[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources

 On 2023-12-01 (4552 reads)

 

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:

  • Systematic and programmatic download
  • Usage beyond the private purpose
  • Reproducing and distributing

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.

There have been frequent recent occurrences of users unintentionally downloading or accessing large volumes of data using pre-read browser functions. Pre-read browser functions continually access links within pages in the background while pages are being viewed. As a result of this, large volume data downloads or large volume access of which the user is unaware may occur, even if the user intends to use electronic journals in the standard way. We request your cooperation in disabling these functions by making the below changes to your browser settings.

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Posted: 2023/12/01

 

 

Solved: [Library Network] Access to American Chemical Society is rejected

 On 2023-11-30 (2254 reads)

Solved! (2023.11.30)

Because of excessive download of E-Jounral articles, access to American Chemical Society is rejected.

For more information:
[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources

 

Solved: [Library Network] Access to Taylor & Francis is rejected

 On 2023-11-28 (2587 reads)

Solved! (2023.11.28)

Because of excessive download of E-Jounral articles, access to Taylor & Francis is rejected.

For more information:
[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources

 

[Library Network : for KU members] Introduction of the Transformative Agreement for the SpringerLink e-Journal package, and APC Discount

 On 2023-11-20 (3475 reads)

Starting in January 2024, we will introduce the transformative agreement for the SpringerLink e-Journal package that encompasses the Article Processing Charge (APC) and the e-journal subscription fee.

Under this agreement, APC discounts will be applied to articles submitted to Springer journals eligible for OA publication by authors affiliated with Kyoto University.

Some journals are not eligible for this agreement, so please see the following website for information on eligible journals and OA publishing workflow.

Please note that the transformative agreement does not imply that the Library recommends submissions to any particular publisher.

[Electronic Resources Section, Main Library]

Posted: 2023-11-20

 

Service restored -[Maintenance] Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (Oct. 18)

 On 2023-10-12 (1886 reads)

The Maintenance work was completed (2023/10/18) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on October 18, 2023.
Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

[Library Network] Director General’s Award 2023

 On 2023-10-05 (1950 reads)

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

 

[Maintenance] Library Network Service temporarily stop on October 9th

 On 2023-10-05 (2240 reads)

Due to the server maintenance, Library Network Service will temporarily stop on March. 3. Sorry for inconvenience.

■ Closed Date : October 9th 2023 a.m. 9:00 - 9:30
■ Services not available : KULINE, MyKULINE, Online Services(Book Renewal, Reservations, Requests of Interlibrary Loans, etc.)

※Upon completion of the update, services will restart.
※E-journals, Databases, "Kyoto University Research Information Repository(KURENAI)", "Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive" and Library Homepage will be available as usual.

 

Service restored -[Maintenance] Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (Sep. 15-19)

 On 2023-09-13 (1657 reads)

The Maintenance work was completed (2023/9/19) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance from 6:00 pm on September 15 to 10:00 am on September 19, 2023.
Thank you for your understanding.

 

 

[Library Network : for KU members] Introduction of the Transformative Agreement with Wiley and APC Discount

 On 2023-09-06 (10325 reads)

Kyoto University will introduce the transformative agreement with Wiley that encompasses the Article Processing Charge (APC) and the e‐journals subscription fee from January 2023.

Under this agreement, APC discounts are applied to articles submitted to Wiley journals by authors affiliated with Kyoto University.

Please see the following website for information on eligible journals and OA publishing workflow. Please note that the transformative agreement does not imply that the Library recommends submissions to any particular publisher.

Wiley Press Release: Wiley expands open access agreement in Japan - John Wiley & Sons, Inc

[2023-09-06 Add]
If the publisher of the journal to which you are submitting changes from Wiley to another company (transfer), articles that have not yet been published (published in Early View) at the time of transfer are not eligible for the transformative agreements with Wiley (i.e., are not eligible for discounted APCs). Please note that in such cases, authors are required to pay the full amount of the APC to the transferring publisher (if you publish as a non-OA in a hybrid journal, you do not need to pay the APC). Please refer to the following file for details.

[Electronic Resources Section, Main Library]

Posted: 2022-12-15
Update: 2023-09-06

 

【Library Network : for faculty members】Request for recommendations of eBooks for student use in second semester AY2023

 On 2023-09-01 (2579 reads)

※Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations. (October 1, 2023)

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 AY2023.

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 2023, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2023, 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. Not limited to second semester lectures.

* 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/1396417?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


Recommendation form was closed. 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 1st, 2023 to September 30th, 2023.

*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 sequentially from mid-September. 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. 25MB）

On-campus access only

・List1  Provided by the Maruzen eBook Library

・List2  Provided by the KinoDen

・Includes some non-Japanese books

[Non-Japanese books 1] 

(Excel, approx. 9.8MB）

On-campus access only

・List1  Provided by the Brill, the Cambridge, the Oxford, the Taylor & Francis, the Wiley, the World Scientific（titles published after 2018 only）

[Non-Japanese books 2] 

(Excel, approx. 93MB)

On-campus access only

・List1  Provided by the ProQuest eBook Central（titles published after 2018 only）

・Includes some Japanese books

・ All lists are last updated on July 2023.

・ 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.