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When you search something in the Roman alphabet, please add the "$" to the header of keywords that you want to search. KULINE automatically convert alphabet keywords into katakana and search in the converted keywords.
The Roman alphabet corresponds to the mark of the instruction type and Hepburn system.
The Roman alphabet doesn't correspond to the long vowel character. For example, please enter "$kiwado" not "$kîwâdô" when you want to get the same result in the "キーワード."
* means a blank.
Example of entry
Description
Search results
$genji
It will be shown the same search results in the keywords "ゲンジ" (genji in katakana).
源氏世界の文学 源氏物語の人と心 源氏物語の世界
$syamisen+$wahuu
It will be shown the same search results in the keywords "シャミセン+ワフウ"(syamisen+wahuu in katanaka).
玉菊とその三味線 和風 和風と洋式
$nihon*$amerika
It will be shown the same search results in the keywords "ニホン*アメリカ"(nihon*amerika in katanaka).
When you cannot find the material(s) you search for on the [KU Search] tab page:
Please make sure that your keyword(s) is spelled correctly.
Please use a journal title as a key word(s) instead of the title of an article or author. Please move to the [Articles] tab page if you want to find article titles or authors.
* You don't need an introduction letter when you use public libraries such as Kyoto Prefectural Library or Kyoto City Library (except for using rare books). Please see the library hours and the holding status before you visit.
1. Search materials held at other universities or the National Diet Library, and request articles or books (Inter Library Loan/Copy Service). - Please search them from [Other Univ.] or [Cross Search] tab.
2. Search materials held at neighboring public libraries and university libraries, and visit them. - Please check their libraries at [Cross Search] tab, and search.
3. Search materials that are sold at bookstores and so on, and check on buying them. - Please check bookstores at [Cross Search] tab, and search.
4. Search materials held in overseas libraries, and request articles or books. →Please check "British Library" and "WorldCat" in "Cross Search" items at [Cross Search] tab, and search.
* It takes a long time and is expensive to request articles or books from overseas libraries. In addition, some articles and books are not available to be loaned out. Please feel free to contact your campus library for further details.
The Call No. is included in holding information in search results. You can show the Call No. label image by hovering the mouse over this link.
This image corresponds to the label placed on each book. Books are organized according to their Call No.s in each library. In addition, when the result of your search on KULINE is displayed, please confirm on the "Library" "Location" more than "Call No." This information is very important when you wish to borrow a book. Please be sure to write it down and search for the book.
You can make reservations for materials whose status is "on loan" "loaned out" (changed, Oct 2016) by the following way.
1. Click the "Reserve" button on the "Holdings List" on the Bibliography Details screen.
* The next screen will ask you ECS-ID/SPS-ID and your password if you haven't logged in to MyKULINE yet. Please log in to MyKULINE by entering them.
* If two or more materials are checked out, select the "Reservation" of the material who has the earliest due date or the material in your nearest library.
2. On the "Select Request Conditions" screen, select the conditions and click the "Next" button.
3. On the request information entry form, confirm the material information and the client information, then enter the reservation details, and click the Submit button.
Reservation cancel date: If you can't borrow the material you requested by the date you set, your reservation will be cancelled.
E-mail (required field): Select the email address (PC/mobile phone) we can reach you from the email addresses on the drop-down menu. We will contact you, when the materials you requested are available. If you do not want to select the displayed email addresses or you want to add the new email address, enter the new one in the "Change Email" field.
Phone No. (required field): Enter the phone number we can reach you when the materials you requested are available. If you wish to receive notification by email not by telephone, please enter that in the remarks column ("Notes").
4. On the request confirmation screen, confirm your request and click the Submit button.
5. Your request is successfully submitted if you see the request completion (notification) screen.
*Please pick up the materials you request during our holding period. If you don't pick up the material you request by the date you set, your reservation will be cancelled. We contact you when the material is available, so please come to the library and pick it up as soon as possible.
*Some (certain) libraries do not accept a reservation request via MyKULINE. Please see "List of KU Libraries."
A:It is possible to check and renew the due date of materials held by KU libraries via MyKULINE.
1. Log in to MyKULINE.
2. Click "Borrowing x Item(s)" in "Your Library Record."
3. Check the checkbox of the materials you want to renew on your "Borrowing list", and click the "Renew" button. * You can browse your borrowing record (materials borrowed/location of the library where the materials belong to/ due date) on the "Borrowing list."
4. Click the "OK" button of the pop-up window.
5. Your request is successfully submitted if you can see the new due date. * If you fail to renew the due date, the reason will be shown.
** When you click the "Bibliography information" on the "Borrowing list", you can see the details of the materials and browse the numbers of renewals.
Please note the following when you renew the due date.
In most cases, you can extend the due date only one time (some libraries accept a due date extension request more than one time). Note: if you submit the request at the KU library counter, this is also included in your online record.
Some (certain) libraries do not accept a due date extension request via MyKULINE. Please see "List of KU Libraries.")
The new due date is calculated based on the each borrowing rule. When you already renewed the due date at KU library counter, you cannnot renew even if it is the first time to renew via online.
The new due date is determined based on the date your request is processed online. This means that the new loan period isn't added to the old one.
You cannot extend the due date in the following cases.
The circulation type is "Vacation Loan".
Someone else has already reserved the material you are borrowing.
You have overdue books or you are currently on a period of prohibition of borrowing library materials. (Your due date extension request is not accepted at the library where you have received the penalty.)
You cannot extend the due date for some certain materials (for example textbook, journals and so on).
