IMR Library News

26 Mar. 2024

If you belong to the Institute for Materials Research, you can enter the library with your staff ID card or entrance card issued by Tohoku University. If you belong to other departments or have not been issued an entrance card, please contact the library office.

18 April 2023

If you are a joint researcher or research student and do not have a Tohoku University-issued card, we will issue you a library card. Please apply for it here.

  Information Resources and Research Databases

  Library Catalog (OPAC): Search for books, journals and other items in Tohoku University.


       
 
  Scientific Information Resources
Introduction to effective scientific information tools.
  Database Manuals
Useful database manuals for IMR member.
  Databases in IMR Library
List of available databases related to IMR.
  Databases in Tohoku University
List of available databases related to all subjects.
 
  E-Books List
List of available E-books related to IMR.
  Online Journal
Rules for usage of Online Journal
  Journals List in IMR Library (PDF)
List of back numbers of journals in IMR Library.
 
  Library Catalog (OPAC)
Searching for books and journals in Tohoku University.
  eBook Service
List of available E-Books in Tohoku University.
  E-Journals List
List of available online journals related to all subjects.
 
  CiNii Books
Searching for the libraries stocks all over Japan.
  Webcat Plus
Searching for the books and various kinds of information in Japan.
  NDL OPAC
Searching for NDL catalog.
  J-Global
Searchig for the various research information in Japan.
  British Library
Searching for British Library catalog.
  World Cat
Searching for the libraries stocks from all over the world.

  Online Journal: Searching for available online journals in Tohoku University.



       
 
  Scientific Information Resources
Introduction to effective scientific information tools.
  Database Manuals
Useful database manuals for IMR member.
  Databases in IMR Library
List of available databases related to IMR.
  Databases in Tohoku University
List of available databases related to all subjects.
 
  Library Catalog (OPAC)
 Searching for books and journals in Tohoku University.
  Online Journal
Rules for usage of Online Journal.
  Journals List in IMR Library (PDF)
List of back numbers of journals in IMR Library.
 
  TOUR
Searching for Tohoku University Institutional Repository TOUR.
  CiNii
Searching for Japanese article (all subjects).
  J-STAGE
Searching for Japaneses.
  
  Web of Science
Searching for articles (all subjects).
  Journal Citation Reports
Searching for Impact Factor (IF).
  Scopus
Searching for articles（all subjects).

  Article Search: Searching for Japanese or English articles.


 


       
 
  Scientific Information Resources
Introduction to effective scientific information tools.
  Database Manuals
Useful database manuals for IMR member.
  Databases in IMR
List of available databases related IMR.
  Databases in Tohoku University
List of available databases related to all subjects.
 
  J-STAGE
Searching for Japanese online journals.
  JDreamIII 
Searching for articles by Japanese and other languages.
  
  Scopus
Searching for articles（all subjects).
  SciFinder
Searching for articles and facts data of chemical science.
  OvidSP
Searching for articles (all subjects).
  Journal Citation Reports
Searching for Impact Factor (IF).

  Material Science Databases, Facts Data and Patent

 

 
  Scientific Information Resources
Introduction to effective scientific information tools.
  Database Manuals
Useful database manuals for IMR member.
  Databases in IMR
List of available databases related to IMR.
  Databases in Tohoku University
List of available databases related to all subjects.
  
  ICSD
Searching for inorganic crystal structure.
  Alloy Phase Diagrams
Searching for binary and ternary phase diagrams.
  Phase Equilibria Diagrams Online
Searching for phase diagrams for ceramics.
  
  International Tables for Crystallography
The online version of International Tables for Crystallography.
  SciFinder
Searching for articles and facts data of chemical science.
  
  ICDD Cards
Searching for powder diffraction data.
  Pearson's Crystal Data
Searching for crystal structure of inorganic compounds.
  Pauling File
Searching for binary in organic matters.
  Advances in X-Ray Analysis
The CD-ROM version of Advances in X-Ray Analysis.
  Database of Titanium Propeties
Data tables from materials properties handbook
  CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
The CD-ROM version of CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.
  化学便覧
The CD-ROM version of 『化学便覧』.
  鉄鋼便覧
The CD-ROM version of 『鉄鋼便覧 (3rd Edition)』.
 
  J-PlatPat
Searching for Japanese patent information.
  esp@snet
Searching for foreign patent information.

  Research Information, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Newspapers

 

 
  Scientific Information Resources
Introduction to effective scientific information tools.
  Database Manuals
Useful database manuals for IMR member.
  Databases in IMR Library
List of available databases related to IMR.
  Databases in Tohoku University
List of available databases related to all subjects.
 
  Academic Research Staff at Tohoku University
Information regarding academic research staff at Tohoku University.
  KAKEN
Searchig for the subjects of Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI).
  Researchmap
Searchig for the academic researchers in Japan.
  J-Global
Searchig for the various research information in Japan.
  
  Chronological Scientific Tables
The online version of Chronological Scientific Tables（『理科年表』）.
  Chemical Reference Books
Japanese online chemical books and dictionaries（『化学書資料館』）.
  Kenkusha Online Dictionary
Online version of Kenkyusha's Japanese-English dictionaries
  Oxford English Dictionary
  
  Kahoku Newspaper
Online version of Kahoku Newspaper（5 users）.
  Asahi Newspaper
Online version of Asahi Newspaper（3 users）.
  Yomiuri Newspaper
Online version of Yomiuri Newspaper（1 user）
  Mainichi Newpaper
Online version of Mainichi Newspaper（1 user）.
  Nikkei Newspaper
Online version of Nikkei Newspaper. ID/PW to be required（2 users）

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