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 |
Impact Factor・Analytical Tools
| Journal Citation Reports | Here you can analyze the impact factors of the major academic journals about natural science and social science. | User Guide |
| Essential Science Indicators | The detailed analysis tool which provides the rankings about researchers, institutions, countries and journals. | User Guide |
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. |
