News

Due to maintenance, Maruzen eBook Library is expected to be unavailable from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024.
Thank you for your understanding.

*End time may vary depending on the maintenance status.


Contact:
  Library Information Development Group

CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics was upgraded from SciFinder-n.

If you have a SciFinder-n Username, you can access each tool with the same Username and Password as before.

After accessing, you can move to another database from the menu.

For details and manuals of each tool, please see here.

The following databases will be changed or suspended from the end of March 2024. For information on how to use these databases in the future, please refer to the following:

 

【Changing】

・ProQuestDissertations & Theses A&I

It is still possible to access Web of Science and change the search target database to 「ProQuest™ Dissertations & Theses Citation Index」in order to search for articles. However, you can no longer browse the contents of the articles.

For information on how to find open access doctoral dissertations and how to buy access to articles,please refer to this page (Japanese page).

 

【Suspended】
・APA PsycARTICLES
It is still possible to search for articles in the APA PsycINFO databaseas before.

However, to gain access to articles that are not available in Hiroshima University’s holdings or contracts, you will need to get it through another institution, so please apply for an interlibrary copy or loan request (Japanese page) on the library website.
・JDreamIII 科学技術文献データベース

With the suspension of JDreamIII, we have provided a guide to the main databases where you can search for articles related to science and technology, medicine and pharmacy. Please use these from now on.
　　・J-GLOBAL 科学技術総合リンクセンター (Science and Technology・Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences)
　　・医中誌Web (Medicine,Dentistry, Pharmacy and Health Sciences)
　　・CiNii Research (All disciplines)

【Questions and Concerns】

・About contracts: JournalCollection Manager
　E-mail:tosho-seibi-zasshi@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

・How to use・about interlibrary loans/copies: Reference Service Manager
  E-mail: tosho-fukyu-wrc@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

We are pleased to announce the publication of the March issue of "HU Library News". We will publish this newsletter every month as a trial. Please take a look on the library homepage, or at each library!

【March's Contents】
・HU Library Recommended Books

・March’s  Announcements
     Central Library’s Special Display「Key to the wide world」

     For Graduating Students

 ・This Month’s Antique Collection
     Genji-monogatari illustrated

・March Library Calenedar

We are pleased to announce the publication of the February issue of "HU Library News". We will publish this newsletter every month as a trial. Please take a look on the library homepage, or at each library!

【February's Contents】
・Let’s Take a Look at Some E-Books!

・February’s Events and Announcements
     Central Library’s Special Display「To a New World!」

     Long-Term Lending During the Break
     For Graduating Students
 ・Topics
     ReportonWork Experience（SaijoJHS）
　　「Ancient ChineseSorcery」Event
 ・This Month’s Antique Collection
     Chugoku Five Prefecture Property・TaxMaterialCollection

・February Library Calendars

There's a possibility that HU libraries will be closed on January 23-25th, 2024.
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.

RapidILL has the following advantages compared to traditional document delivery methods:
 1. You can quickly obtain articles mainly from overseas electronic journals.
 2. Since there are no postage costs, you can obtain documents at a lower cost than before.
 3. Materials that are not held in domestic libraries may be available, allowing users access to even more documents.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the December issue of "HU Library News". We will publish this newsletter every month as a trial. Please take a look on the library homepage, or at each library!

January's Contents
・Let's Borrow Books from Public Libraries in the Prefecture !

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, 2024 and December 31, 2024　*Gold OA journals are not eligible.
Description	Article processing charge (APC) will be waived. (Normal price: ￡2,500 per article).
Number of available articles	11 　*First-come, first-served; APC payment is required from the 12th article, but a 15% discount will be applied to the APC list price.
Terms of use	Faculty, staff and students affiliated with Hiroshima University　The e-mail address "***@hiroshima-u.ac.jp" must be registered when submitting a manuscript.
Expiration date of voucher	Until December 31, 2024

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

 

Contact,

Library Information Planning Group

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

There's a possibility that HU libraries will be closed on December 22th, 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.

APC Support through Transformative Agreement（Wiley, Springer）
Starting in January of 2024, HU will begin supporting APC’s through Transformative Agreements with Springer Nature and Wiley on a trial basis. A Transformative Agreement is a contract with a publisher which combines the publishing fees and subscription fees into one. With these contracts, the University can bear the burden of Journal APC fees, allowing researchers to publish open access in these publisher’s journals without bearing any extra expense. However, each publisher has a different limit on the number of APC’s they can support.

For more details, please refer to the URL below:
https://commu.office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/aqua/46692b17-dcf5-482a-98a7-c980773e6f31/view

 　December 28, 2023 - January 4, 2024

Therefore, requests for photocopying and borrowing books between Wednesday, December 27 and Thursday, January 4 will be processed from Friday, January 5.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the December issue of "HU Library News". We will publish this newsletter every month as a trial. Please take a look on the library homepage, or at each library!

December's Contents
・What kind of place is the "Writing Center"?

We are pleased to announce the publication of the November issue of "HU Library News". We will publish this newsletter every month as a trial. Please take a look on the library homepage, or at each library!

November's Contents

We are pleased to announce the publication of the October issue of "HU Library News". We will publish this newsletter every month as a trial. Please take a look on the library homepage, or at each library!

October’s content:

  Library Information Development Group

We would like to introduce you to the newly established Library Newsletter “HU Library News”!

We will publish this newsletter every month as a trial.

Please take a look on the library homepage, or at each library!

 

September’s content:

Higashi Senda Library’s renewal report

• September’s announcements, events, and Central Library’s “Work and Skill” display.
• About different topics including the Book Hunting
• This month’s antique book “Ise Monogatari” a “Nara Ehon”.
• September’s Library Calendar