Kyoto University Library Network

Medical Library will be closed on Oct. 15th due to the Faculty of Medicine’s Anatomy Ceremony.
We apologize for your inconvenience.

Closed：Wednesday, 15 October, 2025

• You can receive reserved books and materials ordered from other universities until 17:00 on the day.
  But please contact us by phone or email in advance.
  TEL: 075-753-4323
  E-mail： igakueturan[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp ([at]→@)
• Please use the book post, when you return materials.
  (Except for the books with CD or the books from other libraries)
  
• Library of Human Health Sciences is open as usual.

About 5,100 computer science ebooks (copyright year between 2022 and 2025), and about 180 artificical intelligence ebooks (copyright year 2025) are available through to the end of this year.

Graduate School of Informatics Library will purchase a certain number of them after the trial.

Access URL

Springer Nature Link - Computer Science (Copyright Year 2022 – 2025)

Springer Link - Artificial Intelligence (Copyright Year 2025)

How to use

 Setting up the authentication system

How to use e-resources

1. Access the following URL

Springer Nature Link - Computer Science (Copyright Year 2022 – 2025)

Springer Link - Artificial Intelligence (Copyright Year 2025)

2. Choose a book or a chapter

3. Click the bookmarklet

Click the bookmarklet [EJDB], and the buttons [Download book PDF]  [Download book EPUB] will appear to make the full text available.

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You can search trial and purchased titles.

Springer Nature Link - Computer Science

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(Contact) Graduate School of Informatics Library

Tel: 075-753-5390

E-Mail: 140tosho (at)mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp    Please replace (at) with @.

This information is intended for the students on Uji Campus.

Call for Participants in Uji Library’s Book Hunting on the Web

We are happy to announce that the Book Hunting on the Web will be held this year.
It is an event where students can select new books to be added to the shelves at Uji Library. The event will be held online this year.
You might be wondering, “I’d like to enrich the library collection in my research field and related areas,”, or “I’m looking for basic books and recently published ones.” Students on Uji Campus are eligible to join the Book Hunting.

■Participants
Students who belong to the laboratories on Uji Campus

■Notes
You may choose technical books or basic books related to research fields on Uji Campus.
Budget will be approximately 20,000 yen per person.
Budget allocation is decided depending on the number of participants.

■Application and Book Selection Period
Monday, September 29-October 31, 2025

We will send an email with the ID for online book selection, along with instructions on how to use the bookstore database. Access to the designated bookstore database and select books anytime during the Book Hunting period.
Your review (e.g., Reason why you choose this book or recommend it to other students) will be posted anonymously at Uji Library and on its website.

■Application
Go to the URL below and make application online.
https://forms.gle/gDwHiZWW4i3h572m6　[Registration was closed.]

We will close the application once the number of applicants reaches the planned limit.

■Books purchased in the previous Book Hunting can be found on KULINE.
Book list 2024
Book list 2023
Book list 2022

For your information, in addition to this Book Hunting event, Uji Library also welcomes requests or recommendations for book purchases from faculty and staff members and students on Uji Campus anytime.

Application for: https://forms.gle/RAxmFxKa1cxR6k5N7

[Updated November 4, 2025]
Books selected for the Book Hunting 2025 are now available! Explore them using the KULINE tag "宇治分館ブックハンティング購入図書2025".

Contact: Kyoto University Uji Library
E-mail: ujibunkan[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp ([at] => @)
TEL: 0774-38-3010

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, so please come and join us!

Kyoto University Academic Day 2025

Date and time: Saturday, September 27, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Location: Zest Oike

Participation fee: Free

Pre-registration: Not required

Website: https://ku.research.kyoto-u.ac.jp/academic-day/a2025/

[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

[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!

For enhanced security, system maintenance will be conducted on Maruzen eBook Library (MeL) during the following period. Please understand that access to all or some of the content within MeL may be unavailable during this time.

[Maintenance Schedule and Services Not Available]

Sep. 14, 2025 (Sun), 00:00 AM – 05:00 AM

Complete suspension of service on MeL (all functions within MeL will not be available)

Sep. 21, 2025 (Sun), 11:00 PM – Sep. 22, 2025 (Mon), 8:00 AM

Suspension of access to certain content due to system maintenance:
*Content affected: ePUB text playback, videos, audiobooks, and audio files
(Only some content will not be available; you will still be able to view content that can be operated using the "閲覧" button.)

Due to system maintenance, some services of "Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search" will be unavailable during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

To access this database via the authentication system, click here.

Date and Suspended service:

Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2025 Time: 18:00-19:30 (JST)

There will be a period of approximately 10 minutes during which the search service for the "Historical Photo Archive" will not be available.
* Services other than the Historical Photo Archive, such as article searches, will still be accessible.

Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2025 Time: 19:00-20:00 (JST)

While the service will be available, there may be occasional instances of unstable performance.

The issue was solved. Thank you for your cooperation.

KURENAI will be temporarily unavailable for maintenance during the following time:

• Date: September 11th, 2025 (Thursday)
• Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2025-09-10

The service has been restored. Please update the bREADER Cloud app to the latest version, and you will be able to view it normally in your browser. If the issue persists, please update the app as well. (2025/09/09)

On iOS devices (iPhones, iPads, etc.) where the bREADER Cloud app is installed, attempts to view the e-book content directly from the browser instead of through the app result in failed playback.
Note: If the app is not installed, you can view the e-book content normally using the browser viewer.

The developer is currently identifying the cause of this issue and working on releasing a corrected version of the app. Unfortunately, until the problem is resolved, please use one of the following methods:

1. For users with the bREADER Cloud app installed on iOS/iPadOS devices:
   You can only view the e-book content using the app itself; browsing from the browser will not work.
2. For users without the bREADER Cloud app installed on iOS/iPadOS devices:
   You can view the e-book content directly via the browser.
3. For users on other PC or Android devices:
   You can use both the browser and the app as usual

The service has been restored. (2025/09/01)

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 AY2025.

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 2025, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2025, 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/1405318?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

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 1st, 2025 to September 30th, 2025.

*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 2025.

・ 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.