HULibraryNews

Dec.
2023

One year passed so quickly!
We will announce the news of HU Libraries.

FEATURE

Published: Hiroshima University Library www.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp

What kind of place is the “Writing Center”?
For those of you writing graduation and masters’ theses, deadline season iscoming! There must be some of you growing restless and starting, right? If eitherof these things sound like you, then we recommend visiting the Writing Center!
At the writing center, there are many different services for you to try, all offeredby Hiroshima University students and faculty. This time we will introduce “WritingTutorials” and “Consultation on Research Papers”.

Writing Tutorials
Recommendedfor those having
trouble withthesesand reports!

You can find the Writing Center beside the circulation deskon the 1st floor of Central Library.

Please check here for detailed
information on the Writing center.→iConsultation onResearch Papers
Recommended for
those having troublewith English
language journal
submissions!

Graduate school student tutors offer writing
tutorial services in English and Japanese tosupport students who want to improve theiracademic writing (reports, seminarpresentation materials, theses, etc.). There arethree different types of services: Face-to-face,Online, and Drop Off. Please try whicheverservice suits your needs!

Full-time Writing Center faculty and theWriting Advisor Fellow offer consultation on
how to write journal submissions andpresentation scripts. You can choose between
English-speaking staff and Japanese speaking
staff, so please choose which language suits
your needs!

INFORMATION

December’s Announcements and Events

HULS Display（Central Library）
Books You Want to Read Under a Kotatsu～Let’s Prepare for the Cold of Winter!～
The student supporters of HULS have prepared a book display
with the theme of “Books you want to read under a kotatsu”. Get
all comfy and warmed up, and enjoy a book perfect for winter!

図書館でEnglish Part3
The next English event at the library is planned for
December 19th!
The theme will be “Winter Vacation”.

Beginners in English
conversation arewelcome!

For another “student selected book”
display created by HULS, we have
「Gacha books ～an encounter with a
new book lottery～」It is currently underplanning at West Library. Please lookforward to more information!

HULS Official Characters
Kumaji＆Ponta

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Biblio Battle Result Report
On November 4th the All Japan University Biblio Battle 2023 block
preliminary round at Hirodai was held.
The five contestants presented their recommended books, and theobservers chose the “Champ Book” or winner by a vote. This time, the“Champ Book” was “日本語の作文技術” presented by the battler
Morimoto-san! Congratulations!
Books Introduced
For more details①本多 勝一『日本語の作文技術』（朝日新聞出版, 2015）
about the competition,②メイソン・カリー『天才たちの日課 女性編』
check here↓（フィルムアート社, 2019）③桜庭一樹『砂糖菓子の弾丸は撃ちぬけない』（富士見書房, 2007）④水上勉『ブンナよ、木からおりてこい』（新潮社, 1981）⑤茂市久美子『ゆうすげ村の小さな旅館』（講談社, 2000）

CLIP

This Month’s Antique Book
『Hachikatsuki』（Nara Ehon）“Hachikadzuki” is one of the most famous of the Otogi-zoshi (a group of 350
narratives written in the Muromachi period). Hiroshima University is inpossession of this text, one of the most widely read and widely used copies ofthe story.
It seems that more pages were planned and never completed, thus there
are many pages left blank in the manuscript. There is no inscription, copyist
credit, or even copy date. However, part of the fun of this manuscript
is trying to determine this lost knowledge through the shape of theletters and kana usage!
You can browse this book in the HU Library Digital Archive→CALENDAR

December’s Library Calendars
Central Library

East LibraryWest Library

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Kasumi Library

Higashi Senda Library

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1 2 ■ Closed all day
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22 23 Please check here →29 30 for more detailedhours!

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