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Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive participated in Kyoto University Academic Day held at Zest Oike on Saturday, September 21, 2024.
(For more information about Kyoto University Academic Day, please see our September 13, 2024 post.)

1: Floor decoration with old maps of Kyoto
2: Panel display of “The Tale of Genji”
3: Rare book replica
4: Special space
5: Poster in front of the passage
6: Introduction panel
7: Coloring work by visitor

Many visitors, from babies to people in their 80s, visited our special space for two hours only.
Some people were interested in our digital archive and asked questions, and we also had a valuable opportunity to interact directly with visitors.
Thank you very much for coming!

▼renewed on September 24

Study Room 24 has opened!
But the air conditioning has been out of order and the room temperature is high.
We recommend to use the Library Reading Room during the day.

▼posted on September 20

Study Room 24 is closed due to air conditioning failure from September 21, 2024.

* The reopening date has not yet been determined. We will update this news as soon as it is decided.
* "なごみ (Nagomi)" is available.

Please use the reading room in Main library during the closing period.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

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!

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.

References

• Kyoto University Library > Service > Weather Emergency Preparedness Policy
  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mainlib/en/service/cyclone
• Japan Meteorological Agency Home > Weather, Climate & Earthquake Information
  
  • Tropical Cyclone Information: https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=typhoon&lang=en
  • Weather Warnings/Advisories: https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=warning&lang=en

2023.07.26　update
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The recording of the lecture is now available.
*This workshop was held in Japanese only.

https://cls.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/x/WQ7cHC
*ECS-ID/SPS-ID is required.
*See the fifth item in "自学自習コンテンツ一覧（学内限定）"(the list of self-study contents (on-campus only)).
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These workshops will tell you how to find academic articles with database "Web of Science", and how to make citation lists with "EndNote Online".
We look forward to having you join us!

Detailed Contents
We invite a lecturer from Clarivate Plc, the provider of academic article database "Web of Science." She will explain article search and management.
・How to find important articles with Web of Science.
・How to organize articles and make citation lists with citation management tool "EndNote Online."
Let's learn tips on article search and management!

Place: Online (WebEX)

Application form:
https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/weblink/register/re45f16db169c290481814516ca41266c
*Please apply using your Kyoto University e-mail address.（KUMOI：～@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp、KuMail：～@kyoto-u.ac.jp）
*You can apply and participate on the day of the event.
*We will share the recording later.

Kyoto University Library Network
Contact: KU Main Library
MAIL: ref660[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Main Library and Yoshida-South Library will hold the long term loan for summer holiday.
* Journals are not included.

 Periods

Main Library

• Open-shelf books: July 23 (Tue.) - September 23 (Mon.), 2024
• Stack room books: July 6 (Sat.) - September 7 (Sat.), 2024

Yoshida-South Library

• Books: July 23 (Tue.) - September 7 (Sat.), 2024
  * Faculty and Staff: Open-shelf only

 Due date

October 8 (Tue.), 2024

 Note

You are able to renew books were borrowed by long term loan for summer holiday after the periods.

101 items, including 64 items from Jugaku Collection and 3 items of Muromachi Tales held by the Graduate School of Letters, and 34 items from Daisō-bon held by the Main Library, have been newly digitized and released.

▼Graduate School of Letters
▼Daiso-bon

Jugaku Collection was formerly owned by the Japanese linguist Akiko Jugaku (壽岳章子; 1924-2005), and is a collection of mainly Shōmono, commentaries on Chinese classics and Buddhist scriptures produced during the Muromachi period. In 1987, Ms. Jugaku published a facsimile edition of 9 items titled Kōjitsuan Shōmonoshū (向日庵抄物集), and later donated 66 original items to the Graduate School of Letters.
After 37 years since the publication of the facsimile edition, we have now digitized 64 items in addition to the already released Rokumotsuzu (六物圖), and made almost the entire collection available to the public. Overwritten corrections, fill-in erasures and discolored sticky notes found in manuscripts, which were difficult to read in black and white photocopies, are now easier to read in high-resolution digital images.

Left: “古則聞書零本” / Right: “日本書紀巻第一抄（兼俱講抄）”

Muromachi Tales (Otogi Zōshi) is the general term for short stories produced during the Muromachi period. They were often enjoyed in the form of illustrated books.
Shizuka (しづか) was produced as a Nara ehon (Nara picture book) with 18 colored illustrations to the lyrics of the Kōwaka dance piece featuring Shizuka Gozen, the concubine of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. The original format was a booklet, but it has been converted into a scroll.
Kōwaka dance was a popular performing art during the Muromachi period, and books containing its lyrics spread as reading material. The entertaining stories and the highly colored illustrations delight the eyes of viewers, both in the past and present.

“しづか”

We introduce many other Otogi Zōshi on "Colored Illustrations", so please take a look as well.
As of July 3, 2024, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,153,823 images of 25,503 titles.

* The digitization of this collection is conducted under the “Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Pre-modern Japanese Texts” by the National Institute of Japanese Literature in which Kyoto University Library participates.

Main Library set July 9 (Tue.) to August 5 (Mon.), 2024 as the preparation period for the examination and will provide special services as follows.

1. 3F Library Hall is available as a study room

Hours are as follows:

• Weekdays 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00 a.m. - 30 minutes before the closing time

2. Extension of hours on July 15, 20-21, 27-28

The library will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the following days.

• 7/15 (Mon.)
• 7/20 (Sat.)
• 7/21 (Sun.)
• 7/27 (Sat.)
• 7/28 (Sun.)

For details, please check the Main Library's hours.

3. For non-KU users (including graduates)

Please refrain from entering the library because it is crowded with KU students for the period.
Thank you for your cooperation.

* For service during regular period, please refer to the "Guide for non-KU users" on the Kyoto University Library website.

Past exhibitions

• Academic year 2022 exhibitions
• Academic year 2021 exhibitions
• Academic year 2020 exhibitions
• Academic year 2019 exhibitions
• 平成30年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2018 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成29年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2017 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成28年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2016 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成27年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2015 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成26年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2014 exhibitions (Japanese only)

In Main Library, Materials located in the "Books bound in Japanese style" area on B3F become available for borrowing!

Floor Map：
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mainlib/wp-content/uploads/img/map/floormap_kumainlib.pdf

Borrowing Limits

• Period: 1 month
• Number of books: (Student) 10 volumes / (Staff) 30 volumes
  * Total with other lending books in the stacks.

Notes

• Please read the "京都大学附属図書館 和装本利用の手引き (Guide to using Japanese style books)" before using the library.
• Users can take a photo of Japanese style books by themselves in Main Library. (application required)

Links

• Kyoto University Library > Service > Using Japanese style books (This page is available only in Japanese.)
  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mainlib/service/japanesestylebooks

Contact

User Support Section, Main Library
E-mail: unyou660 [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp