【Library Network : for faculty members】Request for recommendations of eBooks for student use in second semester AY2024

 On 2024-09-02 (1004 reads)

※Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations. (October 1, 2024)

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 AY2024.

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 2024, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2024, 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/1401777?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 2nd, 2024 to September 30th, 2024.

*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. 32MB）

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. 10MB）

On-campus access only

・List1  Provided by the Bloomsbury, the Brill, the Cambridge, the Oxford, the Taylor & Francis, the Wiley, the World Scientific（titles published after 2019 only）

[Non-Japanese books 2] 

(Excel, approx. 13MB)

On-campus access only

・List1  Provided by the ProQuest eBook Central（titles published after 2019 only, carefully selected by Kinokuniya Bookstore）

・ All lists are last updated on July 2024.

・ 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.

 

[Medical Library ] LIBRARY CLOSED(August 31)

 On 2024-08-30 (651 reads)

Due to the typhoon tomorrow, Saturday, August 31,
Medical library will be closed all day.

Thank you for your cooperation.

 

[Katsura/The North and South Libraries] Policy on Library Closures Due to Typhoon

 On 2024-08-29 (527 reads)

Katsura Library, the North Library, and the South Library may close temporarily or delay opening hours on Monday, September 2, depending on the path of the typhoon and the operating status of transportation services.
(The libraries will be closed on August 30 (regular month-end closing day), Saturday, and Sunday.)

Please check the Katsura Library/Engineering Libraries website for the latest information.

 

【Yoshida-South Library】LIBRARY CLOSED(August 31st)

 On 2024-08-29 (627 reads)

As the typhoon is approaching the Kansai area,  Yoshida-South Library will be closed on August 31st.

Please note that there is a possibility that YSL will also be closed on Friday, August 30th.
Please check our website, and social media"X", or contact us by phone to confirm the library's status.

I appreciate your cooperation.

 

 

[Main Library] Notice of temporary closure due to Typhoon No. 10 (ver.2)

 On 2024-08-29 (1696 reads)

Due to the approach of Typhoon No. 10, Main Library and Study Room 24 will be temporarily closed as below:

  • 2024/8/31 (Sat) all day
  • 2024/9/1 (Sun) all day

We are open as as usual on August 30, 2024 (from 8:30 am until 9:30 pm). [Added 8/30]

This information is current as of 13:15 on August 30, 2024.
We may be closed temporarily or change the opening hours on other days depending on the path of the typhoon.
Please check this news for the latest information.

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