Databases by Title (A-Z)

NDL Search (National Diet Library)
NDL Search allows you to search for materials and digital materials held by the National Diet Library,You can request for browsing or copying, and use a variety of other services.
You can also search for materials held by libraries in Japan with which has data linked.
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Books
Documents
Images
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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
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
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