新型コロナウィルス感染症対策のため、京都大学の各図書館・室では開館時間の変更や一部サービスの変更、学外の方への利用制限等を行っております。最新の状況についてはリンク先で確認できます。ご不便をおかけしますが、ご理解の程よろしくお願い致します。The KU libraries change some service measures to prevent spread of the Novel Coronavirus(COVID-19). The latest information is provided at the link.
Before using MyKULINE, you need to follow the application procedure described below. If you have forgotten your ID or Password for MyKULINE, see "FAQ about log-in" below.
If you cannot log in MyKULINE in spite of trying the above-mentioned ways, then please contact the Online Services Working Group. (Email: kuline [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
"Borrowing history" service is available to you. To apply for this service, you will need to validate "Borrowing History" through the settings of MyKULINE. You can check your borrowing history during the period for which the setting is [on]. Borrowing history is not handed over in such cases.
The case that you reissue your library card(student card・faculty card).
The case that your status changes.(e.g. Undergraduate student → Graduate student)
How to validate and more details can be found in the page below.
You can read documents which are held in other campus locations remotely on a networked PC in your laboratory or OSL (Open Space Laboratory). There is a charge for using this service. This service is limited to people that can pay the charge for copying documents at public expense. The PC you use has to be connected to the university network.
Please be sure to observe Japanese copyright laws when using the service. - Only single copies of the documents may be made. - PDF files cannot be downloaded or saved to your PC. - Reproducing and distributing the documents is prohibited.
Please note that it is necessary that your affiliated library is a participating library in order for you to use this service. Please contact your affiliated library beforehand.
Costs vary according to which library holds the material. However, it usually costs 15-20 yen per page (both black and white, and color). Postage is free.
It is not necessary for you to come to the library to pay, as the cost will be covered by public expense (university funds). Please be sure to register your budget code in advance so that you can select it on MyKULINE. Registration can be processed at your affiliated library.
Please apply from "Copy request" at MyKULINE menu or ask the applying library (List of KU libraries) when a request window is not displayed after clicking "KU Article Linker" icon / found on search results of bibliographic databases or "Copy request" button on the screen of "Receive External Data(open URL)".
※Disabling pop-up blocker is no longer necessary. A screen come to open with the other window.(As of Aug. 2017)
It is possible that you can not apply for book reservation or ILL service, because the pop-up blocker on your PC browser prevent you from proceeding any further.
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Click "Temporarily Allow" in Notification bar of the popup blocker. (Click Notification bar and "Temporarily Allow Pop-ups" in some version of browsers.)
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When always allowing pop-ups in your browser:
Click "Option from This Site" in Notification bar of the popup blocker, then click "Always allow". (Click Notification bar and "Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site." in some version of browsers.)
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Some items are displayed in an extremely narrow column on a holdings list of bibliography details.
Each bibliography on a search results list is enclosed by a grey line.
The following guides are for using the library and its resources for research and study, for example, how to use databases and how to search different materials. We have updated the contents of as well as increased the number of these guides.
While inputting a keyword on Basic Search at [KU Search] tab, the system instantly shows a list of titles whose names begin with the entered characters (The Suggest Function).
The searching KULINE will start when you select one of titles and click the Search button.
You can search for the book you need when you enter ISBN/ISSN on Basic Search at [KU Search] tab. You can also search KULINE by ISBN/ISSN nubmer on Advanced Search.
Enter the number in the ISBN/ISSN field and click the Search button.
ISBN: International Standard Book Number ISSN: International Standard Serial Number
Characters that can be used on a Japanese page include Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, and alphanumeric characters. Both upper case and lower case alphabetic characters can be entered. Also, both em-size and en-size characters can be entered.
In the case of searching for materials written in Arabic characters, Devanagari characters, African languages, or Southeast Asian languages
Select the Advanced Search at [KU Search] tab and enter in the Title field the words included in the book title that you can remember.
If too many search results are generated, you can refine your search by Classification with the left side menu on the search results. In addition, you can refine by Material Type, Holding Library, Author, Publication Year, Subject, Publisher and Language.
Please click "Classification" below the search box on Basic Search at [KU Search] tab if you cannot find for the book you need. For example, if you are looking for books related to statistics, point your mouse at "4:National science > 41:Mathematics > 417:Probabilities. Mathematical statistics" and click "417".So, you can search for books in the category.
If multiple search values are entered for one search item (available on both Basic Search and Advanced Search)
Logical product (AND) search: A search of material simultaneously satisfying two or more search values is performed.
