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Now KINOKUNIYA COMPANY LTD. provides a trial access to ebooks on "Kinokuniya Digital Library (KinoDen)" in response to COVID-19 pandemic. (for Kyoto University members)

During the campaign, you can read them in 5 minutes.

KinoDen contains more than 19,000 titles of Japanese ebook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter.

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Library services with limitations

Yoshida-South Library is open with limitations in other to prevent Library users from the spread and contamination of covid 19,

We will be resuming new limited service from the 1st of June.
Reduced operating hours: 10am-4pm, Monday to Friday only.
The library operates on a limited basis:

[Access to collections]
Most collections at the library are open and available for use, except the special collections.
You can use the self-check machines to borrow from the collections in these locations.
Library offers library users can extend the borrowing period through MyKULINE up to three months unless other users have reserved them.

[Study spaces]
The sitting area on 1st and 2nd floor, AV rooms, Newspaper reading room, OSL(Open Space Laboratory) and Wa-On are closed.

[Book delivery service for KU members]
We continue to offer the book delivery service.
Books borrowed from YSL,will now be sent to the applicant home.
Only books from our Open and Closed stacks will be available to be lend out.
The books which have the status below are not available;
Missing/ Repair/ On hold shelf/ On loan/ Unknown/ In process

Users can apply for the service through MyKULINE.
It will take about a week to process your request.
In the service, users can apply as much as you like.Please try to apply collectively.
The library waived delivery charge (one-way). *The policy may change depends on the library's expenditure.
Users who can not access to MyKULINE, feel free to contact us by email below.　We also would like you to check the detailed procedures.

[Notice]
In other to prevent Library users from the spread and contamination of covid 19,
in accordance with safety measures for all. The library will like to recommend that all users
make sure to use face mask at all times.
As a preventative measure, we will suggest that all our guests maintain safe distance from the others.
The library will ask all guests to move out and wait when it crowded with users.

Thank you very much for your understanding.

Please feel free to contact us for any further enquiry.
Email : a30yslib(at)mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
※Please replace (at) with @

Office hours: 9:00 - 17:00 on weekdays

Kyoto University has formulated “Kyoto University Policy on Research Data Management and Sharing.” This policy, approved by a university committee on March 19, 2020, serves as a general guideline in organizing, storing and sharing research data in Kyoto University. “Commentary and supplement on the policy” explains the concept behind each article in detail and provides references for related issues.

“Kyoto University Policy on Research Data Management and Sharing” (temporary English title)

https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research/research-policy/kanrikoukai(Japanese only; English translation coming soon)

“Kyoto University Policy on Research Data Management and Sharing” (PDF)
“Commentary and supplement on the policy” (PDF)