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Databases Mainly for Japan-published Journals
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Japan's largest scholarly information search service, including research papers, books, research data, researchers, and research projects registered in Japan's public infrastructure.

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Academic journals and proceedings published in Japan.

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Search for Japanese Periodicals Index.

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Search for popular Japanese magazines: Weeklies, monthly journals, and women's lifestyle titles.

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A database for searching pre-modern Japanese books held worldwide.

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NDL ONLINE

* Integrated into NDL Search in January 2024.

       

Integrated search service of catalogs and digital archives including the National Diet Library, public, university, and specialized libraries, and academic institutes.

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Search digitized materials from the National Diet Library (NDL), with some titles available for full-text viewing. Restricted materials ("Library Transmission Service") are available at the

Central Library.
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(Zassaku Plus)
Japanese Magazine Articles: National & Regional (Since 1868).

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Databases Mainly for Overseas Journals
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Over 36,000 early American publications: Nearly all books and pamphlets from 1639-1800.
Series I: Evans, 1639-1800

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Scholarly Book Citation Search (2005-present).

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E-books and E-Journal published by Brill.

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Full-text access to over 200 multidisciplinary journals (1997-present).

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Search dissertations and theses from Chinese universities via CALIS.

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A comprehensive academic information database in China.
Full-text access limited to licensed subjects only.

* Only contracted subject areas provide full text.

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Conference Proceedings (1995-present).

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Global Academic TOCs & Bibliography: Includes selected websites and scholarly documents (1998-present).

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Research Data Citation Index: Links to statistics, genetic data, and more cited in scholarly works (1995-present).

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Includes approx. 130,000 titles published in English or the UK from 1475 to 1700.

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Search multiple databases simultaneously across various fields. (eBook Collection, ERIC, LISTA, MLA, etc.)

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Online Training
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A collaborative digital repository of books and journals from major research libraries. (Full-text access available for selected titles.)


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Reference Database covering all fields.

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Back issues of approx. 850 core journals (Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, etc.).

Campus R   Advanced Search
User Guide
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Korea Citation Index: Search scholarly papers published in South Korea from 1980 to the present.

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An open access portfolio featuring approximately 200 multidisciplinary journals published by MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute).

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This service allows users to search and view a variety of resources, collected and stored by the NLK. Central Library is the partner library of the NLK and Partner Library materials can be viewed at the Central Library.

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Online edition of the Oxford Handbooks series, featuring comprehensive reviews by leading experts across various academic fields.

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A world-class full-text academic research database that contains a wide range of materials, including academic papers, books, newspaper articles, and dissertations.

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Open-access journals from Latin America, Portugal, Spain, and South Africa, covering sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Available via the Web of Science platform (1997-present).


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Search approx. 2,100 Elsevier academic journals.

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Bibliographic & citation database across STEM, social sciences, and humanities.

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Full-text search approx. 1300 journals published by Springer.

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Full-text search of approx. 140 journals published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge.

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Search global multidisciplinary journals and track citation data.
EndNote Online is also available here.

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Contract Title:

  • The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI)
  • The Archives of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) (RGS) Part 1
  • The Archives of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) (RGS) Part 2
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Full-text access to over 1,000 journals published by Wiley-Blackwell.

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Search Engines
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Search for academic publications on the Web. Access via this link to display "NULink." If you are on campus or log in via NULink, you can read full-text paid articles contracted by the University.
(List of Electronic Resources with Remote Access)

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Science & Technology

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Full-text search for around 160 journals in the biomedical sciences.

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Full-text access to over 80 articles related to Biology and Environmental Science.

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Biomedical & Life Sciences: Pre-clinical research, experimental studies, and measurement methods (1926-present).

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Bibliography of controlled clinical trials from the Cochrane Collaboration and other providers.

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Clinically focused Q&A summaries.

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Full-text articles and research protocols focusing on medical effectiveness.

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Bibliography of publications on controlled clinical trial methodologies.

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Latest synthetic methods reported in leading organic chemistry journals: Includes reaction diagrams and essential reaction conditions (1995-present).

