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It’s still cold, but spring is quickly approaching!
Here is the news from Hiroshima University Libraries.

FEATURE

Feb.
2024

Published: Hiroshima University Libraries

www.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Let’s Take a Look at Some E-Books!
Today is so cold, and it’s troublesome to go to the library…
When you’re feeling this way, e-books are very convenient! If you use e-books,
you can read books and search for information from the comfort of your home!
To use e-books from yourThis time, we will introduce our recommended e-book libraries!
home aMACMILLAN READERS（123 Books）
Recommended forEnglish study! You canchoose books by level.
From classics tofamous works, there
are many topics tochoose from!
The Complete Collection of JapaneseClassical Literaure (New Edition)（88 Volumes）

Here you can read theoriginal texts andmodern translations of
Kojiki、Monyoushu、Genji Monogatari andvarious otherdocuments at the sametime. Whole text
search is also available.

iMaruzen eBook Library（About 4,630 Titles）

VPN Connection
is required!

If you want to readbooks from manydifferent fields!
Please narrow down
your search with the「Subscribed Titles」
condition.

Toyo Bunko（772 Titles）
You can enjoy
important works of
Asian Culture ineasy to understandmoderntranslations.

For information on
how to use e-books,
check here↓

INFORMATION

February’s Events・Announcements

Central Library’s Special Display「To a New World!」
February arrives, and many people
are beginning preparations for thestart of their new lives in spring! At
Central library, we have prepared adisplay especially for such people.

Long-Term Lending
During the BreakDuring the end of academic year/
spring break, the library offers a
special long-term lending period forstudents.
◆Period of check-out
Undergraduates：
2024/2/3(Sat.)～3/21(Thu.)
Post-Graduate：2024/2/3(Sat.)～3/12(Tue.)※For Higashi Senda Lib. until 3/11→
『おべんとうと日本人』②(加藤文俊著、草思社、2015年)◆Return Deadline

2024
April 12Th (Fri)For Graduating
Students

Thank you for using thelibraries for a long time.
Before you graduate, pleaseconfirm that you have returned
all books you borrowed.

Deadline to return books
for graduating students：

2024
March 23 rd(Sat.)※Checkhere!→TOPICSDiscussion
Report on Work Experience（Saijo JHS）

Lecture in cooperation with Hiroshima City Library and HU Library in 2023

「Ancient Chinese Sorcery」Event

From January 23rd to 25th, students from Saijo JuniorHigh School came to the library for their work experience.
These JHS students experienced work at the library, andfinally arranged and completed a display in West Library.
The display will be available until the February 16th.
Definitely check out the books that these students chose!

◆Event Information
2/18 14:00-15:30
Hiroshima City CentralLibrary
3rd floor Seminar Room◆Lecturer

Professor Arima Takuya

Graduate School of Humanities andSocial Sciences（Chinese Philosophy and Culture）

Check
here for←details

Cataloging Practice

The exhibit at the West Library

CLIP

This Month’s Antique Collection
Chugoku Five Prefecture Property・Tax Material Collection（Central Library Wasou Materials Room ）Somefamiliar
places!

［安芸国各郡］郷村高帳 ７賀茂郡
（145頁）CALENDAR

This collection includes materials related to property and tax
systems from the Keicho era to the mid-Meiji era in the fiveprefectures of the Chugoku region. There are many records fromrecent history of Kenchicho（results of land surveys conducted village by village
and compiled into one property record）from Izumo and Bingo provinces.
Also, there are many valuable surveys and statistical records on land
tax revisions in the Hiroshima and Shimane areas!
Right now Hiroshima University Library has about 6,662
documents in its collection and has publicized digital archives ofabout 1,400 documents from this collection, including documents
connected to Hiroshima Prefecture.
It may be interesting to search the tax records of a place you
know, right?
You can browse part of this collection in the HU digital archives!→February Library Calendars
Central Library

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Kasumi LibrarySun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

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Higashi Senda LibrarySun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

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Closedall day

Please check here
for more detailedhours! →1 2 3
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