Solved: [Library Network] Begell House e-journals cannot be downloaded
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.
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[Library Network] Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive: 7 items including “文机談” from Kikutei Collection digitized
7 items including “文机談” from Kikutei Collection held by the Main Library are now available in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.
Kikutei Collection is an assembly of manuscripts and books handed down through the Kikutei Family founded by Kanesue (1281-1339; 兼季), the forth son of Sanekane Saionji (1249-1322; 西園寺実兼). The Kikutei (Imadegawa) Family was designated one of the highest status court families called the Seiga (清華) family which members can be appointed as Daijō-daijin (太政大臣) and served as biwa (Japanese lute) players. The collection includes many records of the court rituals, documents on music and instruments, and diaries hand-written by nobles.
The collection deposited in 1921 and 1923 and additional documents and scrolls of portraits related to the Kikutei Family were donated to the Main Library, Kyoto University by the owner of the collection and were formally registered as the holdings of the library in January 2021.
Bunkidan (文机談) is a collection of musical stories centered around the biwa (Japanese lute), compiled during the Bun'ei period (1264-1275). The book vividly describes the schools and masters of the biwa, and is an important source for understanding the history of music from the Heian to Kamakura periods. The second volume contains the story of Kamo no Chōmei (鴨長明), who was fond of playing the biwa.
According to the legend of the Kikutei family, the manuscript is considered to be an autograph copy by the author, Bunkibō Ryūen (文机房隆圓). However, it is actually believed to be a transcription from the late Kamakura period, not long after the work’s completion. Among the nine known versions of Bunkidan, the book of the Kikutei Collection is the oldest. Five volumes in five booklets are extant, although some pages are missing.
The second through fifth volumes were written on the reverse side of letters. In the digitization process, we restored the damaged papers, disassembled the books, and digitized all documents written inside of the pages. By making these reverse-side documents publicly available for the first time, it is hoped that further examination will determine the date of transcription in the future.
“文机談” Left: Signature by Ryūen / Right: Beginning of the first volume
In addition, six other titles are also available, including Korefusa Kōki (惟房公記), the autograph diary of Madenokōji Korefusa (万里小路惟房; 1513-1573), a Sengoku period lord, and a floor plan of the Kikutei residence.
As of January 30, 2025, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,154,407 images of 25,517 titles.
Record ID | Title | Author | Call No | Collection |
RB00028140 | 文机談 | (僧)隆円著 | 菊||フ||12 | Kikutei Collection |
RB00028331 | 白馬節会 | 菊||巻||82 | Kikutei Collection | |
RB00028346 | 日次記 不足 | 藤原宣胤并寫 | 菊||巻||99 | Kikutei Collection |
RB00028352 | 惟房公記 | 菊||巻||103 | Kikutei Collection | |
RB00028364 | [不知記] | 菊||巻||114 | Kikutei Collection | |
RB00028365 | [不知記] | 中山定親記カ | 菊||巻||115 | Kikutei Collection |
RB00034905 | 邸宅指図 | 文書9-25 | Kikutei Collection |
[Library Network] Job Information: Specially Contracted Staff Member (Open Access)
【Library Network : for faculty members】Request for recommendations of eBooks for student use in first semester AY2025
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 |
(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) |
(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.
Solved: [Library Network] Access to Taylor & Francis e-journals is rejected
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.
[Database] Trial use of database "Sociology Source Ultimate" (Until Mar. 31, 2025)
Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCOhost), a database containing full-text information on academic materials in sociology and related fields, is now available for trial.
- Database URL: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=ehost&defaultdb=sxi
- Trial period: until March 31, 2025
- Detailed information
*This database is scheduled to be officially introduced in April 2025.
[Library Network] Notification of National Open Access Policy and Research Data Support Services
Please be informed of the key points of the “Basic Policy for Achieving Immediate Open Access of Scholarly Articles and Other Research Outputs (National OA Basic Policy)” (formulated on February 16, 2024). Please note that the policy applies to all researchers who will receive funding from KAKENHI and other designated research grants that issue calls for proposals in and after FY2025. Kyoto University provides related support to our faculty members, including services to make evidence data for articles open access.
(1) How to Comply with the National OA Basic Policy for Research Grants, such as KAKENHI
In February 2024, the Cabinet Office formulated the Basic Policy for Achieving Immediate Open Access of Scholarly Articles and Other Research Outputs (National OA Basic Policy). To understand how to comply with the policy using support provided at Kyoto University, please refer to the website below for detailed explanation.
〇How to Comply with the National OA Basic Policy for Research Grants, such as KAKENHI
Kyoto University has already established and is operating the necessary infrastructure, KURENAI, to provide a one-stop service for making scholarly articles and their evidence data openly accessible.
(2)KURENAI: Capable of Assigning DOIs to Evidence Data for Articles
With KURENAI operated by the Library Network, you can publish evidence data for scholarly articles assigned with DOIs. By depositing evidence data in KURENAI in advance while still writing your article, you can cite the DOI assigned to the evidence data in the article and then submit it.
Please see the following website that provides how Kyoto University researchers have put this into practice.
〇Publish Research Data (Evidence Data for Articles) with DOIs in KURENAI
(3)RDM Drive: Support Service for Sharing Research Data
The Center for Open Science and Data Management, IIMC is offering a trial service called RDM Drive, which enables researchers to store and share data generated during the research process exclusively among the research team. For more information, please visit the following website.
〇RDM Drive (trial) - Center for Open Science and Data Management, IIMC
[Library Network] New library map has been released
New library map "Shin Map" is now available.
[Kyoto University Library] Shin Map
https://platinumaps.jp/d/kulib
The map provides easy-to-understand information on the approximately 40 libraries.
You can display your current location on the map and easily reach libraries.*
You can also view photos of each library so you can learn about the atmosphere of libraries you have never visited.
Please get to know KU libraries and use them a lot!
*Please click on the arrow symbol in the lower left corner of the map.
If you allow location information to platinumaps.jp, you can display your current location.
[Library Network] Conditions of Use and Licensing Restrictions for E-Resources
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)
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Posted: 2024/12/02
[E-books] How to use EBSCO eBooks from off-campus
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.

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]