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A medical database supporting clinical practice with comprehensive data on around 3,000 diseases, 700 medical conditions, and all prescription medications.

Tsurumai
Daiko
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Patent and citation information in the fields of Chemistry, Electrical, Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering (1995-present).

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Full-text access to approx. 350 journals in Life Sciences.

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Provides information on new compounds collected from the latest organic chemistry journals. Supports structure searching (1993-present).

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A multidisciplinary nuclear literature database led by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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A directory of domestic and international life science databases, providing access URLs and basic metadata such as descriptions and species.

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The international reference book for human cytogenetic and cytogenomic nomenclature.

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Impact Factor Search.

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Videos of lab methods, including the JoVE Journal and JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments.

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*in Japanese

Saving downloaded PDFs is not allowed. Printed copies must be discarded after use (retaining paper copies is not permitted).

  • Note: Available to Nagoya University members only.
  • Note: Saving downloaded PDF files is not allowed; if you print, you must discard the copies after use (retaining paper copies is not permitted).
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Academic journals and proceedings published in Japan.

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Back issues of approx. 850 core journals (Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, etc.).

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User Guide
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Full-text access to approx. 80 medical and bioscience journals.

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Mathematical Literature (1940-present).

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Biomedicine, natural sciences, anthropology, and related health fields.

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Full-text search for dozens of specialist journals published by the Nature Portfolio.

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X-ray powder diffraction data provided by the ICDD (International Centre for Diffraction Data).

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A free digital archive of full-text biomedical and life sciences journal articles, provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).

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Full-text access to approx. 20 journals in Mathematics and Statistics.

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Multidisciplinary platform including science, technology, and medicine databases.

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NIH/NLM interface to MEDLINE and other life‑science literature; NULink enabled via the Nagoya‑specific URL.

* Nagoya University-specific URL. NULink appears.

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Search approx. 2,100 Elsevier academic journals.

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Full-text search for approx. 90 journals published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP)

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Research analytics tool powered by Scopus.

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For Users

Bibliographic & citation database across STEM, social sciences, and humanities.

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A collection of 7 journals published by Japanese biological societies.
(Currently linked via PierOnline PierOnline)

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Interactive 3D Anatomy & Physiology (Human Body).

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Multidisciplinary citation database; also provides access to EndNote Online.

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Zoological Literature & Taxonomy (1995-present).


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An online database for Japanese literature in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and related fields, provided by JAMAS.

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Archives of major business magazines (Toyo Keizai, Weekly Diamond) and Domei Photo Graphic news photos.

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An archive collecting and providing life science databases developed by Japanese researchers.

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A cross-search engine for life science databases worldwide. Simultaneously search through over 500 diverse sources, including literature, patents, and molecular data.

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Nikkei BP Magazine Archives: Access to back issues of around 50 titles.

Note: A university‑wide monthly limit applies to the number of article views.

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Provides links to various services related to life science databases.

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Arts & Humanities

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Multidisciplinary database with full text for 3,100+ journals and indexing for 8,500+ titles (EBSCOhost).

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A comprehensive academic information database in China.
Full-text access limited to licensed subjects only.

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Back issues of approx. 850 core journals (Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, etc.).

Campus R   Advanced Search
User Guide
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Database for linguistics.

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Search Guide
Online Training
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A collection of major online journals in the humanities and social sciences from Europe and North America, covering the 19th century through 1995.

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An index of articles from major journals in the humanities and social sciences across Europe and North America (1665-1995).

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Includes databases for psychology, religious studies, etc.

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Bibliographic & citation database across STEM, social sciences, and humanities.

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Search global multidisciplinary journals and track citation data.
EndNote Online is also available here.

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[JapanKnowledge]
Digital edition of Kokushi Daijiten (Great Dictionary of Japanese History), Japan's largest historical encyclopedia, comprising all 15 volumes (17 books).

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Search for information on premodern Japanese books held by institutions in Japan and abroad.

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Primary sources on Japan's social and cultural history; contracted content available on the J‑DAC platform.

