Electronic Resources (e-journals, e-books, and databases)

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The library subscribes to various electronic resources (e-journals, e-books, databases, etc.). This page lists such contracted resources and major free resources together as a collection of links.




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1 CiNii Research External Link
One of the largest academic information search services in Japan. An across-search of academic papers, books, journals, research data, researchers, and other information is available. Includes databases such as former CiNii Articles, CiNii Books, CiNii Dissertations, IRDB, and KAKEN.
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2 NDL SearchExternal Link
Search the holdings and digital materials of the National Diet Library.  Searching the holdings of libraries across Japan that have data linkages with the National Diet Library is also available.
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Search for books and journals

1 CiNii BooksExternal Link
Search books and journals held by university libraries in Japan.
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2 Tokyo Metropolitan Library SearchExternal Link
Search across the public libraries collections in Tokyo for their collections, academic papers, and journal articles.
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Find academic papers and articles

1 Web of ScienceExternal Link
A database of scholarly literature and citation index for journals in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, provided by Clarivate Analytics. Search via citation information is available.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
2 EBSCOhostExternal Link
A platform for search full texts, abstracts, and various databases provided by EBSCO, and cross-search of those databases. The eBook Collection is also available.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
3 Academic Search CompleteExternal Link
A full text database of a wide range of fields including humanities, social sciences, natural sciences. It is available on EBSCOhost.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
4 Business Source CompleteExternal Link
A full text database of many documents of economies, management and business. It is available on EBSCOhost. It is available on EBSCOhost. (Contracted by Department of Economic and Business)
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
5 MLA International BibliographyExternal Link
A database that indexes documents related to literature, linguistics, and folklore. It is available on EBSCOhost.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
6 CINAHL CompleteExternal Link
A database of nursing and health literature, including healthcare-related books, conference proceedings, and nursing academic papers. It is available on EBSCOhost.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
7 MEDLINEExternal Link
A searchable database of medical literature related to bioengineering, public health, clinical practice, animal and plant science, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, etc. It is available on EBSCOhost.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
8 PubMedExternal Link
A literature information database of medical-related fields provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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9 ICHUSHI WebExternal Link
A database of literature information on medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and related fields published in Japan.
Minami-Osawa Hino Arakawa GakuNin How to useExternal Link
10 Medical OnlineExternal Link
Provides literature search and full text of medical society journals and academic journals in Japan, along with information on medical-related services such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Arakawa  GakuNin
11 Current Index to Japanese Nursing LiteratureExternal Link
A database of literature information on nursing and related fields published in journals and bulletins issued in Japan and held by the Japanese Nursing Association Library.
Arakawa 
3 concurrent accesses
12 Cochrane LibraryExternal Link
A collection of databases focusing on systematic reviews that are the result of the Cochrane Collaboration.
Arakawa 
1 concurrent access
How to useExternal Link
13 MathScinetExternal Link
A comprehensive bibliographic and review database covering the world's mathematical literature, provided by the American Mathematical Society. (Contracted by Department of Mathematical Science)
Minami-Osawa How to useExternal Link
14 Magazine PlusExternal Link
One of the largest databases of magazine articles and bibliographies, including general and specialized journals, university bulletins, and foreign journals.
Minami-Osawa
3 concurrent accesses
How to useExternal Link
15 Web OYA-bunkoExternal Link
Magazine article index search database of Oya Soich Library, which focuses on general-interest magazines.
All Campus
1 concurrent access
How to useExternal Link
16 Toyo Keizai Digital Contents LibraryExternal Link
A database for searching and viewing of magazines of economics, business and information of companies including Weekly Toyo Keizai, Hitotsubashi business review, Kaisha shikiho, and Shushoku Shikiho. (Contracted by Department of Economic and Business)
Minami-Osawa*Also available at campuses other than Hino and Arakawa campuses.

