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atabases

● Information Search Start Book

◦Books and JournalsOPAC Sophia University Library Free

CiNii Books Union Catalog of Japanese University Libraries. Free

WorldCat A global catalog of library collections (Worldwide) Free

NDL-ONLINE National Diet Library Catalog Free

◦Encyclopedias ＆ Dictionaries

JapanKnowledge Lib

Collection of various kinds of encyclopedias and dictionaries in-cluding "Nihon Dai-hyakka zensho" (Nipponica), Encyclopedia of Japan, "Gendai yougo no kiso chishiki" (Dictionary of current terms), ”Kokushi Daijiten” (Grand dictionary of Japanese History) be in-cluded in 2010.9

VPN

Britannica Academic Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica including authoritative information on people, places, events with articles, videos, and more.

VPN

◦BiographiesGale EBOOKS The information about the persons of various fields in the world. VPN

◦Journal Articles

CiNii Articles

Database service that enables searching of information on aca-demic papers published in academic society journals or university research bulletins, or included in the National Diet Library's period-icals index Databases.

Free

VPN

EBSCOhost General: The E-journal databases in the field of humanities, social sciences, and natural science.

VPN

Web of Science

Provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, covers wide range of peer re-viewed journals Data: 1975- available.

VPN

JSTOR

Arts & Science I ～ III, Ⅴ,Ⅶ,Ⅷ、Business collection.Archives of core journals in the fields of economic, business, human-ities, and social sciences, etc.Covers from the first issue to up to 3 or 5 years before current issues.

VPN

Useful DatabasesSophia University has contracted about 80 kinds of databases.Here are main databases in every field.Please access them from “Sophia OPAC(Search database)” by computers on campus.※Databases, electronic journals and e-books are also available from outside of campus through VPN service.　There is a link to Off-Campus Access under the Database search page.

Free ： off-campus use availableVPN ： accessible outside of campus through VPN service.Up to

＊＊users ： The number of user available at the same time.

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◦Arts & Humanities

Project MUSE Standard Collection

Project MUSE provides a comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals. Their journals are heavily indexed and peer-reviewed, with critically acclaimed articles by the most respected scholars in their fields. Their collection includes

“Monumenta Nipponica” of Sophia University.

VPN

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Database of abstracts of linguistics and language behavior. VPN

SabinAmericana (1500-1926)

Based on Joseph Sabin's landmark bibliography, this collection contains works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900's. Included are books, pam-phlets, serials and other documents that provide original accounts of exploration, trade, colonialism, slavery and abolition, the west-ern movement, Native Americans, military actions and much more.

VPN

Gale LiteratureLiterary database which unite literary materials and criticisms pub-lished by Gale for many years in one platform. Literary primary sources, criticisms, analysis, and biographies are available.

VPN

FRANTEXT

French literature database produced by Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française (ATILF). Its corpus (amassed texts) contains over 3,650 full text literatures and academic books from 16th until 20th Century. Part specified word appears is searchable. Provides various information about specified vocab-ulary; appearance frequency, age determination, context (partial browsing only, about 320 words), and related vocabulary.

VPN

DBpiaDatabase includes major Korean journals (scholarly journals, aca-demic journals, kiyo, etc.) of humanities and social science. Provides full text articles in PDF format from first issue to the latest issue.

VPN

Gale Primary Sources You can cross-search Gale's database, such as "The Times", which has a contract with the university.

VPN

◦Economics & Statistics

International Financial Statistics Online version of the "International Financial Statistics" by IMF. Free

◦Law & Politics

Westlaw Next

Comprehensive legal information database provided by Thomson Legal & Regulatory.Law, Cases, Law reviews, Law journals, encyclopedias of law, alma-nacs of lawyers, news and business information are included. By using the West key number system, you can quickly reach the desired information.

VPN

Lexis R

Legal, precedents, law review, management, company information, etc.＊You have to register your ID / Password before you use this database. ●Faculty of laws→the reference room of law (法学部資料室,Building

No.2, 12th floor).●Faculty of other departments→reference counter （Central library,

1st floor）.●Undergraduage student and graduate student of law →reference

counter （Central library, 1st floor）.

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HeinOnline

Full text database of American law journals and government publi-cation materials （including major journals in law area, the U.S. gov-ernment gazette “Federal Register”, and the U.S. official digest“U.S. Reports”）.

VPN

◦Science General, Chemistry, Mathematical Science

JDreamⅢ（Japanese platform） Science and Technology databases.

Up to2 users

VPN

SciFinder-n

CAS（Chemical Abstracts Service） databases that contain literature from many scientific disciplines including biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, materials science, agricultural science, and more. For using Scifinder Web, needed to register for use.

VPN

MathSciNet Database covering the world's mathematical literature of the post 61 years.

VPN

◦Medicine/Nursing

PubMed The medicine reference database with which the reference of 4,000 or more magazines can be searched.

