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436 titles including Seike Collection, Kikutei Collection and Konoe Collection of in Main Library have been released.

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436 of 437 items released this time were digitized under the “Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Pre-modern Japanese Texts” by the National Institute of Japanese Literature in which Kyoto University Library participates.

As of March 12, 2026, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,214,023 images of 26,788 titles.

[In Progress] [Library Network] Configuration Changes to Address Access Load on KULINE and Notes for Use (Posted April 7)

Since around 21:30 on Friday, March 6th, KULINE has been intermittently inaccessible or unstable. If you cannot access the system, please try again later. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Alternative Search Methods
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/service/12758

During this system failure, loan renewals, reservations, and other requests will be handled individually at the library counters. Please contact the relevant library by email or other means via the list below:

List of Libraries
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/newdb

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

kuline [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

The Kyō-ō Gokokuji Documents (monjo) were discovered by Toshihide Akamatsu in the treasure house of Toji Temple in 1937. After the war, Kyoto University borrowed, organized and transcribed them. In 1968, they were given to Kyoto University. In 1971, these documents designated as a National Important Cultural Property. The collection consists of 3043 documents that date from the Heian period (794-1185) through the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600).
This time, images of 309 of these documents has been newly released.

▼The Kyoto University Museum - Kyō-Ō Gokokuji Documents

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As of March 10, 2026, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 26,351 images of 2,184,377 titles.

We are pleased to announce that Web of Science Research Assistant, an AI tool for literature searching, is now available.

Web of Science Research Assistant is a generative AI tool in Web of Science. It allows users to ask questions in natural language, including Japanese and English, and helps with finding relevant papers, reviewing literature, and exploring research trends and topics. Its answers are based on trusted data in Web of Science. Users can also check the source records and search criteria in the results.

We hope you will find this tool useful for literature surveys and topic exploration.

How to Use

Access Web of Science (via the authentication system).
Then select the “Research Assistant” tab at the top of the screen.

Further Information

• Web of Science Help Center
  https://webofscience.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/31437630410129-Web-of-Science-Research-Assistant
• Web of Science LibGuides
  https://clarivate.libguides.com/authors/research-assistant

The issue has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience. (March 9, 2026)

 

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We are experiencing a technical issue with our E-Journal/Database Authentication System (As of March 8, 2026, 10:00 AM). When attempting to access electronic resources, the error message "EZproxy is currently unavailable. Please contact your system administrator for assistance" is displayed, and resources cannot be accessed.

We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience while we work to restore service.

[University Library Electronic Resources Team]