Kyoto University Library Network

Inquiries about E-journals and Databases received during the period [8/11(Thu.) - 8/17(Wed.)] will be answered in order from 8/18(Thu.) onward. Thank you for your understanding.
E-journals and Databases are available during  the above period except for maintenance.

Question of EJ/DB （E-Resources）: https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/form/14106?lang=en

[Main Library Electronic Resources Team]

Use of electronic resources including databases, e-journals and e-books subscribed by Kyoto University is subject to copyright laws and licence agreements.
The licences generally prohibit the following uses:

• Systematic and programmatic download
• Usage beyond the private purpose
• Reproducing and distributing

Violation of the licence agreements may result in the suspension of access to e-resources for the whole University.

There have been frequent recent occurrences of users unintentionally downloading or accessing large volumes of data using pre-read browser functions. Pre-read browser functions continually access links within pages in the background while pages are being viewed. As a result of this, large volume data downloads or large volume access of which the user is unaware may occur, even if the user intends to use electronic journals in the standard way. We request your cooperation in disabling these functions by making the below changes to your browser settings.

Flier

• Electronic Journal "Excessive Access" Recent Case: It happens without any intention!!（PDF）[Flier]

Ref.

• E-Journals & E-Books List
• Flier: E-Journals : Access and Use Restrictions (PDF) [English] [Chinese] [Korean] [Japanese]
• How to use e-resources
• Plug-in system FAQ(ECS-ID/SPS-ID required）
• Warning: Large volume access using pre-read browser functions

[Kyoto University Library Network]

[posted: 2022/08/04]

Password-Based Authentication for the IKEv2 VPN service, which enables users to connect to the university's internal network from outside of the campus will be terminated.
If you are using the Password-Based Authentication for the IKEv2 VPN Service when accessing e-journals, e-books, and databases, please switch to the client certificate-based authentication.

Termination schedule: August 29, 2022 at 9:00

Termination of Password-Based Authentication for the IKEv2 VPN Service | Institute for Information Management and Communication
https://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/whatsnew/information/detail/220711057358.html

Connection from Off-campus > The usage > IKEv2 | Institute for Information Management and Communication
https://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/services/kuins/vpn/use/ikev2.html

[Main Library Electronic Resources Team]

Due to maintenance, Ovid Journals Platform will be unavailable during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Date: Friday, July. 29, 2022 Time: 13:00-13:45 (JST)

Suspended service: Ovid Journals Platform

[Main Library Academic Support Section]

Due to system maintenance, services below (www.proquest.com)  will be temporarily unavailable.
We are sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

　Period：from 11 am. to 7 pm. on July 17, 2022 (JST)

　Services to be affected :
　　・British Periodicals
　　・Early English Books Online
　　・Early European Books
　　・ERIC
　　・Health & Medical Collection
　　・Historical Newspapers: Chinese Newspapers
　　・Digital National Security Archive
　　・Le Monde
　　・Library and Information Science Abstracts
　　・Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
　　・Materials Science & Engineering Database
　　・New York Times
　　・The Newsweek Archive
　　・Periodicals Archive Online
　　・Periodicals Index Online
　　・ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Global
　　・Research Library
　　・Sociological Abstracts
　　・Social Services Abstracts

　*Ebook Central is not a target for maintenance.

[Main Library Academic Support Section]

This trouble has been solved. (Jul. 1st, 2022, 14.30 p.m.)

Discovery is currently unavailable due to network trouble.
Searching from KULINE's "Articles" and "Discovery" tabs is also not available.

Discovery: https://kyoto.summon.serialssolutions.com/

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

<Academic Support Division, Main Library>

This trouble has been solved. (Jun. 9, 2022, 16.00 p.m.)

Wiley Online Library is currently unavailable due to network trouble.
Wiley Online Library: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/

Defect Information: Authentication does not work properly when accessing the site, and a message prompting Pay-per-View access to contracted content is displayed.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

<Academic Support Division, Main Library>

The Kyoto University Library Network has been working to alert and educate KU researchers about the issue of “predatory journals”. And we have published a new leaflet about this issue.

This leaflet contains the latest information on the increasingly complex methods in which predatory journals operate.
Please take a look at it.

"Beware of Predatory Journals"(Kyoto University Library Network, March. 2022.)
　　　

For more information, please visit the following URL:
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/content0/1387404?lang=en

2022.05.16 User Support Division, Main Library

Due to system maintenance, the following services will be temporarily unavailable.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.

Period：from 8 to 10 am. on May 13, 2022 (JST)
Services to be affected: Project Euclid site https://projecteuclid.org

[Main Library Academic Support Section]

Use of electronic resources including databases, e-journals and e-books subscribed by Kyoto University is subject to copyright laws and licence agreements.
The licences generally prohibit the following uses:

• Systematic and programmatic download
• Usage beyond the private purpose
• Reproducing and distributing

Violation of the licence agreements may result in the suspension of access to e-resources for the whole University.

There have been frequent recent occurrences of users unintentionally downloading or accessing large volumes of data using pre-read browser functions. Pre-read browser functions continually access links within pages in the background while pages are being viewed. As a result of this, large volume data downloads or large volume access of which the user is unaware may occur, even if the user intends to use electronic journals in the standard way. We request your cooperation in disabling these functions by making the below changes to your browser settings.

Flier

• Electronic Journal "Excessive Access" Recent Case: It happens without any intention!!（PDF）[Flier]

Ref.

• E-Journals & E-Books List
• Flier: E-Journals : Access and Use Restrictions (PDF) [English] [Chinese] [Korean] [Japanese]
• How to use e-resources
• Plug-in system FAQ(ECS-ID/SPS-ID required）
• Warning: Large volume access using pre-read browser functions

[Kyoto University Library Network]