Katsura Library Fund

If you wish to support the activities of Katsura Library, we would appreciate it if you could donate to the Kyoto University Engineering Fund.

When making a donation, please specify in the comments section that your donation is intended to support Katsura Library to ensure that your support reaches the library.

Kyoto University Engineering Fund https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/public/fund

* The Katsura Library Fund was restructured and is now administered under the Kyoto University Engineering Fund.

About Katsura Library
Purpose of Katsura Library Fund
Fund Use Plans
Call for Applications: Support for Research Results Dissemination Programs
Outcomes of Fund Utilization (through FY2023)
How to Donate
Benefits for Donors
List of Donors
Links
Contact

About Katsura Library

Opened in April 2020, Katsura Library is the newest addition to the Kyoto University Library Network. Katsura Campus serves as a dynamic hub for the Graduate School of Engineering, where faculty, students, and project researchers drive original research and high-level education. Here, they collaborate with industry partners to pioneer cutting-edge science and technology for the benefit of society. For the campus community—who spend much of their time in specialized laboratories—Katsura Library was welcomed as a much-anticipated "space for discovery and interaction," and it has quickly become an indispensable part of campus life.

Beyond its local role, Katsura Library serves as the central hub for collecting, preserving, and disseminating science and engineering resources for the entire university. It is tasked with a mission that transcends the traditional library model: acting as a global innovation support center that leverages Kyoto University’s expertise in science and technology to drive future breakthroughs.

Purpose of Katsura Library Fund

The Katsura Library Fund was established to enhance and maintain our facilities, ensuring the library’s impact extends beyond the Katsura Campus to support research activities across the entire University.

By leveraging this fund, we aim to enrich the campus experience for students, faculty, and researchers alike. Our vision is to build a premier information hub for the local and global community—strengthening our science and engineering archives and fostering vibrant Open Science initiatives to drive regional and global innovation.

Fund Use Plans

This fund aims to enhance the collaborative environment for students and researchers at Katsura Library, enrich the library materials, and support young researchers who promote open science. The following specific activities are planned to use this fund.

  • Restoration and digitization of rare materials (support for education and research)
    The Katsura Library is home to a wealth of rare archives collected by the Graduate School of Engineering since its inception. We are dedicated to restoring these valuable records for future generations and making them more accessible through digitization and open-access initiatives.
  • Environmental enhancement (e.g., additional bookshelves) (support for environmental enhancement)
    To accommodate our growing collection and fulfill our role as the university’s primary science and engineering repository, we are expanding our storage capacity with high-density shelving and maintaining our climate-control systems to ensure long-term preservation.
  • Support for implementing projects (support for young researchers)
    We provide support for research dissemination projects utilizing Katsura Library. We welcome applications from Kyoto University researchers for creative projects like exhibitions, lectures, etc. 

Call for Applications: Support for Research Results Dissemination Programs

The Katsura Library Fund is inviting applications from Kyoto University researchers for projects aimed at disseminating research results. 

Application requirements:

  • Applicants must be researchers affiliated with Kyoto University.
  • The contents of the application must correspond with the contents of Article 3 of ”桂図書館基金運営内規” (Katsura Library Fund's operating regulations) (1) support for education and research, 2) support for environmental enhancement, and 3) support for young researchers).
  • The amount of support is up to 150,000 yen.

For more information, please contact us at the address below.

Application Form (in Japanese):

Application Submission: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Number of Applications Selected for FY2024: 1

Outcomes of Fund Utilization (through FY2023)

We have utilized the fund through FY2023 as follows. We deeply appreciate your support. 

Maintenance of the Nagao Collection (FY2021)

The Katsura Library Fund was used to install a nameplate and panels to introduce the origin and contents of the Nagao Collection, which consists of approximately 5,000 items donated by the late Professor Emeritus Makoto Nagao. They provide users with information about this collection's significance and promote its utilization. Since many of Katsura Library's holdings are in the engineering field, the materials from the Nagao Collection serve as valuable resources for users seeking a broad education.
Exhibition at Katsura Library (FY2023)

The "Voice of Earth" design committee exhibition was held at Katsura Library in FY2023 as a project funded by the Katsura Library to disseminate research results. This was a traveling exhibition organized by the "Voice of Earth" design committee of the Architectural Institute of Japan, initially hosted at the Architectural Hall, Tamachi, Tokyo in April 2023. The Katsura Library Fund adopted the application of Dr. Yosuke Komiyama, Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, and held the exhibition. At Katsura Library,  the venue of this exhibition, the exhibition introduced attempts to take a broader view of serious environmental issues and to reconstruct architectural studies from ecological perspectives. Many visitors from outside the university came to the exhibition, and it was a significant opportunity for them to get to know Katsura Library as well as the exhibition.

How to Donate

If you wish to support the activities of Katsura Library, we would appreciate it if you could donate to the Kyoto University Engineering Fund.

When making a donation, please specify in the comments section that your donation is intended to support Katsura Library to ensure that your support reaches the library.

Kyoto University Engineering Fund https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/public/fund

* The Katsura Library Fund was restructured and is now administered under the Kyoto University Engineering Fund.

Benefits for Donors

We offer benefits for donors contributing to the Katsura Library Fund as a token of our appreciation.

  1. Donor Exclusive Library Tour (for individuals)
  2. Group Study Room/Theater Room Use (for individuals)
  3. Library Card (for individuals)
  4. Library Card (for corporates/organizations)
  5. Library Supporter Showcase Booth Lending (for corporates/organizations) 

For details, please refer to the flyer below.

List of Donors 

As a way of expressing our gratitude to those who have donated so far, we list the names of donors on the website.
Please note that we do not list the names of those who do not wish their names to be published.

In addition, the names of donors are also listed in the Kyoto University Foundation donors list.
http://www.kikin.kyoto-u.ac.jp/privilege/name/ (in Japanese)

Links

Contact

e-mail: 090slib [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp