Databases and tools available on Faculty of Medicine campus.
For databases on other campuses, visit Kagawa University Databases
| Availability | Databases & Tools | Description | Off-Campus Access |
Coverage | Updated | Guide |
| web | RefWorks | RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds. | Yes | Online Help | ||
| web | PubMed | PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 20 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. To take advantage of the
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Yes | 1953- | daily | Tutorial |
| web | Cochrane Library | The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based healthcare. | Yes. roaming access should be activated. | 1887- | 4/year | User Guide |
| standalone computer in the library | UpToDate | UpToDate is a comprehensive evidence-based clinical information resource available to physicians on DVD. UpToDate is designed to get physicians the concise, practical answers they need when they need them the most - at the point of care. | No | 3/year | User's Guide
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| web | Biological Abstracts | Biological Abstracts encompasses the entire field of life sciences and provides comprehensive coverage of the world’s published biological and biomedical research. Interdisciplinary fields such as biochemistry, biophysics and bioengineering are also included. | Yes. Click HERE | 1969-2008 | 6/year | Guide |
| web | SCOPUS | Scopus is an abstract and citation database of research literature and web sources. It provides quick support of the literature research process. Researchers can find out who is citing you, and how many citations an article or an author has received. | Yes. Ask library staff. | daily | User's Guides | |
| web | Journal Citation Reports | JCR presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world's leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community. The number of concurrent users is unlimited. | No | 2002- | 1/year | Tutorial |
| web | CiNii （Citation Information by NII） |
CiNii enables you to search both journals and research bulletins published by acdemic societies and institutions. It offers references to discover what sort of papers are referenced, and what sort of papers are citing the paper. Access to the full text of papers is also available. | Yes. Site license Individual ID is needed. | User Guide | ||
| web | British Library Inside Web | BL Inside Web is an article-level search engine to more than a decade of research material. Quick and advanced search options enable you to search the details of 20,000 key journals and over 100,000 conference proceedings. There's also over 1 million fully searchable abstracts. Username is needed for free search. Document delivery is at your expense and application should be made for extra username. | No | 1993- | Search Guide | |
| web | Igaku Chuo Zasshi (Japana Centra Revuo Medicina) |
Igaku Chuo Zasshi is a database that covers medicine, pharmacology, nursing and other healthe related field. It annualy cites more than 3,200,000 literatures from 2300 journals published in Japan. As the number of concurrent users is limited to four, be sure to log off immediately when finished. | no | 1983- | 2/month | User's Guide |
| web | Konnichi no Shinryo (Today's Diagnosis and Treatment) |
Konnichi no Shinryo is a database that covers eight medical books published by IGAKU-SHION Ltd. It offers information and data on diagnosis and treatments for physicians and health related specialists. As the number of concurrent users is limited to three, be sure to close the browser for logging out. | No | 1996- | 1/year | more... |
| web | Eonlit | The American Economic Association’s electronic bibliography, EconLit, indexes more than thirty years of economics literature from around the world. Compiled and abstracted in an easily searchable format. ID is needed. As the number of concurrent users is limited to one, be sure to log off immediately when finished. | No | 1969- | Search Hints | |
| web | Hanrei Taikei (judicial information system) |
Hanrei Taikei is a judiciary database presented by D1-Law.com. It covers cases from Meiji Era. ID is needed. As the number of concurrent users is limited to one, be sure to log off immediately when finished. | No | 4/year | Online Manual | |
| web | Kikuzo:DNA for Libraries |
Kikuzo (Digital News Archives) is a database presented by Asahi Shimbun Co. It covers articles in newspapr and journals, Asahi Shimbun, Aera and Shukan Asahi. As the number of concurrent users is limited to one, be sure to log off immediately when finished. | No | 1984- | daily | Use's Guide |
| web | Netto de Hyakka for Library (Net Encyclopedia for Library) |
Netto de Hyakka for Library is an online version of Digital Gekkan Hyakka (Digital Monthly Encyclopedia) and Sekai Dai Hyakka Jiten (World Encyclopedia Dictionary) from Heibon Sha in Japan, which gives full text search functions over 83,000 terms and 10,000 graphics. Be sure to log off immediately when finished. | No |