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In February 2025, the "KURENAI Deposit System " was newly reborn

https://openaccess.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/researcher

We have significantly renewed the KURENAI Deposit System to make it easier to register and apply for the publication of articles and research data in KURENAI, the Kyoto University Research Information Repository.
The UI/UX has been completely redesigned to make the public access application process easier to understand.

When Kyoto University researchers log in to the KURENAI Deposit System with their SPS-ID, a list of their articles, automatically retrieved from Web of Science and researchmap, is displayed.
By simply attaching the article file (author's final manuscript) and supporting data to the article information, they can register and apply for publication in KURENAI in a single step.
This also enables one-stop compliance with the National OA Basic Polic, "Basic Policy on Promoting Open Access to Publicly Funded Scholarly Publications and Scientific Data."

New features have also been added, including the ability to submit research data for publication and DOI assignment from within the KURENAI Deposit System, whereas previously this could only be done by email.

Anyone with an SPS-ID can use the KURENAI Deposit System. For details on how to use it, please refer to the manual here.

• Manual of KURENAI Deposit System
  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/content0/1370229?lang=en

 We plan to create and publish videos explaining how to use the system, so please check them out.

（Reference information）

• Responding to the National Government's Basic Policy on Open Access in Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), etc.
  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/content0/1402213?lang=en
• Publish Research Data (Evidence Data for Articles) with DOIs in KURENAI
  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/researchdata/1395273?lang=en

・Those who would like to order documents from other universities (photocopy, loan), please apply by Wednesday, 5 March.
・Those who have borrowed books from other universities, the deadline for returning them is Thursday, 20 March.
・Those who haven't received or paid yet, you should do so as soon as you can.
・If you will be enrolled after April, please indicate that in the comments on your application.

*This news is for users of Kyoto University Main Library.
*The deadline differs for libraries other than the main library. Please check with each library for details.

[Infomation Service Section, Kyoto University Library]

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It is a place for taking online classes and group learning. Reservations are required from MyKULINE. Click here for information on using the Library Commons.

Privacy Booth for one person is newly available in the Learning Commons!
Please use it for online meetings, online interviews, etc.

Starting date

18th February (Tue), 2025

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.

Notes

• Number of simultaneous reservations possible is one. If you reserve the Common Study Room or Media Theater, you can not reserve Privacy Booth.
  When making multiple reservations, we will cancel any later bookings.
• Reservations can be changed or cancelled by KULINE Room Reservation system.
• If the key is not received at least 20 minutes after the start time of use, the reservation will be cancelled.

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

Schedule

• March 8, 2025 (Sat) 10:00 - 13:00 (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]

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65 items from Suruga Date Documents (Early-Modern) held by the Kyoto University Museum have been newly released in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.

▼Suruga Date Documents (Early-Modern)

The Suruga Date, a family sharing the same ancestor as the famous Date Masamune of Northern Japan were a warrior (kokujin) family based in Suruga Province (currently known as Shizuoka Prefecture). They moved to Tsuyama domain in Mimasaka province (current day Okayama Prefecture) where they survived during the Early Modern era (1600-1868). In all, 121 documents survive in the Suruga Date collection, with the oldest dating from the fourteenth century, and the most recent dating from the late nineteenth century (Meiji era).
Documents from the Early Modern to the Meiji era are available now. The documents cover a wide range of topics, but at the heart of them are those relating to the dispute over the Date family name from 1690 to the following year.

Yūki Hideyasu shuinjō 結城秀康朱印状

Please also see the 56 medieval documents.

▼Suruga Date Documents (Medieval)

As of February 13, 2025, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,154,597 images of 25,582 titles.

A fire broke out in the reading room on the 2nd floor of Main Library at 2 p.m. on February 6, 2025.

The cause of the fire was a lithium-ion battery. The battery shorted out, exploded and caught fire.

The fire alarm was sounded at 2:02, and the fire was extinguished 3 minutes later. After confirming safety, the library reopened.
No books were burned.

Thank you for the cooperation in firefighting efforts, activating the fire alarm, and evacuation.