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Due to the approach of Typhoon No. 10, Main Library and Study Room 24 will be temporarily closed as below:

• 2024/8/31 (Sat) all day
• 2024/9/1 (Sun) all day

We are open as as usual on August 30, 2024 (from 8:30 am until 9:30 pm). [Added 8/30]

This information is current as of 13:15 on August 30, 2024.
We may be closed temporarily or change the opening hours on other days depending on the path of the typhoon.
Please check this news for the latest information.

References

• Kyoto University Library > Service > Weather Emergency Preparedness Policy
  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mainlib/en/service/cyclone
• Japan Meteorological Agency Home > Weather, Climate & Earthquake Information
  
  • Tropical Cyclone Information: https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=typhoon&lang=en
  • Weather Warnings/Advisories: https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#contents=warning&lang=en

2023.07.26　update
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The recording of the lecture is now available.
*This workshop was held in Japanese only.

https://cls.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/x/WQ7cHC
*ECS-ID/SPS-ID is required.
*See the fifth item in "自学自習コンテンツ一覧（学内限定）"(the list of self-study contents (on-campus only)).
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These workshops will tell you how to find academic articles with database "Web of Science", and how to make citation lists with "EndNote Online".
We look forward to having you join us!

Detailed Contents
We invite a lecturer from Clarivate Plc, the provider of academic article database "Web of Science." She will explain article search and management.
・How to find important articles with Web of Science.
・How to organize articles and make citation lists with citation management tool "EndNote Online."
Let's learn tips on article search and management!

Place: Online (WebEX)

Application form:
https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/weblink/register/re45f16db169c290481814516ca41266c
*Please apply using your Kyoto University e-mail address.（KUMOI：～@st.kyoto-u.ac.jp、KuMail：～@kyoto-u.ac.jp）
*You can apply and participate on the day of the event.
*We will share the recording later.

Kyoto University Library Network
Contact: KU Main Library
MAIL: ref660[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Main Library and Yoshida-South Library will hold the long term loan for summer holiday.
* Journals are not included.

 Periods

Main Library

• Open-shelf books: July 23 (Tue.) - September 23 (Mon.), 2024
• Stack room books: July 6 (Sat.) - September 7 (Sat.), 2024

Yoshida-South Library

• Books: July 23 (Tue.) - September 7 (Sat.), 2024
  * Faculty and Staff: Open-shelf only

 Due date

October 8 (Tue.), 2024

 Note

You are able to renew books were borrowed by long term loan for summer holiday after the periods.

101 items, including 64 items from Jugaku Collection and 3 items of Muromachi Tales held by the Graduate School of Letters, and 34 items from Daisō-bon held by the Main Library, have been newly digitized and released.

▼Graduate School of Letters
▼Daiso-bon

Jugaku Collection was formerly owned by the Japanese linguist Akiko Jugaku (壽岳章子; 1924-2005), and is a collection of mainly Shōmono, commentaries on Chinese classics and Buddhist scriptures produced during the Muromachi period. In 1987, Ms. Jugaku published a facsimile edition of 9 items titled Kōjitsuan Shōmonoshū (向日庵抄物集), and later donated 66 original items to the Graduate School of Letters.
After 37 years since the publication of the facsimile edition, we have now digitized 64 items in addition to the already released Rokumotsuzu (六物圖), and made almost the entire collection available to the public. Overwritten corrections, fill-in erasures and discolored sticky notes found in manuscripts, which were difficult to read in black and white photocopies, are now easier to read in high-resolution digital images.

Left: “古則聞書零本” / Right: “日本書紀巻第一抄（兼俱講抄）”

Muromachi Tales (Otogi Zōshi) is the general term for short stories produced during the Muromachi period. They were often enjoyed in the form of illustrated books.
Shizuka (しづか) was produced as a Nara ehon (Nara picture book) with 18 colored illustrations to the lyrics of the Kōwaka dance piece featuring Shizuka Gozen, the concubine of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. The original format was a booklet, but it has been converted into a scroll.
Kōwaka dance was a popular performing art during the Muromachi period, and books containing its lyrics spread as reading material. The entertaining stories and the highly colored illustrations delight the eyes of viewers, both in the past and present.

“しづか”

We introduce many other Otogi Zōshi on "Colored Illustrations", so please take a look as well.
As of July 3, 2024, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,153,823 images of 25,503 titles.

* The digitization of this collection is conducted 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.

Main Library set July 9 (Tue.) to August 5 (Mon.), 2024 as the preparation period for the examination and will provide special services as follows.

1. 3F Library Hall is available as a study room

Hours are as follows:

• Weekdays 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00 a.m. - 30 minutes before the closing time

2. Extension of hours on July 15, 20-21, 27-28

The library will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the following days.

• 7/15 (Mon.)
• 7/20 (Sat.)
• 7/21 (Sun.)
• 7/27 (Sat.)
• 7/28 (Sun.)