Free

Medical Online(Japanese platform) Japanese medical journals and medicine database. VPN

◦Newspapers

KIKUZO II visual ＜ASAHI Shimbun Database＞

（Japanese)

Asahi Shimbun from 1945, and the journal "AERA".Document Skipper is needed in order to view the articles from 1945 to 1984. You can download Document Skipper from the page after clicking "使い方".

Up to3 users

VPN

The Illustrated London News Historical Archive(1842-2003)

Database of world first illustrated weekly newspaper. VPN

Nexis Uni Database of newspaper articles from all over the world; You can also search Legal, Business and Medical sources.

VPN

◦Dissertations, Kiyo

Academic ResourcesSophia－R

Sophia-R is a system that collects and stores the research & educa-tional achievements of Sophia University, and provides them to the public.*Bibliographic information of master’s theses except open access full-text can be browsed on campus only.

Free※

＊partially

ProQuest Dissertations Theses Complete

Database of dissertation abstracts mainly in North America con-centrating on humanities and social sciences.

VPN

restricted

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spapers available in the Library

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Newspaper Language Retention period of Newspaper Reduced ed. Microfilm

◦Japan

朝日新聞 ［東京版］ASAHI SHINBUN Tokyo ed. Daily / Japanese until accept reduced-

size ed.1923.8～present

(some days missing)

1888.7～1951.9 ［Tokyo ed.]

1879.2～1926.12 ［Osaka ed.]

中国新聞　CHUGOKU SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

中國新聞 SELECTCHUGOKU SHINBUNN SELECT Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

中日新聞　CHUNICH SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

The Japan News(formar)THE DAILY YOMIURI Daily / English 6th months ― ―

FUJI SANKEI BUSINESS I.　 Daily / Japanese 1 year suspended a press June,2021 ― ―

福祉新聞　FUKUSHI SHINBUN Weekly / Japanese 1 year ― ―

北海道新聞　HOKKAIDO SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK TIMES  Daily / English ― ― 1987.1～2000.12

THE JAPAN TIMES Daily / English until accept reduced-size ed.

1957.11～present(some days missing)

1897.3 ～ 1918.3 1956.7 ～ 1977.12

上智大学通信　JOCHI DAIGAKU TUSHIN ９times a year / Japanese

until accept reduced size ed. 1968 ～ 2015 ―

上智新聞 JOCHI SHINBUN 10times a year /Japanese

until accept reduced size ed. 1965 ～ 2008 ―

カトリック新聞　CATHOLIC SHINBUN Weekly / Japanese until accept microfilm ed. ―

1923.1～2008 (some weeklys

missing)

Kirishin（前）キリスト新聞 Weekly / Japanese permanent(1964～) ― ―

クリスチャン新聞　CHRISTIAN SHINBUN Weekly / Japanese permanent(2005～) ― ―

毎日新聞 ［東京版］ MAINICHI SHINBUN Tokyo ed. Daily / Japanese until accept reduced-

size ed.

1870.12 ～ 1906.61944.3 ～ 1945.31987.1～present

1872.2 ～ 1986.12

日本経済新聞 ［東京版］ NIHON KEIZAI SHINBUN Daily / Japanese until accept reduced-

size ed. 1957.4～present 1946.3～1973.12

日刊工業新聞　NIKKAN KOGYO SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 1 year ― ―

日経金融新聞　NIKKEI KINYU SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 　 1987.10～2008.1(suspend a press.

Febrary, 2008)―

日経流通新聞　NIKKEI RYUTU SHINBUN 3 times / Japanese until accept reduced-size ed. 1987.1～present ―

日経産業新聞　NIKKEI SANGYO SHINBUN Daily / Japanese until accept reduced-size ed. 1980.6～present ―

西日本新聞　NISHI NIHON SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

沖縄タイムス　OKINAWA TIMES Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

産経新聞 ［東京版］　SANKEI SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

新聞協会報　SHINBUN KYOKAIHO Weekly / Japanese 1 year ― ―

週刊読書人　SHUKAN DOKUSHOJIN Weekly / Japanese 1 year ― ―

東京新聞　TOKYO SHINBUN Daily / Japanese 6th months ― ―

List of Newspapers available in the Library

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図書新聞　TOSHO SHINBUN Weekly / Japanese 1 year 1949.6～ 1994.12 ―

早稲田大学新聞WASEDA DAIGAKU SHINBUN Weekly / Japanese ― 1922～1963 ―

読売新聞 ［東京版］ YOMIURI SHINBUN Tokyo ed. Daily / Japanese until accept reduced-

size ed. 1958.9～present 1874.1～1942.12 1946.1～1984.12

◦AsiaARAB NEWS/Saudi Arabia Daily / English 2 years ― ―

BANGKOK POST/Thailand Daily / English 2 years ― 1987.1～2001.12

CHINADAILY(中国日報)/China　 Daily / English 2 years ― ―

中央日報（Chungang ilbo）/Korea Daily / Korean 2 years ― ―

大公報（Dagongbao）/China Daily / Chinese 2 years ― ―

光明日報（Guangming ribao）/China Daily / Chinese 2 years ― 1988.1～1998.12

ハンギョレ新聞（Han’gyore）/Korea Daily / Korean 2 years ― ―

THE INTERNATIONAL JERUSALEM POST/Israel. Weekly / English 2 years ― 1991.1～1998.12