* Subscribed content.

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Social Sciences

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Includes 500 journals published from 1691 to 1820.

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Includes more than 1000 journals published from 1821 to 1837.

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Includes 500 journals published from 1691 to 1820.

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Includes more than 1,100 journals published from 1853 to 1865.

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Includes more than 2,500 journals published from 1866 to 1877.

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Full-text access to over 3,100 journals and abstracts for 8,500+ titles, focusing on peer-reviewed research across sciences and other diverse fields.

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George H.W. Bush Diplomatic Records: Featuring content on Bosnia and the Former Yugoslavia.

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Features approximately 110 major journals and 500 handbooks from C.H. Beck, including commentaries on the Civil, Criminal, Commercial, and Corporate Codes.

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Conference Proceedings (1995-present).

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Cross-linked databases for statutes, case law, and legal literature.

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Includes intelligence studies, policy papers, diplomatic correspondence, cabinet meeting minutes, briefing materials, and domestic surveillance and military reports.

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Comprehensive economics database compiled by the American Economic Association.

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Full-text access to approx. 120 business and economics journals.

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Documents the emergence of those concerns from different aspects of conservation and environmental public policy in North America in the modern era.

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Comprehensive database of Japanese corporate information, including profiles, financial data, and financial statements of all listed companies.

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Database for education-related resources, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Includes major legal periodicals from their inaugural issues. Also provides the Federal Register, U.S. case law, and UK cases and bills.

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A database of legislative histories, articles, and documents on U.S. bankruptcy law, dating back to the late 1700s.

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A full-text database of books and journal articles on the history of international law, covering the 17th to the 20th centuries.

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House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (1660-2004).

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A data archive that collects, preserves, and provides microdata from social science surveys for secondary analysis.

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Intellectual Property Law Collection: Includes U.S. legislative histories for copyrights and patents, along with scholarly articles and research papers.

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Impact Factor Search.

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Back issues of approx. 850 core journals (Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, etc.).

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German Legal Database: Includes case law, statutes, related journals, and legal literature.

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Comprehensive database of Japanese case law.

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An essential database providing indexes and abstracts for journals in library and information science, as well as technology.

* Free Search

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The Making of the Modern World (MOMW) [NII-REO]

A collection of classic works on the history of economics and economic history. Includes tens of thousands of Western‑language publications on socio‑economic history from the mid‑15th to the mid‑20th century.
Part.1 - 3* Subscription ended on March 29, 2024 (Gale).

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Global Corporate & Financial Data: Includes annual reports and records of bankrupt/merged/acquired companies.
* For the English manual, see HELP in the database.

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Full-text database provided by NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research)

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OECD publications and data, including reports and statistics.
Note: Articles up to 2017 are available.

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Backfiles of major humanities and social sciences journals from the 19th century to 1995.

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An index of articles from major journals in the humanities and social sciences across Europe and North America (1665-1995).

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A collection of gray literature preserved from U.S. government agencies and organizations, including reports, blog posts, videos, and podcasts.

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Full-text access to approx. 20 journals in Mathematics and Statistics.

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Includes databases for economics, finance, social sciences, education, and more.

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FEMA Primary Sources: Comprehensive crisis management data covering all disasters, from natural hazards to terrorism.

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Research analytics tool powered by Scopus.

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For Users

Bibliographic & citation database across STEM, social sciences, and humanities.

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A premier statutory database based on "Genko Nippon Hoki," the authoritative collection of Japanese laws compiled by the Ministry of Justice.

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SDG Digital Content Collection: Covers all 17 goals. Includes research papers, videos, presentations, and educational resources.

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Early American & British-American Historical Records.

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Search global multidisciplinary journals and track citation data.
EndNote Online is also available here.

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Japanese Legal Database: Laws, precedents, legal literature, and news.

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International legal info: Focus on US, UK, Canada, and the EU.

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Current constitution for every country, historical documents and related articles.

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Provides keyword search capabilities for articles from Japan's Official Gazette.

