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Integration of CiNii Articles into CiNii Research

The integration of CiNii Articles into CiNii Research has been completed on April 18, 2022. (Added 2022.4.19) 

The National Institute of Informatics has notified us that the integration of CiNii Articles into CiNii Research will be postponed. 
Please click here for the upcoming schedule. (Added 2022.3.30) 

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CiNii Articles, a bibliographic database provided by the National Institute of Informatics for searching articles published in Japan, will be integrated into CiNii Research on April 1, 2022.
With this integration, the "Articles(JPN)" tab of the OPAC search has been changed to "CiNii Research".

CiNii Research allows you to cross-search not only journal articles, but also research data, holdings at universities and other institutions, doctoral dissertations, and KAKEN research project information.


Contact:

SciVal is available

SciVal, a research performance analysis tool provided by Elsevier, is available from April 1, 2022.

◆Access URL: https://www.scival.com

NOTE: User registration and sign-in are required to use this service. Click on "Create account" to register as a user. When you register, you need to access the site via the campus network. If you wish to access it from off-campus, please use a VPN service.

If you already have a Scopus, ScienceDirect, or Mendeley account, you do not need to register as a new user. You can sign in by entering the same account.

◆About:
SciVal provides access to the research performance of over 20,500 research institutions and their associated researchers from more than 230 nations worldwide. SciVal enables you to visualize research performance, benchmark relative to peers, develop collaborative partnerships and analyze research trends. >More information

Web services temprary unavailable on Mar. 2nd

Due to maintenance, our following web services will be unavailable from 18:00 to 18:50 on Wednesday, Mar. 2nd.

Unavailable:
・Login(User authentication): the whole time
・User menu: few minutes
・OPAC search: few minutes

<Inquiry>
Library Information Planning Group
E-mail: tosho-kikku-jyoho@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Temporary unavailability of E-Journals and E-Book Lists, etc. on Feb. 11, 2022.

Due to maintenance, the following web services are expected to be unavailable during 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022. Thank you for your understanding.

  • E-Journals and E-Book Lists
  • "Links to Full-text " for e-journals and e-books on OPAC
  • "Find it/Full-text@HU"[広大でさがす] links on various databases

Contact:
  Library Information Development Group

Free Trial Access to SciVal (Feb. 1, 2022 - Mar. 31, 2022)

Free trial access to SciVal, a research performance analysis tool provided by Elsevier, is available.

◆Trial period: Feb. 1, 2022 - Mar. 31, 2022

◆Access URL: https://www.scival.com

NOTE: User registration and sign-in are required to use this service. Click on "Create account" to register as a user. When you register, you need to access the site via the campus network. If you wish to access it from off-campus, please use a VPN service.

If you already have a Scopus, ScienceDirect, or Mendeley account, you do not need to register as a new user. You can sign in by entering the same account.

◆About:
SciVal provides access to the research performance of over 20,500 research institutions and their associated researchers from more than 230 nations worldwide. SciVal enables you to visualize research performance, benchmark relative to peers, develop collaborative partnerships and analyze research trends. >More information

2/1/2022-2/20/2022 About opening hours of Hiroshima University Library

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, opening hours will be changed as follows:

  ○ Central Library
 
From Feb. 1, 2022 to Feb. 9, 2022
     Weekdays  8:30 - 20:00
     
Saturday and Sunday  10:00-20:00
    ※ la la la cafe (only weekdays)  18:15-19:30

 
From Feb. 10, 2022 to Feb. 20, 2022
     Weekdays  8:30 - 17:00
   
※on Feb. 17, 2022 (Thursday)  12:00 - 17:00
     
Saturdays, Sundays and holiday  Closed
    ※ la la la cafe  Closed 


  ○ West Library
 From Feb. 1, 2022 to Feb. 9, 2022
     Weekdays  8:30 - 20:00
     Saturday  10:00 - 17:00
     Sunday  Closed

 From Feb. 10, 2022 to Feb. 20, 2022
     Weekdays  8:30 - 17:00
   ※on Feb. 16, 2022 (Wednesday)  Closed
     Saturdays, Sundays and holiday  Closed


