Kyoto University Library Network

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 AY2025.

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 2025, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2025, 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. 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/1402811?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

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, 2025 to February 20th, 2025.

*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 2019 only）

[Non-Japanese books 2]

(Excel, approx. 13MB)

On-campus access only

・List1 Provided by the ProQuest eBook Central（titles published after 2019 only, carefully selected by Kinokuniya Bookstore）

・ All lists are last updated on July 2024.

・ 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.

Prohibited use of electronic resources

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. Please be aware that access may also be blocked on a per-user basis due to the authentication system.

Note on text and data mining and generative AI

In some cases, special permission from the publisher or a separate agreement may be required to use electronic resources for text and data mining or for training generative AI. If you plan to use resources for such purposes, please contact "Question about E-Journals/Databases" in advance.
Please note that uploading electronic resource content to cloud-based services, such as generative AI, machine translation, etc., may constitute a breach of contract and copyright infringement.

Automatic Download Features of Reference Management Tools and Browser Preloading Functions

Recently, there have been cases of unintentional mass downloading/mass access caused by the automatic download function of literature management software/plug-ins or the link preview function of web browsers.

These functions repeatedly access links within a page in the background. As a result, the user may be unaware that he or she is causing a mass download/access. Please do not use these functions as they may induce a malfunction of the e-journal/database authentication system.

For information about settings in each literature management software and web browser,
[Attention!] Regarding Bulk Access to Electronic Resources Due to Automatic Download Features of Reference Management Tools and Browser Preloading Functions

Flyers

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

Related Pages

E-Journals & E-Books List
Flyer: E-Journals : Access and Use Restrictions (PDF) [English] [Chinese] [Korean] [Japanese]
How to use e-resources
Authentication System Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

[Kyoto University Library Network]
Posted: 2024/12/02

If you access EBSCO eBooks from off-campus, please use the following methods.
*The following operations are not required when accessing from the campus network environment.

If you access EBSCO eBooks from a network environment outside Kyoto University, the EBSCO sign-in screen will appear.
Enter "Kyoto University" in the search form for affiliated institutions and press the enter key or click the magnifying glass icon.
If "京都大学" appears as an institution name candidate, click on it.
The "E-Journal and Database Authentication System" user ID selection screen will appear, so please select the type of ID you are using and log in.

(Example) Results of KULINE (KU Libraries Online Catalog)

Notes on use

Select "PDF full text" from the access options or click the chapter name from the table of contents to display the viewing screen.

If you use the scroll bar on the viewing screen to browse one after another and display the entire text one after another, or if you reload the page many times because it is slow to load, you may be blocked by the authentication system.

Please start reading from the chapter you need and use it as much as you can read within the time.

[2024-11-26]

2024.10.01 update

We updated the displayed books on October 1,
including titles purchased this year. For details, please refer to The book list below.

Katsura Library is now holding "Engineering E-Book Exhibition 2024" in the reading area on the 1F.

It is not only paper books that you can read!
With online-accessible e-books,
・You can read the content at your own pace on your PC anytime!
・Your mobile devices, such as a smart phone or tablet, are also very handy for accessing the content during your spare time!

We are displaying introduction cards of e-Books, along with their cover photos.
Let's stop by and experience the convenience of e-Books!
（The North and South Libraries of Eng. are also showing some of e-Books.）

Katsura Library Website: https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/lib/ja/index.html

Engineering E-Book Exhibition Poster

The book list

We chose e-Books that are especially recommended to engineering students and faculty, among all e-Books Katsura Library purchased from 2022 to 2023.
The book list (Updated October 1)

How to use

Each card contains a link to KULINE.
You can scan it with your device to access the content.
Also, pick up any card on display at the library, and give it a try!

The figure of How to use

※You need to set up the authentication system on your device to read e-books.
　For details, please refer to the website below.
Kyoto University Library Network: How to use e-resources

The exhibition view