Online Research Resources (Databases)

E-Books / Dictionaries / Encyclopedias
JapanKnowledge The largest online web archive in Japan, which includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.
Net Library An e-book collection which includes dictionaries and fundamental series for beginners. Simultaneous Access: 1 user
Maruzen eBook Library An e-book collection which includes English readers. Simultaneous Access: 1 user
Kagakusho-Siryokan An e-book collection in chemistry, provided by the Chemical Society of Japan.
Newspaper Articles
Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search A database of Asahi Shimbun articles published since 1945. Simultaneous Access: 1 user
Yomidas A database of Yomiuri Shimbun articles published since 1986. Simultaneous Access: 1 user
Academic Journals
Cinii Research A database of information about academic articles, books, journals&Dissertations published in Japan.
Scopus A comprehensive abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature.
Google Scholar Here you can search across a wide variety of scholarly literature covering numerous fields and sources.
JDream III With this you can search papers about science technology, medical science and pharmacology. Simultaneous Access: 10 users
MathSciNet A database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the literature in the field of mathematical sciences.
SciFinder-n The research discovery tool that allows college students and faculty to access a wide diversity of research across many scientific disciplines, including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, material science, agricultural science, and more. Application Form
Medical Online A database which provides papers about medical science and nursing science
Japan Medical Abstracts Society Web Another database containing technical papers about medical science and nursing science Simultaneous Access: 12 users
Available only in the Yoshida and the Kogushi Campuses
Medical Science and Pharmacology Manuscript Collection Database Proceedings about medical science and pharmacology are available on this database.
MEDLINE A database of foreign papers of medical science and nursing science. Simultaneous Access: 2 users
EBM Reviews A regularly-updated database which makes available essential information about practicing evidence-based medicine (EBM). Simultaneous Access: 2 users
CINAHL A database containing foreign papers about nursing science. Simultaneous Access: 4 users
PubMed This allows access to foreign papers about medical science and biology.
Law
Westlaw Japan A database providing a variety of information about law, such as the fundamentals about Parliament and precedent, legal commentaries, legal documents, and so on. Simultaneous Access: 2 users
Financial statements
eol This database allows you to search company information in Asia (mainly domestic corporations in Japan). Simultaneous Access: 1 user
Available only in the Yoshida Campus
Economics・Finance
NEEDS-FinancialQUEST Economic data such as business finance, stocks, bonds, macroeconomics, and industry statistics are available to search here. Simultaneous Access: 5 users
To those who cannot browse properly
Patent Information
YUPASS/J-PlatPat With this site you can search the literature relating to patents.