Databases by Title (A-Z)

Westlaw classic (former Westlaw Next)(Thomson Reuters)
Legal information database mainly in the United States and overseas. You can also search and read the full text of overseas newspaper articles, TV news, and magazine articles.Major 

Major newspapers: Daily Telegraph (2001-), Guardian (1985-), Independent (2000-), International New York Times (1997-), Los Angeles Times (1985-), USA TODAY (1989-), Washington Post (1978-), and many others.
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Note (2024.2.29)
*Available from on-campus or off-campus with HIRODAI ID.
　Access to Westlaw classic (with HIRODAI ID)
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*Not available from on-campus without HIRODAI ID after April 1, 2024.  
General Fields
Law
Journal articles
Laws & Court Decisions
Newspaper articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
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NDL Digitial Collections (National Diet Library)
This is a service that allows you to search and view digital materials collected and stored at the National Diet Library. 

◆By registering as a user of the National Diet Library, you can view and print (print out) digital materials that are difficult to obtain due to being out of print.

For some contents, it is necessary to use the "Digitized Contents Transmission Service for Libraries". Please refer to here for this service.

※1 Registration (free) is necessary to use the National Diet Library.
※2 The number of digitized materials that can be viewed is the same as the service for individuals.
General Fields
Books
Documents
Journal articles
Open access
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MLA International Bibliography (EBSCOhost)
Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is the definitive index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present.
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Languages
Literature
Books
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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MEDLINE  (EBSCOhost)
MEDLINE  created by the National Library of Medicine, provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. 
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
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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
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