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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I (ProQuest)
This database is the world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day.

【Important Notice】
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I  have changed from the end of March 2024.(April 1st, 2024)
It is still possible to access Web of Science and change the search target database to 「ProQuest™ Dissertations & Theses Citation Index」in order to search for articles. However, you can no longer browse the contents of the articles. For information on how to find open access doctoral dissertations and how to buy access to articles,please refer to this page (Japanese page).

*Note (2023.6.14) 
 Available use "Full text - PDF" only.  Not available after the end of March 2024.
 Others: you can purchase PDF files or copies of the dissertation with your credit card.
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Thesis & Dissertations
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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.
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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
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TOC Premier (EBSCOhost)
TOC Premier provides access to the most up-to-date table of contents information for over 24,000 journals. The more than 25 million records in the citation-only database include: records created by EBSCO Publishing offering proprietary data dating back to 1995, with citations for some titles dating back to the 1960's and 1970's; records from the EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS), some of which date back to the early 1980's; and records licensed from British Library Document Supply Centre, covering the entire 26,000 title collection, dating back to 1993.
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Journal articles
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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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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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