Precautions for Use of Electronic Resources
Regarding the
- A large amount of downloads in a short period of time or download u
si ng programs, etc. beyond the scope of use of individuals. Use for personal academic research and other purposes other than education.- Copying, modifying, redistribute, resale, etc. of the downloaded content.
- Infringing copyright or other property rights.
- ※If an act that violate
s the ter ms of use, such as excessive access or mass download, is detected, penalties such assuspensio n of use or cancellation of the contract may be imposed on the entire university. We ask for your cooperation in the properuse of electronic journals and databases. - ※In some cases, the "link pre-reading function" of the web browser causes mass downloads and mass access unintentionally. 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
us e it normally, there are cases where it is unintentionally considered mass access / mass download. Whenusi ng electronic resources, please pay attention to the settings of the browser.
- Free … You can access it from anywhere in the database and search site that is open to the public.
- Contract … It is an electronic resource contracted by TUFS that can be accessed on campus or off-campus (IP / password authentication).
- Contract … OA (OpenAthens) is an authentication tool for
usi ng electronic resources contracted by TUFS. Once you have logged in first, you canuse electronic resources seamlessly.
Check the collection of books
Search from the University Library
| OPAC | Free | Search of library collection |
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Search from libraries across the country
| CiNii Books | Free | Search for collections of Japanese university libraries |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Contract | 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. |
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| Maruzen ebook Library | Contract | Japanese-style e-books | OA |
| ProQuest Ebook Central | Contract | Electronic books of Western books | OA |
Search for electronic resources
※Please read the notes carefully before
※External use of electronic resources under contract
Search for nursing electronic resources
| Nursing channel | Contract |
A service that distributes educational videos of nursing and medical systems |
Method |
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| JDreamⅢ | Contract | Japan's largest database with approximately 70 million documents related to science and technology, medicine and pharmacy in Japan It is also accessible from outside the university. Please check the user ID etc. in the cabinet of the student portal site. ※Simultaneous access 2 (Please log out after use) |
Out-of-campus | Method |
| Medical Journal Web | Contract | Provides approximately 14 million paper information collected from approximately 7,500 journals in an online database that can comprehensively search domestic medical literature. | OA |
Method |
| Medical Online | Contract | A comprehensive website for medical professionals who can search and browse medical literature and pharmaceutical information | OA |
Method |
| Medical Online Ebooks Library | Contract | We provide approximately 7,000 new medical books through e-book services specializing in medical and medical-related matters. | OA |
Method |
| MedicalFinder | Contract | It is an e-journal service in the medical and medical fields provided by the Medical Library. It contains approximately 55 articles, enabling full text search and immediate browsing of the latest issue. | OA |
Method |
| CINAHL Ultimate | Contract | A database for nurses, healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, and students that contains index information from academic journals in the field of nursing. | OA |
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Look for papers
| CiNii Research | Free | Search for Japanese papers and data | |
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| J-STAGE | Free | E-journal platform operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency | |
| 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 Discussion Papers are also available here. |
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| J-GLOBAL | Free | Search for literature, patents, researchers, etc. from science and technology fields | |
| Magazine article index database | Free | A database of domestic published 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 | Contract | Overseas thesis search database provided by Clarivate | OA |
| Science | Contract | An online platform that provides the latest research, news and papers in the scientific field | OA |
| InCites Journal & Highly Cited Data | Contract | Investigate the impact factors of the paper. | OA |
| Scopus | Contract | One of the world's largest abstracts and citations databases provided by ELSEVIER | OA |
Search magazine articles (e-journals)
| Nikkei BP article search service | Contract | Service that allows you to search and browse back-number articles of Nikkei BP magazines | Campus |
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| IEEE Xplore | Contract | Full text database of journals, minutes, industrial standards, etc. provided by the American Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | OA |
| Nature.com Content on Demand | Contract | This is a contract for the [Pay Per View] method 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 |
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| Electronic journal | Contract | Individually contracted e-journals ※Click the URL of each magazine listed in the PDF to display the relevant page. |
OA |
Search for newspaper articles
| Nikkei Telecon 21 | Contract | Search and browse of each newspaper published by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. | Campus |
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Search by all fields
| Japan Knowledge Lib | Contract | Basic liberal arts databases such as encyclopedias and dictionaries | OA |
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| Orient Economic Digital Content Library | Contract | Contains corporate information and job hunting information | OA |
Government and Digital Archives
| e-gov portal | Free | Information on administrative services and measures |
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| e-stat General Office for 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 SEARCH | 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 | Contract | Search for electronic resources under contract at once ※In order |
OA |
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Look for how to find
| Research navigator | Free | Information on the National Diet Library |
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| Reference cooperative database | Free | Refer to the reference examples of libraries nationwide |


