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Nelli portal deactivates at the end of 2016

Nelli Portal 2004-2016Nelli Search Portal will be deactivated at the end of 2016. The service is terminated as the National Library of Finland will no longer be providing the maintenance and support for it.

At University of Helsinki Nelli portal will be replaced by new Helka interface. All journals and other materials you’ve used to search for in Nelli are already available in Helka.

After December the 31th, 2016, you can no longer conduct searches in the Nelli portal, log in to the service, nor access any material you may have save in My Space in Nelli portal.

If you have any material saved in Nelli My Space, you can move them to other services by December 31th, 2016. To extract your material from Nelli, please follow the instructions.

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Trial: eDuke Books Scholarly Collection until 31.12

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eDuke Books includes eDuke Books and Duke University Press Journals Online.

eDuke Books Scholarly Collection is a large ebook collection about 2,300 titles within humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is included ebooks from the following subject areas:

– Classics
– History
– Latin American Studies
– Jewish Studies
– Literary Studies
– Geography
– Mathematics
– Medicine & Medical Humanities
– Music
– Art, Art History
– Performance Studies / Theater Studies
– Film & Television Studies
– Political Science
– Religious Studies
– Sociology
– Psychology
– Education

Duke University Press Journals ONLINE includes 50 ejournals in mathematics, humanities and social sciences.

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New education videos in JoVE available !

University of Helsinki has access to the videos Basic Biology, Chemistry and Clinical Skills in Jove Science Education.

Basic Biology includes: General Laboratory Techniques, Basis Methods in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Essentials of Biology 1: yeast, Drosophila and C. elegans sekä Essentials of Biology 2: Mouse, Zebrafish, and Chick.

Chemistry includes: Essentials of General Chemistry, Essentials of Organic Chemistry, Essentials of Analytical Chemistry.

Clinical Skills includes: Essentials of Physical Examinations I ja II.

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On Trial: Global Patents Reference Center 31.12.2016 asti

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Global Patents Reference Center contains full text of more than 52 million patents as well as citations for more than 98 million patent records from more than 100 patent authorities around the world.Updated monthly this database content from established patent search services, ensuring that researchers have the most up-to-date patent information available.

Subjects include aircraft & aviation, biotechnology, computer science, electronics, energy, engineering, food science, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and technology.

Please send feedback:  e -library@helsinki.fi

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New resource: Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War

Secret Files from World Wars to Cold War provides access to British government secret intelligence and foreign policy files from 1873 to 1953.

Sourced from The National Archives, U.K., the range of documents – from signals intelligence reports to government-directed policy and strategy – will support teaching and research from the period of Appeasement right through to the early Cold War.

Feedback: e-library[at]helsinki.fi

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On trial: POLITICO Pro Europe until 23.10

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POLITICO Pro Europe is the international newsroom focusing on European policy and politics, with over 55 full-time journalists delivering critical intelligence around specific European policy issues.

Pro is offering a 1-month complimentary trial for the University of Helsinki.

The Pro services provide in-depth policy news and key insights at the intersection of European policy & politics.

Equipped with teams of expert policy reporters for each policy area, Pro offers coverage in a total of 7 policy areas: Technology, Health Care, Energy, Financial Services, Agriculture & Food, Trade & Transport.

Each user can access the following:

•PRO WEBSITE: ACCESS TO ARCHIVES OF IN-DEPTH POLICY NEWS & INSIGHT INCLUDING:

• DAILY MORNING POLICY NEWSLETTERS: THE KEY INSIGHTS YOU NEED TO START EACH DAY (1 per policy area)

• PRO ALERTS: BRIEF ALERTS ON THE POLICY INTELLIGENCE THAT MATTERS MOST

• PRO ARTICLES: LONGER STORIES WITH IN-DEPTH
INSIGHT AND DEEP-DIVE ANALYSIS

• BRUSSELS INFLUENCE: A WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE
AND ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER ON LOBBYING,
TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNANCE

If you have any questions regarding the Pro trial or would like to request a 15-minute demonstration of how to most effectively utilize the trial, please contact Kritasha Gupta (kgupta@politico.eu)

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Test New Helka – print and electronic collections in same search

The Library database Helka has a new interface. Beta release is open for library users to test on helka.finna.fi

So What’s New?

