To obtain a copy of a journal article after you have found the bibliographic information from a journal index such as Zashi Kiji Sakuin (in print or database format) and/or from “References” or “Bibliography” in a book or another article, etc. If the article is published in an academic publication such as kiyō (紀要), you may check the article in JAIRO whether or not its full text is available. Otherwise, try the following steps:
Note: Columbia is a member of GIF (Global ILL Framework), which allows us to request a copy of a journal article from GIF member libraries in Japan.