Quick Guides
These are Quick Reference Guides for databases and useful references when writing reports and academic papers.
Printed edition is also available in libraries.
* In Japanese only.
Unified discovery service [MANABUTA Search]  "MANABUTA Search" is a unified discovery service which allows the researcher to quickly search, discover and access reliable and credible library content. Through one simple search, it provides instant access to the breadth of authoritative content - digital and print, audio and video, single articles to entire e-journals, and every format in between. | To search information of books and journals held by Kagoshima University [BOOKUMA Catalog]  "BOOKUMA Catalog" enables you to search information of books and journals held by Kagoshima University. (NOT including e-resources) |
To search information of books and journals held by university libraries in Japan [CiNii Books]  "CiNii Books" enables you to search information of books and journals held by university libraries in Japan. | To search information on academic articles (mainly in Japanese) [CiNii Research]  "CiNii Research" allows you to search for literature, research data, project information, and much more related to research activities. In the article search, you can search for individual article information contained in (academic) journals by article name, author name, keywords, etc. Searchable articles are mainly in Japanese. |
To find Japanese law information [LEX/DB]  "LEX/DB" is a comprehensive database of Japanese precedents. | To find biomedical literature [PubMed]  PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. |
To find articles in newspapers and magazines [朝日新聞クロスサーチ(朝日新聞DB) (Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search - Asahi Shimbun newspaper articles DB) ]  "朝日新聞クロスサーチ(朝日新聞DB) (Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search - Asahi Shimbun newspaper articles DB)" is a full-text database containing articles in newspapers and magazines published by The Asahi Shimbun Company. | To find articles in newspapers and magazines [毎索(毎日新聞DB) (Maisaku - Mainichi Shimbun newspaper articles DB) ]  "毎索(毎日新聞DB) (Maisaku - Mainichi Shimbun newspaper articles DB)" is a full-text database containing articles in newspapers and magazines published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Download Quick Guide » (718KB/PDF) |
To find articles in "南日本新聞 (Minami-Nihon Shimbun newspaper)" [南日本新聞データベース (Minami-Nihon Shimbun newspaper articles DB)]  "南日本新聞データベース (Minami-Nihon Shimbun newspaper articles DB)" is a full-text database of articles in "南日本新聞 (Minami-Nihon Shimbun newspaper)". * Some articles and photos in print edition are not included. | To find articles in foreign newspapers" [Westlaw Next]  "Westlaw Next" is a full-text database including articles in foreign newspapers. . |
To find company information [会社四季報+α (Japan Company Handbook)]  "会社四季報 (Japan Company Handbook)" is a database containing information on all listed companies in Japan. | |
Information retrieval for beginners [An introduction to databases]  Make use of this Quick Guide before you start writing your first report or academic paper. | Ten Steps to Writing a Report [Writing Reports]  Following these ten steps will help you write a good report. Download Quick Guide » (24KB/PDF) |
Citation Examples. Download Quick Guide » (286KB/PDF) | Reference Management Tools comparative chart  A quick look comparison of four Reference Management Tools available to members of the Kagoshima University community without individual cost. |
My Library Quick Guide (for faculty)  "My Library" is an online portal for services of Kagoshima University Library. | My Library Quick Guide (for students)  "My Library" is an online portal for services of Kagoshima University Library. |