Databases by Title (A-Z)

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
Partial full text
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
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Partial full text
Scopus (Elsevier)
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of journal articles, books and conference proceedings.
General Fields
Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Partial full text
MathSciNet(American Mathematical Society)
MathSciNet is an electronic publication offering access to a carefullymaintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts andbibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciencesliterature.
Mathematics
Books
Journal articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
No full text
EndNote basic (Clarivate)
Online reference management tool:
-Keep all your references and reference-related materials in a searchable personal library.
-Use your references in word-processing documents to create formatted citations and bibliographies or independent reference lists.
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*HU members can use the version of EndNote basic available as part of the Web of Science, which has thousands of styles and hundreds of filters and connection files.

[How to use it?]

To use this versionyou must be logged in to EndNote basicon the campus network. When accessing from off-campus,please use the VPN service or single sign-on.

The validity period of this version is 12months from the last login. You can use this version on the off-campus network as long as it is valid. Please note that you will be required to log in on the campus network at least once before it expires.

Reference management tools
Open access
Mendeley Institutional Edition (Elsevier)
Free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.

*HU members can use the Institutional Edition, which is an upgraded version of the free version.
*Available until at least March 31, 2025.

(updated: 2023/12/1)
Mendeley Desktop can be downloaded and used for the time being.
But, please note that no further software updates will be released for Mendeley Desktop, and its compatibility with future operating systems cannot be guaranteed.


[How to use it?]

To use this version, you must be logged in to Mendeley on the campus network. When accessing from off-campus, please use the VPN service or single sign-on.

The validity period of this version is 12months from the last login. You can use this version on the off-campus network as long as it is valid. Please note that you will be required to log in on the campus network at least once before it expires.

Reference management tools
Open access
Gale ebooks(former Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Ebook full-text database. You can search about 200 dictionaries and encyclopedias at once.
General Fields
Books
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Full text
Making of the Modern World Part I-III (Gale)
A Digital collection of social science literature centered on the history of economics, business history, and social thought from the mid-15th century to 1945, which is owned by Goldsmiths’ Library of Economic Literature (Senate House, University of London)  and Kress Library of Business and Economics (Harvard University) .

Business & Management
Economics
History
Sociology
Books
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Full text
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 19th & 20th Century (NII REO)
This module includes the complete file of House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, also known as Sessional Papers or Blue Books, dating from 1801 through to today.

This includes:Bills, House of Commons Papers, Command Papers, Reports of Committees, Reports of Commissioners, Accounts
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Business & Management
Economics
History
Law
Political Science
Government documents
Parliamentary Papers
Statistical data
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Full text
e-Stat (Statistics Bureau of Japan)
The Portal Site of Official Statistics of Japan.
General Fields
Statistics
Government documents
Statistical data
Open access
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
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Partial full text
CINAHL (EBSCOhost)
CINAHL is the authoritative resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 4
*after 2023/04/01: unlimited access
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Partial full text
Cochrane Library (EBM Reviews) @Kaumi campus
Fast, bottom-line answers to the most commonly-asked clinical questions, based on comprehensive and expertanalysis of the medical literature. Includes the full text of Cochrane's regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of health care.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 2
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Kasumi campus only
Full text
EBM Reviews (OvidSP) @Kaumi campus
Combines several of the most trusted EBM resources into a single, fully-searchable database.

*Simultaneous access limit: up to 2
Medicine & Helth Care
Journal articles
Medical information
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Kasumi campus only
Full text
UpToDate (Wolters Kluwer Health)@Kasumi campus
UpToDate is the clinical decision support resource associated with improved outcomes. More than 80 research studies demonstrate its impact on improved patient care and hospital performance.

*UpToDate Mobile is also available.
*UpToDate Anywhere [Off-campus access]
You can also use it from off-campus by creating an account on UpToDate Anywhere. Registration requires access on the campus network.
*Access from off-campus using the VPN service is prohibited.
Medicine & Helth Care
Medical information
Off-Campus access: Other methods
Kasumi campus only
Full text
OECD iLibrary (OECD)
OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD's analysis and data.
Agriculture & food
Business & Management
Economics
Education
Political Science
Science & technology
Statistics
Books
Conference Proceedings
Journal articles
Statistical data
Working papers
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Full text
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.

*The Full text may be available by clicking the URL in the Detailed Record.
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General Fields
Thesis & Dissertations
Open access
Partial full text
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Search and view the full text of eBooks.

*Depending on publisher-specified limits, up to 100 pages of an EBSCO eBook can be printed as a PDF file (per user) from within the eBook viewer.
*Simultaneous access limit for each title: 1 
General Fields
Books
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Full text
ProQuest Ebook Central (former: ebrary) (ProQuest)
Ebook full-text database.
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*You can download a chapter PDF from the table of contents or download a chapter, page range or single page PDF from the Reader. Chapter downloads require users to sign-in to their Ebook Central account. 

*Ebooks that have not been purchased at Hiroshima University can be read free of charge for up to 5 minutes in 24 hours. 

*Simultaneous access limit for each title: 1 
General Fields
Books
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Off-Campus access: VPN service
Off-Campus access: Single sign-on
Full text