THE KOREA HERALD /Korea Daily / English 2 years ― ―

聨合報（Lianhebao）/Taiwan Daily / Chinese 2 years ― ―

MATICHON/Thailand Daily / Thai ― ― 1987.1～2000.7

NEW STRAITS TIMES/Malaysia Daily / English 2 years ― ―

南洋・星洲連合早報（Nanyang xingzhou lianhe zobao）/Singapore Daily / Chinese 2 years ― ―

人民日報 ［北京版］（Renmin ribao）/Chinese*Ceased 2013*See database "People's Daily"/Chinese

Daily / Chinese ― ― 1988.1～1998.12

THE STRAITS TIMES/Singapore Daily / English 2 years ― 1988.1～2000.12

東亜日報（Tonga ilbo）/Korea Daily / Korean 10 years ― 1987.1～1997.12

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ASIA/China Daily / English 1 years 1987.1～2000.1

文匯報（Wenhuibao）/China Daily / Chinese 2 years ― ―

中国青年報（Zhongguo qingnianbao）/China Daily / Chinese 2 years ― 1988.1～1998.12

中国文物報（Zhongguo wenwubao）/China Daily / Chinese 1 years ― ―

◦OseaniaTHE AUSTRALIAN/Australia Daily / English 10 years ― 1994.1～2000.12

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD/Australia Daily / English 2 years ― ―

◦Europe & RussianАргументы и факт

（ARGUMENTY IAKTY）/Russia Weekly / Russian 2 years ― ―

Le Figaro/France Daily / French 2 years ― 1987.1～2001.12

Falter/Austria Weekly / German 2 years ― ―

FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE/Germany Daily / German 10 years ― 1987.1～2001.12

Financial Times Daily / English 10 years ― 1987.1～2002.12

THE GUARDIAN/U.K. Daily / English 10 years ― 1987.1～2001.12

THE INDEPENDENT/U.K. Ceased a press 26,March 2016　

Daily / English ― ― 1987.1～2002.12

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Newspaper Language Retention period of Newspaper Reduced ed. Microfilm

Известия（IZVESTIIA）/Russia ※Ceased 2010

Daily / Russian ― ― 1987.1～1994.12

Культура（KULTURA）/Russia Weekly / Russian 2 years ― ―

LIBERATION/France Daily / French 2 years ― ―

LE MONDE/France Daily / French 10 years ― 1987.1～2002.12

LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE /France Daily / French 2 years ― 1987.1～2001.12

Московские новости（MOSKOVSKIE NOVOSTI）/Russia Weekly / Russian ― 1987～1989 ―

NEUE ZURCHER ZEITUNG/Switzerland Daily / German ― ― 1987.1～2000.12

L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO/Vatican City Weekly / English permanent (1993～

some weeks missing) ― 1986.1～1992.12

EL PAIS/Spain Daily / Spanish ― ― 1987.1～2003.12

Российская газета/Rusia Daily / Russian 10 years ― ―

SUＥDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG/Germany Daily / German 2 years ― 1987.1～2001.12

THE TIMES/U.K. Daily / English 6 year ― 1987.1～2002.12

THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT/U.K. Weekly / English 2 years

(1923～1986 binding) ― 1987.1～2001.12

DIE WELT/Germany Daily / German ― ― 1987.1～2000.12

DIE ZEIT/Germany Daily / German 10 years ― 1987.1～2001.12

◦ＡｆｒｉｃａAL-AHRAM/Egypt Daily / Arabic ― 1987～2000 ―

◦North AmericaCHICAGO TRIBUNE/U.S.A. Daily / English 2 years 1987.1～2003.12 ―

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR./U.S.A. Daily / English 2 years 1987.1～2001.12 ―

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION/U.S.A Weekly / English 2 years ― ―

THE GLOBE AND MAIL/Canada Daily / English 2 years ― ―

LOS ANGELES TIMES/U.S.A. Daily / English 2 years 1987.1～2003.12 ―

THE NEW YORK TIMES/U.S.A. Daily / English 6th months 1857.10～2010 ―

USA TODAY/U.S.A. Daily / English 2 years 1987.1～2003.12 ―

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL/U.S.A. Daily / English 6th months 1987.1～2010 ―

THE WASHINGTON POST/U.S.A. Daily / English 6th months 1987.1～2010 ―

◦Latin AmericaEL FINANCIERO/Mexico Daily / Spanish 2 years ― ―

LA NACION/Argentina Daily / Spanish 2 years 1987.1～1994.2,1995.2,4～12,1996.1-1998.6

―

Folha de S.Paulo Daily / Portuguese 2 years ― ―

サンパウロ新聞（Sao Paulo Shimbun） /Brazil Daily / Japanese

10 years（Suspend a press December.

2018）― ―

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