Kyoto University Library Network

Kyoto University Academic Day is an open event for direct dialogue between the public and researchers.
Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will be participating for the first time, so please come and join us!

■ Kyoto University Academic Day 2024

Date and time: Saturday, September 21, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Zest Oike
Participation fee: Free
Pre-registration: Not required
Website: https://research.kyoto-u.ac.jp/academic-day/a2024/

●[Event 1] Decoration of the underground passage

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Underground Zest Oike - Kyoto City Hall passage
Details: Floor decoration with old maps of Kyoto and panel display of “The Tale of Genji”

●[Event 2] Special space

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Kyoto City Hall B2F
Details: For two hours only, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will open a special space. Original novelties will be distributed!

View the poster

Date : October 7th, 2024
Place : 1F Library Commons at Yoshida-South Library (map)
Instructors : Yuki Sasaki and Ayaka Sato

TimeTable:

16:50 - Registration
17:00-17:05 - Introduction of the speakers
17:05-17:20 - Presentation: The Journal of the "Jinshin-kai" and  Kyoshi Takahama by Mr. Sasaki
17:20-18:20 - Haiku Workshop led by Ms.Sato
18:20-18:30 - Q&A session

Profile

Ayaka Sato（さとうあやか／Poet）

Yuki Sasaki（ささきゆうき／Program-Specific Associate Professor at Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences）

Application deadline：  September 30th, 2024　【Maximum capacity is 20 people】

How to reserve：Googleform

Note：Priority will be given to those who have made a reservation in advance. (Maximum capacity: 20 people)

【Contact】
Yoshida-South Library, Kyoto University
TEL:075-753-6525,6524
a30yslib(at)mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp　　*Please replace "(at)" with "@".

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Food And Drink in History. Module II.
https://www.amdigital.co.uk/primary-sources/food-and-drink
[provided by Institute for Research in Humanities]

This database contains primary sources related to food and drink, including cookbooks,
periodicals, brochures, advertisements and packaging, government reports, marketing materials, menus,
diaries and correspondence, ephemera, and more from 16th to 20th.
The handwritten cookbook collection is also searchable by Handwritten Text Recognition.

In addition, the introduction of Module II. has added a foundation for studying the historical links
between food and identity, politics and power, gender, race and socioeconomic status.

List: "F"  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb?c=erdb_alpha_f

(Contact)
Institute for Research in Humanities Library
Tel: 075-753-6954
MAIL: 320tosho(at)mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Please replace (at) with @.

KinoDen(Kinokuniya Digital Library) service will be suspended due to its system maintenamce during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Schedule

• 7:00 - 10:00 on Monday, 16 September 2024 (Japan Time, Max. 2 hours)

Suspended service

• KinoDen Service
• bREADER Cloud app

About 4,800 computer science ebooks, copyright year between 2021 and 2024, are available through to the end of the year.

Graduate School of Informatics Library will purchase a certain number of them after the trial.

Access URL

Springer Link - Computer Science (Copyright Year 2021 – 2024)

How to use

 Setting up the authentication system

How to use e-resources

1. Access the following URL

Springer Link - Computer Science (Copyright Year 2021 – 2024)

2. Choose a book or a chapter

3. Click the bookmarklet

Click the bookmarklet [EJDB], and the buttons [Download book PDF]  [Download book EPUB] will appear to make the full text available.

Poster [by SpringerNature.]

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You can search trial and purchased titles.

Springer Link - Computer Science

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(Contact) Graduate School of Informatics Library

Tel: 075-753-5390

E-Mail: 140tosho (at)mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp    Please replace (at) with @.

※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.

・ 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.

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

Thank you for your cooperation.

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.

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.