  ○ East Library
 From Feb. 1, 2022 to Feb. 9, 2022
     Weekdays  8:30 - 20:00
     Saturday  10:00 - 17:00
     Sunday  Closed

 From Feb. 10, 2022 to Feb. 20, 2022
     Weekdays  8:30 - 17:00
     Saturdays, Sundays and holiday  Closed


  ○ Kasumi Library
 From Feb. 1, 2022 to Feb. 20, 2022
   Weekdays  8:45 - 20:00
      ※on Feb. 7, 2022 (Monday)  12:00 - 20:00
   Saturdays, Sundays and holiday  10:00 - 17:00


  ○Higashi-Senda Library
 From Feb. 1, 2022 to Feb. 9, 2022
  Weekdays  8:30 - 20:00
      Saturday and Sunday 13:00 - 19:00

 From Feb. 10, 2022 to Feb. 20, 2022
  Weekdays  8:30 - 20:00
      ※on Feb. 16, 2022 (Wednesday)  17:00 - 20:00
      Saturdays  8:30 - 19:00
      Sundays and holiday  Closed

The above schedule may be changed depending on the status of COVID-19 in the future. 

1/11/2022-1/31/2022 About opening hours of Hiroshima University Library

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, opening hours will be changed as follows:

 From Jan. 11, 2022 to Jan. 31, 2022

  ○ Central Library
     Weekdays 8:30 - 20:00
     
Saturdays and Sundays 10:00-20:00
    ※ la la la cafe (only weekdays)  18:15-19:30

  ○ West and East Library
     Weekdays 8:30 - 20:00
     Saturdays 10:00 - 17:00
     Sundays Closed

  ○ Kasumi Library
   Weekdays  8:45 - 20:00
  ※on Jan. 17, 2022 (Monday)  12:00 - 20:00
   Saturdays and Sundays  10:00 - 17:00


  ○Higashi-Senda Library
  Weekdays  8:30 - 20:00
      Saturdays and Sundays 13:00 - 19:00

The above schedule may be changed depending on the status of COVID-19 in the future. 

10/15/2021- About opening hours of Hiroshima University Libraries

Opening hours will be changed as follows:

From Oct. 15, 2021

〇 Central Library
  Weekdays : from 8:30 to 22:00
  Saturdays, Sundays and holidays : from 10:00 to 20:00
※ la la la cafe (only weekdays) : from 18:15 to 21:30

〇 West Library, East Library
  Weekdays : from 8:30 to 21:00
  Saturdays:
from 10:00 to 17:00
 
Sundays and holidays : Closed

〇 Kasumi Library
  Weekdays : from 8:45 to 21:00
  
Saturdays and Sundays:from 10:00 to 17:00
  holidays : Closed 

〇 Higashi-Senda Library
  Weekdays : from 8:30 to 22:00
  
Saturdays and Sundays:from 13:00 to 19:00
  holidays : Closed 


The above schedule may be changed depending on the status of COVID-19 in the future. 

[contact]
Central Library : tosho-fukyu-cent@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
West / East Library : 
tosho-fukyu-west@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Kasumi Library : 
tosho-fukyu-hiro@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Higashi-Senda Library : 
tosho-fukyu-senda@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

10/01/2021-10/14/2021 About opening hours of Hiroshima University Library

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, opening hours will be changed as follows:

 From Oct. 1, 2021 to Oct. 14, 2021

  ○ Central Library
     Weekdays 8:30 - 21:00
     
Saturdays and Sundays 10:00-20:00
    ※ la la la cafe (only weekdays) reopens on Oct. 4  : from 18:15 to 20:30

  ○ West and East Library
     Weekdays 8:30 - 21:00
     Saturdays 10:00 - 17:00
     Sundays Closed

  ○ Kasumi Library
   Weekdays  8:45 - 21:00
  ※on Oct. 4, 2021 (Monday)  12:00 - 21:00
   Saturdays and Sundays  10:00 - 17:00


  ○Higashi-Senda Library
  Weekdays  8:30 - 22:00
  ※on Oct. 1, 2021 (Friday)  8:30 - 21:00
      Saturdays and Sundays 13:00 - 19:00

The above schedule may be changed depending on the status of COVID-19 in the future.