Use of Dissertation

Katsura Library and the South Library hold some of the dissertations submitted to the Graduate School of Engineering and Faculty of Engineering.

Collection Range

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      • We hold some of the dissertations in the above range. We do not have a comprehensive collection, so please inquire in advance whether or not we have the dissertation you want to use.

      How to Use

      Browse

      • Please fill out "Form 1_Dissertation browsing application.docx" [Japanese] and send it to us by email.
        • Non-Kyoto University members are required to apply through their university library or the nearest public library.
        • Graduate and undergraduate students outside Kyoto University are required to have an introduction from their academic advisor.
      • Available from 9:00 am to 4:45 pm on weekdays.
      • Please bring your ID card when you visit. We will keep it for you while you browse the materials.
      • The materials are available in the Rare Books Reading Room. Please leave all baggage except writing utensils and valuables in the locker. No PCs, mobile phones, or cameras are allowed.
      • Photocopies are not available on the day. If you want to make them, please request according to the following procedure.

      Photocopy

      • Please fill out "Form 2_Dissertation copy application.docx" [Japanese] and send it to us by email.
        • Kyoto University members also need to apply from MyKULINE. For information about how to apply from MyKULINE, please refer to Guide to Interlibrary Loan Services.
        • Non-Kyoto University members are required to apply through their university library or the nearest public library.
      • For doctoral dissertations, you can make photocopies to the extent permitted by the Copyright Act (less than half of the entire dissertation). In the case of exceeding the extent, you must get the permission of the copyright holder.
      • For master's thesis and graduation thesis, you can make photocopies only with the permission of the copyright holder.
      • Copying and reproduction of data are not permitted for graduate designs (Department of Architecture).

      Temporary lending

      Others

      • Part of the doctoral dissertations are available in full text in the Kyoto University Research Information Repository (KURENAI). You can search through the search window of the Kyoto University Doctoral Dissertation Database or KULINE.
        • "Abstract" of doctoral dissertations from March 1958 to March 1988 (in part) and after May 1998
        • "Full text" of doctoral dissertations before March 2013 only with the permission of the authors
        • "Full text" or "Abstract" of doctoral dissertation after May 2013
      • Kyoto University Library archives all the doctoral dissertations submitted to Kyoto University since its establishment in 1897. If Katsura Library and the South Library do not have the dissertation you want to read, please consider applying to Kyoto University Library. For details, please see Rare Materials (Kyoto University).

      Contact

      Katsura Library, Kyoto University 
      〒615-8530 Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Pref.
      TEL：075-383-2344 FAX：075-383-3576
      Email：090stosho[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp