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Main Library’s overnight return box is not in use in March 28th-29th

The overnight return machine on Fabianinkatu will be renewed. Job will start on Wednesday March 28th in the afternoon and continue on Thursday afternoon, March 29th. The return machine is not in use during the work. The overnight return box should be operational again on Thursday afternoon.

After the Main Library is closed on Wednesday, you can return books to return boxes on Kumpula and Viikki Campus Libraries. The books will be registered as returned on the following work day.

On the Kumpula Campus the overnight return box is located at Physicum’s main entrance (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a), next to the gray side door.

Next to the main doors of the Viikki Campus Library (Info Centre), there is a joint return box for the Campus Library and the Helsinki City Library in which you may return materials at any time of the day.

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Come and work with your data management plan! Spring 2018 DMPTuuli workshops

In the workshops, we will concentrate on the best practices of research data management and hands-on training of data management planning (DMP). During the workshop, we go through the Academy of Finland’s current DMP template.

Events are open and free of charge for all UH students, researchers and staff members.

DMPTuuli workshops / Spring 2018

City Centre Campus
DMPTuuli workshops in the 5th floor IT class of Kaisa house (5057)

Friday 6.4.2018, 12 pm-2 pm
Monday 9.4.2018, 10 am-12 pm
Wednesday 11.4.2018, 10 am-12 pm
Tuesday 17.4.2018, 2 pm-4 pm

Enrollments:  https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/87929/lomake.html

Viikki Campus
DMPTuuli workshops at Infocenter Korona, Viikinkaari 11 A, class 139

Wednesday 11.4.2018, 2-4 pm
Thursday 19.4.2018, 10-12 am
Wednesday 25.4.2018, 2-4 pm

Please bring your own laptop!

Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/88219/lomake.html

Kumpula Campus
DMPTuuli workshops at Kumpula campus library, G108b

Thursday 12.4.2018, 10-12 am
Friday 20.4.2018, 2-4 pm
Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/88219/lomake.html

Meilahti Campus
DMPTuuli workshops at Terkko Health Hub (Haartmaninkatu 4), PC-classroom, 1st floor

Wednesday 9.5.2018, 1-3 pm

Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/88383/lomake.html

The primary language of the workshop will be English. Help and instructions are also available in Finnish.

NB! If this is the first time you are writing a DMP or otherwise new to these issues, it is recommended that you start with the RDM basics lecture or otherwise acquaint yourself with the basic terminology and DMPTuuli. The DMPs are drafted with DMPTuuli (https://www.dmptuuli.fi/). Please, sing up for DMPTuuli account in advance!

The workshops are organized by the University of Helsinki DataSupport. Further help in research data management is provided by the University of Helsinki DataSupport via email at datasupport@helsinki.fi or phone: 02 941 23000 (in use only during the Academy of Finland’s September call)

More information about the RDM, DMP and the events (RDM basics, DMPTuuli workshops) in DataSupport ResearchGuide: http://libraryguides.helsinki.fi/rdm/dmp

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On trial until 6.5.2018: What do you think of VitalSource Bridge e-book platform?

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The trial of VitalSource Bridge offers 12 textbooks on various subjects until the end of the 4th teaching period.

The VitalSource Bridge platform contains the following titles published by Pearson:

  • Biology: a Global Approach 11th ed. / Campbell, Neil A.; Reece, Jane B.
  • Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach 7th ed. / Kurose, James F.; Ross, Keith W.
  • Computer Organization and Architecture: Designing for Performance 10th ed. / Stallings, William; Jesshope, Chris; Zeno, Peter
  • Concepts of Genetics 11th ed. / Klug, William S.; Cummings, Michael R.; Spencer, Charlotte; Palladino, Michael
  • Digital Marketing 6th ed. / Chaffey, Dave; Ellis-Chadwick, Fiona
  • Essential Organic Chemistry 3rd ed. / Bruice, Paula Yurkanis
  • Fundamentals of Database Systems 7th ed. / Elmasri, Ramez; Navathe, Sham
  • International Economics: Theory and Policy, Global Edition 11th ed. / Krugman, Paul R.
  • Introduction to Econometrics 3rd ed. / Stock, James H.; Watson, Mark W.
  • Microeconomics: Theory and Applications with Calculus 4th ed. / Perloff, Jeffrey M.
  • Public Speaking: an Audience-centered Approach 10th ed. / Beebe, Steven A.
  • Using Multivariate Statistics 6th ed. / Tabachnick, Barbara G. ; Fidell, Linda S.

You can read books without configuring a Bookshelf account, but your account enables creating and keeping notes and also downloading an application for offline access.

We would gladly hear about your experience. You can send feedback by e-mail: e-library@helsinki.fi

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Please notice exceptions to regular opening hours during Easter

During Easter the libraries are closed from Good Friday March 30th until Easter Monday April 2nd, 2018.
On Maundy Thursday (March 29th), the libraries are open as follows:
– Kaisa House  8 a.m. – 6 p.m (customer service 10 a.m. – 6 p.m).
– Kumpula, Terkko and Viikki 8 a.m. – 4 p.m (customer service 10 a.m. – 4 p.m).

