Kyoto University Library Network

JapanKnowledge service will be suspended due to scheduled system maintenance during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Schedule

• Oct. 29, 2025 (Wed) 18:00 - 21:00 (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]

The issue was solved. Thank you for your cooperation.

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

• Date: September 11th, 2025 (Thursday)
• Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2025-09-10

The service has been restored. (2025/09/01)

We are currently experiencing an issue that prevents access to the Maruzen eBook Library (MeL).
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and ask that you please wait until the service is restored.

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
[Non-Japanese books 1]  (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）
[Non-Japanese books 2]  (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.

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

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance for about about 30 minutes from 11:00 am, August 12, 2025.
The service will be restored as soon as the maintenance work has been completed. Thank you for your understanding.

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

• Date: August 8th, 2025 (Thu)
• Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2025-08-06

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:

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

Flyers

• Electronic Journal "Excessive Access" Recent Case: It happens without any intention!!（PDF）[Flier]

Related Pages

• E-Journals & E-Books List
• Flyer: E-Journals : Access and Use Restrictions (PDF) [English] [Chinese] [Korean] [Japanese]
• How to use e-resources
• Authentication System Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

[Kyoto University Library Network]
Posted: 2025/08/04

Due to the server maintenance, Library Network Service will temporarily stop on August 14. Sorry for inconvenience.

■ Downtime : August 14, 2025, 9:00-13:00 (tentative)
■ Services not available : KULINE, MyKULINE, Online Services(Book Renewal, Reservations, Requests of Interlibrary Loans, automatic check-out machine, etc.)

※Upon completion of the update, services will restart.
※E-journals, Databases, "Kyoto University Research Information Repository(KURENAI)", "Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive" and Library Homepage will be available as usual.

The Kyoto University Library Network is hosting a Stamp Collecting during the Kyoto University Open Campus 2025 (August 7-8, 2025). 

Visit several libraries within Kyoto University, scan the posted QR codes with your smartphone, and collect stamps! 
Depending on the number of stamps you collect, you can receive original library wallpapers and goods.

If you're curious about where university students study or what a university library is like, please join us.
Anyone can participate. (Including KU members)

Event Website - Kyoto University Library Stamp Collecting -

https://stamprally.digital/kulib

Recommended Environment:
iPhone: iOS 13 or later + Safari (browser)
Android: Android 10 or later + Chrome (browser)

Period

August 7 (Thu.) - 8 (Fri.), 2025
* Redeem your reward at the desk at Main Library between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm.

Checkpoints

• Main Library (3 stamp points)
• Yoshida-South Library (2 stamp points)
• The Library of the Graduate School of Letters and Faculty of Letters
• Graduate School of Education and Faculty of Education Library
• The North Library, Graduate School of Engineering and Faculty of Engineering
• The South Library, Graduate School of Engineering and Faculty of Engineering
• Graduate School of Informatics Library
• Faculty of Science Common Library
• Mathematical Library, Graduate School / Faculty of Science
• Graduate School / Faculty of Agriculture Library
• Medical Library
• Library of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

* You can start the Stamp Collecting from any point.

Notes

• For details on how to participate in the Stamp Collecting and the terms of use, please refer to the above website.
• We ask for your cooperation in answering a questionnaire regarding your age, gender, and place of residence when you participate.

Contact Us

Kyoto University Library, User Support Division
E-mail: user-support-full660 [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp