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The Maintenance work was completed (2026/5/26 1:15) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance for about 15 minutes from 1:00 pm, May 26, 2026. The service will be restored as soon as the maintenance work has been completed. Thank you for your understanding.

“Wakatte-iitomo! (わかっていいとも！)” is a talk event where students from humanities and sciences pair up to explain their research. 

Participants will act as Speaker and Mentor:
- Speaker: explain their research
- Mentor: liven up the discussion with questions and reactions

The speaker and mentor will discuss in front of the audience, bridging the gap between humanities and sciences.
They are supposed to discuss without using a presentation slide or whiteboard.
The point is devising a plan to explain their research clearly. 

 ↑ Photo from the previous event

We are looking for participants (both speakers and mentors). Applications for speaker positions only or mentor positions only are also welcome.
Subject: Kyoto University students

We’ll be giving away the library’s original tote bag to all speakers and mentors!
This might come in handy for job interviews or poster sessions at academic conferences.
We look forward to receiving your application!

Apply at this link: https://forms.gle/89qGsnFQmpxa4rmG9

Demonstration: 

We will be holding a demonstration on the following dates. Please feel free to visit us.

• Date: June 3rd (Wed) 
• Hour: 0:40 pm - 
  
• Venue: Learning Commons (Southeast area), 1st floor, Main Library 

Event Details:

• Date: June 22 (Mon) - 26 (Fri), 2026
• Hour: 0:40 pm - 1:00 pm
• Venue: Learning Commons (Southeast area), 1st floor, Main Library 
• Time Schedule:
  - presentation by the speaker: 1 minute
  - discussion with a mentor: 5 minutes
  - Q&A session from the audience: 10minutes
• Promoter: Bunri Usami (Program-Specific Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability), Hideharu Numata (Professor Emeritus)
• Organizer: Kyoto University Library
• Co-host: Hyakumanben-Dangi (百万遍談議) staff, Office of Research Acceleration

Contact:

User Support Division, Kyoto University Library
E-Mail: user-support-full660 [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Please be advised that the Maruzen eBook Library (MeL) will undergo system maintenance during the periods listed below. Some content will be temporarily unavailable during these times. Thank you for your understanding.

Maintenance Schedule (Temporary Downtime for Specific Content)
May 24, 2026 (Sun) 11:00 PM – May 25, 2026 (Mon) 8:00 AM
June 21, 2026 (Sun) 11:00 PM – June 22, 2026 (Mon) 8:00 AM

Affected Content
・EPUB reflowable format (Smartphone/Text-to-Speech compatibility)
・Audio
・Video
・Audiobooks
Note: Logging into MeL and accessing PDF content will remain available as usual.

[E-Resources team, Kyoto University Main Library]

Please be advised that system maintenance will be conducted for Ichushi-Web and Saishin Kango Sakunin Web during the period below.

[Date & Time]
Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 0:00 AM to 1:00 AM (JST)
Services will resume as soon as the maintenance is completed.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

[E-Resources team, Kyoto University Main Library]

At the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences Library, we will be rearranging journal collections in the basement stacks from Monday, June 8, through Tuesday, June 16.
Due to this work, access to foreign periodicals in the basement stacks will be restricted as follows.

[Period] Jun. 8-16, 2026
　*Depending on the progress of the work, the timeframe may be subject to change.
[Restricted Materials]
-Stack 4: Foreign journals (-1986)
-Stack 2: Foreign journals (1987-2010)

If you would like to use these materials, please use the form below to make a hold request.
We will inform you by email when the materials are ready.
[For KU members only] Circulation Application Form (The Library of RIMS, Kyoto University)
*Depending on the timing of your request, it may take a little while to reserve the materials.

The library will be open as usual, and all other materials are available for use without any special restrictions.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this time of inconvenience.