Search for electronic journals and books

EBSCO Publication FinderExternal Link
A database for bulk searching of electronic journals available at TMU.
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How to useExternal Link
All Campus GakuNin
1 ScienceDirectExternal Link
One of the world's largest electronic journal and book platforms for Elsevier. Full-text access to approximately 2,300 electronic journal titles is available.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
2 Wiley Online LibraryExternal Link
Wiley Online Library contains electronic journals and books published by Wiley. Full-text access to approximately 1,500 electronic journal titles is available.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
3 Springer Nature LinkExternal Link
Springer Nature Link contains electronic journals and books provided by Springer Nature. Full-text access to approximately 2,300 electronic journal titles, mostly in the field of STM (Science, Technology, and Medicine) and approximately 50 Palgrave Macmillan Journals titles, mostly in the field of economics.
All Campus GakuNin
4 Nature JournalExternal Link
Nature, Nature Cell Biology, Nature Chemistry, Nature Digest, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Neuroscience, and Nature Physics are available. Nature content has been available since 1997, Nature Digest since the first issue in 2004, and the others since 2015.
All Campus GakuNin
5 Academic Journals on nature.comExternal Link
Access to approximately 40 titles from the most influential medical and scientific societies is offered on nature.com.
All Campus GakuNin
6 ScienceExternal Link
Online edition of Science; Issues from 1997 onward are viewable.
All Campus GakuNin
7 Cambridge CoreExternal Link
It contains electronic journals and books published by Cambridge University Press.
All Campus GakuNin
8 ACM Digital LibraryExternal Link
It contains over 60 major periodicals by ACM(Association for Computing Machinery), ACM conference proceedings and SIG(Special Interest Group) newsletters.
All Campus
9 OvidExternal Link
A cross-search platform for electronic journals and books in the fields of nursing, health sciences, physical therapy, and rehabilitation, provided by Wolters Kluwer.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
10 Project EuclidExternal Link
Prime Collection subscription on electronic journal platform dedicated to mathematics; 40 titles available. (Contracted by Department of Mathematical Science)
Minami-Osawa How to useExternal Link
11 Early English Books Online (EEBO)External Link
A database of about 130,000 early English books published in England (or written and published in English) between 1473 and 1700, in all fields of study.
All Campus GakuNin
12 The Making of the Modern World (MOMW-I, MOMW-II)External Link
A collection of social science academic books digitized from the world's three major economics collections: Goldsmiths, Kress, and Seligman. Approximately 87,000 titles are available. Part I & II are available on NII-REO platformExternal Link and Part III & IV are available on Gale Primary Sources.External Link (Contracted by Department of Economic and Business)
All Campus GakuNin
*Only part I & II are available via GakuNin
13 House of Commons Parliamentary PapersExternal Link
Contains House of Commons Parliamentary Papers from the 18th to 20th centuries.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
14 J-STAGEExternal Link
The system operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) that makes electronic journals published by academic societies in Japan available to the public.
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15 Oxford Handbooks OnlineExternal Link
Business & Management Collection (through 2025), Economics & Finance Collection (through 2025), and History Collection (through 2025) are available. (Contracted by Department of Economic and Business)
Minami-Osawa*Also available at campuses other than Hino and Arakawa campuses.
16 Routledge Handbooks OnlineExternal Link
Business & Economics collection (2022-2024) is available. (Contracted by Department of Economic and Business)
Minami-Osawa*Also available at campuses other than Hino and Arakawa campuses.
17 Taylor & Francis eBooksExternal Link
A platform with electronic books published by Taylor & Francis.
All Campus GakuNin
18 EBSCO eBook CollectionExternal Link
An electronic book service that provides access to dictionaries, encyclopedias, specialized books in various fields, business books, general books, etc., mainly academic books, both domestic and international.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
19 ProQuest Ebook CentralExternal Link
An electronic book service for research institutions featuring scholarly books from scholarly publishers and university presses around the world.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
20 iG LibraryExternal Link
An electronic book platform with content from mainly Anglo-American academic societies and university publications. Currently, 33 titles in the social sciences are available.
All Campus How to useExternal Link
21 Maruzen eBook LibraryExternal Link
An electronic book service provided by Maruzen-Yushodo, specializing in academic books for research institutions.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
22 KinoDenExternal Link
The eBook service provided by Kinokuniya Bookstore, which offers academic Japanese books.
All Campus GakuNin How to useExternal Link
23 Takita Choin kyuzo Kindai sakka genkoshu, Gunsho RuijuExternal Link
Manuscripts of modern writers in the collection of Takita Choin and Gunsho Ruiju are available for viewing on JKBooks platform. (Contracted by Department of Humanities)
All Campus GakuNin
4 concurrent accesses in total with JapanKnowledge Lib
How to useExternal Link
24 The ORIENTAL ECONOMISTExternal Link
An English-language economic journal first published in 1934 by TOYO KEIZAI INC. OE1(1934-1945)and OE2(1946-1952)are available for viewing on JKBooks platform.
All Campus GakuNin
4 concurrent accesses in total with JapanKnowledge Lib
How to useExternal Link
25 History of Japan’s Trade and Industry Policy OnlineExternal Link
Records the actual industrial policies of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry before and after World War II. The first distribution of the first term “Related Compilation Materials” and the fourth distribution of the first term “Primary Historical Records: Materials Collected by the Commerce and Industry Policy History Publication Society, Postwar Edition” are available. (Contracted by Department of Economic and Business)
All Campus How to useExternal Link
26 Online version of Yuho BunkoExternal Link
Contains mainly rare documentary materials left in "Yuho Bunko," ranging from the Governor-General of Chōsen’s materials to postwar repatriation and overseas property-related materials. Parts III and IV are available. (Contracted by Department of Economic and Business)
All Campus How to useExternal Link
27 Online version of documents related to Masayoshi OhiraExternal Link
A vast collection of documents left by Masayoshi Ohira, who served as the 68th and 69th Prime Minister of Japan. Ohira's diaries, notebooks, and correspondence, as well as documents from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and other government agencies, manuscripts for speeches and answers to the Diet, election-related materials, etc. are available. (Contracted by Faculty of Law)
All Campus How to useExternal Link
28 Online version of documents related to Takeo MikiExternal Link
A vast collection of documents left by Takeo Miki, who served as the 66th Prime Minister of Japan. Policy materials such as diplomatic documents and ministry and party internal documents, as well as materials related to his answers to the Diet, presidential election, its campaign, speeches, speech transcripts, diaries, and notebooks, etc. are available. (Contracted by the Faculty of Law)
All Campus
29 Online version of Minoru Kusuda's papers (Eisaku Sato Prime Minister's Office Documents)External Link
Unpublished documents left by Minoru Kusuda, the chief secretary who supported the Eisaku Sato administration (1964-1972). These documents are effectively the "Eisaku Sato Papers," consisting of first-class, top-secret documents from diplomacy to domestic politics. The first phase is available.
All Campus How to useExternal Link
30 Online version of documents related to Kiichi MiyazawaExternal Link
A vast collection of documents left by Kiichi Miyazawa, who served as the 78th Prime Minister of Japan. Consists of unpublished diaries and memos, diplomatic documents, policy documents within ministries and parties, and original documents such as correspondence with important figures in Japan and abroad. Part IV is available.
All Campus How to useExternal Link
31 National Diet Library Digital CollectionsExternal Link
A service for searching and viewing the digital materials collected and stored by the National Diet Library. Click hereExternal Link for more information about the materials provided.
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Search and browse free publication only
How to useExternal Link
Database can be accessed by using the specific terminal in the libraries(one each in Central, Hino, and Arakawa Libraries)

Search through dictionaries and encyclopedias

1 JapanKnowledge LibExternal Link
Cross-search a wide variety of information, including dictionaries and encyclopedias (including foreign editions), magazines, news, and book collections.
All CampusGakuNin
4 concurrent accesses in total with Takita Choin kyuzo Kindai sakka genkoshu, Gunsho Ruiju
How to useExternal Link
2 Chronological Scientific Tables (Rika Nenpyo Premium)External Link
Online version of a data book compiled by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan covering all fields of natural sciences. Contains data from 1925 to the latest annual edition.
Hino

Search for newspaper articles

1 Nikkei Telecon 21External Link
Searchable articles from Nikkei newspapers and magazines for the past 30 years, as well as information on domestic and foreign companies and personal profiles.
All Campus
5 concurrent accesses
How to useExternal Link
2 Asahi Shimbun Cross-SearchExternal Link
Asahi Shimbun is researchable from the first issue (1879). Articles from the weekly magazines AERA, Asahi Weekly, and Chiezo are also searchable.
All Campus
3 concurrent accesses
How to useExternal Link
3 YomidasExternal Link
Yomiuri Shimbun article database, from the first issue in 1874 to the latest.
All Campus
1 concurrent access
4 MaisakuExternal Link
Search and browse past editions of Mainichi Shimbun pages from its first issue in 1872 to 1999, as well as full text articles from 1987.
All Campus
Total 1 access
5 Tosei Shimpo
The electronic version of Tosei Shimpo, a local newspaper dealing with information on the local government of Tokyo.
Database can be accessed by using the specific terminal in Central library
(1 terminal)
6 Japan Educational Newspaper Article Search Database
Contains full-text articles from Japan Educational Newspaper, a national newspaper specializing in education.
Database can be accessed by using the specific terminal in Central library
(1 terminal)
7 Official Gazette Information Search Service
Official gazettes issued on or after May 3, 1947, the day the Constitution of Japan came into effect, to the day of publication (same-day gazettes are available after 8:30 a.m.) can be searched.
Database can be accessed by using the specific terminal in Central library
(1 terminal)

Use reference management tools

1 Mendeley
A tool for storing and managing collected literature and creating reference lists. Institutional version is available for those affiliated with TMU (until the end of March 2027; after April 2027 to be determined). For more information on using the institutional version, please click here. For information on activating the add-ins, please click here.
All Campus
Institutional version (Sign-in from off-campus is possible after creating an account.)
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Free version
2 EndNoteExternal Link
A tool for storing and managing collected literature and creating reference lists. EndNote Online, a version for institutions with Web of ScienceExternal Link, is available. For a feature comparison of the institutional and free versions click hereExternal Link.
All Campus
Institutional with WoS Version (Sign-in from off-campus is possible after user registration.)
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Free version
 
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