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About InterLibrary Loan Request from August 9th to August 18th.

Due to the summer vacation, InterLibrary Copy/Loan Request will be suspended for the following period.

Date: Aug. 9th(Fri.) to 18th(Sun)

We will response to your requests after Aug. 19th(Mon.).

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 Summer vacation after Aug. 19th(Mon.), it may take longer than usual for orders to arrive.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

About possible suspension or changes of library opening times due to heavy rain

Tomorrow, July 11 (Thursday), heavy rain is expected in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Please be aware of the possibility of temporary closures or changes in opening hours due to class cancellations.

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.

【7/12】An information session on student book selection will be held!

Hiroshima University Library Supporter HULS will hold an information session on student book selection.
If you are interested in this program but would like to make a decision after hearing about it, please join us!
  • Date: Friday, July 12, 2024 16:30-17:30
  • Place: Room 207, Group Reading Room, 2nd floor of the Central Library
For more information about the student book selection, please click here.

【Deadline extended: 7/15】We are looking for members for the 2024 Book Selection by students!

The deadline for the following application has been extended to Monday, July 15!
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply.

We are also planning to hold an information session on Friday, July 12, from 4:30 p.m.
We will inform you of the details when they are finalized.


HULS is looking for new members to select library books together with us.
This activity is to select books necessary for university study and books to recommend to younger students from a student's point of view.
We look forward to your application!
  • Application period:
    Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Friday, July 5, 2024 Monday, July 15, 2024

    *The application period may be closed before the application period if there are too many applicants.
    *If there is a bias in the number of applicants' faculties or grades, adjustments may be made.

  • Requirements:
    Undergraduate and graduate students of Hiroshima University

  • Activities:
    (1) Book hunting at bookstores in Hiroshima City--July-August
    (2) Book selection on the web -- July-August
    (3) Displaying the books purchased through the book selection process and creating POPs--December
    You are not required to participate in all of the activities listed in (1) through (3). Please participate as much as you are able.

  • Application:
     HULS Application Form

  • Contact us:
    Hiroshima University Library
    Email:gakusup[at]ml.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
    *Please convert [at] to @.

  • Note:
    To start the activity, we request that you participate in a briefing session on this selection by students. The date will be arranged after we receive your application.

About possible suspension or changes of library opening times due to heavy rain.

Tomorrow, July 2 (Tuesday), heavy rain is expected in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Please be aware of the possibility of temporary closures or changes in opening hours due to class cancellations.

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.

About possible suspension or changes of library opening times due to heavy rain

Tomorrow, June 28 (Friday), heavy rain is expected in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Please be aware of the possibility of temporary closures or changes in opening hours due to class cancellations.

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.

"HULibraryNews" 2024.June issue is published

We are pleased to announce the publication of the June 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!

【June's Contents】
・“Japan Knowledge Lib” feature
・June's Announcements
  Payments for Interlibrary loan through Myple was ended (Central).
  A call for students to select books will be open.
・This Month’s Database
  Web OYA-bunko
・This Month’s Antique Book
  Kana-mozi-dzukai(仮名文字遣)
・June’s Library Calendars

(Until Autumn, 2024)Trial Access to 'Regional Pages β version' in "Asahi Shimbun Cross Search"

The Asahi Shimbun Company’s newspaper article database, "Asahi Shimbun Cross Search", is currently conducting a trial release of the ‘Regional Pages β version’, which allows keyword searches of approximately 3.9 million articles and advertisements from about 310,000 pages of regional sections from 1991 March to December 1996, out of the ‘National Regional Sections’ (1935-1999). Please take this opportunity to use it.

◆Period: until Autumn, 2024 (TBD)


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"HULibraryNews" 2024.May issue is published

We are pleased to announce the publication of the May 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!

【May's Contents】
・Feature
  A Simple Illustration of Central Library ~1st Floor
・May's Announcement
      Cashless Payment Begins!
・Discussion
  You can now browse Japan Knowledge Library with no limit!
  Orientation Video Available for Viewing
      Display ”Spread Your Wings to the World. The Power of Education."
・This Month’s Antique Book
  Voyages celebres & remarquables, faits de Perse aux Indes orientales
・May’s Library Calendars

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