Hiroshima University Library provides access to research databases. They contain academic research materials such as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, newspaper articles, dictionaries, encyclopedias, statistical data and so on.
Databases provided by the library can be accessed via the campus network. When using via on-campus Wi-Fi, please connect to "HU-CUP". It cannot be used via "eduroam".
How to access research databases from off-campus, please refer to this page.
NOTICE: The Japanese-only version of the database is not displayed here. Please use it from this Japanese version.
>Expanded access to online resources during COVID-19
Web of Science is a global citation database that can be searched highly reliable literature, mainly peer-reviewed journals published after 1900. It can also be used as a performance evaluation tool such as the number of citations of papers and Journal Impact Factor.
SciVal provides access to the research performance of over 20,500 research institutions and their associated researchers from more than 230 nations worldwide. SciVal enables you to visualize research performance, benchmark relative to peers, develop collaborative partnerships and analyze research trends.
*User registration and sign-in are required to use this service. Click on "Create account" to register as a user. When you register, you need to access the site via the campus network. If you wish to access it from off-campus, please use a VPN service.
*If you already have a Scopus, ScienceDirect, or Mendeley account, you do not need to register as a new user. You can sign in by entering the same account.
EBSCOhost is a online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. >Support
Available databases
Academic Search Complete Business Source Complete EconLit with Full Text eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Essay and General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson) → will be suspended from the end of March 2024. (2024.3.27) MLA International Bibliography CINAHL APA PsycArticles
→ will be suspended from the end of March 2024. (2024.3.27)
APA PsycInfo TOC Premier MLA Directory of Periodicals MEDLINE Regional Business News ERIC
*There is an app for smartphones or tablets. After downloading it, select "HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY" from "Find My Library" to start using it. When using from off-campus, you will be required to log in with your student or staff ID and PW.
CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics was upgraded from SciFinder-n on April 1, 2024.
A research discovery application that provides unlimited access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences. >More information
＊Access is required from the campus network. Please use the VPN service when accessing from off-campus.
＊The domain of the registered email address must be hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
＊As part of measures to prevent unauthorized account usage, accounts that have not been used for an extended period or email addresses that have been found to be invalid will be suspended. If users wish to continue using their accounts after suspension, please go through the same procedure as new user registration.
＊You can also use it from your smartphone with SciFinder Mobile.
PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.
-Keep all your references and reference-related materials in a searchable personal library.
-Use your references in word-processing documents to create formatted citations and bibliographies or independent reference lists. >Training Resources
*HU members can use the version of EndNote basic available as part of the Web of Science, which has thousands of styles and hundreds of filters and connection files.
[How to use it?]
To use this version, you must be logged in to EndNote basicon the campus network. When accessing from off-campus,please use the VPN service or single sign-on.
The validity period of this version is 12months from the last login. You can use this version on the off-campus network as long as it is valid. Please note that you will be required to log in on the campus network at least once before it expires.
Free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.
*HU members can use the Institutional Edition, which is an upgraded version of the free version.
*Available until at least March 31, 2025.
（updated: 2023/12/1) Mendeley Desktop can be downloaded and used for the time being. But, please note that no further software updates will be released for Mendeley Desktop, and its compatibility with future operating systems cannot be guaranteed.
[How to use it?]
To use this version, you must be logged in to Mendeley on the campus network. When accessing from off-campus, please use the VPN service or single sign-on.
The validity period of this version is 12months from the last login. You can use this version on the off-campus network as long as it is valid. Please note that you will be required to log in on the campus network at least once before it expires.
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. >More information >Support
The APA PsycInfo database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
In the Asahi Shimbun Reduced-size Facsimile Edition, it is possible to search on articles from 4 eras: [Meiji/Taisho], [Showa (Pre-World War II)], [Showa Post-World War II], [Heisei].
・"Chiezo" Keyword Database
A modern dictionary which introduces both basic key terms and the newest terminology that seriously affects our world.
・Who's Who Database
Information such as biographical data and contact information of influential people from all fields is covered, including economists, politicians, researchers, cultural figures and athletes.
・Historical Photo Archive
More than 10,000 photographs are archived, the majority ranging from before and after the Manchurian Incident to after the defeat in war.
・"Asahigraph" 1923～1956
Asahi Graph, a pictorial magazine established in 1923. Kikuzo II Visual brings to the users a digital archive of images in color that appeared in approximately 2,000 issues up until 1956.
・English-language News Database
The Asahi Shimbun Company has just created a database of its English-language newspapers.
Business Source Complete is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. >More information >Support
Business & Management
Journal articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
CiNii Dissertations is a database that includes domestic doctoral dissertations. The table of contents, abstract, and full text are not included, but there are links to the repositories of the awarding universities and the website of the National Diet Library.
Cross-searching is possible, including articles from domestic journals in Japan, research data from external collaboration institutions and institutional repositories, collection information from universities, doctoral theses, and research project information from KAKEN.
Fast, bottom-line answers to the most commonly-asked clinical questions, based on comprehensive and expertanalysis of the medical literature. Includes the full text of Cochrane's regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of health care.
The Current Index to Statistics (CIS) is a bibliographic index of publications in statistics, probability, and related fields. It includes data from approximately 160 core journals, 1,200 additional journals in related fields, and 11,000 books. The bulk of the content in CIS is from 1975-2017.
A portal site for searching and browsing digital archives (publications, photos, videos, audio, artworks, etc.) held by libraries, museums, etc. in the U.S.
