【Library Network : for faculty members】Request for recommendations of eBooks for student use in second semester AY2025
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 AY2025.
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 2025, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.
・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2025, 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/1405318?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
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 1st, 2025 to September 30th, 2025.
*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 |
(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 2020 only） |
(Excel, approx. 13MB) On-campus access only | ・List1 Provided by the ProQuest eBook Central（titles published after 2020 only, carefully selected by Kinokuniya Bookstore） |
・ All lists are last updated on July 2025.
・ 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.
[E-book] Notice of KinoDen Maintenance (2025/9/25)
KinoDen(Kinokuniya Digital Library) service will be suspended due to its system maintenamce during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.
Schedule
- 00:00 - 02:00 on Thursday, 25 September 2025 (Japan Time)
Suspended service
- KinoDen Service
- bREADER Cloud app
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Trouble had been solved. (2025.8.29)
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『神奈川新聞社WEBマイクロフィルム』 is currently not available. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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Solved: [Trouble] Taylor & Francis ebooks are currently inaccessible (2025/05/01 PM~)
The service has been restored. We sincerely apologize for the prolonged inconvenience you experienced.(2025/08/27)
(Added on 2025/05/15) You can use Taylor & Francis eBooks from off-campus network via the E-Journal and Database Authentication System. For the time being, please use the following procedure.。
- Accessing Taylor & Francis eBooks from off-campus environmen
- Click on the “EJDB” bookmarklet in your browser
- Click “DOWNLOAD” or “READ ONLINE” button
In addition, open access titles can be used from off-campus networks without authentication.
Access to Taylor & Francis ebooks from the campus network is currently unavailable. (2025/05/01 PM~)
Attempting to access the full text of Taylor & Francis ebooks (titles purchased by Kyoto University and open-access titles) results in:
Error 404 Sorry, we can’t seem to find the page you're looking for.
As such, access is not available at this time. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to all users. Please check back later for updates.