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General Use

Scopus 　 

Coverage: International   Access:  On campus 　 Off campus

The world's largest abstract database, with nearly 19,500 titles covering science, technology, medicine, the social sciences, and the humanities.

Web of Science 

Journal Citation Reports  

Coverage: International　Access:  On campus
Journal Citation Reports is a tool for measuring the importance and influence (impact factor) of journals. The Science Edition is available to Kumamoto University users.

CiNii Articles    

Coverage:  Japanese  Access:  On campus 　 Off campus 
A database of Japanese journal literature provided by the National Institute of Informatics (NII). CiNii Articles searches academic research information, such as research society journals and university research bulletins.

Nikkei Business Publications Article Search Service (University Edition)  

Coverage: Japanese  Access:  On campus
The Nikkei Business Publication Article Search Service is an online service that provides text format (body text only) and PDF format (includes entire article and magazine images) for backnumbered issues of magazines published by Nikkei BP.

Humanities

JSTOR Arts & Sciences I Collection + IV Collection 

Coverage: International  Access: On campus
JSTOR is a collection of digitized full-text versions of backnumbered academic journals, starting with first editions up until issues published within the last 1-5 years.
Kumamoto University users can use the following two collections within JSTOR.
 
Arts & Sciences I Collection
Collection of important journals in the fields of humanities and social sciences (economics, history, political science, etc.), as well as journals on environmental science, mathematics, and statistics.
 
Arts & Sciences IV Collection
Collection on economics, history, Asian studies, archaeology, classics, and regional studies (Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, the Slavic regions, etc.)

ERIC  

Coverage: International Access: Open
ERIC is a database of education literature provided by the U.S. Department of Education. It contains information (citation information, abstracts, etc.) on over 1.2 million education-related materials.

Law

Lexis.com 

Coverage: International Access: On campus

・Law information
・News and business information
・Business information

HeinOnline　

Coverage: International Access: On campus

HeinOnline is a database that offers full-text versions of over 1200 major law periodicals and literature sources, from their first issue onwards. HeinOnline additionally provides access to the U.S. Federal Register (full text), U.S. Reports (full text, available from first issue in 1754), the U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library, English Reports, bills, and precedents.

19th & 20th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP), NII-REO　

Coverage: International Access: On campus

The HCPP allows for searching and viewing of bibliographic information and texts in documentation from the 19th (1801-1900) and 20th (1901-2004) century House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The HCPP includes images (figures, maps, etc.) that accompany the documents.

LEX/DB Internet　　

Coverage: Japanese Access: On campus

LEX/DB Internet is the largest full-text database in Japan, comprised of a comprehensive collection of Japanese Supreme Court cases spanning from 1875 to present.

Houritsu Bunken Sougou Index (Hobs)　　

Coverage:  Japanese  Access:  On campus

"Hobs" is a database comprised of bibliographic information and precedent commentary from Nippon Hyoron Sha's Houritsu Jihou (all issues from the first issue in 1929 up until two months prior to the most recent issue).

Natural Sciences

MathSciNet 

Coverage: International Access: On campus
MathSciNet is a searchable database of bibliographic information and abstracts for mathematics-related books, periodicals, and academic society bulletins.

SciFinder for Academics (Web Version) 

Coverage: International Access: On campus
SciFinder provides numerous methods for searching the world's most expansive collection of information on chemistry and related sciences.

INIS 

Coverage: International Access: Open

The INIS database is a database of literature on nuclear energy hosted by the International Nuclear Information System.

Medicine

PubMed 

Coverage:  International  Access:  Open
PubMed is the largest life sciences literature database, and is based around MEDLINE literature provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Japan Medical Abstracts Society Ichushi Web 

Coverage:  Japanese  Access:  On campus

Contains periodical publications on medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy published by Japanese universities, academic societies, laboratories, hospitals, etc. more info
Access notes: Max simultaneous users = 3. Please remember to log out after use.

Medical Online 

Coverage:  Japanese  Access:  On campus
Medical Online provides abstract and full-text browsing of Japan's medical and specialized academic journals.