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This trouble has been solved. (Feb. 9, 2022, 9.15 a.m.)

As of Feb. 8, 2022, an error may occur when downloading files in KURENAI.

Library is trying to find out the cause of the error. We apologize for you inconvenience.

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The Maintenance work was completed (2022/2/15 11:30) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to system maintenance for about 1 hour from 10:30am, February 15, 2022.
The service will be restored as soon as the maintenance work has been completed. 
Thank you for your understanding.

※Recommendation form was closed. Thank you for a lot of eBooks recommendations. (Apr. 1, 2022)

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 AY2022.

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 2022, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2022, 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.

* 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/1392681?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 February 8th, 2022 to March 31st, 2022

*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 between late March early May. 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.

・ All lists are last updated on August 2021.

・ 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.

The Working Group on the Project for Japanese Translation of Overseas RDM Support Practices has published Japanese translation of Engaging Researchers with Data Management: The Cookbook.

『データ管理で研究者と協力するために : クックブック』
http://hdl.handle.net/2433/267606

This book is a translation of Engaging Researchers with Data Management: The Cookbook (2019) by the Library for Research Data Interest Group of the Research Data Alliance (RDA), which includes 24 excellent case studies of research data management (RDM) support in seven countries.

Examples of the section headings in the book;
- “A Lightweight Approach Makes for an Excellent Return on Investment”
- “Little Time? Little Money?… But Still Want to Have a Community of Researchers Talking with Passion about Data? You Can Have It with Data Conversations!”
- “Confused about Where to Start? Foster Data Champions and Build upon Existing Services”

We hope that you will find this information useful and inspiring for considering RDM support.

The Working Group on the Project for Japanese Translation of Overseas RDM Support Practices is organized by the library staff from the Kyoto University Library Network, Osaka University Library, Kobe University Library, Nara University of Education Library, and Nara Women's University Academic Information Center. The purpose of the Working Group is to translate the book that describes the case studies of RDM support in overseas universities into Japanese, so that it can be used as reference for RDM support in the participating universities and other universities in Japan.

This trouble has been solved. (Feb. 14, 2022, 9.30 a.m.)

For some rare books, the link to the Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive is not displayed on the bibliography details screen of the KULINE.

Even if the link is not displayed, the digital images are available on the Digital Archive if the "Digital Image" field indicates "画像あり". Please access "Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive" and search the rare books directly.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Xi xia wen hua yan jing (西夏文華嚴經) is a Tangut translation of the Da fang guang fo hua yan jing (大方廣佛華嚴經). Of the 80 volumes, Kyoto University holds volumes 1-5 and 41 in the Graduate School of Letters, and volumes 6-10 and 36 in the Institute for Research in Humanities. Volumes 6-10 and 36 are available at the database 東方學デジタル圖書館, and volumes 1-5 and 41 are now available in the Rare Materials Digital Archive.

“西夏文華嚴經” volume 1

In addition, 10 titles of "Bankoku Jinbutsu zu (万国人物図)", held by the Main Library and the Graduate School of Letters are now available. The "Bankoku jnbutsu zu" is a generic term for illustrated books of ethnography published in the Edo period that depict the characteristics of people around the world. Shijūnikoku jinbutsu zusetsu (四十二国人物図説, Manuscripts from Konoe Collection) by Nisikawa Joken (西川如見), Kaigai jinbutsushū (海外人物輯), Kaigai shotō zusetsu kaisei (海外諸島圖説 改正), Gaiban yōbō zue (外蕃容貌圖画), and other titles were published. It show the changes of the worldviews in early modern Japan.

Left: Great Ming from “四十二国人物図説”
Center: Dutch ship from “異國人物帖”
Right: Dutch people from “異國人物帖”

Using Mirador, an IIIF viewer, you can view multiple images side by side.

Mirador (Left: “四十二国人物図説”, Right: “四十二國人物圖”)

As of February 4, 2022, the Digital Archive provides 1,669,087 images of 20,582 titles.

KULINE "OtherUniv" search will be suspended due to the stop of NII services.

■Date : ・Feb. 13 (Sun.) 9am. - 4pm.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Waka & Haikai Library changed its name to Waka Renga Haikai Library. 

Main points of modification:

　・Main menu and viewer (Change of Name)
　・Multiple choice allowed:「句検索ビューア」

Date: Monday, February 14, 2021 Time: 14:00  (JST)

Please install the latest version.

How to install:
  1) Visit: http://www.kotenlibrary.com/download/toshokan/
  2)Click: [ダウンロードまたはアプリケーション起動] button

If this does not work, delete all files in the KotenLibrary and try installing again.

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