Kyoto University Library Network

Trouble had been solved

Due to the server trouble, Library Network Service is stopping now. Sorry for inconvenience.

■Services not available : KULINE and MyKULINE.

Due to system maintenance, services below will be temporarily unavailable.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

　　Period : from 12 midnight to 8 am. on September 26, 2021 (JST)
　　Services to be affected :
　　　　・KULINE
　　　　　Some links to access e-journals and e-books are not displayed, or cannot be accessed.
　　　　・Discovery
　　　　　Some links to access e-journals and e-books are not displayed, or cannot be accessed.　
　　　　・京大ArticleLinker
　　　　　Links to e-resources are not available.
　　　　・E-Journals & E-Books List
　　　　　E-Journals & E-Books List is not displayed.

　　Searching (via KULINE, Discovery etc.)  will be available, but some links to e-resources will not work.
　　E-journals and e-books themselves are not out of service. Please access directly of their website.

[Main Library Academic Support Section]

Due to network system maintenance, All JapanKnowledge Services will be unavailable during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Date: Saturday, Sep. 25, 2021 Time: 9:00-13:00 (JST)

Suspended service: All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, JK Select contents and JKBooks)

[Main Library Academic Support Section]

※Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations. (Oct. 18, 2021)

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 AY2021.

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 2021, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2021, 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.

* 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/1391286?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

Finished. 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 16th, 2021 to October 15th, 2021

*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 between late September and early November. 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.

[Japanse books] (Excel, approx. 19MB） On-campus access only	・List1  Provided by the Maruzen eBook Library ・List2  Provided by the KinoDen (Replaced list on 21.9.2021) Now you can see which titles are available as eBooks in 2021.
[Non-Japanese books 1]  (Excel, approx. 9.6MB） On-campus access only	・List1  Provided by the Brill, the Cambridge, the Oxford, the Taylor & Francis, the Wiley, the World Scientific（titles published after 2016 only）
[Non-Japanese books 2]  (Excel, approx. 75MB) On-campus access only	・List1  Provided by the ProQuest eBook Central（titles published after 2016 only）

・ 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.

KULINE RareBooks Search has been renewed.

 

What is KULINE RareBooks Search?

It is a part of Kyoto University Libraries Online Catalogue “KULINE.”

Using RareBooks Search, you can search for digitized rare materials (some materials which have not yet digitized are included).
In addition, you can browse a list of materials by holding library or collection (only Main Library).
In Advanced Search, you can narrow the search by specific criteria; manuscripts/printed book (*1), language (*2) and so on.

*1) Choose “写” (manuscript) or “刊” (printed book) in Additional Photography book field.
*2) Choose Language in Language code field.

 

What’s new?

Interface was entirely re-design, and “Pick-up” information was newly added.
In Pick-up, rare materials gathered by theme are introduced. Each title links to Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.

 

(Contact)
Library Planning Section, Library Planning Division, Main Library
gazo660☆mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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