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The library mobile app is available

The library mobile application "Ufinity" is available. It lets you search Hiroshima University Library catalogs and check your holds, checkouts, ILL copy and loan requests.

How to install and use it, please refer to this page.

SciFinder will be upgraded to SciFinder-n from April 1, 2021

From April 1, 2021, SciFinder will be upgraded to SciFinder-n. The URL of the site will be changed to "https://scifinder-n.cas.org/", but the SciFinder Username and PW will continue to be available in SciFinder-n.
Saved SciFinder Answer Sets and Alerts can be migrated to SciFinder-n until March 31, 2021.

About:
A research discovery application that provides unlimited access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences. >More information

SciFinder-n URL:

Username (Login ID)/PW:
1. Registered SciFinder Username
You can use the same Username and password as before.

2. SciFinder Username is unregistered
Please register from the URL below.[URL of user registration site for HU members]https://scifinder.cas.org/registration/index.html?corpKey=3DBF6E3BX86F3503FX19DBA8205CCDE9B617
* Access is required from the campus network. Please use the VPN service when accessing from off-campus.
* The domain of the registered email address must be hiroshima-u.ac.jp.

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Large volume access to e-journals due to the browser's preloading functions

A large volume of unintentional access to e-journals due to the browser's preloading functions has frequently occurred.

This feature gives you a lot of access to certain documents in the background, even if you think you are browsing the site normally. As a result, the publisher may decide that it is an unauthorized use and temporarily block access to the site from Hiroshima University.

This is especially common with "previous versions of Microsoft Edge." The latest version does not have this function, so please upgrade to the latest version (Microsoft Edge based on Chromium).
旧Edge                               新Edge
the previous version's icon         the latest version's icon

If you want to use e-journals from other browsers, please disable the preloading functions.

[How to disable the preloading functions]
Google Chrome
Open Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data Set "Preload pages for faster browsing and searching” to off.

FireFox
Type "about:config” in URL bar and press Enter.
If warning page is displayed, click "Accept the Risk and Continue”.
Search "network.prefetch-next" and switch to "false".

Safari (Mac)
Open Safari > Preferences > Search tab
Uncheck the box “Preload Top Hit in the background".

Internet Explorer 11 (Out of support on June 15, 2022)
Open Internet Options > Advanced tab
Under “Browsing” uncheck the box "Load sites and content in the background to optimize performance
".

Previous versions of Microsoft Edge (=Microsoft Edge Legacy)
Open Settings > Privacy & security.
Set “Use page prediction” to off.
*We recommend updating to the latest version(=Microsoft Edge based on Chromium) .