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Searching for Journal Articles (specialized fields) ties and social sciences. Focuses on fre- ■ Law ■ Economics
quently used journals. Westlaw Japan Campus Only Business Source Elite - EBSCOhost
Specialized databases provide a way to
locate specific information that could not be Accessible through GACoS (see p.25) Campus Only
found using the general resources seen in China Academic Journal Full-text This comprehensive database on Japa- Database of journal articles on the
the previous section. Here is a list of rep- Databases (CAJ) nese law includes information on laws and economy, business, and management.
resentative databases in each academic Campus Only ordinances, court decisions, official poli- Contents partly available in full text.
field. http://cnki.toho-shoten.co.jp/kns50/ cies, juridical publications, commentaries,
academic articles, and media coverage. EconLit - EBSCOhost Campus Only
■ Humanities and Social Sciences Index and abstracts database including
Periodicals Archive Online Current laws and regulations journal articles, books, theses, working pa-
(previously PCI Full Text) Campus Only http://law.e-gov.go.jp/cgi-bin/idxsearch.cgi pers in the field of economic science.
Online search system covering the
http://pao.chadwyck.co.uk/home.do
Index of journal articles on humanities contents of Japanese law (constitution, Regional Business News - EBSCOhost
and social sciences published between ordinances, rules and regulations) at the
Campus Only
1800 and 1995. Covers some 200 journal national and regional levels.
Full-text coverage of regional business
titles in full-text. Provides full-text access to the contents journals, newspapers and newswires in the
of academic journals published in China, Westlaw Campus Only United States.
including literature, history, philosophy, poli- Accessible through GACoS (see p.25)
tics, law, education, and social sciences. Extensive database covering legal infor- All three databases are provided through
mation, court decisions across the world, the EBSCOhost integrated search platform.
■ Literature government documents, law journals, legal http://search.ebscohost.com/login.
Literature Resource Center with MLA encyclopedias, yearbooks, news and busi- aspx?authtype=ip
International Bibliography ness information.
Campus Only
Accessible through GACoS (see p.25) Lexis .com Campus Only
http://www.lib.u-tokyo.ac.jp/dl/gacos/
utonly/golexis.html
JSTOR Campus Only
Accessible through GACoS (see p.25)
Database covering important journals in
more than 10 different fields, with a focus
on social sciences. The contents cover
articles published since the inaugural issue
until 3 to 5 years ago. ■ Psychology
This database provides extensive in- PsycINFO Campus Only
ASSIA : Applied Social Sciences Index formation on leading figures of the literary Accessible through GACoS (see p.25)
and Abstracts world and their works. Index and abstracts database managed
Campus Only by the American Psychological Association
Accessible through GACoS (see p.25) Linguistics and Language Behavior Centered on the United States, this (APA), covering documents in the field of
Index and abstracts database of gen- Abstracts (LLBA) database covers legal documents, court psychology. Linked to the PsycARTICLES
eral journals on applied social sciences. Campus Only decisions, law reviews, information on intel- full-text database.
Accessible through GACoS (see p.25) lectual property rights, businesses, etc.
InfoTrac Custom Campus Only Index and abstracts database covering
Accessible through GACoS (see p.25) documents on linguistics.
This database provides extensive full-
text access to 250 publications in humani-
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■ Medicine ■ Engineering ■ Agricultural and Life Sciences ■ Chemistry
MEDLINE – Ovid Campus Only Compendex – Engineering Village BIOSIS Previews Campus Only SciFinder Scholar Campus Only
The world’s largest database on medi- Campus Only http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS This database contains information on
cal science, managed by the United States Index and abstracts database covering Comprehensive database on life sci- chemical substances, research materials,
National Library of Medicine (NLM). a wide range of engineering-related fields. ences. Accessible through the ISI Web of organic chemical reactions, reagents and
Knowledge integrated research platform. synthetic chemicals.
EBM Reviews – Ovid Campus Only INSPEC – Engineering Village Cross-searchable with the Web of Science
Database for researchers in medicine Campus Only (see p.19).
and clinical fields. Includes four of the lead- Index and abstracts database on phys-
ing medical information databases. ics, electric and electronic engineering,
computer science, information technology.
The two databases mentioned above are
accessible through the Ovid search plat- USPTO – Engineering Village
form. Full-text patent database provided by
http://gateway.ovid.com/autologin.html the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
SciFinder Scholar requires the installa-
esp@cenet – Engineering Village
tion of dedicated client software. For infor-
Database covering patent information mation about the installation, please con-
from the European Patent Office (EPO), ProQuest Agricola plus text
sult the database manuals at http://www.
the World Intellectual Property Organiza- Campus Only
dl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/manual/.
tion (WIPO), and the Japan Patent Office. Accessible through GACoS (see p.25)
Combined access to AGRICOLA, a
■ Geoscience
Scirus – Engineering Village database of materials related to agriculture,
GeoRef Campus Only
Specialized search engine for scientific and to ProQuest Agriculture Journals, a da-
tabase providing online access to articles Accessible through GACoS (see p.25)
information.
from 200 journals.
CINAHL – EBSCOhost Campus Only
All databases mentioned above are ac-
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.
aspx?authtype=ip cessible through the Engineering Village.
Materials on nursing and medical treat- http://www.engineeringvillage.org/
ment techniques.
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez
This is a free online versions of the
MEDLINE database (see above).
Comprehensive database of documents
on geosciences, provided by the American
Japana Centra Revuo Medicina
Geological Institute (AGI).
(Ichushi-Web)
Agropedia
Campus Only
http://rms1.agsearch.agropedia.affrc.
http://login.jamas.or.jp/enter.html
go.jp/menu_ja.html
Online version of the Japanese medi-
Database incorporating information on
cal abstracts journal Igaku Chuo Zasshi.
scientific outcomes released by the Ministry
Covers Japanese-language medical and
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and
professional journals, records of academic
related research agencies.
meetings, etc.
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