About the Göttingen Medical Classics Digital Collection

As a project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kurashiki Central Hospital, the Göttingen Medical Classics Collection held by Kurashiki Central Hospital is being sequentially digitized and made available to the public for the purpose of contributing to academic research. Click here for image gallery. Unauthorized use of the images and other materials in this collection for television broadcasts, publications, including electronic media, websites, etc. is strictly prohibited.

History of the Göttingen Medical Classics Collection

The Göttingen State and University Library was founded in 1734 by George II, Margrave of Hanover, who donated his collection, but hyperinflation after World War I resulted in the sale of some of the books. With the support of Magosaburo Ohara, the founder of Kurashiki Central Hospital, Gito Teruoka, the director of the Kurashiki Institute for Science of Labour, who was in Germany at the time, purchased the collection and brought it back to Kurashiki in 1923. The institute and collection were moved to Tokyo in 1923, but the collection was returned to Kurashiki in 1999 for the 75th anniversary of Kurashiki Central Hospital.
The digitization and public access of the Göttingen Medical Classics Collection is under the direction of Professor Tatsuo Sakai, Department of Anatomy and Life Structure, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Vice President of the Japanese Society for the History of Medicine. For more information about the Göttingen Medical Classics Collection, click here.

Catalog

Books included in the Göttingen Medical Classics Digital Collection

1. パーマリンク: William Harvey: Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus. 1628./
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2. Andreas Vesalius: De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem. 1555.
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User Guide

Permission is granted to use the images and other materials in this collection in publications, on television, on websites, etc., for academic, educational, and cultural purposes only. Prior request for use is required. Please read and agree to the "Notes" below before completing the required procedures.

No request is required for the following purposes only.

• Personal use as a research resource.
• Temporary use for school classes and academic meetings.
• For thesis or dissertation.
• Links from academic websites to images in the Göttingen Medical Classics Digital Collection.
  *Please specify that the link is to the Göttingen Medical Classics Digital Collection.

We reserve the right to decline your request based on the purpose of the use, such as use that is not in accordance with the purpose of public access, decorative use, or partial use that cannot be traced back to the original.

Notes

1. Unauthorized use of images and other materials from the Göttingen Medical Classics Digital Collection is prohibited.
2. It takes approximately two weeks from the time the request is submitted to the time the permit is issued. We reserve the right to decline your request if we are unable to process it by the requested deadline.
3. After receiving the permit, please send the published book and other materials to Kurashiki Central Hospital.
4. If reprinting, revising, or republishing, please submit a separate request.

How to submit a request for permission to use materials

1. Please make sure to include the title and image number you wish to use, fill out the "Request for permission to use materials" form, and send it as an attachment to the email address below.
   Depending on the purpose of use, a predetermined fee will be charged as follows:

   Image usage fees*¹

   Printed matter
   Theses or research resources for personal use*2	Payment exempted
   Publication in print media*3　per material	JPY 5,500 (tax included)
   Website, signage, projection, or panel display
   per material	JPY 5,500 (tax included)
   Broadcast (TV, Internet, e-books, etc.) *4
   per material	JPY 11,000 (tax included)

   *1　In the event of unauthorized use, the fee will be charged at twice the standard rate.

   *2　If the materials are to be used for a thesis or as a research resource for personal use, no request form is required.

   *3　Print media include commercial books, periodicals, textbooks, educational materials, reference books, and work books.

   *4　The term of use for online streaming is one year from the date of commencement of use. The same applies to TV and other reruns.

2. Upon receipt of the "Request for permission to use materials", we will contact you if a fee is required.
3. Upon approval by the hospital president, we will send you a permit. Please use the materials after approval. If a fee is required, no withdrawals will be accepted after a permit has been issued. If possible, please donate a copy of the published media to the address below. If published on the Internet, please provide the URL.
4. Please contact us at the address below to submit the request and published media, and for more information:
   Office for Public Relations and Archive

   Kurashiki Central Hospital
   1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki 710-8602 Japan
   Phone:  +81-86-422-0210
   Email:  gaug-coll(at)kchnet.or.jp *Please replace (at) with @.

Access to the Göttingen Medical Classics Collection

Access to the Göttingen Medical Classics Collection is provided for the purpose of contributing to academic research. Please contact us in advance by email with the following information:

1. Name/Affiliation
2. The name of the book(s) that you would like to view
3. Purpose of viewing
4. First choice of date and time
5. Second choice of date and time

Notes on viewing

• We reserve the right to refuse access to materials due to deterioration or damage.
• Please view the materials in the location designated by the staff.
• Please use a pencil to write. The use of anything other than a pencil is prohibited.
• On the day of the visit, please bring something that shows the name and affiliation of the person making the request.
• Please notify the staff if you need to leave your seat temporarily or when you have finished viewing.