Maintenance: IEEE Xplore (Jul. 12)

 On 2025-07-11 (186 reads)

Due to system maintenance, IEEE Xplore will be  temporarily unavailable during the following period.
We appreciate your support and patience.

Date: Jul. 12 20:00 - Jul. 13 00:00, 2025 (JST)
Suspended service: IEEE Xplore

[E-Resources team, Kyoto University Main Library]

 

Solved: [Trouble] Access to Project Euclid e-journals is rejected

 On 2025-06-20 (327 reads)

Solved. (2025/06/23)

Kyoto University has been blocked from accessing content on Project Euclid website due to an excessive download violation.

Publishers of e-journals and e-books are prohibited from accessing all pages, not only the full text, but also the table of contents and abstracts, with excessive frequency, thus overloading the servers.
If excessive access or large downloads are detected, penalties such as blocking access to e-journals from the entire university will be imposed by publisher.

Please read the "[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources" announced on Apr. 25, 2025, and review the settings of your browser and reference management tool plug-ins.

 

Maintenance: E-Journal and Database Authentication System (6/20, 6/23)

 On 2025-06-19 (372 reads)

There may be approximately a 10-minute downtime during each of the following maintenance windows. If you attempt authentication during these times, you might encounter an error. In such cases, we kindly ask that you please wait a few minutes and try accessing again.

Scheduled Maintenance Dates & Times:

  • June 20, 2025 (Fri) 19:00 – June 21, 2025 (Sat) 1:40 (Approximately 10 minutes within the 6 hours and 40-minute window)
  • June 20, 2025 (Fri) 19:30 – June 21, 2025 (Sat) 3:30 (Approximately 10 minutes within the 8-hour window)
  • June 23, 2025 (Mon) 19:00 – June 24, 2025 (Tue) 3:00 (Approximately 10 minutes within the 8-hour window)

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

 

Solved: [Library Network] Access to American Chemical Society is rejected

 On 2025-05-13 (625 reads)

Solved. (2025/05/14)

Kyoto University has been blocked from accessing content on the ACS Publications website due to an excessive download violation.

Publishers of e-journals and e-books are prohibited from accessing all pages, not only the full text, but also the table of contents and abstracts, with excessive frequency, thus overloading the servers.
If excessive access or large downloads are detected, penalties such as blocking access to e-journals from the entire university will be imposed by publisher.

Please read the "[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources" announced on April 25, 2025, and review the settings of your browser and reference management tool plug-ins.

 

[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resource

 On 2025-04-25 (1271 reads)

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


[Kyoto University Library Network]
Posted: 2025/04/25

 

【e-journals】Access to Cambridge University Press's electronic journal backfiles has been made available.

 On 2025-03-07 (868 reads)

The NII-REO (OJA: Online Journal Archive) now offers access to 195 titles from Cambridge University Press.

In the near future, these journals will become searchable through KULINE and E-Journals & E-Books List.

[2025/03/07]
[Library Network]

 

[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resource

 On 2025-03-03 (601 reads)

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


[Kyoto University Library Network]
Posted: 2025/03/03

 

Solved: [Library Network] Begell House e-journals cannot be downloaded

 On 2025-01-31 (808 reads)

Solved. (2025/01/31)

Currently, “Too many downloads attempts...” is displayed when you try to download the e-journals of Begell House. We are investigating the cause of the problem, so please wait for a while until the problem is fixed.

Publishers of e-journals and e-books are prohibited from accessing all pages, not only the full text, but also the table of contents and abstracts, with excessive frequency, thus overloading the servers.
If excessive access or large downloads are detected, penalties such as blocking access to e-journals from the entire university will be imposed by publisher.

Please read the "[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources" announced on Dec. 2, 2024, and review the settings of your browser and reference management tool plug-ins.


[Kyoto University Library Network]
 

Solved: [Library Network] Access to Taylor & Francis e-journals is rejected

 On 2025-01-17 (536 reads)

Solved. (2025/01/17)

Kyoto University has been blocked from accessing content on Taylor & Francis website due to an excessive download violation.

Publishers of e-journals and e-books are prohibited from accessing all pages, not only the full text, but also the table of contents and abstracts, with excessive frequency, thus overloading the servers.
If excessive access or large downloads are detected, penalties such as blocking access to e-journals from the entire university will be imposed by publisher.

Please read the "[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources" announced on Dec. 2, 2024, and review the settings of your browser and reference management tool plug-ins.

 

[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources

 On 2024-12-02 (1349 reads)

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


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