[Katsura Lib / EXHIBITION] "Katsura Garden : Catalogue for Advanced Research of Graduate School of Engineering by Kyoto University Katsura Library" vol.1 (14 Oct 2020 - 14 Jan 2021)

 On 2020-10-15 (2843 reads)

What is "Katsura Garden"

"Katsura Garden : Catalogue for Advanced Research of Graduate School of Engineering by Kyoto University Katsura Library" is new project of Katsura Library.
It enables researchers to connect with society and supports new developments in research by sharing "Kyoto University Research Seeds".
We expand this project with various media such as exhibition, video, and event.

EXHIBITION vol.1 "What does your neighbor do?"

  • Period : Wed 14 Oct 2020 - Thu 14 Jan 2021
  • Place : Lounge and Reading room on the 1st floor of Katsura Library

To learn a part of works of 8 researchers of Graduate School of Engineering, this exhibition shows videos which can be seen only here and research tools which are actually used.
Find out "Research Seeds" around the library.

The List of Seeds

Details : https://seeds.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/exhibition/kuk-57/(Japanese only)

 

Website "Katsura Garden"

Use the banner below to access the website of "Katsura Garden". (Japanese only)

Check the "Research seeds" of 8 researchers which are on the exhibition.
Their interview videos will be added in the future. Don't miss it!

 

Contact

If you have any questions about this project, feel free to contact us at the following address.

  • E-mail:090seeds [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
 

【Yoshida-South Library】Temporary Part-time Contract Office Assistant / Teaching Assistant Jobs.

 On 2020-10-13 (2618 reads)

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The number of concurrent users of JapanKnowledge Lib has increased from 4 to 10.

 On 2020-10-12 (2705 reads)

The number of concurrent users of JapanKnowledge Lib has increased from 4 to 10.

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【薬学部図書室】10月22日(木)13:30-15:00 SciFinder-nオンライン講習会のお知らせ

 On 2020-10-12 (3033 reads)

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[Library Network] Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive: 21 Materials On Natural History Owned By The Biological Science Library, Faculty Of Science Have Been Released

 On 2020-10-12 (3745 reads)

Twenty one materials on natural history owned by the Biological Science Library, the Faculty of Science have been released. These are rare materials that cannot be found elsewhere, including fine botanical illustrations and manuscript research records.
 

▼The Age of Natural History
https://rmda.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/collection/nat-hist

Surveys of Japanese Plant specimens in several European Herbaria by G. Koidzumi

Original drawings by T. Yamada for "Trees and shrubs indigenous in Japan proper, vol. 3" (searchable)

Natural History and Taxonomy related Books

The restoration and digitization of these rare materials were funded by the Global COE program "Formation of a strategic base for biodiversity and evolutionary research" from 2010 to 2012 and the digital data was publicized in the "Biological Science Library Digital Archives" website operated by the Faculty of Science. The data has this time been transferred to Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive, a university-wide platform to make digitized rare materials open access.

As of October 9, 2020, the Digital Archive provides 1,372,575 images of 17,663 titles.

 Left & center: Illustrations of the Botany and Other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cashmere (RB00031720) / right: 大日本樹木誌 巻之三 (RB00031714)

Left & center: Illustrations of the Botany and Other Branches of the Natural History of the Himalayan Mountains, and of the Flora of Cashmere (RB00031720)
Right: 『大日本樹木誌 巻之三』 (RB00031714)