Category: eResources

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Most New Books in the Library are eBooks!

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At the end of last year and at the beginning of this year tens of thousands of new e-books have been acquired. You can browse them according to the subject via for example BookNavigator. When selecting a certain subcategory you are displayed a list of the latest titles.

Through our e-book news you are able to follow the new e-book packages acquired by the Library. This information might be important especially for those users who cannot find their own subject field in the BookNavigator categories.

P.S. Information on our new printed books is available  through HELKA!

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Hundreds of New eBooks from Elsevier

The Library has acquired hundreds of e-books in different fields from Elsevier. There are titles in the disciplines of all  the campus of the University.

Titles for City Centre Campus

Titles for Kumpula Campus

Titles for Meilahti Campus

Titles for Viikki Campus

Books can be browsed also in BookNavigator (Latest).

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Thousands of New eBooks from Springer across Wide Spectrum of Subject Fields

The Library has acquired thousands of new e-books (2014)  from Springer across wide spectrum of fields. Books can be browsed in the Springer Link Interface.

Books for City Centre Campus:

NOTICE: Humanities, Social Sciences & Law eBook package in Trial (5.3.2015)

Books Kumpula Campus:

Books for Meilahti Kampus

Books for Viikki Campus

Books can be browsed also in Book Navigator.

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Trial 14.1.- 14.2.2015: Book History Online (BHO)

TRIAL ENDED!

Book History Online (BHO) is the international bibliography in the field of book and library history. It provides a comprehensive survey of all scholarly publications written from a historical perspective. Included are monographs, articles and reviews dealing with the history of the printed book, its arts, crafts, techniques and equipment, its economic, social and cultural environment, as well as its production, distribution, preservation and description. BHO is published in partnership with the University of St Andrews and the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing (SHARP).

The free trial is restricted to Helsinki University students, faculty, staff and the local users in the National Library and Helsinki University Library.

For remote connections, see: Remote connections» .

Feedback: kk-tietopalvelu[at]helsinki.fi

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BGB Staudinger moves to a new portal – trial in progress

BGB Staudinger, the comprehensive and continuously updated commentary on the German Civil Code transfers to Juris – Das Rechtsportal. The trial continues until 16.2.2015.

Juris portal and the commentary are in German.

The original name of the commentary is J. von Staudingers Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch mit Einführungsgesetz und Nebengesetzen.

Feedback as a replay or by email:  e-library[at]helsinki.fi

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New Resource: SciVal – Tool for Research Evaluation and Benchmarking

SciVal,  which was on trial last autumn, has now been acquired. SciVal offers quick, easy access to the research performance of 4,600 research institutions and 220 countries worldwide. It enables you for instance:

  • to navigate the world of research and devise an optimal plan to drive and analyze your performance.
  • to evaluate your institution’s or country’s research strengths, define and execute your research strategy and explore opportunities for collaboration with peers
  • ind researchers with specific areas of expertise for collaboration and demonstrate researchers’ activities to the research community

You need to create your username and password by registering when accessing SciVal at first time.

Read more about SciVal —>

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Some Exceptional Cases in Dawsonera eBooks

Publisher Pearson have altered the digital rights of their ebooks. As a result, Pearson content will no longer be available to download from Dawsonera.

This will be clearly indicated to users when accessing Pearson ebooks from Dawsonera. The text “ ”Downloads are currently disabled””, indicates that you may only use online version.

We currently have 28 items from Pearson, item list can be found here.