Using KULINE, you can find out which one of the Kyoto University libraries holds any newspapers in their hard copy, their compact editions, or on microform, as well as databases of newspaper articles. However, please note that the following items may not be available in KULINE:
The list of newspapers on continued acquisition at each KU library.
In addition, newspaper databases is available to search for the articles in The Asahi Shimbun, The Mainichi Daily, and The Daily Yomiuri. You will need ECS-ID (Student Account) or SPS-ID (Faculty and Staff Account) in order to access these databases. Please use newspaper databases by personal computers at PC rooms, OSL, laboratories and your computers on campus. (only available on campus) Asahi Shimbun:KikuzoII Visual for Libraries | Mainichi Daily:Maisaku | Daily Yomiuri:Yomidas Rekishikan
List of major newspapers and their related materials in the Main Library
In addition, please consult "Search for Materials - Newspapers" (only available in Japanese) or "Search for Newspapers" (Research Navigator) (only available in Japanese) when you search for newspaper information from other libraries.
Type "TOEIC" or "TOEFL" and click the search button at KULINE. The Yoshida-South Library has many English language learning materials. You can borrow them at the library. Please do not deface the library materials.
KU campus libraries don't carry up-to-date Japanese language learning materials. Student Lounge "KI-ZU-NA" has many of them as well as language text books, so please access them there. (Both Japanese and international students can use KI-ZU-NA, if you are a KU student.)
You can search for rare books and their images held by KU libraries at [Rare Books] tab.
The search results contain not only information on rare books with images but also bibliographic information without images as well.
You can search by the following fields:
Holding Library
Collection
Classification
To do a Basic Search, enter keywords.
To do an Advanced Search, enter one or more of the following: the Year of Publication, Additional Photography Book, With/Without Image, Microfilm Number, Registration Number, and/or Call Number.
You need to learn the techniques when you search for Kanseki. For further information, please see "How to find Kanseki" (Only available in Japanese) .You can find some Kanseki images in KULINE [Rare Books] tab.
Some old books (Japanese old books or Chinese classics) are not listed on KULINE. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please try the following. cf:"How to find Kokusyo" (Reference Guide)
Please move to the database "Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books" (provided by National Institute of Japanese Literature), enter keywords and click on the "Search" button.
When you can see "京大 (Kyoto University)" or "京大 **" in the whereabouts field of Work Details of the search results, you can find it in one of the KU campus libraries (they may not hold the book for various reasons, though). Please make a note of its whereabouts information.
Please check the name of the holding library, location and registration number listed in the "Kyoto University Union Card Catalog" in the Main Library. The holding library and location in the card catalog may be called by a different name now. So, please feel free to ask how to search or check the card catalog at the Reference Counter on the 1st floor of the Main Library. (Counter Hours : 9:00am - 4:45pm on weekdays)
When you want to use an old book(s), please inform the holding library of the title or the registration number. (List of KU libraries)
Here, we will explain the procedure to use the rare books or the images of the rare books that the Main Library has. If you would like to use the rare books belong to other libraries on campus, please inquire of the respective libraries.
You are required to make a prior reservation by submitting a predetermined application form when you would like to use the rare books. For further information, please see "How to use Rare Materials."
The Main Library has the list of Kyoto University alumni up to 1993. The list of more recent alumni is not held there. * You can use the list from 9:00am to 4:45pm on weekdays. You cannot make a photocopy of the list, but can browse and copy it by hand.
By linking to other websites from Authority Details of the authors, you can access not only their written or edited materials but also the authors' field of research, past research results and the status of their grant research proposals.
When you input a faculty name in the keyword field and search, the result is displayed. Click the title of the the works you think the faculty has written in the result field. Ensure that the person's name is correct.
Click the Author Link in the Bibliography Details field at the bottom of the screen when bibliography details are displayed.
The Authority Details are displayed. The list in Liked Bibliography List is the written or edited materials of the individual faculty member. You can access individual faculty member information when you click each link of Other Databases at the menu on the right. (The information might be not displayed.)
You can consult the book of "One hundred years' history of Kyoto University" (only available in Japanese) by KULINE. In addition, Kyoto University Archives collect materials about Kyoto University history and student life. Please ask about the history of Kyoto University and the Third High School at Kyoto University Archives as well.
Please check the box of your nearby academic libraries, public libraries or bookstores on the [Cross Search] tab. In [Cross Search] tab, you can search for the following site.
Cross Search: NDL Search, WorldCat, British Library, CiNii Books, Webcat Plus and Google Books
Academic Libraries: The libraries of nearby universities
Public Libraries: Kyoto Prefectual Library and Kyoto City Library
Bookstores: amazon.co.jp, MARUZEN and Junkudo Bookstore and Kinokuniya Bookstore
Ancient Books: Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books powered by National Institute of Japanese Literature
How to use
On the search result screen, you can see the result of each search site and that of all sites separately.
The search result provided by the site which responds the most quickly is on the top of the list.
When you need to see the search result of other websites, you can do so on the menu on the left.
By clicking "Show All websites" or each site name below "Search Results of each website" on the menu on the left, you can see the search result list of each website separately.
Note
KULINE sets data import limits on a site-by-site basis, which varies from 10-100. When you need to get all search results of a certain website, please go to the website directly.
The search result on KULINE [Cross Search] may be different from that of direct search on the website you select. Please consider [Cross Search] as a guide for determining appropriate website to get materials you look for.
By clicking "Various Applications" of each bibliography on the Search Results screen, you can submit an application for a copy request or a loan request ("Inter-library Loan" request).