Kyoto University Library Network

When Did AI Become an Environmental Issue?
　— Exploring 40 Years of Technological History through The New York Times × ProQuest

ProQuest is a comprehensive database that allows you to search for and view academic journal articles, newspaper articles, dissertations, and more from around the world.
In this workshop, participants will learn how to search news articles across a long time span by building search queries using various operators.
Using articles from The New York Times, we will trace the development of AI over approximately 40 years and examine
how it has evolved from a technology that imitates the human brain into a form of social infrastructure accompanied by environmental concerns.
Participants will also learn key approaches and basic operations for ongoing topic-based research using ProQuest search functions,
while paying attention to how terminology changes over time.

■ Date and Time
Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 17:00–18:00 Japanese session
Thursday, October 8, 2026, 17:00–18:00 English session
*We will share the recording later.

■ Format
Online (Webex)

■ How to Participate
Advance registration required. (Until noon on the day)
Registration form for the English session
https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/weblink/register/r4acf4dc1ba6fd3da232645e3d7e970f0

■ Main Topics
・Various entry points to academic information and the features of ProQuest
・Basic search techniques using AND, OR, and NOT
・Hands-on search practice using The New York Times
・Understanding the evolution of AI from a long-term perspective
・How to select articles and use them in reports and academic papers

■ Instructor: Saori Tanaka, Customer Success Manager, Clarivate

■ Target Audience: Undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff at Kyoto University

■Route Map level: [2]Obtain information accurately【Advanced】, [3]Evaluate, organize, and manage information【Advanced】
（ref. Route Map to Becoming KU Libraries' Ultimate Power User）

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

We look forward to your participation.

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) is the world's largest technical professional organization and publishes approximately 250 transactions, journals, and magazines in electrical engineering, computing, and electronics.

This workshop will explain the procedures and steps for preparing and submitting a paper to IEEE journals or conferences, along with useful IEEE resources for authors.

Date & Time: Friday, September 18, 2026 16:00-17:00
Venue: Online (Microsoft Teams)

Eligibility: Anyone with an email address in the kyoto-u.ac.jp domain

Language: English

Registration form:

https://forms.gle/FVCgqzBAGBDXcvQL7

The access URL will be sent to the email address you registered, before the session begins.

A link to the recorded seminar will be sent at a later date to those who have registered.
If you cannot attend on the day but wish to view the recording, please be sure to register.

This is a valuable opportunity, so please feel free to register even if you do not currently have plans to submit a paper!

Registration deadline: Friday, September 18, 15:50

poster:

<Inquiries about this workshop>

Graduate School of Informatics Library
Tel: 075-753-5390
E-Mail: 140tosho (at)mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Please replace (at) with @.

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 second semester AY2026.

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 2026, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that will be used in undergraduate courses in AY 2026, or that will be useful for students taking those courses.

・eBooks that would be useful for undergraduate students studying at home.

*  If you need electronic version of books listed in syllabus, please make recommendation from the recommendation form. Not limited to second 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/1408870?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 September 1st, 2026 to September 30th, 2026.

*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  mid-September. 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. 38MB） On-campus access only	・List1  Provided by the Maruzen eBook Library ・List2  Provided by the KinoDen ・List3  Provided by the EBSCO
[Non-Japanese books 1]  (Excel, approx. 13MB） 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 2021 only）
[Non-Japanese books 2]  (Excel, approx. 4MB) On-campus access only	・List1  Provided by the EBSCO（titles published after 2021 only, carefully selected by EBSCO）

・ All lists are last updated on July 2026.

・ 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.

The issue has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience. (August 21, 2026)

We are currently experiencing an access disruption with the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform. We have reported the issue to the provider and requested an investigation.

Affected Services:CAS SciFinder ,  CAS Formulus ,  CAS Analytical Methods
CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform:https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb?c=erdb_alpha_c

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while the issue is being resolved.

[E-Resources team, Kyoto University Main Library]

Sorry, this entry is only available in 日本語.

Maintenance of Educational computer systems will be carried out during the following period.
During this period, the educational computers at Main Library and Yoshida-South Library will be unavailable.

■Date and Time:
8:30 a.m. on Aug 24 (Mon) - 5:00 p.m. on Aug 26 (Wed)

■Services to be suspended:
PC Terminal Service(OSL and Satellite Classroom)
Virtual terminal

■Link:
Institute for Information Management and Communication \ Maintenance
https://www.iimc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/maintenance/20260714133824

The Maintenance work was completed (2026/8/18 10:00) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance for about 1 hours from 9:00 am, August 18, 2026. The service will be restored as soon as the maintenance work has been completed. Thank you for your understanding.

Regarding the KULINE search issue announced on August 13, we have confirmed that the problem was resolved as of 9:00 AM on August 18, 2026.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused during this outage and thank you for your patience.

[Library System Section, Main Library] 

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As of 9:30 AM on August 13, 2026, an issue is causing search results on KULINE to display incorrectly.

We are currently investigating the cause.

As an alternative, You can use CiNii Books to search for books and journals.
For details, please refer to "How to search books and periodicals held in the KU Libraries when KULINE is out of service".

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience.

[Library System Section, Main Library] 

Due to server maintenance, the following services will be unavailable from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (JST) on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

[Date and Time]

Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (JST)

[Affected Services]

• Access to electronic resources using Short-term IDs
  (Note: Access via ECS-ID/SPS-ID will remain available as usual.)
• Access to related websites
  • Access to Authentication System Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    https://ninsho-log4.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ezproxy/authentication_faq_ja.html

• • Access to the Authentication System Initial Agreement & Setup Page
    https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13505

Services will resume as soon as the maintenance is complete.

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

[Library System Section, Main Library]

KURENAI and KURENAI Deposit System will be temporarily unavailable for maintenance during the following time:

• Date: August 13th, 2026 (Thursday)
• Time: 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM (JST, estimated)

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation.

If you wish to register for KURENAI during the suspension period, please contact us using the following procedure.

1. If there are co-authors, please obtain permission from all co-authors in advance to register with KURENAI.
   Reference: Email template for obtaining co-author consent (Word file) *Please edit as needed.
2. Please refer to the Copyright Transfer Agreement and check whether the publisher permits self-archiving in the author's institutional repository. If you are uncertain of the publisher policy, please contact us.
3. Please send us two documents listed below;
   [1] Kyoto University Research Information Repository Registration Form (Word file)
   [For current faculty members] [Japanese] [English]
   *Please fill in the information and send this form via intra-campus mail or the Kyoto University e-mail (kyoto-u.ac.jp).
   　　*Students are required to include their faculty research supervisor's e-mail addresses with the Kyoto University's domain name in CC.
   [To those who are not currently affiliated with Kyoto University] [Japanese] [English]
   *Please fill in the information, stamp it, and send it via e-mail (please attach scanned data of the registration form).
   [2] Data files of article (main text, figure, and tables) (Please attach the file to an e-mail)

[Repository Section, Main Library]
Posted: 2026-08-05