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Primary sources on modern Japanese enterprises. Includes licensed content such as business reports, prospectuses, early-period securities reports, and documents related to the Deconcentration Law.

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This database allows you to trace the state of modern and contemporary Japan through original materials. Note: Only contracted content are available. (check on the search tab)

  • · Kusuda Minoru Papers (Prime Minister Sato Eisaku Office Documents)
  • · Tokyo Trial / war crimes tribunal materials
  • · Yabe Teiji Papers
  • · Records of the Tokyo Army Court‑Martial for the February 26 Incident
  • · Materials on the Postwar Social Security System
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Archives of major business magazines (Toyo Keizai, Weekly Diamond) and Domei Photo Graphic news photos.

Campus R Per Volume 4 Terms of Use

A database of 24 official law reports, including the "Supreme Court Case Reports (Criminal Cases)."

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A digitized archive of early Showa-era Japanese books, providing full-text access to the Social Sciences division.

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Offers rapid expert commentary on major case law across 16 legal fields within 3 months of publication, with seamless links to full-text judgements on "LEX/DB Internet."

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Provides access to historical archives concerning Japanese trade and industrial policy.
Note: Available for subscribed titles only.

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Subscribed Titles
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Nikkei BP Magazine Archives: Access to back issues of around 50 titles.

* Campus-wide monthly limit on the number of article views.

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A collaborative database of law journals published by participating universities. Full-text access is available for titles marked with a "PDF" icon.

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Search for Japanese Legal periodicals and case annotations index.

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Provides search and full-text access to articles, research papers, and case reviews published in "Horitsu Jiho."

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Provides search and full-text access to the annual law reviews ("Gakkai Kaiko") featured in the December issues of "Horitsu Jiho."

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Provides search and full-text access to articles published in the special extraordinary volumes of "Horitsu Jiho" focusing on the annual retrospective and outlook of case law.

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Dissertations

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Japan's largest scholarly information search service, including research papers, books, research data, researchers, and research projects registered in Japan's public infrastructure.

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Global Dissertation Index (Mainly North America).

Note: Self-pay for full-text purchase.

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Collects and provides metadata for contents registered in Japanese institutional repositories. Also searchable via platforms like "CiNii Research."

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Provides a search database for doctoral dissertations conferred by Nagoya University from fiscal year 1957 onward.

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Newspapers

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JCTVWiFi

* Contract ended on March 31, 2024.

NUWNET
(Higashiyama)
     

Full-text search for "The Japan Times" articles (1897-2018).

* If you cannot connect, try changing your settings (disable IPv6).

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Provides full-text search and access to over 1,200 international newspapers.

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Full-text archive of The Times (London): 200 years of articles from 1785 to 1985.

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Asahi Shimbun Archive (1879-present): Includes Chiezo encyclopedia and biographical database.

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User Guide
Terms of Use

Database for Chunichi Shimbun (from April 1987) and Tokyo Shimbun (from April 1997). Some issues of all local editions for Tokai region, as well as of predecessor publications, are available for searching and viewing.

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Article search for the four Nikkei newspapers.

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Database for Mainichi shinbun newspapers, etc.

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Archive of The Yomiuri Shimbun (1874-present), The Japan News, and a biographical database.

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Catalogue of newspaper holdings at Nagoya University.

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Reference Works & eBooks

For e‑books, some titles can also be searched individually via E‑Journals & E‑Books Title Search.

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E-books and E-Journal published by Brill.

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Features 183 subscribed E-book titles spanning the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and medicine.

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A collection of 393 companion volumes from Cambridge University Press, covering key fields including literature, philosophy, classics, religion, and cultural studies.

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Historical reference collection featuring approx. 250 titles of "Cambridge Histories."

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Features over 10,000 Japanese titles and millions of foreign-language books. Full-text access is available for purchased titles. You can preview unpurchased titles for 5 minutes and submit purchase requests.

Note:The preview function may not work on Safari (Mac) or on iPads and iPhones.Please use another device or Google Chrome on a Mac.

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Online Training
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Online full-text access to "The Eighteenth Century" microfilm collection, covering 18th-century British and English-language publications.

