This section publishes manuals about using method of library, databases and other useful tools for report writing.
All items in this section can be downloaded by PDF file.
Contents
- Kobe University Library and Library Website
- Article Databases etc.
- References / Reference Management Tools
- Instructions for Open Access
Kobe University Library and Library Web Site
Introduction to Kobe University Library
[pdf: 3.7MB]This guide introduces how to use the library and the library website.
Welcome to Kobe Univ. Library! (for Students)
[pdf: 985KB]This leaflet provides fundamental information to use the Kobe University Library for freshmen, college transfer students and international students.
Welcome to Kobe Univ. Library! (for Teachers)
[pdf: 1.1MB]This leaflet provides fundamental information to use the Kobe University Library for new teachers.
Functions of the Library Website
[pdf: 1.6MB]
This is guide for the Kobe University Library website.
⇒ Kobe University Library Website
How to Use the Functions of the Library Website (for Smartphones)
[pdf: 695KB]
This is guide for the Kobe University Library website for smartphones.
⇒ Kobe University Library Website
Using the OPAC to Find Library Resources
[pdf: 1.7MB]
This guide introduces how to use the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog).
With OPAC, you can search for library resources efficiently.
⇒ OPAC
How to Search for Academic Information with Discovery
[pdf: 966KB]
You can explore not only library holdings but also treatises, digital archives and so on by using “Discovery Service”. This guide explains how to use it.
⇒ Discovery Service
How to search for Books in Library for Social Sciences
[pdf: 488KB]This leaflet helps you to understand how to search for books in the Library for Social Sciences.You can also see the floor map of the Library for Social Sciences in the leaflet.
How to search for Journals in Library for Social Sciences
[pdf: 437KB]This leaflet helps you to understand how to search for journals the in Library for Social Sciences.You can also see the floor map of Library for Social Sciences in the leaflet.
Article Databases etc.
How to Search for Journal Articles
[pdf: 1.6MB]This guide provides how to search for journal articles.
How to Search for Journal Articles Using “Web of Science”【On-campus Access Only】
[pdf: 1.5MB]
This guide provides how to use “Web of Science Core Collection”.
With “Web of Science”, you can search for journal articles published in influential journals.
⇒ Web of Science Core Collection
Search for Documents of the United Nations
[pdf: 1.6MB]This guide explains how to get documents of the UN.
Reference / Reference Management Tools
How to Confirm and Write Reference Information【On-campus Access Only】
[pdf: 1.6MB]
This guide introduces how to confirm and write references (bibliographies).
You can also learn about citation rules.
How to Manage References with “EndNote basic”
[pdf: 1.2MB]
This guide introduces how to use “EndNote basic”. “EndNote basic” is one of the reference management tools.
You can manage article information and make reference list easily with “EndNote basic”.
⇒ EndNote basic
Instructions for Open Access
Instructions for Open Access:Obligation of disseminating your doctoral thesis on the Internet
[pdf: 619KB]This is guide for making doctoral theses and academic articles available on the Internet.