to the approaching typhoon to Hiroshima Prefecture, all HU libraries will be closed at all day tomorrow, 8/30 (Friday).

Schedules after 9/1(Sat) will be announced via website and  X(Twitter). Please be sure to check before visiting. (Announcements may be made after the scheduled opening time.)

Thank you for your understanding.