NIC Library Information Resources

Use the resource links on this page to find encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, and eBooks. For research assistance or more information contact Charles Laurier, Librarian at LCJ and NIC’s Tokyo Campus.


Encyclopedias

Start here for basic information on all subjects. On-campus access only.

Britannica Online millions of articles on all subjects; Britannica also has an image database called Image Quest
Cengage Encyclopedias specialized encyclopedias for history, religion, social sciences, social sciences, and other subjects
Periodicals

Magazine and journals, accessible from any networked computer.
Ask staff for passwords.

Proquest magazines and journals, with special indexes in many subjects
JSTOR general, with deeper historical coverage
Sage hundreds of scholarly journals in all subject areas
Badger Link Ebsco general index plus ATLA index for religion topics
Books · eBooks

Ask staff for user-name and passwords for eBooks where needed.

EasiCat EasiCat is the catalog for books, DVDs, and CDs in the LCJ Library
eBrary our eBooks library. Search database and request new items
Ebsco Host eBook Collection thousands of ebooks on all subjects
Internet Archive collection of free ebooks and other materials
Other

Items aside from those listed above..

Opposing Viewpoints Pro/Con debates on current issues
XIINU Prezi Presentation for Research Skills