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Online Services

Here are useful online services for searching and collecting library materials.

Kyoto University Online Catalog : KULINE

You can find books and journals (including e-books and e-journals) held in all libraries in Kyoto University.

MyKULINE

MyKULINE enables you to check your borrowing list, renew or reserve books, and request Interlibrary Loans through the website.

Login from top page of KULINE with your ECS-ID. *No registration required

E-book / E-journal

You can read various books and academic journals online.
Kyoto University offers E-Journals (about 40,000 titles), E-Books (about 50,000 titles) and Databases (about 100 DB) as of April 2020.

Link to List of E-journal and E-book is below.
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13502

Note

  • In order to access e-journals, e-books and databases, the installment of a designated plug-in is required.
    This plug-in allows you to access e-resources from the campus and even from off -campus without other change of settings of your PC or network.
    Please read the following guide to the installment of designated plug-in.
    https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13505
  • Systematic and programmatic download and usage beyond the private purpose are prohibited.
    Access and Use Restrictions

Database

Various kinds of online databases are available.

Check the list of databases below.
https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13501

Note

  • In order to access e-journals, e-books and databases, the installment of a designated plug-in is required.
    This plug-in allows you to access e-resources from the campus and even from off -campus without other change of settings of your PC or network.
    Please read the following guide to the installment of designated plug-in.
    https://www.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/erdb/13505
  • Some databases limit the number of users who can access at the same time.
    If you cannot access because of this restriction, please try again later.

Reference Guide

Kyoto university offers many books, journals and databases.
We have the reference guides to using library and library collections.
Please make good use of them!

If you have any troubles