Kyoto University Library Network

The Maruzen eBook Library download services are temporarily unavailable at all institutions, including Kyoto University.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Period : April 5, 2022 - May 9, 2022 (tentative) April 27, 19:00　
Browsing services will remain available.

For more information:https://elib.maruzen.co.jp/app/eguide/announcement_220405.pdf (Japanese)

【eBook】Maruzen eBook Library User's Guide and Notes

Posted: April 5, 2022
Updates: April 21, 2022
Updates: May 2, 2022

Additional images 46-56 are now available. (2022/4/25)

Kamakura Nendaiki (鎌倉年代記) is a chronicle of the Kamakura Period. It was formerly owned by the Mibu family and now in the possession of the Main Library.
The front side of the folded book is already available on Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive, and now the reverse side has been digitized and released.
On the front page, each vertical column corresponds to a year, with a summary of the major figures’ appointments and biographies.
The reverse side contains the events of the year corresponding to the front side, and also includes many records not founded in other historical documents.

LEFT Reverse side: Gentoku 2-3 (1330-1331)
RIGHT Front side: Around Gentoku 2 (1330)

As of April 25, 2022, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 1,872,223 images of 23,250 titles.

The following Database are available.

• ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Le Monde
  This database offers digital access the full run of  "Le Monde", from its launch in 1944 to 2000.
  Available: 1944 to 2000
• The Newsweek Archive
  "The Newsweek Archive" offers digital access the full run of the US edition of "Newsweek", from its launch in 1933 to 2012.
  Available: 1933 to 2012
• "Diamond Weekly" Digital Archives
  This is a digital archive of the business magazine "Diamond Weekly" published by DIAMOND, Inc..
  Available: 1913 to 2019
• "Economist" Digital Archives
  This is a digital archive of the business magazine "Economist" published by Mainichi Newspapers Co..
  Available: 1960s to 2020

For more information:
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13501?lang=en

[Kyoto University Library Network]

Due to network system maintenance, All JapanKnowledge Services will be unavailable during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Date: Monday, Apr. 18, 2022 Time: 23:00-23:45 (JST)

Suspended service: All JapanKnowledge Services (JapanKnowledge Lib, JK Select contents and JKBooks)

[Main Library Academic Support Section]

Due to system maintenance, there is a possibility that services below will be temporarily unavailable.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

　　Period : about 2 hours from 4pm, April 17, 2022 (JST)
　　Services to be affected :
　　　　・KULINE
　　　　　Some links to access e-journals and e-books are not displayed, or cannot be accessed.
　　　　・Discovery
　　　　　Some links to access e-journals and e-books are not displayed, or cannot be accessed.　
　　　　・京大ArticleLinker
　　　　　There is a possibility that links to e-resources are not available.
　　　　・E-Journals & E-Books List
　　　　　There is a possibility that E-Journals & E-Books List is not displayed.

　　Searching (via KULINE, Discovery etc.)  will be available, but there is a possibility that some links to e-resources will not work.
　　E-journals and e-books themselves are not out of service. Please access directly of their website.

[Main Library Academic Support Section]

Sorry, this session is Japanese only. 

[Library Network]

The "eol" workshop will be held as follows.
This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from the provider. We look forward to your participation.

Information

Date and Time: Friday, April 22, 13:15-14:45
Method: Online via Zoom
Target: Students and faculty at KU
Lecturer: I-N Information Systems, Ltd.
Contents: Overview of the database "eol" and how to use it

Application form: https://forms.gle/MxUMM4sfnsX8nb687
Application deadline: Thursday, April 21

*The URL to connect will be emailed to applicants before the start of the workshop.
*A recording will be shared at a later date for those who are unable to attend the workshop and wish to do so. Please contact the Library of the Faculty of Economics.

What is "eol"?

It is a comprehensive corporate information database. It contains securities reports, company overviews, financial information, market information, various filings and reports, financial statements, and timely disclosure documents. Useful for job hunting!

■Kyoto University Library -List of Electronic Journals
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb?c=erdb_alpha_e

Recommended for...

