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Primo smart search (note: not all Asian studies databases are included)
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- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowIncludes millions of records describing items owned by OCLC member libraries, including the KU Libraries.
- Google book search This link opens in a new windowClick the book title and you will see a short bibliography and the sentences which contain your search term. PDF copies are free to download if the book belongs to the public domain.
- HathiTrust digital library This link opens in a new windowDigital repository of collections (books and journals) of some of the major research libraries in the United States. More than 30% of the content is in the public domain or Creative Commons licensed and is freely available to view, download and print.
- 青空文庫 (Original)Contains more than 10,000 of works of Japanese-language fiction and non-fiction that are either out-of-copyright or that the authors wish to make freely available. The files can be downloaded in PDF format or simply viewed in HTML format. The resources can be searched by category, author, or title.
- 青空文庫 PDF版Part of the Internet Archive's Open Library, which made the Aozora Bunko collection available, using Open Publication Distribution System.
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- 国立国会図書館サーチ = NDL SearchA new search services of the National Diet Library of Japan. Aims to be an access point from which you can use affluent knowledge from public libraries, archives, museums, institutes of academic research and NDL. English interface is here.
- National Diet Library Digital Collection = 国立国会図書館デジタルコレクションGateways of materials digitized by the National Diet Library and by other institutes.
- リサーチ・ナビWebsite prepared by the National Diet Library of Japan to guide research for specific topics. Arranged by types of resources, subjects, etc. Japanese only.
- CiNii ResearchThis enables to cross search not only books and articles but also research data from external collaborating institutions and institutional repositories. To see the list of databases incorporated in CiNii Research, see here.
- Webcat Plus This link opens in a new windowYou can search books and journals and keep your search results in a virtual bookshelf. This is also created by 国立情報学研究所(National Institute of Informatics); No English interface is available.
- WINE OPAC: 早稲田大学学術情報検索システム(Waseda University Library Catalog)WINE OPAC is a search tool of the materials held by Waseda University Library. English interface is here.
- KOSMOS: 慶応義塾大学メディアセンターカタログ(Keio University Library Catlog)You can search the collection held by Keio University. English interface is here.
- 日本国内図書館OPACリストCompiled by 農林水産研究情報総合センター, this is the list of OPACs of Japanese libraries, searchable via the Internet.
- e読書.jp -BETA日本で出版された電子書籍が検索出来るサイト
- 想 - IMAGINE Book Search「連想検索エンジンGETA」を利用した、図書館の蔵書ＤＢ・神保町古書店の在庫ＤＢ・テーマ別新書ガイド・百科事典・博物館収蔵品ＤＢ・大学Search across the variety of book databases, including libraries, bookstores, etc.
Other Databases for Japanese Books
- Amazon.co.jpEnglish interface is here. Or click "In English" at top left.
- 紀伊國屋書店BookWebKinokuniya Bookstore's database. To buy books from Kinokuniya USA, click here.
- 日本の古本屋A catalog database for used books, including rare/antiquarian books, available in antiquarian bookstores in Japan.
- Books.or.jpLists books published in Japan, currently available in the new books market.