Databases by Title (A-Z)

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
A portal site for searching and browsing digital archives (publications, photos, videos, audio, artworks, etc.) held by libraries, museums, etc. in the U.S.
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Arts
History
Literature
Music
Books
Documents
Images
Sounds
Videos
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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.

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Documents
Working papers
Open access
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CiNii Dissertations (National Institute of Informatics)
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.

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Thesis & Dissertations
Open access
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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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General Fields
History
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Newspaper articles
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J-GLOBAL (Japan Science and Technology Agency)
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.
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Agriculture & food
Chemistry
Geography
Mathematics
Medicine & Helth Care
Physics & Astronomy
Science & technology
Chemical substances & reactions
Conference Proceedings
Documents
Journal articles
Statistical data
Open access
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Japan Search(National Diet Library)
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.
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Arts
History
Languages
Literature
Books
Government documents
Images
Open access
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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.

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General Fields
Chemistry
Economics
Geography
History
Mathematics
Physics & Astronomy
Books
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Journal articles
Statistical data
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Internet Archive
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. 
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Arts
History
Languages
Literature
Music
Books
Documents
Images
Journal articles
Newspaper articles
Sounds
Videos
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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.
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* There is an application for smartphones and tablets (AndroidiOS).
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General Fields
Education
Books
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