Search and Find
- OPAC (Online Catalogs)
- OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) is an online library catalog search system. The books and resources stored in the library can be searched through titles and author names. OPAC can be used both as a program on school computers as well as via the internet.
- KWEST
- KWEST (KWansei Gakuin Easy Search Tool) is an innovative information search service that harvests the resources and information provided by the library in various formats (e.g., library books and electronic resources) and stores them as a vast amount of metadata. This storage allows such data to be searched/viewed in a single interface. Using keywords, books, journals, and academic papers from a database such as OPAC or e-journals, can be searched in a single session.
- E-journal
- E-journals are journals that offer electronically recorded magazine articles and papers. They are provided online using formats such as .html or PDF files. Journal articles that can be searched on the database and are under the contract with university libraries, or those published for free, can be read in their entirety via e-journal platforms.
- E-book
- E-books are reading materials that have recorded hardcopy texts and diagrams electronically.
E-books can be viewed via a computer, smartphone, or tablet. There are also specially designed e-book readers. E-books that have been contracted/purchased by the university library or which have been released free of charge can be accessed via these noted devices. It is also possible to search e-books through titles and keywords (some of the e-books can be searched on OPAC).
- Cinii Research
- CiNii Research is a service on Japanese academic information provided by The National Institute of Informatics (NII) .This is a cross-searchable database that includes bibliographic information, research results and paper information, research data from external collaborating institutions and institutional repositories, and research project data on KAKEN.
- Kwansei Gakuin University Repository
- The Kwansei Gakuin University Repository is a database that has consolidated research results generated from Kwansei Gakuin University. The objective of this consolidated database is to publish these findings both within and outside of the university. In general, such a system is referred to as an "institutional repository", with various universities and research institutions around the world transmitting their research results through such institutional repositories.
- Database list
- The Kwansei Gakuin University Library provides online database services by signing a contract with various external institutions. The information provided through this service includes bibliographic information (e.g., newspaper and journal articles) and statistical data (e.g., dictionaries and encyclopedias). Unlike the books stored in the library or scaled-down editions of newspapers, most of the databases in this library function for searching, allowing users to effectively search for information.