Use of Rare Materials

Prior deliberations by faculty members of the University are required if you wish to browse the rare materials held by Katsura Library.
Please refer to the following content and apply at least two months before the desired browsing date.

Digital Data

You can browse some rare materials in the digital archive provided by Kyoto University.

• Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (provided by The Kyoto University Library Network)
  • Architectural Drawings By Josiah Conder, Important Cultural Property (Katsura Library)
  • Graduate School Of Engineering (Rare material collection of Graduate School of Engineering)
• Kyoto University Digital Archive System (provided by The Kyoto University Museum）
  • A Documentary Film of The Great Kanto Earthquake 1923

Notes

• In principle, the copyright of image data stored in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive belongs to Kyoto University Katsura Library which owns the materials. No content, in whole or in part, may be distributed, modified, or reproduced without prior written permission.
• If you wish to publish or broadcast image data from Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive and a documentary film of the Great Kanto Earthquake, please refer to "Special-Use".

Application to Browse

Please submit the application form to Katsura Library counter or by email. (hours: weekdays 9:00 am-5:00 pm)

• 貴重資料閲覧許可願 (Application form for browsing rare materials) (in Japanese) [Word] 
• Deadline: 2 months before the desired browsing date

Upon receipt of the application form, faculty members of Kyoto University deliberate your request. The results will be notified by email.
※Deliberations take time. Please note that we cannot provide a rush response. 

If your request is approved, we will send you the permit by mail or email at a later date.
Please bring the permission form and your ID (including faculty/staff ID, student ID, etc.) on the day of the visit.

Notes on Browsing

• Materials can be viewed in the Rare Books Reading Room or in designated areas as directed by staff. 
• Available hours: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM on weekdays.
• Personal belongings, including any devices capable of photography (such as cell phones, smartphones, and tablets), are strictly prohibited inside the reading room. Please secure these items in the provided lockers.
• Only black graphite pencils may be used when handling materials; the use of erasers or any other writing implements is not allowed.
• Rare materials must not be removed from the library under any circumstances.
• Visitors are requested to review "京都大学桂図書館貴重資料の指定及び取扱要項" (in Japanese) [PDF] prior to their visit.

Special-Use (Photocopy, Publish, Broadcast, Loan for Exhibition）

Application is required for special use of rare materials. Please refer to the following sites for details.

• Copying Services > Photocopying by Photography (Rare Materials, Classical Books, etc.)
• Special-Use (Publication/Broadcast)
• Loan for Exhibition

Contact

Katsura Library

Kyoto daigaku-katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530 
E-mail: 090stosho [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp