Collections is the inclusive university catalog provided by Kyushu University Library. You can search printed books and journals in the university, accessible e-journals and e-books, items in our institutional repository (QIR), publications by researchers of Kyushu University, our digital collections.
Search results can be limited by formats (books/journals/e-books etc.) or by various categories such as subjects, authors, holding libraries and published years. Some items have cover images and abstracts/table of contents, which help you identify the items. Links to Amazon or Google Books also provide further information.
* Try World Contents when searching resources more widely, without limiting to the materials available in Kyushu University.
Contents & Coverage (as of Sep 2016)
| Category | Description | # of items |
|---|---|---|
| Local holdings | Local holdings including printed books, journals and audio-visuals at all Kyushu University Library and research rooms | 1.6 millions(bibs) (4 millions(vols)) |
| e-journals | Accessible e-journals | 137,000 titles |
| e-books | Accessible e-books | 116,000 vols |
| Institutional repository (QIR) | Items deposited in the institutional repository (QIR) | 32,000 items |
| Kyushu University authors' articles | Bibliographic information of Kyushu University authors' articles, thesis/dissertations and research projects | 320,000 items |
| Digital collections | Information about digitized images of rare collections/unique contents in the university | 117,000 items |
| Research tools | Online search tools including databases, encyclopedias and dictionaries subscribed in Kyushu University, and open-access resources | (in progress) |