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The architectural drawings of four well-known masterpieces by Josiah Conder, are newly available in high definition images in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.

Prof. Ari Ide of the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, first digitized the architectural drawings as part of his research project in 2007 and donated the 255 images to Kyoto University Library in 2017. As the original images were created by dividing each material into several sections, we combined them into 110 sheets of the architectural drawings (114 images).

Architectural Drawings by Josiah Conder, Important Cultural Property (Dep. Eng.)
•東京復活大聖堂(ニコライ堂): Drawing of Octagonal Wrot_Iron Dome Frame for Tokyo Japan（RB00021520）
•唯一館: Unitarian Hall(now building) Tokyo,Japan（RB00021521）
•三井家倶楽部: Mitsui Villa Mita Koyama（RB00021522）
•山県邸: Coutry Villa Annex for Prince Yamagata at Odawara Plan and Elevation（RB00021523）

 

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9月の講習会・イベントカレンダーを公開しました

Kyoto University Library Network released Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (test version) on September 7, 2017.
https://rmda.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive has viewers enabling the smooth display of high-definition images, and is compliant with the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF). We will continuously transfer the data from the previous system to this new digital archive, while examining and implementing methods of data publication using the features of IIIF, in order to facilitate the use of digitized images of our collection.

As of September, 2017, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive includes over 140,000 images of about 1,500 titles: Konjaku monogatarishu (Suzuka ver.) designated as national treasure, rare books designated as important cultural properties, well-known materials everybody has ever seen in textbooks at school, Nara ehon with beautifully colored illustrations, maps of a variety of places inside and outside of Japan, Meiji Restration Collection of historical records of the turbulent times at the end of the Edo period and at the beginning of the Meiji Era, Fujikawa Collection of medical books, etc...
These rare materials, which physical use is ordinarily limited for their preservation, are now available online in high-definition images.

【Date/Time】

Wednesday  September 13th, 2017, 13:00-17:00 
(Doors open at 12:30-）

【Venue】

Library Hall, Kyoto University Main Library (3rd floor)

【Registration】

The workshop is free of charge and open to all. However, all participants need to register from the below link before Wednesday, September 6, 2017: http://bit.ly/OPENSCIENCE

【Program】

• Keynote Address
  Takaaki Aoki (Associate Professor, Institute for Information Management and Communication, Kyoto University)
• Lecture 1: ‘Open Research Drives Better Science’
  Ed Gerstner（Springer Nature, Regional Scientific Director, Greater China）
• Lecture 2: ‘ORCID: Connecting research and researchers’
  Nobuko Miyairi(ORCID, Regional Director, Asia Pacific / MLIS)
• Lecture 3: ‘More Research, More Impact’
  Mark Hahnel (figshare, part of the Digital Science Portfolio)
• Panel Discussion
  Yasuhiro Murayama（Big Data Integration Research Center, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology) et al.

More information is available on: http://www.springer.jp/info/20170802001302.php

※Lecturers speak in English or Japanese. There is no interpreter.

【Purpose of the event】

Open science is a recurring theme in discussions of science policy worldwide, and Japan is no exception. As Japan’s open science strategy is being developed, it is imperative for universities and research institute s to formulate their open access and open data policies, build research infrastructures such as institutional repositories and researcher databases, and provide training help researchers are able to make the most of the opportunities these new platforms offer. This seminar brings together a global publisher (Springer Nature), research tools provider (Digital Science), and researcher identifier plat form ( ORCID) to provide an overview of the changing research environment. Through a dialogue with stakeholders in Japan’s research community, we hope to better understanding of the needs of the academic community and help them to better understand how these tools and platforms can be used to improve the impact of their research.

【Co-Organizers】

• Springer Nature
• ORCID
• figshare, part of the Digital Science Portfolio

【Supporter】

• Kyoto University Main Library