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Interlibrary Loan/Copy (ILL) service during the Winter vacation

Hiroshima University Library will be closed during the Winter vacation according to the following schedule.

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

Since many other libraries will still be closed due to New Year's holidays, it may take longer than usual for orders to arrive.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

"JapanKnowledge Lib" Contents Update

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]

Unfortunately, we have to announce that some of the contents will be dropped from JapanKnowledge Lib due to various reasons.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

Termination on February 28, 2025
-Useful Information for Life in Japan in the Heisei Era (JIYUKOKUMINSHA)
-Pocket Progressive German-Japanese/Japanese-German Dictionary (SHOGAKUKAN Inc.)
-Pocket Progressive French-Japanese/Japanese-French Dictionary (SHOGAKUKAN Inc.)
-Pocket Progressive Spanish-Japanese/Japanese-Spanish Dictionary (SHOGAKUKAN Inc.)
-Pocket Progressive Italian-Japanese/Japanese-Italian Dictionary (SHOGAKUKAN Inc.)
-Pocket Progressive Korean-Japanese/Japanese-Korean Dictionary (SHOGAKUKAN Inc.)

Termination on March 31, 2025
-Obunsha Dictionary of High School Mathematical Solutions (Obunsha Co., Ltd.)

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

"HULibraryNews" 2024.October issue is published

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 Contents】
  • Bibliobattle
  • October Announcements
    Exhibition in the archive of the Kobayashi-Kakuhitsu
    Writing Tutorials’ Resumption
  • Event Reports
    University Library Student Collaboration Exchange Symposium Participation Report
    Workplace Experience Program
  • This Month’s Database
    Naxos VideoLibrary
    Naxos MusicLibrary
  • October’s Library Calendars

"Predatory Reports" is now available

"Predatory Reports" is now available.

Predatory Reports is a database that allows users to search for information on predatory journals. 
It includes basic information (title, ISSN, field, website, etc.) on over 17,000 suspicious journals, selected and analyzed by journal evaluation specialists based on more than 70 criteria, including peer review, publication, metrics, and fees. 
Additionally, it lists the violations discovered through the analysis.

*For more details, please refer to here (go to database list).
*This is a trial use until March 2025.

<contact>
 Library Development Group
 tosho-fukyu-wrc[at]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

About possible suspension or changes of library opening times

From August 29th (Thr) to September 2nd (Mon) , typhoon is forecast to approach Hiroshima Prefecture.
Please be aware of the possibility of temporary closures or changes in opening hours.

If we decide to temporarily close or adjust opening hours, we will announce it on the library website and X (Twitter). Before visiting, please make sure to check for updates.

Thank you for your understanding.