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E-books for Reference published by Gale group.

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Comprehensive Japanese reference platform (Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Historical Sources).

* Kokushi Daijiten Web is a separate site within JapanKnowledge and is not included in cross‑search.

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Includes English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries published by Kenkyusha.

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Academic and professional books published by Japanese publishers.
Note: Close the browser after searching.

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The Making of the Modern World (MOMW) [NII-REO]
A collection of classic works on the history of economics and economic history. Includes tens of thousands of Western‑language publications on socio‑economic history from the mid‑15th to the mid‑20th century.
Part.1 - 3 * Subscription ended on March 29, 2024 (Gale).

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Academic and professional books published by Japanese publishers. Reference database for dictionaries, encyclopedias, and e‑books.
Note: Click "Exit" (upper right) after reading to ensure access for other users.

Campus R Per Volume
1-3
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User Guide
Terms of Use
Purchase Request Method

A digital platform for e-journals and e-books hosting Oxford University Press.

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Authoritative historical dictionary of English (off‑campus access via the provided link).

* For off-campus access, use this link (availability may vary by environment).

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Online editions of the Oxford Handbooks series across disciplines (Oxford Academic).

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A medical research portal providing access to Oxford University Press's medical textbooks and handbooks and clinical resources.

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Dictionaries, World Encyclopedia, World Maps etc.

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Academic E-books issued by Oxford University Press.

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Approximately 900,000 extensive and specialized eBooks. Full-text browsing and downloading are available for purchased titles only. You can also request to purchase books you are interested in.

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Routledge (Humanities/Social Sciences) & CRC Press (Science/Engineering) E-books.

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Search approx. 2,100 Elsevier academic journals.

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For Users

Full-text search approx. 1300 journals published by Springer.

Campus R   How to Check Subscription

Academic e-book platform: Humanities, Social Sciences, Science & Engineering.

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A platform providing e-books from multiple university presses.
Note: Access is limited to subscribed titles only.

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Oxford University Press's introductory series: Accessible guides to complex topics for beginners.

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Search major chemistry resources: Handbook of Chemistry (Kagaku Binran), Encyclopedia of Experimental Chemistry (Jikken Kagaku Koza), and Dictionary of Standard Chemical Terminology.

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Database of statesmen, economic experts, bureaucracies, scholars and journalists, etc.

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Digital edition of Kokushi Daijiten (Great Dictionary of Japanese History), Japan's largest historical encyclopedia, comprising all 15 volumes (17 books).

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Digital edition of Japan's most comprehensive Japanese dictionary (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, 2nd Ed.).

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Chronological Scientific Tables (1925-Present).

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Statistics and White papers

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A data archive that collects, preserves, and provides microdata from social science surveys for secondary analysis.

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OECD publications and data, including reports and statistics.
Note: Articles up to 2017 are available.

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Chronological Scientific Tables (1925-Present).

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* * Note: If a link does not open, click while holding the Ctrl key.

e‑Journals

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Full-text access to over 3,100 journals and abstracts for 8,500+ titles, focusing on peer-reviewed research across sciences and other diverse fields.

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Provides full-text search for approximately 160 biomedical journals.

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Full-text access to over 80 articles related to Biology and Environmental Science.

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Full-text access to over 200 multidisciplinary journals (1997-present).

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Full-text access to approx. 120 business and economics journals.

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Full-text access to approx. 350 journals in Life Sciences.

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Reference Database covering all fields.

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Academic journals and proceedings published in Japan.

Open    

Back issues of approx. 850 core journals (Humanities, Social Sciences, Mathematics, etc.).

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User Guide
Terms and Conditions of Use

Full-text access to approx. 80 medical and bioscience journals.

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Full-text search for dozens of specialist journals published by the Nature Portfolio.

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A collection of major online journals in the humanities and social sciences from Europe and North America, covering the 19th century through 1995.

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Free full-text archive of life sciences and biomedical journals, provided by the NIH/NLM.

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Full-text access to approx. 20 journals in Mathematics and Statistics.

