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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.

Six items held by the Graduate School of Law and Yoshida-South Library have been newly released. “Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa” held by the Graduate School of Law is a former collection of Adam Smith. Five items held by Yoshida-South Library are Chinese classic text of geography, astronomy and book series published in Ming dynasty.

Digital images of the materials held by the libraries of the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, publicized on the Internet are now freely reusable without application or fee.

Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. During the Open Access week 2021 (October 25-31), Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides some special contents.

"Amabie, the Youkai of the Epidemic Dispersal" won the 52nd Seiun Award Free Category. On behalf of Amabie, the Kyoto University Main Library, which holds the image of Amabie (“肥後国海中の怪”), received the Seiun Award certificate and supplementary prize.

KULINE RareBooks Search has been renewed. Interface was entirely re-design, and “Pick-up” information was newly added.

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. Two hundred fifteen images of the restored volumes 11-14 are now available in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive. As of June 25, 2021, the Digital Archive provides 1,663,322 images of 20,564 titles.

Images of 2,033 items from Fujikawa Collection held by Main Library were provided for the Database of Pre-Modern Japanese Works produced by the National Institute of Japanese Literature.