You can find the Helsinki University Library collections on the New Helka. Also international electronic journals and articles can be searched through the same interface.

Finna_test_facebookThe new Article Search can find most of the international electronic collections that have previously been searched through the Nelli Portal. The new Article Search will replace the Nelli Portal, which will be terminated by the end of 2016.

Also collections of other Helka libraries can be searched on the New Helka.

The easy-to-use interface provides you with search suggestions and search results can be organized in many different ways.

Self-Service Features for User

When you have a Helka library card, for which you have selected a PIN code*, you can:

  • View and update your personal information
  • Renew your loans
  • Reserve books and publications
  • Pay your user fees online

You can also log into the New Helka with the University of Helsinki user account. Once you’ve connected your Helka library card number with your user account, you can access all university’s digital collections by a single sign-in.

You can also build and maintain lists of favorites in the New Helka.

*Choose your PIN in the old Helka database.

Give feedback

Any feedback you may have regarding the new Helka interface is warmly welcome. Please give your feedback online helka.finna.fi/Feedback

The New Helka is a beta release that is open for test use. The old Helka interface will be replaced with this new product later in 2016.

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Trial: The Colonial State Papers – a fascinating glimpse into British trade, history and overseas expansion

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The Colonial State Papers are a collection of thousands of scanned documents and bibliographic records relating to English activities in the American, Canadian, and West Indian colonies between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.

These documents give fascinating insight into British trade, history and overseas expansion: the earliest English settlements in North America, encounters with Native Americans, piracy in the Atlantic and Caribbean, the trade in slaves and English conflicts with the Spanish and French are all covered in this database.

More information

Trial period: 17.8.-16.10.2016

Feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

Documents: Selection of papers from collection ‘CO 1’ from The National Archives, available in Colonial State Papers.

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Happy birthday dear arXiv!

ArXiv celebrates its´ 25th birthday 14th August. Open access archive arXiv serves the researchers of physics, astronomy, computer science and mathematics as they can free of charge submit scientific papers for the discussion. The anniversary truly gives cause for celebration, as an open archive by the end of last year has collected 139 million works whereas papers have been opened more than a million times.
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ArXiv´s user survey published in June collected 36 000 responses. A clear majority of respondents to the survey would like to keep an archive mainly the way it is, although some features, such as development of the search functionality, were seen crucial. Also development of research data archiving was pointed out as an important development line.

The vast majority of the users say arXiv should stick to what it is good at: That is to share researchers´ papers openly and rapidly. However, the pressure of a technical modernization of the archive and the expansion of the financial base is high. Currently mainly libraries and a charitable foundation finance arXiv. Also Helsinki University Library participates in arXiv´s operation and maintenance. Advisory boards of arXiv meet in September to make guidelines on the future of the archive.

Read more:

Van Noorden, Richard (2016): ArXiv preprint server plans multimillion-dollar overhaul. Nature Vol 534, Issue 7609. doi:10.1038/534602a
Rieger, Oya Y. (2016) arXiv User Survey Report : arXiv@25: Key Findings of the User Survey.

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Kaisa House Group Work Room Reservations in the Office 365 Calendar

Starting July 1st, reservations for the 10 group work rooms in Kaisa House will be made using the Office 365 calendar. It is no longer possible to make reservations in the former system, Timmi, after June 2016.

The group facilities can only be reserved by the students and staff of the University of Helsinki. To make a reservation you need a Helsinki University Office365 account and calendar. You can find the Kaisa House group work rooms in the calendar under “Kaisa-talo Group Study Room”.

Further information and instructions for group work rooms on the library’s website.

Starting in summer 2016, all Helsinki University Library group work rooms will be reserved with the Office 365 calendar. In addition to the Kaisa House group work rooms you can also find group work rooms from the following places in the calendar: Viikki Campus Library, Learning Centre Aleksandria, and Learning Centre Minerva. Starting in August you will also be able to reserve the group work rooms of the Kumpula and Meilahti Campus Libraries using the calendar.

Further information and instructions for the Office365 calendar available on the Helpdesk website.

Change in reservation practices for group work rooms in the library