Osaka School of International Public Policy

Library Guide | Library Materials | Databases & E-Journals

LIBRARY GUIDE

Library hours Monday to Friday : 9:30–17:00

The OSIPP Library is closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and on public holidays.
Please check  the OSIPP Library Calendar  before visiting.

The Opening Hours of OSIPP Library

  OSIPP-Library Calendar 2024

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-Students-study-group

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.

    • Book loan: University of Osaka members: 10 books / 2 weeks, non-University of Osaka members: 10 books / within the day
      　(The loan period for Class Reference Materials Section is 1 week.)
    • Journals: Journals can be checked out for photocopying only within the day.
    • 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 by OSIPP graduates. Please ask at the counter for viewing these materials.
  • The doctoral theses of OSIPP graduates are held in the University of Osaka Library. For more details on the use, please see here.

DATABASES & E-JOURNALS

OSIPP students can use the following databases.
(The database list of the University of Osaka 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 University of Osaka Library website.
Books & JournalsAccessRemote Access
University of Osaka Library OPACFind items (both and online) available at Osaka UniversityFree
University of Osaka Library Quick SearchCatalog, E-journals, E-books,D atabasesFree
Cinii BooksInformation of books and journals held by university libraries in JapanFree
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
OECDDatabase of all OECD data, publications and analysisFree
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 ResearchIndex to academic journals published by Japanese academic societies and universitiesOn Campus Remote
National Diet Library SearchAny articles can be searched for with advanced searchFree
IRDBInstitutional Repositories DatabasesFree
J-STAGEJapan Science and Technology Information Aggregator,ElectronicFree
OUKAUniversity of Osaka 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 CentralProQuest Central is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.On Campus Remote

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 JapanOSIPP Library
Hein-OnlineHein's premier online product of regal history,fully-searchable,image-based formatOn CampusRemote
JURIS OnlineGerman 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
WestlawNextOnline databases of the Judicial precedent ant the lawOn CampusRemote
Le Doctrinal PlusThe database of literature and judicial precedents in France and EU countries, including laws and regulations and judgments of higher courtsOn Campus Remote

Economics
EBSCO Business Source EliteNumerous journal articles and literature related to business administration, economics, and businessOn Campus Remote
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
ProQuest CentralProQuest Central includes thousands of full-text newspapers from 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 TimesProQuest's databases of New York Times and histrorical newspapersOn Campus Remote
Financial Times, historical archives, 1888-2016Database of the Financial Times contains all articles published in the paper from 1888 to 2016On Campus Remote

Law & Precedents
D1-Law.comContains a wide range of laws and precedents in JapanOSIPP Library
LEX/DBDatabase of Japanese precedents, laws, and articles of law journalsOn CampusRemote
WestlawNextOnlline databases of the Judicial precedent ant the lawOn CampusRemote
Beck-Online: Premium editionOnline journal about German lawOn Campus
JURIS OnlineGerman law comprehensive online database, which contains more than 970,000 precedents and over 1.4 million statutes. On Campus
House of Commons Parliamentary PapersIncludes digital versions of the U.K. House of Commons Sessional PapersOn Campus Remote

Data & Statistics
Social Science Data SourcesLinks to various data sources to conduct research in social scienceFree
The World BankFree and open access to global development dataFree
e-StatPortal site for Japanese Government StatisiticsFree
OECDOECD StatisticsFree
Balance of Payments StatisticsBalance of Payments Statistics Yearbook by IMFFree

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

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

The Toyonaka Campus

OSIPP Library Access

OSIPP is at the Toyonaka Campus, The University of Osaka

Access/Directions to OSIPP

    • Address

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

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