Kyoto University Library Network

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive participated in Kyoto University Academic Day held at Zest Oike on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
(For more information about Kyoto University Academic Day, please see our September 13, 2024 post.)

1: Floor decoration with old maps of Kyoto
2: Panel display of “The Tale of Genji”
3: Rare book replica
4: Special space
5: Poster in front of the passage
6: Introduction panel
7: Coloring work by visitor

Many visitors, from babies to people in their 80s, visited our special space for two hours only.
Some people were interested in our digital archive and asked questions, and we also had a valuable opportunity to interact directly with visitors.
Thank you very much for coming!

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Kyoto University Academic Day is an open event for direct dialogue between the public and researchers.
Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will be participating for the first time, so please come and join us!

■ Kyoto University Academic Day 2024

Date and time: Saturday, September 21, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Zest Oike
Participation fee: Free
Pre-registration: Not required
Website: https://research.kyoto-u.ac.jp/academic-day/a2024/

●[Event 1] Decoration of the underground passage

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Underground Zest Oike - Kyoto City Hall passage
Details: Floor decoration with old maps of Kyoto and panel display of “The Tale of Genji”

●[Event 2] Special space

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Kyoto City Hall B2F
Details: For two hours only, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will open a special space. Original novelties will be distributed!

KinoDen(Kinokuniya Digital Library) service will be suspended due to its system maintenamce during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Schedule

• 7:00 - 10:00 on Monday, 16 September 2024 (Japan Time, Max. 2 hours)

Suspended service

• KinoDen Service
• bREADER Cloud app

※Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations. (October 1, 2024)

The Kyoto University Library Network provides students with eBooks for lectures and their studies.

We would like to ask for your recommendations of eBooks that you think would be useful for students in second semester AY2024.

Persons eligible to make recommendations

All Kyoto University faculty members (Including part-time lecturers)

eBooks eligible for recommendation

・eBooks that will be used for liberal arts and sciences (ILAS) courses in AY 2024, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2024, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that would be useful for undergraduate students studying at home.

*We will purchase books listed in syllabus of ILAS course sequentially. If you need eBook version, please make recommendation from the recommendation form. Not limited to second semester lectures.

* We cannot purchase eBooks which are not sold to academic institutions. Please refer to the list of titles which are sold to academic institutions at the URL below:

https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/bulletin/1401777?lang=en#ref

eBooks ineligible for recommendation

・Complete works, journals (including back numbers), newspapers

・Study guide, workbooks, self-help books and books of hobbies and practical use

・eBooks that extra costs will be charged next year (ex: contract maintenance fee, platform usage fee) 

How to make a recommendation

Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations. Please use  the recommendation form.

*If you wish to recommend more than one, please enter the titles in order of priority.

 *eBooks purchased will generally only be accessible by one user at a time.

Deadline for recommendations

From September 2nd, 2024 to September 30th, 2024.

*We will proceed with the purchase procedure in the order of recommendation acceptance in consideration of the budget situation.

Estimated date of availability

・eBooks will be available sequentially from mid-September. Please check KULINE of their availability.

*The recommender will be informed only in the case if the recommended eBooks will not be able to be purchased.

Contact

Acquisition and Cataloging Section, Kyoto University Library

Email: shiryoseibi660 [@] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

For reference

・Titles which are already owned by Kyoto University can be searched via KULINE.

・List of titles which are available to academic institutions

Titles are sorted by platform and classified by type. Please use the classifications to narrow down the lists. Some titles are provided in multiple platforms

*Please note that the files are large, so downloading them may require some time.

*Due to the large size of the files, they may not be viewable on some smartphones and tablets.

・ All lists are last updated on July 2024.

・ Although the number of eBooks available to academic institutions is smaller than the number available to individuals, it still comprises a very large number of titles. The lists include only a partial selection of the eBooks that are available, so please do not hesitate to recommend eBooks that are not included in the lists, and we will check their availability.  

Your help and cooperation is greatly appreciated. Your recommendations help us to enhance our eBook collection, and will also be used as reference when requesting publishers to provide digital versions of their books.