Osaka School of International Public Policy

Library Guide | Library Materials | Databases & E-Journals

LIBRARY GUIDE

Library hours Monday to Friday 

  • Regular Semester Hours : 9:30–19:00
  • Spring, Summer and Winter Breaks : 9:30–17:00

The OSIPP Library is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and on public holidays. Any special close announcements will be made on the website and social media.

The Opening Hours of OSIPP Library

  OSIPP-Library Calendar 2021

Special Library hours in the case of weather warning being issued

In the case of a “storm warning”(bouhuu-keihou) or “emergency warning” (tokubetsu-keihou) being issued for Toyonaka, Suita,Ibaraki, and/or Minoh, the OSIPP Library will be closed for as noted below –

  • If a weather warning is issued when the OSIPP Library is open, we will close the library as soon as possible.
  • If the warning is not canceled until 9:00 a.m., the OSIPP Library will be closed for the day.
  • on clearing a weather warning, the OSIPP Library with resume normal opening hours on the next day as usual.

Floor Guide

OSIPP Library Map

  OSIPP-Library-Floor-map

OSIPP Library User Guide

Library guide for OSIPP students. Find out about its location, the times of operation, finding your way around, and the services offered by OSIPP Library.

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OSIPP Library Terms of Use

    • Individuals other than the faculty members and students at the OSIPP, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Graduate School of Economics, and Law School need to sign in at the counter. Please bring your ID as we will ask you to present it upon sign in.
    • External individuals who are affiliated with other universities and research institutions need to have a letter of recommendation issued by those organizations to use the library (not applicable to faculty members and graduate school students at a national university and equivalent individuals).
    • Bags and coats cannot be brought in. Please leave your belongings in a locker in the locker area located to the right of the entrance before using the library.
      You are responsible for own valuables.
    • Only faculty members and students of OSIPP may use the copy machines in the library. Copy cards sold at the co-op will not work on the copy machine in the library.
      If you wish to copy a document, please check out the material first and then use the coin-operated copy machine located in the Coop.

Library Loans

Aside from special Library use only materials, students can borrow most books for two weeks.

    • Individuals other than the faculty members and students at the OSIPP, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Graduate School of Economics, and Law School need to sign in at the counter. Please bring your ID as we will ask you to present it upon sign in.
    • External individuals who are affiliated with other universities and research institutions need to have a letter of recommendation issued by those organizations to use the library (not applicable to faculty members and graduate school students at a national university and equivalent individuals).
    • Bags and coats cannot be brought in. Please leave your belongings in a locker in the locker area located to the right of the entrance before using the library. You are responsible for own valuables.
    • Only faculty members and students of OSIPP may use the copy machines in the library. Copy cards sold at the co-op will not work on the copy machine in the library. If you wish to copy a document, please check out the material first and then use the coin-operated copy machine located in the co-op.
    • Reservations: If the book needed is currently on loan, it may be reserved. Please contact library staff.
    • Renew Loan Periods: Books may be renewed at the due date within two weeks, except for specific materials and materials on reservation.

LIBRARY MATERIALS

Journals

The library shelves academic journals pertaining to law, economics, and political sciences. The most recent issues and issues from the past 12 months are stored on the new items’ shelf. Issues older than one year are stored on the movable shelf.

Books

The library shelves books, encyclopedias, reference materials, and so on that pertain to law, economics, and political sciences. The library stores special books in the following sections:

Newspapers

Visitors can view three newspapers: Asashi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, and Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The current and previous months’ issues are stored on the new items shelf. Issues up to 12 months old are stored on the movable shelf.

Master’s Theses/Doctoral Theses

OSIPP Library holds master’s theses and doctoral theses by OSIPP graduates. Please ask at the counter for viewing these materials.

DATABASES & E-JOURNALS

OSIPP students can use the following databases.
(The database list of Osaka University Library is available at the OU Library website.)

Books & Journals Articles Newspapers Law & Precedents
Data & Statistics Other Databases Discussion Papers

 

  • With Remote Access (Remote), materials can be accessed off campus through the Osaka University Library website.
Books & JournalsAccessRemote Access
Osaka University Library OPACFind items (both and online) available at Osaka UniversityFree
Osaka University Library Quick SearchCatalog, E-journals, E-books,D atabasesOn Campus Remote
Cinii BooksInformation of books and journals held by university libraries in JapanFree
National Diet Library - OnlineNational Diet Library Online ServicesFree
National Diet Library Search"NDL Search" is an integrated search service of catalogs and digital archives including libraries, archives, museums, academic institutes and the National Diet LibraryFree
OECD iLibraryOnline library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD)OSIPP Only
Eighteenth Century Collections Online  (ECCO)Full-text database of English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom during the 18th century, along with thousands of important works from the AmericasOn Campus Remote
The Making of the Modern World  (MOMW)This collection includes two parts:MOMW-I: The GoldsmithsÕ-Kless Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850,MOMW-II: Making of the Modern World, Part II: 1851-1914On Campus Remote
New Palgrave Dictionary of EconomicsOnline edition of primary economic dictionary New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 3rd ed.On Campus Remote
JapanKnowledge LibCollection of Japanese language reference works. Includes language dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, and moreOn Campus Remote

Articles – General Field
CiNii ArticlesIndex to academic journals published by Japanese academic societies and universitiesOn Campus Remote
National Diet Library Search for ArticlesAny articles can be searched for with advanced searchFree
IRDBInstitutional Repositories DatabasesFree
J-STAGEJapan Science and Technology Information Aggregator,ElectronicFree
OUKAOsaka University Knowledge ArchiveFree
Web of ScienceIndexes core jouranals in science,engineering,medical science,social scienceOn Campus Remote
ScopusThe largest abstract database of peer-reviewed journals in science, engineering, medical science, social science, and arts and humanitiesOn Campus Remote
ProQuest Research LibraryContains about 6,700 journal titles on a broad range of subjects including: humanities, social science, education, art, religion, business, finance, politics, law, medicine, technology, and health careOn Campus Remote
Nexis Uni (旧 LexisNexis Academic)Full-text resources including newspapers, magazines, company information, law reviews, court decisions, and more from the U.S. and around the world On Campus Remote
WestlawNextOnlline databases of the Judicial precedent ant the lawOn CampusRemote

Law
Index to Legal Periodicals/BooksIndexes law books, journal articles, reviews and moreOn Campus Remote
D1-Law.comContains a wide range of laws and precedents in JapanOn Campus Remote
Hein-OnlineHein's premier online product of regal history,fully-searchable,image-based formatOSIPP Only
JURIS OnlineJURIS Online is german law comprehensive online database, which contains more than 970,000 precedents and over 1.4 million statutes. On Campus
Beck-Online: Premium editionBeck-Online is a German legal resources full-text database. You can search the full text of over 100 journals and over 500 book titlesOn Campus

Economics
EconLitIncludes subject indexing and abstracts of journal articles, working papers dissertations in economics.On Campus Remote
EconPapersEconPapers provides access to RePEc,the world's largest collection of on-line Economics working papers, journal articles and softwareFree
NBER Working PapersThe National Bureau of Economic Research working papersFree

Sociology
SocINDEX with Full TextComprehensive sociology research database. Informative abstracts for core journals, monographs, conference papers are includedOn Campus Remote

Newspapers
Nexis Uni (旧LexisNexis Academic)Full-text resources including newspapers, magazines, company information, law reviews, court decisions, and more from the U.S. and around the world On Campus Remote
Press ReaderThe service provides newspapers from around the world, includes more than 3,000 from 100 countries in 60 languagesOn Campus Remote
New York Times collectionProQuest's databases of New York Times and histrorical newspapersOn Campus Remote
FINANCIAL TIMES, historical archives, 1888-2010Database of the Financial Times contains all articles published in the paper from 1888 to 2010On Campus Remote

Law & Precedents
D1-Law.comContains a wide range of laws and precedents in JapanOn Campus
LEX/DBDatabase of Japanese precedents, laws, and articles of law journalsOSIPP Only
Nexis Uni (旧 LexisNexis Academic)Full-text resources including newspapers, magazines, company information, law reviews, court decisions from the U.S. and around the world On Campus Remote
WestlawNextOnlline databases of the Judicial precedent ant the lawOn CampusRemote
Beck-Online: Premium editionOnline journal about German lawOn Campus
JURIS OnlineJURIS Online is german law comprehensive online database, which contains more than 970,000 precedents and over 1.4 million statutes. German Congress Minutes and Federal Register also availableOn Campus
House of Commons Parliamentary PapersIncludes digital versions of the U.K. House of Commons Sessional PapersOn Campus Remote

Data & Statistics
The World BankFree and open access to global development dataFree
e-StatPortal site for Japanese Government StatisiticsFree
OECD iLibraryOnline library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD)OSIPP Only
Balance of Payments StatisticsBalance of Payments Statistics Yearbook by IMFFree
D-Vision netDatabase of Japanese company information.On Campus

Other Databases
Essencial Science Indicators (ESI)Database of the unique and comprehensive compilation of science performance statistics and science trends data which is based on journal article publication counts and citation data from Thomson Scientific databasesOn Campus Remote

SciVal

* Information

Tool for analysing research performance of research institutions and countries worldwide. Including the data for institutions, countries, authors and journals. How to useOn Campus Remote
Journal Citation ReportsStatistical database on core journals in social sciences, science and technology. Including Impact FactorOn Campus Remote

Discussion Papers
OSIPP Discussion PaperFree
Discussion Papers In Economics And BusinessFree
ISER(Institute of Social and Economic Research-Osaka University) Discussion PapersFree
IMES (Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies,Bank of Japan) Discussion Paper SeriesFree
RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)Free
EconPapersFree
NBER (the National Bureau of Economic Research) Working PapersFree
SSRN eLibraryFree

SUPPORT SERVICE

Poster Session Printing Support Service

Large size (A0Plus size) Printer is available in OSIPP Library.
The following service to OSIPP Students and JSPS Researchers. (Once per an academic year)

Terms of use

  • Target person
    1) OSIPP Master or Doctoral Students
    2) JSPS Researchers who belongs to OSIPP
  • Purpose
    Only for the research poster session.( The presentation for the research association, seminar or symposium etc.)
  • Poster size
    A0 size poster (color print), cloth material
  • Application procedure（Application Form)
    1. Before using the OSIPP large printer, please get your supervisor’s approval.
    2. Please send the original data (MS word, power point etc) and the application form to OSIPP Library,  before 2 days you need it.
    3. Please send the photograph that would be able to post on Facebook page or OSIPP News site.
    (Facebook page is for OSIPP public relations. if it is not allowed to use them, please let us know. we’ll never use it)
Poster Printing Application Form (MS Word)

The Toyonaka Campus

OSIPP Library Access

OSIPP is at the Toyonaka Campus, Osaka University

Access/Directions to OSIPP

    • Address

      Osaka School of International Public Policy Library 5F
      Osaka University
      1-31 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan

    • TEL/FAX：06-6850-5650
    • Email: library@osipp.osaka-u.ac.jp