• Researchers and students studying accounting and marketing
• Students interested in corporate analysis
• People seeking employment
• Faculty in charge of employment

Contact Us

Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics Library
(TEL) 075-753-3412
(E-mail) 040etsuran＊mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change * to @)

[Graduate School of Economics and Faculty of Economics Library] (2022.4.8)

On April 7, Katsura library celebrated its second anniversary. We appreciate your support so far.

In commemoration of our 2 year anniversary, we are giving away original library goods to the first 100 persons (only Kyoto Univ. members).

We look forward to your visit.

Research commons, which can be used for group work and for events, Group study rooms, which are currently used remotely, etc., it is a library that can be used for various purposes.

If you would like to use Katsura library's resources on Yoshida campus, "Place a Hold Service" is also available (with some exceptions).

Place a Hold Service

Katsura library is open from April to 19:00.

We hope you will continue to visit our library.

Contact

Katsura Library, Kyoto University

• Website：https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/lib/en?set_language=en
• E-mail：090stosho [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Twitter：

Welcome to the new year at Katsura campus!

Katsura library supports your study and research with various facilities and services.
If you have any trouble collecting items or writing papers please feel free to ask us!

How to use the library

Opening hours

9:00～19:00 on Weekdays
*After 17:00 please use the door on the 2nd floor which can be opened by IC card. If you have a facility use certificate, you need another registration to use the library.

Service hours（Katsura Library）

2nd Floor

• Floor Map

• Information Desk
  : Borrow and return books or get the request books here. You can also apply for facilities in the library.
• Open Lab & Research Commons (Website is Japanese only)
  : These areas are designed to encourage researches` interacting and intellectual activities of students outside of their affiliated　laboratories. You can also use these areas to work with a researcher who are not a member of Kyoto university.
  It is possible to use not only as the place for group work or discussion but also as the exhibition hall of academic conference.
• Media Creation Room & Studio (Website is Japanese only)
  : Media creation room is for create research and study contents. (Reservation required)
  We also have Studio to record or edit a movie and make a graphic contents.

1st Floor

• Floor Map

• Reading Room
  : Mainly, books published since the 1990s and new journals are placed.
  The main subject of items is natural science. We also have useful books about writing papers or making a presentation. In addition there are best-sellers and liberal education books.
• Stack 1
  : The books are stacked by the faculty of engineering departments. You can freely enter and browse.
• Group Study Rooms
  : Spaces for group study and discussion.
  To prevent the spread of COVID-19, currently they are used to take a speech lecture or an online meeting alone.(Registration required)
• Theater Room
  : Space for viewing video materials.(Reservation required)
  Equipped with soundproofing, you can watch Blu-ray and DVD on a 4K-compatible 85inch TV.
• Lounge
  : Relaxation area with sofas, beverages and todays' newspaper.
• Terrace
  : The south terrace on the 1st floor is open on sunny day. You can work on PC or read books at ease viewing Kyoto city.

Basement Floor

If you need the item on the basement floor, please ask library staff at the information desk or use Place a Hold Service.

• Books
  : Especially old items are stored in the underground stack.
• Journals
  : Journals' back numbers are stored in the underground stack.
• Natural Science BNC (Back Number Center) Journals
  : The Katsura Library, which is an Area Cooperative Library, has collected a total of 3,765 titles from the BNC (Back Number Center) including selected titles in the field of natural sciences, to serve as the shared facility for the joint preservation of science and engineering materials across the university.

Other

• Online Services
  : Here are useful online services for searching and collecting library materials.
  Online services enables you to search items or get research information without coming libraries. Please make a good use of it!
• The Katsura Library Virtual Tour
  : Online space reproduced in 3D. You can access it through your own PC and smartphone, and learn how to use Katsura Library.
• "Katsura-no-Niwa" : Catalogue for Advanced Research of Graduate School of Engineering (Website is Japanese only)
  : This project shows the research activities worked on at the graduate school and faculty of engineering.
  We introduce "Research Seeds" which are difficult to see but blossom in the future by opening a door of laboratory.
  "Katsura-no-Niwa" exhibition booth is in Katsura library. The movies of interview and demonstration experiment are on YouTube. Don't miss it!
  YouTube "Katsura-no-Niwa"

Contact

Katsura Libary, Kyoto University

• Website : https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/lib/en
• E-mail : 090stosho [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp