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

• Date: June 3rd, 2026 (Wednesday)
• Time: 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2026-06-02

We received numerous responses to the survey announced on February 16. (Total of 52 responses)

Thank you very much to everyone who responded.

We have now compiled the responses into panels and are exhibiting them in the Learning Commons on the 1st floor of Main Library.

• Exhibition Period: May 27, 2026 (Wed) - September 30, 2026 (Wed) (tentative)
• Venue: South wall, Learning Commons, 1st floor of Main Library

Please take your time to view each person's thoughts on "Core Book".

（Exhibition view）

Click here for the survey request on February 16, 2026.

[Kyoto University User Support Division]

Please be advised that WorldCat Discovery, provided by OCLC, will undergo scheduled service maintenance during the period listed below.

Scheduled Date & Time: Sunday, May 31, 2026, around 12:00 PM - 3:55 PM (Approx. 3 hours and 55 minutes)
Affected Service: WorldCat Discovery

During this time, there may be connection problems with the above services.We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause during the maintenance window and greatly appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Information regarding scheduled maintenance and system outages is also available on the OCLC System Status Dashboard, which is updated in real-time 24 hours a day.
https://oclc.service-now.com/status

[E-Resources team, Kyoto University Main Library]

The Maintenance work was completed (2026/5/26 1:15) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance for about 15 minutes from 1:00 pm, May 26, 2026. The service will be restored as soon as the maintenance work has been completed. Thank you for your understanding.

“Wakatte-iitomo! (わかっていいとも！)” is a talk event where students from humanities and sciences pair up to explain their research. 

Participants will act as Speaker and Mentor:
- Speaker: explain their research
- Mentor: liven up the discussion with questions and reactions

The speaker and mentor will discuss in front of the audience, bridging the gap between humanities and sciences.
They are supposed to discuss without using a presentation slide or whiteboard.
The point is devising a plan to explain their research clearly. 

 ↑ Photo from the previous event

We are looking for participants (both speakers and mentors). Applications for speaker positions only or mentor positions only are also welcome.
Subject: Kyoto University students

We’ll be giving away the library’s original tote bag to all speakers and mentors!
This might come in handy for job interviews or poster sessions at academic conferences.
We look forward to receiving your application!
→ Applications are now closed. Thank you for your numerous applications. (June 15th)

Apply at this link: https://forms.gle/89qGsnFQmpxa4rmG9

Demonstration: 

We will be holding a demonstration on the following dates. Please feel free to visit us.

• Date: June 3rd (Wed) 
• Hour: 0:40 pm - 
  
• Venue: Learning Commons (Southeast area), 1st floor, Main Library 

Event Details:

• Date: June 22 (Mon) - 26 (Fri), 2026
• Hour: 0:40 pm - 1:00 pm
• Venue: Learning Commons (Southeast area), 1st floor, Main Library 
• Time Schedule:
  - presentation by the speaker: 1 minute
  - discussion with a mentor: 5 minutes
  - Q&A session from the audience: 10minutes
• Promoter: Bunri Usami (Program-Specific Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability), Hideharu Numata (Professor Emeritus)
• Organizer: Kyoto University Library
• Co-host: Hyakumanben-Dangi (百万遍談議) staff, Office of Research Acceleration

Contact:

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