Entry method : Join each search value by “ ” (blank).
Example : Search for material containing both "Japan" and "USA" in the title
"Japan USA"
Logical sum (OR) search: A search of material satisfying at least of one of two or more search values is performed.
Entry method : Join each search value by “ + ” (plus sign).
Example : When searching materials that include either "Japan" or "USA" in the title
"Japan+USA"
Logical difference (NOT) search: A search of material, which satisfies some condition, but does not satisfy other conditions is performed.
Entry method : Join each search value by “ ^ ” (hat symbol).
Example : Search for material containing "Japan" and not containing "USA" in the title
"Japan^USA"
*) To perform a NOT search, there must be at least one search value without “ ^ ”.
If search values are entered for multiple search items (on Advanced Search)
Logical product (AND) search: A search of material satisfying simultaneously two or more items is performed.
Entry method : Simply enter search values in multiple items and choose "AND" from the pull-down menu between the items.
Example : Search for material containing "Japan" in the title and "Kyoto University" in the author's name.
Title : Japan Pull-down Menu : AND
Authors Name : Kyoto University
Logical difference (NOT) search: A search of material, which satisfies some item, but does not satisfy other items is performed.
Entry method : Enter a search value to be excluded prefixed with “ ^ ” and choose "NOT" from the pull-down menu between the items.
Example : Search for material containing "Japan" in the title and not containing "Kyoto University" in the author's name.
Title : Japan Pull-down Menu : NOT
Authors Name : Kyoto University
Primary and secondary search items
The following search items are primary search items that can be used alone as a search value.
Keyword
Title
Authors name
Publisher
Subject
Classification
ISBN/ISSN
NCID
Bibliography ID
Registration number
Material ID
Call No.
The following search items are secondary search items and must be combined with at least one primary search item to perform a search. * is placed prior to the item name on the search screen.
Two types of search methods, the keyword search and the literal search, can be used.
In the keyword search, a search of material containing the entered search values as words (= keywords) is performed. In the literal search, a search of material containing the entered search values simply as characters (= literals) is performed.
In the literal search, the following search methods can be specified:
Search method
Explanation
Entry example
Sample match
Perfect matching
Searches for material that perfectly matches the entered search string.
end
end END End
Right truncation
Searches for material that matches the initial part of the entered search string.
and*
Andes andante
Left-right truncation
Searches for material that matches the intermediate part of the entered search string.
*end*
weekends
Left truncation
Searches for material that matches the last part of the entered search string.
*end
weekend
For the following search items, a keyword search is normally performed. To perform a literal search of one of the following keyword search items, prefix the search value by "#".
Keyword search item
Title
Authors name
Publisher
Subject
Keyword
For the following search items, a literal search is normally performed.
Literal search item
Year of publication
Classification
ISBN/ISSN
Country code
Language code
Registration number
Material ID
NCID
Call No
Advanced search is available by setting detailed criteria using the key word search and the literal search (see the box below).
Search example
Entry example (item: search value)
Sample matches
Search for material containing the keyword "Japan" in the title
Title: Japan
Japanese history Japanese old tales USA and Japan
Search for material whose title is "Japan"
Title: #Japan
Japan
Search for material whose title ends with "Japan"
Title: #*Japan
USA and Japan Revitalized Japan Japan
Search for material whose year of publication is 1900s
You can search for the book you need by the following item on Advanced Search.
△ in the entry examples indicates one or more blank characters.
[Local] indicates a search item that is valid only for local searches. Any item with [Local] is ignored during NII search even if any value is entered.
Search item
Explanation
Entry example Material to be searched
Type
Retrieves the designation of material to be searched.
Check the check box of the Type such as All/Books/Serials.
Campus Holdings library [Local]
Retrieves the Campus or the Holdings library to be searched.
Check the check box of the Campus such as All/Yoshida/North/Medicine/Katsura/Uji, or select the Holdings library from the pull-down menu. When you specify Yoshida, North, Medicine, Katsura, or Uji in the campus field, you cannot select a holding library. If you would like to select a holding library, please select "All" in the campus field and specify holdings location field.
Keyword
Searches for all items of the title, authors name, and subject. The number of hits may be excessive.
Example 1) Japan△Tanaka△politics Material containing "Japan," "Tanaka," and "politics" somewhere in the title, authors name, and subject. Example 2) Japan+politics Material containing "Japan" or "politics" somewhere in the title, authors name, and subject. Example 3) Japan＾politics Material containing "Japan" somewhere in the title, authors name, and subject, but not containing "politics." Example 4) #Politics of Japan Material whose title, authors name, or subject is "Politics of Japan." Example 5) #*Politics of Japan Material whose title, authors name, or subject ends with "Japanese economy."
Title
Searches for the book name, serial name, series name, etc.
Example 1) Politics of Japan Material containing "politics," "Japan," and "of" in the title. Example 2) Japan△politics Material containing "politics" and "Japan" in the title. Example 3) #Politics of Japan Material whose title is "Politics of Japan." Example 4) #*Politics of Japan* Material whose title contains "Politics of Japan."
Authors name
Searches for the author, editor, translator, original author, etc.
Example 1) Hanako Fuji Works by "Hanako Fuji" (There may be no blank inserted between the surname and name). Example 2) Hanako△Fuji or Hanako, Fuji Works by authors whose name contains "Hanako" and "Fuji." Example 3) Fuji Works by authors whose surname or name contains "Fuji." Example 4) ふじ△はなこ Works by "ふじ△はなこ" (In addition to a search based on the Kanji representation of a name, a search can also be performed based on the Hiragana or Katakana representation). Example 5) Margaret△Mitchell Works by Margaret Mitchell. Example 6) #Fuji* Works by authors whose name begins with "Fuji."
Publisher
Searches for the publisher and publishing company.
Example 1) Fujitsu Publishing Material published by Fujitsu Publishing. Example 2) Fuji△Publishing Material issued by publishers whose name contains "Fuji" and "Publishing." Example 3) Fujitsu Press Material published by "Fujitsu Press" (Do not specify such words as Inc. and Ltd).
Year of publication
Performs a search by specifying the year of publication.
Example 1) 2006 Material published in 2006 (Specify the 4-digit year). Example 2) 199* Material published in 1990s. Example 3) 1990-2000 Material published from 1990 to 2000 (Specify it by four digits at the Christian era).
Subject
Performs a search by specifying the words representing the subject of the material.
Example 1) Library information Material whose subject is "library information." Example 2) toshokan△joho Material containing "toshokan" and "joho" in the Japanese reading of the subject.
Classification
Performs a search by specifying the classification characteristic representing the subject of the material.
Example 1) 311 Material whose classification characteristic is 311. Example 2) 31* Material with a subject whose classification characteristic begins with 31.
ISBN/ISSN
Performs a search by specifying the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or International Standard Serial Number (ISSN).
Example 1) 4881357611 Book material whose ISBN is 4-88135-761-1 (Enter the ISBN without any "-"[hyphen]) Example 2) 13407287 Serial material whose ISSN is 1340-6297 (Enter the ISSN without any "-"[hyphen]).
Code
Performs a search by specifying various code numbers or IDs. Select the code from the following code designations in the pull-down menu and specify the number in the right field to perform a search. ・NCID (NII bibliography record ID) ・LCCN (library of congress card number) ・NBN (national bibliography number) ・NDLCN (national diet library card number) ・NDLPN (national diet library periodicals number) ・FID (family ID) ・OTHN (other numbers)
Example 1) Pull-down menu: Select NCID; right field: AN10070600 Material whose NII bibliography record ID is AN10070600.
Country code
Performs a search by specifying the country code. Click the [Code reference] button on the right of the input field to check the check box of the country of publication and click the [OK] button or directly enter the code value to perform a search.
Example) gw Material published in Germany (Both upper-case and lower-case characters may be used).
Language code
Performs a search by specifying the book name or the language code of the text. Click the [Code reference] button on the right of the input field to check the check box of the language and click the [OK] button or directly enter the code value to perform a search.
Example) epo Material written in Esperanto.
Bibliography ID
Performs a search by specifying the bibliography record ID assigned to each bibliography record.
Example) SB00078405 Material whose bibliography record ID is SB00078405.
Registration number [Local]
Performs a search by specifying the registration number, which is an office control number assigned to each material.
Example) 123456789 Material whose registration number is 123456789.
Material ID [Local]
Performs a search by specifying the material ID for lending/return.
Example) 0123456789 Material whose material ID is0123456789.
Call No. [Local]
Performs a search by specifying the call number.
Example) 10-10||ホ||10||4 Material whose call number is 10-10 ホ 10 4. (Alphabetic characters are case-sensitive.)
Holdings location [Local]
Performs a search by specifying the Holdings location from the pull-down menu.
Example) Main library 1F Material whose Holdings location is 1F of the main library.
Material format [Local]
Performs a search by specifying the material format from the pull-down menu.
Example) Video Material whose material format is video.
