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"HULibraryNews" 2024.April issue is published

We are pleased to announce the publication of the April 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!

【April's Contents】
・April's Announcements
  Changes to West Library’s Hours of Operation, etc. 
・Tips for Using Hiroshima University Libraries
・Discussion
  We Are Recruiting HULS Members!
  Central Library Display「Manga」
・This Month’s Antique Book
  Sumiyoshi Monogatari
・April’s Library Calendars

The Vice Chancellor of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Vists Central Library

On February 21st, 2024, Dr. Sharifudin Md Shaarani, the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, came to Hiroshima University for a courtesy visit. After his meeting with the Executive Vice President in charge of Global Initiatives Shinji Kaneko, he made a stop at Central Library.
 
At Central Library, Director of Libraries Yuko Kawashima joined a meeting with the Vice Chancellor, guests, and library staff to exchange ideas about library operations.
 
Afterwards, the Vice Chancellor took a tour of the library, listened to an explanation of the Writing Center by an English tutor working at the Writing Center, and was able to view various items from the Valuable Materials Collection, including a “Nara Ehon”.


     (Group fhoto)

   (Exchange of opinions)

 (Viewing valuable materials)

(March, 2024~) About Changes to and Suspensions of Databases

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 Indexin 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 useabout interlibrary loans/copies: Reference Service Manager
  E-mail: tosho-fukyu-wrc@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

"HULibraryNews" 2024.March issue is published

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

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”HULibraryNews" 2024.Feb.issue is published

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

Regarding the introduction of an international document delivery system “RapidILL”

Hiroshima University Library will introduce a new international document delivery system “RapidILL” (Rapid Interlibrary Loan) from January 2024 with the aim of improving the convenience of users in obtaining documents. RapidILL is a system that allows you to exchange photocopied documents as electronic data in cooperation with overseas libraries.

There are no changes to the application procedure for users, but they will now be able to obtain articles, mainly foreign journal articles, faster and at a lower cost.

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.

From now on, when we receive requests for copies of documents, etc., we will prioritize the arrangement of the documents through RapidILL. 
If it is difficult to obtain them through RapidILL, we will continue to request copies from libraries in Japan or overseas. Additionally, due to copyright restrictions, electronic documents obtained through RapidILL will be provided as a printed copy. Therefore, there is no postage fee, but a copying fee is required.

”HULibraryNews" 2024Jan.issue is published

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 !

・January’s Announcements and Events
     Rapid ILL start
  Research Result Poster Display

・Discussion

  Hirodai Student Selected Books
     Gathe Book

・January Library Calendars




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