   

A world-class full-text academic research database that contains a wide range of materials, including academic papers, books, newspaper articles, and dissertations.

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Search approx. 2,100 Elsevier academic journals.

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For Users

Full-text search for approx. 90 journals published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP)

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Full-text search approx. 1300 journals published by Springer.

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Full-text search of approx. 140 journals published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge.

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Database in science and technology.

PierOnline
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Full-text access to over 1,000 journals published by Wiley-Blackwell.

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Archives of major business magazines (Toyo Keizai, Weekly Diamond) and Domei Photo Graphic news photos.

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Nikkei BP Magazine Archives: Access to back issues of around 50 titles.

Note: A university‑wide monthly limit applies to the number of article views.

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Biography

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A science and technology information service that links researchers, projects, patents, and resources to inspire innovation. Includes links to various research databases.

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Biographical dictionary of scholars and researchers from German-speaking countries (included with the print edition).

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More than 57,000 biographies from the 4th century BC to the 21st century.
Note: For off‑campus access, here (service availability may vary by environment).

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Enables researchers to register and publish their career histories, research fields, keywords, publications, and presentation lists.

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A database of key modern figures with direct links to related articles.

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Provides the latest profile data on key figures in politics, business, government, research, and journalism.

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Features around 300,000 corporate personnel profiles compiled by Nikkei. Also provides searchable executive and management data from Tokyo Shoko Research and Diamond.

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Biographical search on JapanKnowledge Lib. It features Japan's largest biographical dictionary (75,000 entries) and the comprehensive "Bibliography of Biographical Literature on Japanese People.

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Faculty profile database of Nagoya University.

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Library Catalog

Nagoya University Holdings
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Online public access catalog of Nagoya University.

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Metadata for classical Japanese books maintained by Nagoya University.

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Holdings in Japan
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A union catalog of books and journals held by university libraries across Japan.

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OPAC of Aichi Prefectural Library.

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Cross-search system for libraries across Aichi Prefecture.

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A search engine for book collections and loan status at public libraries nationwide.

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* Integrated into NDL Search in January 2024.

       

Integrated search service of catalogs and digital archives including the National Diet Library, public, university, and specialized libraries, and academic institutes.

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OPAC of Nagoya City Library.

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Directory of libraries in Japan, including academic libraries (Japan Library Association).

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Holdings Overseas
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Catalog of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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China Academic Library & Information System union catalog.

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A union catalog of university and higher education libraries across France.

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A comprehensive catalogue of books and other materials printed in English before the 18th century.

Note: Currently unavailable due to a cyberattack.

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Catalog of the British Library (UK national library).

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Meta‑catalog for holdings in German‑speaking countries (KVK).

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Catalog of the German National Library.

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A cross-searching tool for collections held in UK academic, national, and special libraries.

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Online catalog of the U.S. Library of Congress.

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Global union catalog of library collections worldwide.

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Publishing

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Full‑text search of books (Google Books).

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Directory and details for journals covered by MLA International Bibliography.

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Book discovery via associative search; tables of contents and summaries.

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Discovery service focused on Japanese "shinsho" (paperback monographs).

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Research Trends

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Journal impact indicators, including Impact Factor.

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Identify influential individuals, organizations, papers, and journals in each research field, as well as emerging research trends.

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Research analytics tool built on Scopus data.

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Reference Management

Do Not Use Automatic Download Functions: Do not use any feature that automatically downloads multiple PDF files in bulk. Such behavior may be deemed intentional mass data harvesting using programs, and may result in loss of access for the entire university.

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The online version of EndNote, accessible via

Web of Science.

Note: Available after graduation with limited features.

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A free reference management tool that allows users to create groups and share references with collaborators.

Note: Current university members are eligible for the Mendeley Institutional Edition.
Accessing the service from on-campus automatically upgrades your account. This upgrade is valid for 12 months from your last on-campus access, after which it will downgrade to the free version.

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A free, open-source reference management tool. To use it, install the desktop application on your computer and add the "Zotero Connector" extension to your web browser.

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