Kyoto University Library Network

[Main Library] 2 copy machines will be removed. (May 27)

On 2025-05-21 (1918 reads)

Due to aging, the following two copy machines in Main Library will be removed on May 27, 2025.

1F Reading Room: Copy card only machine (black and white) ... 1
B3F Stacks: Copy card only machine (black and white) ... 1

Please use the copy machines in the 1F Reading Room from now on.
(1 copy card only machine (color) and 1 cash only machine (color))

We apologize for this short notice.
Thank you for your cooperation.

User Support Division, Main Library

[Database] "CKP（China Knowledge Portal） " trial (-7/15)

On 2025-05-15 (1453 reads)

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

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

On 2025-05-13 (1280 reads)

Solved. (2025/05/14)

~~Kyoto University has been blocked from accessing content on the ACS Publications website due to an excessive download violation.~~

Publishers of e-journals and e-books are prohibited from accessing all pages, not only the full text, but also the table of contents and abstracts, with excessive frequency, thus overloading the servers.
If excessive access or large downloads are detected, penalties such as blocking access to e-journals from the entire university will be imposed by publisher.

Please read the "[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources" announced on April 25, 2025, and review the settings of your browser and reference management tool plug-ins.

Service restored - [Trouble]Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (Apr. 28)

On 2025-04-28 (2254 reads)

The service has been restored (2025/04/28/13:00).

As of 9:30 a.m. on April 28, 2025, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive is unavailable due to trouble.
We are investigating the cause of the failure. We apologize for your inconvenience.

[Digital Archive Section , Main Library]

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

On 2025-04-25 (2224 reads)

Prohibited use of electronic resources

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.

Note on text and data mining and generative AI

In some cases, special permission from the publisher or a separate agreement may be required to use electronic resources for text and data mining or for training generative AI. If you plan to use resources for such purposes, please contact "Question about E-Journals/Databases" in advance.
Please note that uploading electronic resource content to cloud-based services, such as generative AI, machine translation, etc., may constitute a breach of contract and copyright infringement.

Automatic Download Features of Reference Management Tools and Browser Preloading Functions

Recently, there have been cases of unintentional mass downloading/mass access caused by the automatic download function of literature management software/plug-ins or the link preview function of web browsers.

These functions repeatedly access links within a page in the background. As a result, the user may be unaware that he or she is causing a mass download/access. Please do not use these functions as they may induce a malfunction of the e-journal/database authentication system.

For information about settings in each literature management software and web browser,
[Attention!] Regarding Bulk Access to Electronic Resources Due to Automatic Download Features of Reference Management Tools and Browser Preloading Functions