noun
New Library of Knowledge
A long-running series of paperback books published by Kodansha since 1964, covering a wide range of academic and general-interest topics.
現代新書は、1964年に講談社から創刊された教養新書シリーズです。
The New Library of Knowledge is an educational paperback series launched by Kodansha in 1964.
The name is a proper noun for a specific book series; it is not a general compound.