IT and Society: New items available online in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive

New materials are now available online in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (Japan).

1. Under the new rule, the digital images of materials held by the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, publicized on the Internet are reusable without application or fee.

2. The Collectors' Seal Database provided by the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL) has accumulated images of collectors' seals and their information. Seals collected from Tanimura Collection held by Kyoto University Library are also included in the database.

3. The digital images newly released this time include 219 titles of "Korean Metal/Stone Rubbings Collection", 850 manuscripts from "Kawai Collection", 356 titles of "Modern Educational Wallcharts". Other than these, transcriptions and explanations are added to "Meiji Restoration Collection" and Nara Ehon Collection.

A total of 1,071,087 images of 12,793 titles are available in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.