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Three Illustrated Kabuki play books, Kitsunegawa Ima Sesshōseki (狐川今殺生石), Tanba Yosaku (丹波与作) and Ryōshū Renri no Matsu (兩州連理の松), held by the Graduate School of Letters have been newly released. Illustrated Kabuki play book is an illustrated book published in the Edo period that contains outlines of Kabuki plays. As of June 1, 2022, the Digital Archive provides 1,872,564 images of 23,253 titles.

Online exhibition "Kyoto University 125th Anniversary Commemorative Exhibition of Rare Materials from the Main Library: Picture Story" introduces six items with explanations, summaries, and points of interest. A chronological table of past exhibitions is also available.

The Graduate School of Letters of Kyoto University and the Kyoto University Museum have been carrying out the restoration and digitization of an important cultural property Dainihonshi hensan kiroku held by the Graduate School of Letters since academic year 2017. Three hundred twenty-two images of the restored volumes 15-20 are now available in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive. As of May 17, 2022, the Digital Archive provides 1,872,545 images of 23,250 titles.

Kamakura Nendaiki (鎌倉年代記) is a chronicle of the Kamakura Period. The front side of the folded book is already available on this site, and now the reverse side has been digitized and released. As of April 25, 2022, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 1,872,223 images of 23,250 titles.

The Kiheitai Nikki (奇兵隊日記) is a record of the activities of the Kiheitai, founded by Takasugi Shinsaku at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The Kiheitai Nikki consists of 27 volumes of bound records, which were already available on this site, and 49 plates of maps. As of March 31, 2022, the Digital Archive provides 1,872,197 images of 23,250 titles.

Nakai Collection consists of about 2,500 materials passed down through the Nakai family, the Tokugawa Government's master carpenter family in Kyoto, and 141 items related to the Maps, Work sheds and Social systems are now available on the digital archives. The Kyoto Machikata Collection, newly released on the digital archive, is a collection of records from Shimomaruya-cho and Hasinishi 2-chome in Kyoto from the 1600s to 1800s.

1,707 titles including Tanimura Collection, Nakanoin Collection and Hiramatsu Collection of in Main Library have been released.

118 titles of Sanskrit manuscripts and Ezo-related archives Ezochi ikken (蝦夷地一件) and Ezo byōgi (蝦夷廟議) held by the Graduate School of Letters have been newly released.

12titles including 西夏文華嚴經 and 万国人物図 have been newly released. "Xi xia wen hua yan jing (西夏文華嚴經)" is a Tangut translation of the "Da fang guang fo hua yan jing (大方廣佛華嚴經)". The "Bankoku Jinbutsu zu (万国人物図)" is a generic term for illustrated books of ethnography published in the Edo period that depict the characteristics of people around the world.

The Kyoto University Library Network was elected to the Executive Committee of IIIF Consortium. The term of office is one year starting from January 2022.