Databases by Title (A-Z)

Google Scholar
Google Scholar allows you to search for academic papers, articles, publications, abstracts, etc. that are available on the Internet.

General Fields
Journal articles
Open access
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Current Index to Statistics (Institute of Mathematical Statistics & American Statistical Association)
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.
Mathematics
Statistics
Books
Journal articles
Open access
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Global ETD Search (Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
A database of electronic theses and dissertations. Full text is also available for some papers.
General Fields
Thesis & Dissertations
Open access
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PubMed (National Library of Medicine)@HU

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.

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*This is a Pubmed link for HU members. The "Find it @ Hiroshima university" icon is displayed in "full text links".

Biology
Medicine & Helth Care
Books
Journal articles
Open access
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CiNii Research  (National Institute of Informatics) 
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.

General Fields
Documents
Working papers
Open access
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EndNote basic (Clarivate)
Online reference management tool:
-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.
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*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 versionyou 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.

Reference management tools
Open access
Mendeley Institutional Edition (Elsevier)
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.

Reference management tools
Open access
e-Stat (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
The Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan.
General Fields
Statistics
Government documents
Statistical data
Open access
EBSCO Open Dissertations (EBSCOhost)
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.
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General Fields
Thesis & Dissertations
Open access
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