Continuous updated [Library Network] Expanded access to e-resources during the COVID-19 outbreak
The following publishers have expanded access to their e-resources to assist students, faculty and researchers, as social distancing is advised to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Please refer to each publisher's website for details.
| Publisher | Access | Period |
| AAAS[2020/5/1up] | Content Free to Access (COVID-19 on Science and allied journals)[details] | - |
| American Physiological Society | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| Elsevier | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| IEEE | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| JoVE | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| JSTOR | Content Free to Access (COVID-19 and public health)[details] | until
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| JSTOR[2020/7/15up] | Content Free to Access (unlicensed journal collections and ARTSTOR)(requires access via e-journal plug-in)[details 1] | until
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| Mary Ann Liebert[2020/5/1up] | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| Microbiology Society | Content Free to Access (all contents)[details] | - |
| New England Journal of Medicine | Content Free to Access (COVID-19 and clinical education)[details] | - |
| Oxford University Press | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| Project MUSE | Expanded access to content [details] | - |
| ProQuest[2020/8/5up] | "Coronavirus Research Database" is available free [details] | Period undecided |
| Royal Society | Content Free to Access (all contents) [details] | - |
| SAGE | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| SIAM | Content Free to Access (Epidemiology)[details] | - |
| SpringerNature | Content Free to Access (COVID-19)[details] | - |
| Taylor & Francis | Content Free to Access (COVID-19) [details] | - |
| University of Chicago Press | Content Free to Access (COVID-19 and some journals as below)[details] Bulletin American Schools Oriental Research / Classical Philology / Ethics / History of Religions / International Journal of American Linguistics / Isis / Journal of Cuneiform Studies / Journal of Labor Economics / Journal of Law & Economics / Journal of Legal Studies / Journal of Modern History / Journal of Near Eastern Studies / Journal of Religion / Philosophy of Science / The Journal of Geology / The Library Quarterly | - |
| Wiley | Content Free to Access (COVID-19) [details] | - |
| Nikkei BP[2020/4/30up] | Expanded access to Nikkei BP Kiji Kensaku Service (Academic Edition) from off-campus (e-journal plug-in required) *There is an annual limit on the number of articles to be downloaded. Please read only what you need. | - |
The followings have expired.
| Publisher | Access | Period |
| American Economic Association[5/1up] | Content Free to Access (all contents)[details] | until Aug 31 [expired] |
| Annual Reviews | Content Free to Access (all contents)[details] | until June 30 [expired] |
| Association for Computing Machinery [4/17up] | Free Access to ACM Digital Library (all contents)[details] | |
| Cambridge University Press[5/1up] | Content Free to Access (700+ textbooks (Online View only) and COVID-19) on Cambridge Core [details] | |
| CAS | Expanded access to SciFinder from off-campus (ID/password required) | until
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| De Gruyter | Free access to approximately 75,000 textbooks(1650-2016) from De Gruyter and partner publishers sequentially (requires access from campus or e-journal plug-in)[details] | until July 31 [expired] |
| EBSCO | Unlimited Access to EBSCO eBooks[details] | |
| EBSCO | Unlimited Access to the following databases: Philosopher's Index with Full Text / CINAHL / EconLit with Full Text | |
| Geological Society of America | Content Free to Access (all e-books on GeoScienceWorld)[details] | |
| Guilford Press | Content Free to Access (all journals and some other contents)[details] | until Sep 30 [expired] |
| JoVE[10/21up]New! | Educational Contents Free to Access (JoVE Science Education / JoVE Core / JoVE Lab Manual) [details] | |
| JSTOR[7/15up] | Content Free to Access (32,000+ eBooks from 48 publishers)(requires access via e-journal plug-in)[details] | |
| KinoDen [5/15up] | Expanding Simultaneous Access to some of the subscribed e-books up to 50[details] | |
| Maruzen eBook Library [4/17up] | Expanding Simultaneous Access to some of the subscribed e-books to 50[details] | |
| Oxford University Press [4/17up] | Content Free to Access (eBooks, Review Articles, etc.) as follows | |
| ProQuest | Unlimited Access to Ebook Central [details] | |
| SpringerNature | Content Free to Access (500+ textbooks)[details] | |
| Taylor & Francis [4/17up] | Free Access to Taylor & Francis eBooks except some (requires access from campus or e-journal plug-in) | |
| Wiley [5/25up] | Archive Collections free to access as follows (requires access from campus or e-journal plug-in) You can search across HERE. | |
| Wolters Kluwer [4/23up] | Providing Guest Passes for UpToDate access (individual sign-up required)[details] | |
| Asahi Shimbun Company [4/23up] | Expanding Simultaneous Access to Kikuzo II (3→53) | |
| Zassaku Plus [6/17up] | Expanding Simultaneous Access to Zasshi Kiji Sakuin Shusei (Zassaku Plus) (1→3) | |
| NetAdvance | Expanding Simultaneous Access to JapanKnowledge Lib to 50 | until July 31 [expired] |
*Posted: 24 Mar 2020
[Kyoto University Library Electronic Resources Team]
- [Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resource (2026-03-03)
- [Solved] Partial Outage of Search Services (2026-02-26)
- [Main Library] To those who will leave Kyoto University in March: Deadline for Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and Payments (2026-02-24)
- [Important] Introduction of Multi-Factor Authentication for E-Journal and Database Access (2026-02-19)
- [Library: for KU members] Briefing Session on Rule Changes for Open Access (JSPS KAKENHI, etc.) (March 10, 2026) (2026-02-13)
- [Maintenance] "KURENAI" has been temporarily inaccessible(02/12 8:30-13:00) (2026-02-12)
- [Maintenance] "KURENAI" has been temporarily inaccessible(02/02 8:30-9:00) (2026-01-29)
- Solved [Maintenance] "KURENAI" "KURENAI Deposit System" will be temporarily inaccessible(01/28 7:00-12:00) (2026-01-26)
- 【Library Network : for faculty members】Request for recommendations of eBooks for student use in first semester AY2026 (2026-01-20)
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