From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this incomparable collection now contains more than 146,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. Libraries possessing this collection find they are able to fulfill the most exhaustive research requirements of graduate scholars in many subject areas, including English literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, theology, music, fine arts, education, mathematics, and science.
*Depending on publisher-specified limits, up to 100 pages of an EBSCO eBook can be printed as a PDF file (per user) from within the eBook viewer. *Simultaneous access limit for each title: 1
General Fields
Books Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
EBSCO Open Dissertations includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations. It is a free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.
*The Full text may be available by clicking the URL in the Detailed Record. >More information >Support
EconLit with Full Text contains all of the indexing available in EconLit, plus full text for nearly 600 journals, including the American Economic Association journals with no embargo.
The largest and most comprehensive online historical archive of its kind and an essential resource for advanced study of the eighteenth century, this collection contains every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom between the years 1701 and 1800. >More information (Gale)
General Fields Business & Management Economics Education Geography History Languages Law Literature Music Philosophy Political Science
Entrepreneurial Studies Source provides the latest insight into topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business. This database offers users full text for more than 125 key periodicals, 135 reference books, case studies, thousands of company profiles and over 600 videos with transcripts and related articles from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV.
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
The Essential Science Indicators database reveals emerging science trends as well as influential individuals, institutions, papers, journals and countries in your field of research. >More infomation >Training Resources
Europeana gives you access to millions of cultural heritage items from institutions across Europe. Discover artworks, books, music, and videos on art, newspapers, archaeology, fashion, science, sport, and much more.
General Fields Arts History Languages Literature Music
An online, fully searchable facsimile, the Financial Times Historical Archive delivers the complete run of the London edition of this internationally known daily paper, from its first issue through 2021. Every article, advertisement, and market listing is included—shown both individually and in the context of the full page and issue of the day.
General Fields Business & Management Economics
Newspaper articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
The database containing about 590,000 personal information that remains in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc.) from the mythical era to the present day.
[How to search]
Search platform name: World Biographical Information System Online (WBIS)
After clicking BASIC SEARCH, select "German biographical archive" in Limit Search by Biographical Archive and enter the person's name.
* Other archives can only be searched, but full text cannot be used.
This module includes the complete file of House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, also known as Sessional Papers or Blue Books, dating from 1688 through to 1834. This includes: Bills, House of Commons Papers, Command Papers, Reports of Committees, Reports of Commissioners, Accounts >More information(ProQuest)
Business & Management Economics History Law Political Science
Government documents Laws & Court Decisions Parliamentary Papers Statistical data
This module includes the complete file of House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, also known as Sessional Papers or Blue Books, dating from 1801 through to today.
This includes:Bills, House of Commons Papers, Command Papers, Reports of Committees, Reports of Commissioners, Accounts >More information(ProQuest)
Business & Management Economics History Law Political Science
Government documents Parliamentary Papers Statistical data
An e-book full-text database containing textbooks and reading materials that are actually used in the curriculum of elementary, junior high, and high schools in the United States. >More information (MHM)
* There is an application for smartphones and tablets (Android・iOS).
Some articles on this website are available only in Japanese. If necessary, please use the browser’s automatic translation function.
This is a comprehensive full-text database of dictionaries and encyclopedias in Japan. The database contains over 70 dictionaries and encyclopedias, including the “Nihon Dai Hyakka Zensho”, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”, and the Dictionary of the Japanese Language, and dictionaries in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian and more.
◆Request to deactivate the link look-ahead function(updated 7 July 2023) When using Japan Knowledge, please disable the setting using the procedure described in the link above. Some recent web browsers have a built-in "link look-ahead" function. If this function is set, unintended mass accesses may occur, such as repeated loading of linked pages in the background.
It has also been pointed out that there is a risk of unintentional access to suspicious websites if this function is enabled.
General Fields Chemistry Economics Geography History Mathematics Physics & Astronomy
Books Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Journal articles Statistical data
Off-Campus access: VPN service Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Digital collections based on the microfilm title Records of the U.S. Department of State Relating to United States Political Relations with Japan, 1930-1939.
History Political Science
Documents
Off-Campus access: VPN service Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Japan Search is a platform that allows you search, browse, and utilize metadata of contents in various fields owned by Japan, such as books, official documents, cultural properties, art, humanities, natural history / science and engineering, academic assets, broadcast programs, and movies. Under the policy of the Digital Archive Japan Promotion Committee and the Working-level Review Committee, the National Diet Library of Japan operates the system with the cooperation of various organizations. You can search for content held by institutions such as libraries, museums, art galleries, archives, universities, research institutes, government offices, and local governments.
This is a portal site for science and technology / academic information provided by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). On this site, you can find bibliographic information of major academic resources in Japan and overseas, researcher information, research projects and their results funded by competitive funds such as scientific research funds, public gazettes and patent gazettes of patents, and research conducted in Japan. You can search for the names and locations of domestic research institutes, such as the theme of the subject and the executing agency, and research resources such as databases provided by universities and research institutes in Japan and overseas, as well as scientific and technological terms, information on chemical substances, and genes. >More Information
General Fields Agriculture & food Chemistry Geography Mathematics Medicine & Helth Care Physics & Astronomy Science & technology
Chemical substances & reactions Conference Proceedings Documents Journal articles Statistical data
Journal Citation Reports offers a systematic, objective means to critically evaluate the world's leading journals, with quantifiable, statistical information such as the Journal Impact Factor based on citation data. >More information
A Digital collection of social science literature centered on the history of economics, business history, and social thought from the mid-15th century to 1945, which is owned by Goldsmiths’ Library of Economic Literature (Senate House, University of London) and Kress Library of Business and Economics (Harvard University) .
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