Access Online Journals and Databases from Off-Campus – GakuNin –

With the cooperation of universities etc. throughout Japan, full-scale development and management of the Academic Access Management Federation in Japan (nickname: GakuNin) started in 2009.
it will enable on-campus Single Sign-On (the mechanism where a single ID and password permit a user to access all systems).

Students and faculty members of the TUFS can use the Online Journals and Databases contracted by the Library for study and research from outside the University with simple operations via the Internet.

For more information about GakuNin, please see “About GakuNin“.

How to Use

GakuNin service is available to Full-time students, Faculty members, Fellows and Researchers without any application. Fellows and Researchers of none of the above are an appliccation is required in order to access the DB from off-campus via GakuNin.

Who can use GakuNin?

  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students
  • JLCTUFS (Japanese Language Center for International Students) Students
  • Faculty Members
  • Fellows and Researchers
  • Professors Emiritus
  • Fellows and Researchers of none of the above

How to apply

Fellows and Researchers of none of the above are an appliccation is required in order to access the DB from off-campus via GakuNin.
Please fill out the application form.
Mail of registration completion will be sent to your TUFS mail from ICC.
It takes 5 to 10 days from application to service activation.

Available Databases and Manuals

You can use the following databases from off-campus by simply entering your ICC account and password.

Cambridge Core (Journals・Books)Manual
Ebook Central (eBook)Manual
Gale eBooks (eBook)Manual
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers : HCPPManual
JapanKnowledge LibManual
Maruzen eBook Library (eBook)Manual
Net Library : EBSCOhost (eBook)Manual
NII-REOManual
ProQuestManual
Science Direct (eBook)Manual
SpringerLinkManual
Wiley Online Library (eBook)Manual

◎ If you wish to access other online journals and databases from off-campus, please use the VPN service.