MultiDatabases

Databases by Title (A-Z)

Trial: 2024/9~2025/3
Predatory Reports(Cabells)
Predatory Reports is a database that allows users to search for information on predatory journals. It includes basic information (title, ISSN, field, website, etc.) on over 17,000 suspicious journals, selected and analyzed by journal evaluation specialists based on more than 70 criteria, including peer review, publication, metrics, and fees. Additionally, it lists the violations discovered through the analysis.

*Note: ‘Journalytics’ (a database of reliable journal information) is not available.

This database should be used as a supplementary tool, and decisions on submissions should be made in consultation with faculty members. For more information on predatory journals, please refer to the Writing Center.

General Fields
Working papers
Off-Campus access: VPN service
No full text
Yomidas (Yomiuri Shinbun Co.)
Some articles on this website are available only in Japanese. If necessary, please use the browser’s translation function.

This database enables you to search articles in the paper by "Yomiuri Shinbun" since 1874.

The archive has several sections.
Articles from 1874 to 1989 are contained as high-quality scans of the pages, as they originally appeared. Articles after 1986 onward are contained in a convenient text view, as well as a clipping view of the original article. The Japan News catalogs articles that appeared in our English publication. Contemporary Who’s Who offers the ability to search for individuals to retrieve their biographical data as well as pertinent articles. And finally, regional articles and pages from the period of 1933 to 2001 can be found as page images in the optional Regional Sections (Showa Era) feature.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 1
Walk-in User not available

General Fields
Newspaper articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
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Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search (Asahi Shimbun Co.)
Some articles on this website are available only in Japanese. If necessary, please use the browser’s automatic translation function.

This database enables you to search over 15 millions of articles in the paper by "Asahi Shinbun" since 1879.

【Including Contents】
・"Asahi Shimbun(1985-)" "Weekly Asahi(2000-)" "AERA(1988-)" Articles
Headings and full text for articles included of the Asahi Shimbun are stored as text data.
・"Asahi Shimbun" Digitized Archive 1879-1999 Keyword Search
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.
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*Simultaneous access limit: up to 2
Walk-in User not available


General Fields
History
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Newspaper articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Full text
Japan Knowledge Lib (NetAdvance)
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)
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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
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Over 60,000 biographies, 72 million words, 11,000 portraits of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history
General Fields
History
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Full text
Naxos Video Library
The world's leading performing arts distributor brings you an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances - operas, ballets, concerts, dances, documentaries and many more.
Watch fine productions from the world's greatest opera houses, ballet and dance companies, orchestras, artists, festivals and concert halls on demand.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 5
Music
Videos
Off-Campus access: VPN service
No full text
MarinLit (Royal Society of Chemistry)
MarinLit is a database dedicated to marine natural products research.


*Note (2023/2/28)
If not available to use, please try as fellow.

STEP1:
 Access the following URL

STEP2:
 Check the message "Network access provided by: HIROSHIMA DAIGAKU"

STEP3:
 Access MarinLit again

Chemistry
Chemical substances & reactions
Journal articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Partial full text
The Merck Index Online (Royal Society of Chemistry)
The Merck Index Online offers the source of information on chemicals, drugs and biologicals.
The Merck Index Online will be updated regularly with accurate information curated by experts. 
Chemistry
Medicine & Helth Care
Chemical substances & reactions
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Full text
Entrepreneurial Studies Source (EBSCOhost)
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.
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Business & Management
Books
Documents
Journal articles
Videos
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Partial full text
SciVal (Elsevier)
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.
General Fields
Statistical data
Off-Campus access: VPN service
No full text
FINANCIAL TIMES Historical Archive 1888-2021GALE PRIMARY SOURCES
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
Full text
German Biographical Archive (De Gruyter)
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.
General Fields
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Full text
CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform for Academics(Chemical Abstracts Service)
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. 
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Username (Login ID)/PW: 
1. Users have registered SciFinder-n username:
You can use the same Username and password as before.

2. Users those who are not registerd:
Please register from the site below.
*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.
*For questions related to SciFinder, please refer to here.
Chemistry
Chemical substances & reactions
Journal articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
No full text
Infobase ebooks (Infobase Publishing)
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 (AndroidiOS).
Check the login ID / PW. (on campus access only)
General Fields
Education
Books
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Other methods
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OLMS ONLINE – Reprints (Georg Olms)
Olms Online presents titles with additional information. These are reprints with new introductions, afterwords, notes or indexes added by the editors. Here you will find some 400 volumes with a focus on German language and literature and on philosophy.
* Messkatalogen [Book Fair Catalogs] is not available.
History
Languages
Literature
Philosophy
Books
Off-Campus access: VPN service
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (ProQuest)
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts provides abstracts and indexing of the international literature of political science and international relations, along with complementary fields, including international law and public administration/policy. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 750 core serials publications and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and working papers.
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Political Science
Books
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
Working papers
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
No full text
Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Sociological Abstracts, and its companion file Social Services Abstracts, cover the international literature of sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It provides abstracting and indexing of articles and book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications, plus books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers, and working papers.
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Sociology
Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
Working papers
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
No full text
ProQuest Ebook Central (former: ebrary) (ProQuest)
Ebook full-text database.
>Support

*You can download a chapter PDF from the table of contents or download a chapter, page range or single page PDF from the Reader. Chapter downloads require users to sign-in to their Ebook Central account. 

*Ebooks that have not been purchased at Hiroshima University can be read free of charge for up to 5 minutes in 24 hours. 

*Simultaneous access limit for each title: 1 
General Fields
Books
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Full text