Kyoto University Library Network

JapanKnowledge service will be suspended due to its temporary security measures during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Schedule

• June 2, 2025 (Mon) 18:00 - 19:00 (Japan Time)

Suspended service

All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, Select contents and JKBooks)

Database List "J"
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb?c=erdb_alpha_j&lang=en

[E-Resources team, Kyoto University Main Library]

The issue was solved. Thank you for your cooperation.

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

• Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
• Time: 17:00 PM - 21:00 PM (JST, estimated)

Since 4:45 p.m. on April. 24, 2025, KURENAI has been temporarily inaccessible.
We are investigating the cause of the failure. We apologize for your inconvenience.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2025-04-24
Update: 2025-05-29

We renovate the air conditioners on the 3rd and 4th floors from May 26 to June 30, 2025.

During construction, noise may be heard from time to time.
We appreciate your understanding.

* Air conditioning is available on the 3rd floor during construction.

User Support Division, Main Library

Due to aging, the following two copy machines in Main Library will be removed on May 27, 2025.

• 1F Reading Room: Copy card only machine (black and white) ... 1
• B3F Stacks: Copy card only machine (black and white) ... 1

Please use the copy machines in the 1F Reading Room from now on.
(1 copy card only machine (color) and 1 cash only machine (color))

We apologize for this short notice.
Thank you for your cooperation.

User Support Division, Main Library

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Solved. (2025/05/14)

Kyoto University has been blocked from accessing content on the ACS Publications website due to an excessive download violation.

Publishers of e-journals and e-books are prohibited from accessing all pages, not only the full text, but also the table of contents and abstracts, with excessive frequency, thus overloading the servers.
If excessive access or large downloads are detected, penalties such as blocking access to e-journals from the entire university will be imposed by publisher.

Please read the "[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources" announced on April 25, 2025, and review the settings of your browser and reference management tool plug-ins.

The service has been restored (2025/04/28/13:00).

As of 9:30 a.m. on April 28, 2025, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive is unavailable due to trouble.
We are investigating the cause of the failure. We apologize for your inconvenience.

[Digital Archive Section , Main Library]

Prohibited use of electronic resources

Use of electronic resources including databases, e-journals and e-books subscribed by Kyoto University is subject to copyright laws and licence agreements.
The licences generally prohibit the following uses:

Violation of the licence agreements may result in the suspension of access to e-resources for the whole University. Please be aware that access may also be blocked on a per-user basis due to the authentication system.

Note on text and data mining and generative AI

• In some cases, special permission from the publisher or a separate agreement may be required to use electronic resources for text and data mining or for training generative AI. If you plan to use resources for such purposes, please contact "Question about E-Journals/Databases" in advance.
• Please note that uploading electronic resource content to cloud-based services, such as generative AI, machine translation, etc., may constitute a breach of contract and copyright infringement.

Automatic Download Features of Reference Management Tools and Browser Preloading Functions

Recently, there have been cases of unintentional mass downloading/mass access caused by the automatic download function of literature management software/plug-ins or the link preview function of web browsers.

These functions repeatedly access links within a page in the background. As a result, the user may be unaware that he or she is causing a mass download/access. Please do not use these functions as they may induce a malfunction of the e-journal/database authentication system.

For information about settings in each literature management software and web browser,
[Attention!] Regarding Bulk Access to Electronic Resources Due to Automatic Download Features of Reference Management Tools and Browser Preloading Functions

Flyers

• Electronic Journal "Excessive Access" Recent Case: It happens without any intention!!（PDF）[Flier]

Related Pages

• E-Journals & E-Books List
• Flyer: E-Journals : Access and Use Restrictions (PDF) [English] [Chinese] [Korean] [Japanese]
• How to use e-resources
• Authentication System Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

[Kyoto University Library Network]
Posted: 2025/04/25

As a YouTube shorts, easy-to-understand video about the basics of Open Access, “A must watch for young researchers! Open Access First Steps" series is now available! (in Japanese only)

 

Open Access to information - the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need - has become a global trend. The Cabinet Office’s Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Council established "the Basic Policy on Promoting Open Access to Publicly Funded Scholarly Publications and Scientific Data".

Kyoto University adopted its Open Access Policy in April 2015 and has been promoting open access by encouraging the faculty to post their academic achievement in Kyoto University Research Information Repository, KURENAI. It is recommended that you convert your paper to OA format each time you publish it so that you will not have problems when submitting the results report of KAKEN, etc.

More information is available on the following pages.

[Responding to the National Government's Basic Policy on Open Access in Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), etc.]
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/content0/1402213?lang=en

[KURENAI Deposit System Manual]
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/content0/1370229?lang=en

Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics has been offering a trial reading service of Springer eBook Collectoins "Physics and Astronomy" since September 2022.
We have renewed the contract until the end of December 2025, and hope you will continue to use the service.
During the trial period, you will be able to try out about 1,300 eBooks on physics and astronomy for the latest four years.

After the trial period, a certain number of titles will be purchased by Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics.

Trial reading period and trial reading target

Sept.14,2022 - Aug.31,2023 / Publications from 2019 to 2022  (trial reading period ends)

Sept.1,2023-Dec.31,2023 / Publication from 2020 to 2023 (trial reading period ends)

Jan.1,2024-Dec.31,2024 / Publication from 2021 to 2024 (trial reading period ends)

Jan.1,2025-Dec.31,2025 / Publication from 2022 to 2025   [Current]

List of titles

Title List (updated on 4/17/2025)  *Exclude open access books

Click to download the list as of the updated date as an Excel file.
New publications will be added from time to time.
Please check the following "Access URL" for the latest information.

Access URL

Search research articles and books | Springer Nature Link

Use is limited to Kyoto University affiliates.
Please set up the electronic journal and database authentication system before use.

How to use

How to use e-resources

 

Contact:YITP Library
E-mail : yitplib[at]yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp　(Replace [at] with @)