Databases by Title (A-Z)

Maruzen e-Book Library (MARUZEN-YUSHODO)
This is a platform that provides e-books (electronic books) specializing in academic books for institutional users such as universities. 
You can read the full text of over 4,000 electronic books via Hiroshima University.

The user guide is available here. Please also refer to the video version of the user guide.
Single sign-on is required when logging in from outside the school.

By following the prescribed procedures, you can also download electronic books. However, the following acts are strictly prohibited:
  1. Downloading more than the maximum number of pages displayed on the 'Print/Save' screen per person per title.
  2. Using the downloaded file for purposes other than the research and study purposes of the person who downloaded it.
  3. Sharing, transferring, circulating, or redistributing the downloaded file within a laboratory, company, group, etc., or to a third party.
  4. Jointly downloading more than the maximum number of pages of one title by multiple people.
    (For example, it is prohibited to borrow someone else's email address and download more than the limit.)
  5. Reproducing or modifying on other media without the permission of the copyright holder.
  6. Regardless of the reason or purpose, circumventing the technical protection measures or technical restrictions used in this service or electronic books, such as removing, changing, disabling, etc.
  7. Performing interlibrary loans or document copying services (so-called interlibrary loans, etc.) for other institutions.
  8. Anything else that is prohibited in the terms of use.
In addition, authentication using an email address is required when executing a download and when viewing a downloaded file.

If unauthorized use in violation of the above has been confirmed, restrictions will be implemented for the entire university.

NOTICE: The available titles can also be searched in the Hiroshima University Library OPAC.


General Fields
Books
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
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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.

◆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
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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
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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
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