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Precautions for Use of Electronic Resources

Regarding the use of electronic resources such as e-journals and databases, the publisher, which is the publisher, has established the license terms. In general, the following items are strictly prohibited by any provider.

  • Download a large amount of downloads in a short period of time, or download using programs, etc. beyond the scope of personal use.
  • Use of personal academic research and for purposes other than education.
  • Copying, modifying, redistribute, resale, etc. of downloaded content.
  • Infringing copyright or other property rights.
  • ※If an act that violates the terms of use, such as excessive access or mass download, may result in penalties such as suspension of use or cancellation of the contract for the entire university. We ask for your cooperation in the proper use of electronic journals and databases.
  • ※In some cases, the "link pre-reading function" of the web browser unintentionally causes mass downloads / mass access. The "Link Pre-reading Function" repeats access to links in the page in the background while browsing the page. Therefore, even if the person intends to use it normally, there are cases where it is considered unintentionally large-scale access / mass download. When using electronic resources, please pay attention to your browser settings.

 

  • Free … You can access it from anywhere in the database and search site that is open to the public.
  • Contracts … It is an electronic resource contracted by the University and can be accessed from the campus network.

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Search from the University Library

OPAC Free Search for library collections

Search by libraries across the country

CiNii Books Free Search for collections of Japanese university libraries
NDL ONLINE Free Search of the National Diet Library
Webcat Plus Free Book search service with association search function
Search across libraries in Yamaguchi Prefecture Free Cross-sectional search of public libraries in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Car Lil Local Free Search regional materials together
Library of Asian Economic Research Institute Free Collection of Asian Economic Research Institute

Search for publication information

Publishing Bibliography Database (Books) Free The only public database of publishing information
Google Books Free Search by text and table of contents of materials
Government publications Free Sales of government publications and related books and magazines

Search for electronic books

LibrariE Contracts Digital Library of Japanese Books (ID/PW)
※Access is also possible from outside the university.
※If you have forgotten your ID and password, please contact the library.
Maruzen ebook Library Contracts Japanese-style e-books
ProQuest Ebook Central Contracts Electronic books of Western books

Search for electronic resources

※When using electronic resources contracted by the University, please read the notes carefully before using them.

Notes

Find a paper

CiNii Research Free Search for Japanese papers and data
IRDB (Academic Repository Database) Free A comprehensive platform for repositories published by universities and research institutes
Restoration (Yamaguchi Prefectural University Joint Repository) Free Cross-search of university repositories in Yamaguchi Prefecture
University's City University Thesis is also published here.
J-GLOBAL Free Search for literature, patents, researchers, etc. from science and technology fields
Magazine article index database Free A database of domestic publication magazines collected by the National Diet Library that can search articles mainly on academic papers
Google Scholar Free Google search centering on academic papers
Web of Science Contracts Overseas thesis search database provided by Clarivate
InCites Journal & Highly Cited Data Contracts Investigate the impact factors of the paper.

Search magazine articles (e-journals)

Nikkei BP article search service Contracts Service that allows you to search and browse back-number articles of Nikkei BP magazines
IEEE Xplore Contracts Full text database of journals, minutes, industrial standards, etc. provided by the American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Science Contracts Scientific journals published by the American Society for the Advancement of Science
Nature.com Content on Demand Contracts This is a [Pay Per View] contract that allows you to download journals published on Nature.com in one paper. The subject is Nature magazine and Nature related journals. In 2024, we purchased a unit for 150 papers. Please be sure to check the following precautions before using.
E-journal Contracts Individually contracted e-journal
※Click the URL of each magazine listed in the PDF to display the corresponding page.

Search for newspaper articles

Nikkei Telecon 21 Contracts Search and browse of each newspaper published by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.

Search by all fields

Japan Knowledge Lib Contracts Basic liberal arts databases such as encyclopedias and dictionaries
Orient Economic Digital Content Library Contracts Contains corporate information and job hunting information

Government and Digital Archives

e-gov portal Free Information on administrative services and measures
e-stat General Office of Government Statistics Free Government statistics portal site where you can view Japanese statistics
Search for trial example Free Court case search is possible
EDINET Free Electronic disclosure system for disclosure documents such as securities reports
JAPAN SERCH Free Search for Japanese Digital Archives
National Diet Library Digital Collection Free View digital materials collected at the National Diet Library
National Diet Library Internet Data Collection and Preservation Project (WARP) Free Collection and storage of past web information

Search at once

Search at once

Discovery Service Contracts Search electronic materials collected by libraries in bulk

Look for how to find

Research navigator Free Information on the National Diet Library
Reference cooperative database Free Refer to the reference examples of libraries nationwide