Kyoto University Library Network

The Maruzen eBook Library (MeL) will undergo brief server maintenance.

You won’t lose access to MeL during this time, but you might briefly disconnect. If your connection drops, just log back in to continue using the service.

Date:

Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025 Time: 18:00-18:30 (JST)

Solved. (2025/06/23)

Kyoto University has been blocked from accessing content on Project Euclid 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 Apr. 25, 2025, and review the settings of your browser and reference management tool plug-ins.

There may be approximately a 10-minute downtime during each of the following maintenance windows. If you attempt authentication during these times, you might encounter an error. In such cases, we kindly ask that you please wait a few minutes and try accessing again.

Scheduled Maintenance Dates & Times:

• June 20, 2025 (Fri) 19:00 – June 21, 2025 (Sat) 1:40 (Approximately 10 minutes within the 6 hours and 40-minute window)
• June 20, 2025 (Fri) 19:30 – June 21, 2025 (Sat) 3:30 (Approximately 10 minutes within the 8-hour window)
• June 23, 2025 (Mon) 19:00 – June 24, 2025 (Tue) 3:00 (Approximately 10 minutes within the 8-hour window)

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

We offer a free trial of IOP eBooks now.

Contents: IOP eBooks
Period:  ~ June 30, 2025

<Access URL>
https://iopscience.iop.org/booklistinfo/home

*To access IOP eBooks, you must access them via the electronic Journal and
database authentication system. If not set, refer to the following page for setting.

<How to use e-resources>
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13505?lang=en

Contact
The Faculty of Science Common Library
050tosho at mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

JapanKnowledge service will be suspended due to its temporary security measures during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Schedule

• June 2, 2025 (Mon) 18:00 - 19:00 (Japan Time)

Suspended service

All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, Select contents and JKBooks)

Database List "J"
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb?c=erdb_alpha_j&lang=en

[E-Resources team, Kyoto University Main Library]