E-books
E-books (electronic books) enable you to search and read publications such as books delivered as digital information via the Internet.
- If you are using e-books for the first time, please read the Terms of Use below.
You can check the titles of available e-books for each respective service.
- Kagakusho Shiryokan
- ebrary
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- JapanKnowledge + NR
- Maruzen eBook Library
- OECD
- NetLibrary
- SciVerse ScienceDirect
(Handbooks in Economics) - Wiley Online Library
- Kindai University Academic Resource Repository
Kagakusho Shiryokan
E-books such as the Chemical Handbook: Basic/Advanced (5,000 pages), Experimental Chemistry (57,000 pages), and other resources are available on Kagakusho Shiryokan.
Access is via the Kagakusho Shiryokan website. See below for a list of available e-books.
Available Titles
Title | Publisher |
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化学便覧 基礎編 改定5版 | Maruzen |
化学便覧 応用科学編 第5・6版 | Maruzen |
標準化学用語辞典 第2版 | Maruzen |
実験化学講座 | Maruzen |
実験化学講座 続 | Maruzen |
新 実験化学講座 | Maruzen |
実験化学講座 第4版 | Maruzen |
実験化学講座 第5版 | Maruzen |
ebrary
Available Titles
Gale Virtual Reference Library
The Gale Virtual Reference Library provides access to 25 different dictionaries and specialized encyclopedias in the form of e-books.
For access, visit the Gale Virtual Reference Library website or click on the e-book you wish to use.
Access the Gale Virtual Reference Library
Available Titles
JapanKnowledge+NR
JapanKnowledge+NR is an online database containing a large corpus of news and academic site URLs in addition to e-books.
Access to JapanKnowledge+NR e-books is via the JapanKnowledge+NR website.
See below for a list of available e-books.
Available Titles
Title | Publisher |
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CAMBRIDGE英英辞典 | Cambridge University Press |
COBUILD英英辞典 改訂第4版 | Harper Collins |
Encyclopedia of Japan | Kodansha |
JK Who's Who | Shogakukan |
Web版・最新英語情報辞典 | Shogakukan |
江戸名所図会 | Yumani Shobo and Chikuma Shobo |
会社四季報 | Toyo Keizai |
数え方の辞典 | Shogakukan |
現代用語の基礎知識 | Jiyukokuminsha |
字通/白川静 | Heibonsha |
週刊エコノミスト | The Mainichi Newspapers |
情報・知識 imidas | Shueisha |
誰でも読める日本史年表(古代/中世) | Yoshikawa Kobunkan |
デジタル大辞泉 | Shogakukan |
東洋文庫 | Heibonsha |
日本国語大辞典 第二版 | Shogakukan |
日本人名大辞典 | Kodansha |
日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ) | Shogakukan |
日本歴史地名大系 | Heibonsha |
プログレッシブ英和中辞典 第4版 | Shogakukan |
プログレッシブ和英中辞典 第3版 | Shogakukan |
ランダムハウス英和大辞典 第2版 | Shogakukan |
Maruzen eBook Library
Access the Maruzen eBook Library
- Log in to browse the title list.
OECD
Online access allows you to read books, papers, periodicals (since 1998), and compiled statistics published by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development).
Access is from the SourceOECD web page.
NetLibrary
NetLibrary is an e-book service providing access to 3,460 titles in addition to the list below.
For access, visit the NetLibrary website, or click on the e-book you wish to use.
- In addition to the ones listed below, NetLibrary provides access to 3,460 other titles. For details and access, visit the NetLibrary website.
Available Titles
SciVerse ScienceDirect
(Handbooks in Economics)
Access SciVerse ScienceDirect (Handbooks in Economics)
Available Titles
Kindai University E-journal Search Portal
Wiley Online Library
Wiley InterScience Major Reference Works is an e-book and e-journal service.
For access, visit the Wiley InterScience Major Reference Works website or click on the e-book you wish to use.
Access Wiley InterScience Major Reference Works
Available Titles
Kindai University Academic Resource Repository
The Kindai University Academic Resource Repository collects and stores the results of academic research (published academic journal articles, theses and dissertations, reports of grants-in-aid for scientific research, lecture and teaching materials, conference presentation materials, etc.) produced through the research and educational activities of the faculty of Kindai University. These resources are made available to the public free of charge via the Internet.
For access, visit the Kindai University Academic Resource Repository website, or click on the e-book you wish to use.
Access the Kindai University Academic Resource Repository
Available Titles
Title | Publisher |
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太宰治 はがき抄 | Kanrin Shobo |
Terms of Use
Eligible Users
Undergraduate students, graduate students, postgraduate researchers, faculty, and staff of Kindai University
- Students of universities other than Kindai University, as well as alumni and members of the general public are not permitted to use this service due to restrictions under the agreement with publishers.
Campuses with E-book Access
E-books can be searched from Internet terminals located on the Higashiosaka, Nara, Osaka-Sayama, Wakayama, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka campuses of Kindai University.
Usage Restrictions
E-books have restrictions on their use under agreements with providers. Using this service means you agree to comply with the restrictions given below.
- Displaying, printing, and downloading are permitted only for academic purposes such as study and research.
- The number of copies printed out is subject to the same restrictions as the published print book. (In principle, only one copy is permitted, but the number may vary depending on the publisher).
- If downloaded data will not be used for individual study and research purposes, the retention period is restricted to temporary storage only.
- Prohibited Actions
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The following actions are strictly prohibited. Engaging in these actions may result in cancellation of the agreement and such actions are subject to legal sanctions.
- Excessive downloading, such as downloading an entire e-book at one time.
- Transmitting or distributing downloaded data itself or a copy thereof, as well as any content that enables reconstruction of the original data, to third parties without permission.
- Infringing the rights of copyright holders by copying, translating, selling, etc., printouts or downloaded data from e-books.
For anything else that is not clear, please ask the staff at any of the campus libraries.