Due to scheduled maintenance of the Hiroshima University Institutional Repository (HiR), the service will be suspended as follows.

Service Suspension Details & Schedule]

① Monday, August 17, 12:00 AM (Midnight) – Tuesday, August 18, 6:00 PM, 2026 (JST) [Expected]

• Suspended Service:
  
  • Viewing service for full-text doctoral dissertations that are not publicly available on the Institutional Repository.
• Important Notes:
  
  • ※ Since this service is provided at the Central Library counter, it will be unavailable during its operating hours (9:00 AM – 4:30 PM) within the suspension period.
  • ※ Physical (printed) doctoral dissertations will remain available for request and viewing as usual.

② Tuesday, August 18, 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM, 2026 (JST) [Expected]

• Suspended Service:
  
  • Access to the Institutional Repository website (including all features such as searching and browsing).
• Important Notes:
  
  • ※ A maintenance screen will be displayed during the time period listed above.
  • ※ The end time may change depending on the progress of the work.
  • ※ We continue to accept requests for registering new items to the repository as usual.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.