Learning Centres Aleksandria and Minerva are open 8 a.m. – 5:45 p.m. on Maundy Thursday. Aleksandria can be accessed with magnetic key during Easter (from 7 a.m. until 1 a.m.).

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RDM, DMP, RDMP…Confused with research data management? Start with the basics lectures in the Kaisa house

How to manage your research data effectively? How to define and describe research data and materials? How to make them openly available and where to store them safely? How to use DMPTuuli in research data management planning?

These and other basic questions will be answered in a RDM basics (Research Data Management) lecture. A RDM basics lecture with the same content is running throughout the year. If you are new to these issues, it is recommended that you start with the RDM basics.  Once your data management plan (DMP) is already in the making, please, join us in the DMPTuuli workshop.

Events are open and free for all University of Helsinki students, researchers and staff members.

RDM basics lectures in the 5th floor IT class of Kaisa house (5057) / Spring 2018

Wed 4.4. 2018, 10 am – 12 pm
Mon 16.4.2018, 12 pm – 2 pm
Wed 9.5.2018, 10 am – 12 pm
Mon 28.5.2018, 12 pm – 2 pm
Wed 20.6.2018, 10 am – 12 pm

The primary language of the lecture will be English. Help and instructions are also available in Finnish.

Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/87931/lomake.html

More information about the RDM and DMP and the events (RDM basics, DMPTuuli workshops) in DataSupport ResearchGuide.

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Service break / Medic 21.03.18

There is a service break in Medic-database at the moment, 21.03.18.

Unfortunately there is no information at the moment how long the break will last.

 

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Trial: MGG Online until 31.3.

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MGG Online is a new digital encyclopedia that includes the second edition of Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG) as well as regular updates and newly written articles.

The free trial  expires on 31 March 2018.

You can also find this e-resource in Helka.

Feedback you can write to kk-tietopalvelu[at]helsinki.fi

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Not a Library as You Know it – welcome to AI workshop: how to speed up your literature searches with artificial intelligence!

Workshop: Get started with Iris.ai Science Assistant!

 Hitting a roadblock in your research or thesis writing process? Do you struggle with the overwhelming volume of published scientific research?

Join the workshop and learn how to use Iris.ai – your science assistant, that semi-automates the discovery and literature review parts of your research process.

Why you should join?

Iris.ai has already read and memorised 80 million research papers – so you don’t have to! Iris helps you to get an overall landscape around your research challenge as well as a specific reading list covering the papers that you should actually spend time on reading.

As a result of attending the workshop and using the Iris.ai tools you’ll:

1. Save 90% of your time spent on mapping out existing scientific knowledge. Once a 2-4 week mapping process can now be be done in less than 2 days

2. Broaden your search beyond limiting keywords and get a full overview of all papers related to your research problem

3. Avoid endless results lists of research papers and built-in citation biases

4. Narrow down a long collection of research papers to a specific reading list that you should focus on

Who is it for?

The event is open and free for all University of Helsinki and HUS students, researchers and staff members. During the 2-hour workshop you will see a demo of how to get started with your Iris.ai Premium account and put the tools to the test. This is also a great opportunity to ask questions and receive invaluable support from Iris.ai team.

Register now!

When and where?

Iris.ai and Helsinki University Library host free workshop sessions at each campus. See the schedule below:

On Thursday April 12, 2018

10:00-12:00 City Center Campus: Main Library Kaisa-talo, Kaisa-sali 7062

13:00-15:00 Meilahti Campus: Terkko Health Hub, Auditorium, 2nd floor

On Friday April 13, 2018

10:00-12:00 Viikki Campus: Infokeskus Korona, Sali 172 (Viikinkaari 11)

13:00-15:00 Kumpula Campus: Kumpula: Exactum, B121 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2 B)

You can also choose to join a session via live stream on Thursday April 12 at 10:00-12:00.

Register now!

About Iris.ai

We’re Iris.ai, a company leveraging Machine Learning technology to understand scientific knowledge and develop the personalized Science Assistant of the future. Iris.ai tools allow you to map out the research landscape around any given research topic.

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On Trial: Joint Publications Research Service Reports until 28.4

Joint Publication Research Services (1957-1995)  includes scientific and technological reports that were published mainly in communist countries- China and Soviet Union.

The collection covers topics such as agriculture, technology, nuclear weapons, genetically modified foods, one child policy in China, pollution, and many other topics.

This repository was collected by the JPRS, which acted as a branch of the Central Intelligence Agency. This resource features English translations of foreign-language monographs, reports, serials, journal and newspaper articles, and radio and television broadcasts from regions throughout the world.

You can also find this e-resource in Helka.

Feedback you can write to e-library[at]helsinki.fi