Kyoto University Library Network

The Kyoto University Library Network will hold a briefing session regarding the "Rule Changes for Open Access (JSPS KAKENHI, etc.)" that will apply from FY2026.

[Mar 12, 2026 Update] Briefing materials and recording are now available on kubar (Japanese only; SPS-ID/ECS-ID required).
https://kubar.rd.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/oa_seminar_20260310/

Under the "Basic Policy on the Realization of Immediate Open Access to Scholarly Publications (National Policy)", research projects selected for KAKENHI and other public funds from FY2025 onwards will be mandated to provide immediate open access to scholarly papers and their underlying data. Consequently, researchers will be required to take new measures, such as registering their work in KURENAI (Kyoto University Research Information Repository) and managing Article Processing Charges (APC).

In this session, we will provide specific, practical guidance on support measures, including how to provide OA for papers and research data through KURENAI and the APC discount schemes offered by Kyoto University.
We will also discuss international trends in Open Science and the significance of both the National and Kyoto University OA policies.

Event Details
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 13:15 – 14:45
Language: Japanese Only
Target Audience: Researchers affiliated with Kyoto University (especially those planning to receive competitive research funds such as KAKENHI).
Format: Online (Zoom)
*No prior registration is required.

Zoom connection information

• Faculty and Staff: Please check the Faculty and Staff Groupware (SPS-ID login required).
  https://ku1.cybozu.com/g/bulletin/view.csp?cid=68&aid=23473
• Students: Please check the KULASIS Bulletin Board (on-campus access only).
  https://www.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/internal/information_detail?no=8633&display_lang=en

Program:
Moderator：Honami Numajiri (Assistant Professor, Research and Development Laboratory, Kyoto University Library)
13:15 International Trends and the Significance of Open Science Leading to the National OA Basic Policy
　　Yasuhiro Murayama, Professor, R&D Laboratory, Kyoto University Library
13:35 National and Kyoto University Policies on Open Access and Research Data Sharing
　　Chifumi Nishioka, Associate Professor, Institute for Information Management and Communication
13:55 Open Access Support by the Library Network－Providing OA for Papers and Research Data via KURENAI
　　Repository Section, Kyoto University Library
14:10 APC Discount Schemes at Kyoto University
　　Electronic Resources Section, Kyoto University Library
14:25 Q&A Session

References:
The National Policy on Promoting Open Access to Publicly Funded Scholarly Publications and Scientific Data
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/openaccess/1404342?lang=en
Discounts on Article Processing Charge (APC) Publishing
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/openaccess/1404336?lang=en

[Research Support Division, Kyoto University Library]
Submit: 2026-02-13

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

• Date: February 12th, 2026 (Thursday)
• Time: 8:30 AM - 13:00 PM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2026-02-12

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

• Date: February 2nd, 2026 (Monday)
• Time: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2026-01-29

The issue was solved. Thank you for your cooperation.

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

• Date: January 28th, 2026 (Wednesday)
• Time: 7:00 AM - 12:00 AM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

 

If you wish to register for KURENAI during the suspension period, please contact us using the following procedure.

1. If there are co-authors, please obtain permission from all co-authors in advance to register with KURENAI.
   Reference: Email template for obtaining co-author consent (Word file) *Please edit as needed.
2. Please refer to the Copyright Transfer Agreement and check whether the publisher permits self-archiving in the author's institutional repository. If you are uncertain of the publisher policy, please contact us.
3. Please send us two documents listed below;
   [1] Kyoto University Research Information Repository Registration Form (Word file)
   [For current faculty members] [Japanese] [English]
   *Please fill in the information and send this form via intra-campus mail or the Kyoto University e-mail (kyoto-u.ac.jp).
   　　*Students are required to include their faculty research supervisor's e-mail addresses with the Kyoto University's domain name in CC.
   [To those who are not currently affiliated with Kyoto University] [Japanese] [English]
   *Please fill in the information, stamp it, and send it via e-mail (please attach scanned data of the registration form).
   [2] Data files of article (main text, figure, and tables) (Please attach the file to an e-mail)

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2026-01-26

※Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations. (February 24th, 2026)

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 first semester AY2026.

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 2026, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2026, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that would be useful for undergraduate students studying at home.

*  If you need electronic version of books listed in syllabus, please make recommendation from the recommendation form. Not limited to first 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/1406028?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

Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations.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 January 20th, 2026 to February 20th, 2026.

*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 late January. 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 2021 only）
[Non-Japanese books 2]  (Excel, approx. 13MB) On-campus access only	・List1  Provided by the ProQuest eBook Central（titles published after 2021 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.