For details, please check the Main Library's hours.

3. For non-KU users (including graduates)

Please refrain from entering the library because it is crowded with KU students for the period.
Thank you for your cooperation.

* For service during regular period, please refer to the "Guide for non-KU users" on the Kyoto University Library website.

Past exhibitions

• Academic year 2022 exhibitions
• Academic year 2021 exhibitions
• Academic year 2020 exhibitions
• Academic year 2019 exhibitions
• 平成30年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2018 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成29年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2017 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成28年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2016 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成27年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2015 exhibitions (Japanese only)
• 平成26年度出陳資料一覧 Academic year 2014 exhibitions (Japanese only)

In Main Library, Materials located in the "Books bound in Japanese style" area on B3F become available for borrowing!

Floor Map：
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mainlib/wp-content/uploads/img/map/floormap_kumainlib.pdf

Borrowing Limits

• Period: 1 month
• Number of books: (Student) 10 volumes / (Staff) 30 volumes
  * Total with other lending books in the stacks.

Notes

• Please read the "京都大学附属図書館 和装本利用の手引き (Guide to using Japanese style books)" before using the library.
• Users can take a photo of Japanese style books by themselves in Main Library. (application required)

Links

• Kyoto University Library > Service > Using Japanese style books (This page is available only in Japanese.)
  https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mainlib/service/japanesestylebooks

Contact

User Support Section, Main Library
E-mail: unyou660 [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

225 titles from the Daiso-bon collection held by the Main Library have been newly digitized and released.

Daiso-bon is a collection of books formerly owned by Daiso (大惣), a book lender run by Sohachi Onoya (大野屋惣八) and his family in Nagoya from the middle of the Edo period to the middle of the Meiji period. Book lenders at the time usually kept books in high demand in their stock and sold the ones out of fashion away to buy new ones. Daiso, however, had a policy not to sell away books they had bought and increased their inventory until the end of the Edo period when they became the largest book lender in Japan. After the arrival of mass production of books in the Meiji period, many book lenders disappeared, Daiso being no exception. Around 1898, Daiso decided to close the business and sold its enormous inventory of 16,734 titles of books, most of which were acquired by the Imperial Library (current National Diet Library), Tokyo Imperial University, Kyoto Imperial University and the Higher Normal School (current University of Tsukuba). Daiso Collection owned by Kyoto University amounts to 3,667 titles, or 13,081 volumes. 
 

▼Daiso-bon
 

The majority of the items released this time are play scripts. They encompass a wide range of performances including revenge plays, courtesan purchasing, double suicide plays, and ghost stories.
Ehon Iroha kana Yotsuya Kaidan (絵本いろは假名四谷怪談) is an illustrated edition of Iroha kana Yotsuya Kaidan (いろは假名四谷怪談), a kabuki script. Its compelling and eerie illustrations draw the eye.

"絵本いろは假名四谷怪談"  Left: Illustration / Center: Back cover / Right: Front cover

As of May 23, 2024, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,138,775 images of 25,402 titles.

* The digitization of this collection is conducted 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.

Main library will hold "Your First Book in KU Library" and "Main Library Self-Tour" for freshers!

We are looking forward to your participation.
All participants will receive original library goods.

●Your First Book in KU Library

What was the first book you borrowed from Kyoto University?

Please submit the title of the first book you borrowed and a brief comment using the webform.
For details, check the poster!

●Main Library Self-Tour

You can study with friends while having discussions, use old materials in the stacks, etc.
There are many ways to use the library!
Let's go around the library with a floor map in hand and get an overview of each area and how to use it!

The starting point is the bulletin board in front of Learning Commons on 1st Floor!
Useful information about using the library is also posted on the bulletin board.

【Contact】
附属図書館利用支援課情報企画掛
Email:ref660(at)mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Thanks to the Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive Fund, six Hanging rolls from the Kikutei Collection have been newly released.

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.

▼Kikutei Collection

"Kinnori-kō waka" (公規公和歌) is a letter from Kinnori Imadegawa (今出川公規) when he asked Michishige Nakanoin (中院通茂) to correct his waka.

"Kinnori-kō waka" (公規公和歌)

The four Buddhist paintings all depict Myōonten in vivid colors.
Myōonten, holding a biwa (Japanese lute), is the god of music, and it is evident that the Kikutei (Imadegawa) Family, who served as biwa players, worshipped in this god.

"Shihon chakushoku Myōonten goson zo" (紙本著色妙音天五尊像)

The digitization of the above-mentioned rare materials has been realized thanks to the Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive Fund.
We sincerely extend our appreciation to their generosity, with our determination to continue this digitization project to preserve and make the best use of our rare materials at the same time, which we believe will lead to the promotion of research and culture.

▼Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive
Six Hanging rolls from the Kikutei Collection have been newly released