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KURENAI will be temporarily unavailable for maintenance during the following time:

• Date: October 6th, 2026 (Tuesday)
• Time: 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2026-10-05

Trial access to ebooks is now available on “Maruzen eBook Library” (for Kyoto University members).

Maruzen eBook Library contains over 115,000 Japanese ebook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter.

During the campaign, you can preview each title for up to 5 minutes.

 

Contact:
Acquisition and Cataloging Section, User Support Division, Main Library
shiryoseibi660 [@] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

We have released the video of the Talk Event "Susumu Kitagawa × Zhuangzi" (project "What's Your 'Core Book'?) —held on Wednesday, May 27.

(↑Click the image to open the KyotoU Channel video.)

・KyotoU Channel　https://www.channel.pr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/video/40602
・KU Library Network Channel　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U3Xs7P9Qgg

You can watch it on either platform.
Please take your time and enjoy.

*Related videos
2025 Nobel Prize lectures in chemistry | Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi
（The section on Professor Susumu Kitagawa）
https://www.youtube.com/live/7kwdw3mup2A?t=2056s

Here is the event announcement issued on May 1, 2026.

User Support Division, Kyoto University Library

The following event will be held at Main Library.

Consider My Global Career ~OECD~

• Date & Time: October 8, 2026 12:15-13:15
• Subject: Kyoto University students
  * For those interested in working for international organizations
• Agenda:
  • Overview of the OECD and Career
  • Q&A
• Speaker:
  • Josée Touchette, Executive Director
• Language: English
• Venue: Library hall, 3rd floor, Main Library
  * Online (Zoom) available.
• More details: https://www.career.gakusei.kyoto-u.ac.jp/events/evnt/20261008/

 

In collaboration with this event, we hold the special exhibition in front of Learning Commons of Main Library.
It introduces books and eBooks related to "Career Design", "Global Career", and "OECD Activities".

• Period: October 1 (Thu) - 15 (Thu), 2026
• Exhibition book list (printed only)
   (KULINE > Library Service > Special Exhibition > Main Library)

 

During the following period, air conditioning work will be performed in Study Room 24 and the Rare Books Reading Room.

The rooms will be unavailable for Selected dates during the period. (Including nighttime hours)
Additionally, the air conditionings will be unavailable on days when the rooms are open.

We apologize for the inconvenience. We appreciate your understanding.

Construction period

October 13th (Tue) - 30th (Fri), 2026
No Entry Period: October 13th (Tue) - 20th (Tue), 30th (Fri)

* On the final day (the 30th), Study Room 24 will open as soon as construction is completed.

!! This guide is for students on Uji Campus. !!

Book Hunting on the Web: Choose Books for Uji Library! 2026

We are happy to announce that "Book Hunting on the Web" will be held this year, 2026.
This is your chance to select the books you want to see on the shelves at Uji Library. Open to all laboratory students on Uji Campus.
Whether it's key textbooks, the latest publications, or foundational references in your research field and beyond—we invite you to contribute to our collection.

*Open to:
Uji Campus Laboratory Students

*Please choose:
Academic, technical, or foundational books related to research fields on Uji Campus.
E-books available.
Estimated total is approx. 20,000+ yen per person (subject to change depending on the number of participants).

*Dates:
Tuesday, September 29 - Tuesday, November 10, 2026

*How to participate:

Go to the URL below and register online. => Receive the ID & instructions => Access the bookstore database => Select
Your reviews (e.g., why you chose this book) will be published anonymously (in Uji Library & online).

*URL for participation:
https://forms.gle/ppagF5YrZd4uvx7LA

Registration will close once capacity is reached.

*Books purchased in the previous Book Hunting can be found on KULINE.
Book list 2025
Book list 2024
Book list 2023
Book list 2022

For your information, in addition to this Book Hunting event, Uji Library also welcomes requests or recommendations for book purchases from faculty and staff members and students on Uji Campus anytime.

Application for: https://forms.gle/RAxmFxKa1cxR6k5N7

Contact: Kyoto University Uji Library
E-mail: ujibunkan[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp ([at] => @)
TEL: 0774-38-3010

Privacy Booth for one person is newly available on the 3rd floor!
Please use it for online meetings, online interviews, etc.

• Place: Main Library, 3rd Floor, Reading Room (South Side; across from Common Study Room No.4)
• Eligible users: Only KU-members
• Time limit: within 3 hours (Until 30 minutes before the closing time)
• How to use:
  1) Reserve through KULINE Room Reservation system from 1 week in advance.
  2) Come to the library counter. The staff will lend out the key.
  3) The key must be returned 10 minutes before the end of use.

5 titles including Tanimura Collection and Kikutei Collection have been released.

四書朱子本義匯參

源氏物語

 

Record ID	Title	Collection
RB00009857	四書朱子本義匯參	Tanimura Collection
RB00010246	経世文編抄 甲-庚集	Tanimura Collection
RB00010252	経済問答秘録 30巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00011423	史記評林 130巻,首1巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00027603	源氏物語	Kikutei Collection

 

As of September 17, 2026, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,313,369 images of 27,626 titles.

From October 1 (Thu.), 2026, the Engineering North Library, Engineering South Library, and Learning Commons will restructure their services.
The key changes associated with this restructuring are as follows:

 

• Library services on Yoshida Campus will be consolidated into the Engineering South Library.
• Materials currently held in the North Library will be transferred to the South Library. The North Library will be permanently closed.
• Opening hours for both the Engineering North and South Learning Commons will be extended to provide improved study spaces for students (Weekdays 8:00 am-6:30 pm).
• The South Library will update opening hours (Weekdays 10:00 am-5:00 pm). 

We sincerely apologize for the short notice regarding these adjustments and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
We remain committed to continuously enhancing our services for all students and faculty members studying and conducting research at Yoshida Campus.

For more details, please see our website below.  

Katsura Library｜Engineering Libraries Website
[Engineering Library & Learning Commons] Our Services and Operations from October 2026 Onward
https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/lib/en/news-events/news/20260915