Databases is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows retrieval and use of data. This page provides an available major databases in Nagasaki University. Some databases is possible to access from off-campus.
※How to access from off-campus.
＜Usage＞
- Select a subject from the left menu, click the banner of the database.
- Some databases allows a limited number of simultaneous users to access, be sure to log off immediately when finished.
- Please ask reference service section for the inquiry about databases.
＜Attention for use＞
- Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws and publisher license agreements.
- Do not redistribute of data and the systematic download using computer programs is strictly prohibited.
（JapanKnowledge Lib）
An online database of major dictionaries and encyclopaedias, as well as databases for weekly journals and books etc.
【2 simultaneous access】 
■JapanKnowledge Movies / English version
■JapanKnowledge Movies / Japanese version
※User’s Guide (English) / ※User’s Guide (Japanese)
★The making method of the report using JapanKnowledge (Japanese)
（Academic OneFile）
Gale’s premier periodical resource, Academic OneFile, provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources, including videos from BBC Worldwide Learning to thousands of podcasts and transcripts from CNN.
It includes more than 11,000 peer-reviewed journals (more than 8,000 in full text), and major reference sets including Gale Encyclopaedia of Science and Encyclopaedia of World Biography.
（General OneFile）
General OneFile is a one stop source for general interest content coming from news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
（SCOPUS）
A database of abstracts and citations for scholarly journal articles, and include a link to the full-text.
※SCOPUS Quick Reference Guide
※SCOPUS Help
（Web of Science）
※Sakamoto campus only
Collections available at Nagasaki University:
■Web of Science Core Collection
Science Citation Index Expanded: 1999-present (20 years backfiles)
Social Sciences Citation Index: 1999-present (20 years backfiles)
Arts & Humanities Citation Index: 1999-present (20 years backfiles)
■Medline 1950-Present
■KCI-Korean Journal Database 1980-present
■Russian Science Citation Index 2005-present
■SciELO Citation Index 1997-present
※Quick Reference Guide
※User Guide (Japanese)
（EBSCOhost）
A suite of databases providing access to thousands of periodical titles and millions of articles. Please select databases from the list below.
※EBSCO Help
Business Source Premier ※Katafuchi campus only
GreenFILE
MEDLINE
（ProQuest）
A database of full-text articles for journals.Please select databases from the list below.
※Quick Reference Guide
Health & Medical Collection
MEDLINE
Psychology Database
Biological Science Database
（The Cochrane Library）
A collection of databases in medicine and other healthcare specialties provided by the Cochrane Collaboration and other organisations.
（PubMed）
A free database accessing the MEDLINE database of citations, abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics, and include a link to the full-text.
Please use exclusive PubMed URL of Nagasaki University.
By accessing PubMed through exclusive URL for Nagasaki University, you will be available to e-journal from search results. Those users accessing PubMed from the general “pubmed.gov” URL will not benefit from the Library’s LinkOut feature.
◎Exclusive URL：http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?otool=ijpnulib
When you access to the full text, click the following icon 
in search results.
（JSTOR）
JSTOR provides access to academic journal articles.
Collections available at Nagasaki University:
■Arts & Sciences I Collection
This collection includes core journals in economics, history, political science, sociology, and humanities & social sciences.
■Arts & Sciences II Collection
This collection includes core journals in economics, history, archaeology, classics, and areas studies (Latin American, Middle Eastern, Slavic, African, and Asian).
■Arts & Sciences III Collection
This collection includes core journals in language & literature, music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, art & art history, and architecture & architectural history.
（Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) Archive ）
The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI) is the world’s longest-established scholarly association dedicated to the furtherance of anthropology (the study of humankind) in its broadest and most inclusive sense.
（International Nuclear Information System）
A bibliographic database devoted to the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. INIS is operated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in collaboration with its Member States and co-operating international organizations.
（NAOSITE）
Nagasaki University’s Institutional Repository.
（CiNii Dissertations）
CiNii Dissertations is a database service that lets you search for information on dissertations written for doctoral degrees in Japan conferred by Japanese Universities and the National Institute for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation.
The search function uniformly covers dissertations made available in repositories of universities and other academic institutions in Japan as well as those archived in the National Diet Library.
（JapanKnowledge Lib）
“The Biographical Dictionary of Japan (one of the contents in JapanKnowledge+)” is Japan’s largest biographical dictionary, including more than 65,000 from the mythical age of “Kojiki” and “Nihon Shoki” until the present.
【2 simultaneous access】
（NIKKEI TELECOM）
A newspaper database for Nihon Keizai Shinbun. Includes contents of 210,000 person information on 5,100 companies and central government office, economy, trade group, Diet member. In addition, the company information of main 30,000 companies are also searchable. 【5 simultaneous access】
Today’s Diagnosis and Treatment WEB
A database for the healthcare workers, Japanese text only.
you can easily search the information about the most effective treatments based on the latest results of research. 【5 simultaneous access】
Visible Body
Visible Body is application for human anatomy, including interactive anatomy models and 3D physiology animations and so on.
※App Download Page
（JCR）
Journal Citation Reports (JCR) provides Impact Factors.Impact Factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year.
★You don’t need sign in. Please click the Continue without sign in and use it.
【Notice of URL change】 New URL：https://jcr.incites.thomsonreuters.com
（SciFinder Web Ver.）
A research discovery databases that contain literature from many scientific disciplines including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more.
Before using SciFinder Web for the first time, you need to register for an account.
Please access the registration page and enter required information and specify a username and password. You must input an e-mail address with “nagasaki-u.ac.jp” e-mail domain. Please refer to this PDF file for details.
（Kanpou information search service）
A database for the Official Gazette, Japanese text only. 【1 simultaneous access】
You need a special username and password for access. Click this icon 
displayed behind the title. You can get username and password.(On-Campus Only)
（Academic Research Database Repository）
Specialized databases created by academic institutions and researchers can be searched one at a time, or a number of databases together in a batch.
（Shinpen Kokka Taikan CD-ROM Ver.2）
【5 simultaneous access】
（HCPP）
A collection of databases providing access to Bills, Command Papers and House of Commons Papers printed between 1688 and the 2004 session.
※HCPP’s Plathome will be changed in NII-REO HSS from ProQuest.
（Oxford Bibliographies）
Oxford Bibliographies is comprehensive database of expert knowledge by Oxford University Press. It delivers selective guides to the most important scholarly and scientific literature in major fields of study. 3 modules (International Relations, Political Science, Sociology) are available.
Latest News & Headlines
（Oxford Research Encyclopedias）
Reference Service Section（ext.3166）