{"id":6404,"date":"2022-01-19T11:41:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T02:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/?page_id=6404"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:32:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T04:32:55","slug":"fundamental","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/en\/top\/search\/fundamental\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before you write your report, using reference resources and obtaining basic knowledge such as definition of terms \/ background of the subjects is helpful for your investigation.<br>In addition, to compare some reference materials is important to obtain accurate knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#encyclopedia\">Encyclopedias<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#web\">Online Reference Resources<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#reference\">Search for Reference Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"encyclopedia\">Encyclopedias<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You should refer to an encyclopedia first because it contains information of all kinds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name\u30fbLink<\/th><th>Description<\/th><th>Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Encyclopedia Nipponica[<a href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=OB00535259\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\">eBook<\/a>]<\/td><td>This encyclopedia is contained in the \u201cJapanKnowledge Lib\u201d. The contents in this encyclopedia are uploaded every month.<\/td><td>On-campus access only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Encyclopedia of Japan[<a href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_details\/?lang=1&amp;amode=11&amp;bibid=OB00535260\n\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\">eBook<\/a>]<\/td><td>\u201cThe Encyclopedia of Japan\u201d is an encyclopedia regarding many kinds of things about Japan wrote in English. This encyclopedia is contained in the \u201cJapanKnowledge Lib\u201d.<\/td><td>On-campus access only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Encyclopaedia Britannica[<a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_search\/?lang=1&amp;amode=2&amp;appname=Netscape&amp;version=5&amp;cmode=0&amp;kywd=&amp;smode=1&amp;kywd1_exp=Encyclopaedia+Britannica&amp;con1_exp=ftitlekey&amp;dpmc_exp[]=all&amp;sort_exp=0&amp;disp_exp=20mc_exp[]=all&amp;sort_exp=0&amp;disp_exp=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printed<\/a>]<\/td><td>\u201cThe Encyclopedia Britannica\u201d is one of the most famous encyclopedia that received high academic evaluation.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Encyclopedia Americana[<a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_search\/?lang=1&amp;amode=2&amp;appname=Netscape&amp;version=5&amp;cmode=0&amp;kywd=&amp;smode=1&amp;kywd1_exp=The+Encyclopedia+Americana&amp;con1_exp=ftitlekey&amp;dpmc_exp[]=all&amp;sort_exp=0&amp;disp_exp=20mc_exp[]=all&amp;sort_exp=0&amp;disp_exp=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printed<\/a>]<\/td><td>\u201cThe Encyclopedia Americana\u201d is one of the biggest encyclopedia written in American-English.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia : The Free Encyclopedia<\/a><\/td><td>\u201cWikipedia\u201d is a free online encyclopedia. Each user can edit each article.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a class=\"link-open\" href=\"http:\/\/en.citizendium.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citizendium<\/a><\/td><td>\u201cCitizendium\u201d is a free online encyclopedia. Writers(authors) are demanded to sign on articles they wrote.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"web\">Online Reference Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some dictionaries and encyclopedias on the web allow you to search and view multiple sources at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name\u30fbLink<\/th><th>Description<\/th><th>Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"\/database\/1691\/\">JapanKnowledge Lib<\/a><\/td><td>A corpus of Japanese encyclopedia, dictionaries and so on.<\/td><td>On-campus access only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"\/database\/1610\/\">EBSCOhost eBook Collection<\/a><\/td><td>This contains a lot of academic e-books.<\/td><td>On-campus access only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/kotobank.jp\/\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\">\u30b3\u30c8\u30d0\u30f3\u30af<\/a><\/td><td>A website that allows you to cross-search Japanese dictionaries.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weblio.jp\/\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\">Weblio\u8f9e\u66f8<\/a><\/td><td>An integrated online dictionary service that allows you to search multiple dictionaries and glossaries simultaneously.\n<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"reference\">Search for Reference Books<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each field has each specialized reference resources.<br>If you refer to appropriate reference materials, you can obtain more detailed knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name\u30fbLink<\/th><th>Description<\/th><th>Note<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_search\/?lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OPAC: Kobe University Library Catalog<\/a><\/td><td>With OPAC, you can search for Kobe University Library holdings.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp\/en\/rnavi\/db\/sanko\" class=\"link-open\" target=\"_blank\">\u53c2\u8003\u56f3\u66f8\u7d39\u4ecb\uff08Research Navi \/ NDL\uff09<\/a><\/td><td>\u201cResearch Navi\u201d is a website to search for reference resources provided by the National Diet Library.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u8f9e\u66f8\u30fb\u4e8b\u5178\u5168\u60c5\u5831[<a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_openurl\/?lang=1&amp;rfe_dat=ncid\/BN05589575\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printed<\/a>]<\/td><td>A reference book about reference books published in Japan. Contents are classified by subject.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrb-db.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u53c2\u8003\u56f3\u66f8<\/a><\/td><td>A Database of reference books about reference books published in Japan from Meiji era.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u30ec\u30d5\u30a1\u30ec\u30f3\u30b9\u30d6\u30c3\u30af\u30b9 : \u9078\u3073\u304b\u305f\u30fb\u4f7f\u3044\u304b\u305f[<a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_openurl\/?lang=1&amp;rfe_dat=ncid\/BB17934133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printed<\/a>]<\/td><td>This book contains not only reference books but also resources on the web.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Guide to reference books[<a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_openurl\/?lang=1&amp;rfe_dat=ncid\/BA2702857X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printed<\/a>]<\/td><td>This book contains reference books especially published in the United States before 1993.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Walford\u2019s Guide to Reference Material[<a class=\"link-open\" href=\"https:\/\/op.lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/opac\/opac_search\/?lang=1&amp;amode=2&amp;appname=Netscape&amp;version=5&amp;cmode=0&amp;kywd=&amp;smode=1&amp;kywd1_exp=Walford%27s+Guide+to+Reference+Material&amp;con1_exp=ftitlekey&amp;dpmc_exp[]=all&amp;sort_exp=0&amp;disp_exp=20mc_exp[]=all&amp;sort_exp=0&amp;disp_exp=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">printed<\/a>]<\/td><td>A reference book contains reference books published around the world.<\/td><td>\u2013<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before you write your report, using reference resources and obtaining basic know\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":6397,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-en.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/?page_id=138","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6404","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6404"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50245,"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6404\/revisions\/50245"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lib.kobe-u.ac.jp\/kulip\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}