Databases by Title (A-Z)

APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost)
The APA PsycInfo database, American Psychological Association’s (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
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Medicine & Helth Care
Psychology
Books
Journal articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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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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PubMed (National Library of Medicine)@HU

PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.

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*This is a Pubmed link for HU members. The "Find it @ Hiroshima university" icon is displayed in "full text links".

Biology
Medicine & Helth Care
Books
Journal articles
Open access
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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.

General Fields
Documents
Working papers
Open access
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EBSCOhost (EBSCO)
EBSCOhost is a online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. 
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Available databases
Academic Search Complete
Business Source Complete
EconLit with Full Text
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Essay and General Literature Index (H.W. Wilson)
 → will be suspended from the end of March 2024. (2024.3.27)
MLA International Bibliography
CINAHL
APA PsycArticles
→ will be suspended from the end of March 2024. (2024.3.27)
APA PsycInfo
TOC Premier
MLA Directory of Periodicals
MEDLINE
Regional Business News
ERIC

EBSCO Mobile (Android / iOS)
*There is an app for smartphones or tablets. After downloading it, select "HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY" from "Find My Library" to start using it. When using from off-campus, you will be required to log in with your student or staff ID and PW.
General Fields
Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
Newspaper articles
Thesis & Dissertations
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Scopus (Elsevier)
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of journal articles, books and conference proceedings.
General Fields
Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
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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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CINAHL (EBSCOhost)
CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.

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Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
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EBSCO Open Dissertations (EBSCOhost)
EBSCO Open Dissertations includes the content from American Doctoral Dissertations. It is a free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.

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General Fields
Thesis & Dissertations
Open access
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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
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