The APU Library is making the Database and e-book collections shown below available for a limited time (available until June 30th, 2020). Please use these books for your studies and research.

(Accessing the Collection from Off-Campus)
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection is required to access e-books and databases from off campus. Please refer to the site below for details on how to set up a VPN connection.

https://en.apu.ac.jp/academic/system/basic_support/

1. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global
https://search.proquest.com/

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global is the most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses in the world, with more than 5 million entries. The database is the official dissertations repository for the Library of Congress, more than 3,100 contributing Institutions and 200,000 works added annually. The full text PDF of more than 2.5 million of these titles are available, including hundreds of thousands of titles published before 1997.

2. ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete
http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ritsumeiapu-ebooks/home.action

Academic Complete offers libraries an affordable, critical mass of 180,000 multidisciplinary ebooks with unlimited, multi-user access, powerful research tools and DRM-free chapter downloads.

3. ProQuest Academic Video Online
https://video.alexanderstreet.com/channel/academic-video-online

Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers 65,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.