Researchers of University of Helsinki can order personal librarian to help with Open Access publishing and self-archiving to TUHAT / HELDA.
Other topics to discuss about could be for example the requirements of research funding organizations concerning open access publishing or choosing the way to publish openly.
Please, fill out the form and make an order by the end of the year 2016. Appointment can be arranged during December 2016 – January 2017, exact time will be confirmed later according to your wishes.
You can find more information about open access and related services in the Open Access guide.
Holiday season opening hours begin on Monday December 19th at the Helsinki University Library. We will return to normal hours on Monday January 16th, 2017.
Kumpula, Meilahti and Viikki Campus Libraries are closed from Dec24th to January 1st. Kaisa House as well as Learning centres Aleksandria and Minerva are open between holidays December 27th-30th.
Are you interested in movies, history, foreign languages and arts?
Kanopy includes movies, films and documentaries in many subject areas, like:
Film & Popular, The Arts, Business, Education, Global Studies & Languages, Health, Media & Communication, Sciences, Social Sciences and Instructional Films and Lessons.
New Helka interface that has been tested at Helsinki University Library during the autumn semester, replaces the old Helka interface at the beginning of December.
Both the library collections data and the customer information you may have had in the old Helka database are now available in the new Helka.
Two Searches, Single Interface
New Helka offers two different searches. Through the Libraries’ Collections Search you can search all print and electronic collections in all Helka. The search includes journals and databases.
Through Article Search, you can search for international articles. Article Search can also find references to publications, which are not necessarily included in the collections of Helka libraries.
Access to Journals with University User ID
If you have a University of Helsinki user account, you can access and read the e-journals and the e-books acquired by university. These electronic resources can be accessed also via remote access. (Read more)
If you do not have the university user account, you can access e-journals and e-books in the Helka libraries.
Your Account in the New Helka
By logging into New Helka you can access Your Account information: View your loans and save your searches. Customers can renew loans, make reservations or pay the accrued fees online. In New Helka you can also save lists of your favorite referenrences or create scheduled alerts on any saved searches.
Login is possible either with the university user ID or with library card number to which the user has connected the self-chosen PIN code. If you have not yet linked your library card with a PIN code of your choice, you can do it in the old Helka.
Nelli Search Portal Deactivates
The national Search Portal Nelli will be shut down at the end of 2016, as the National Library of Finland will no longer maintain the service. Nelli service will be deactivated gradually and the service can experience downtime in December. You can find the journals and databases you’ve used to search in Nelli already in New Helka.
The library welcomes all customer feedback on the new Helka interface and the discoverability of library’s collections online. You are encouraged to use the Feedback Form online.
Further information on nthe new Helka and other access services related matters: IT Services Manager Pasi Keski-Nisula, tel. +358 2941 26656, pasi.keski-nisula@helsinki.fi
Libraries’ opening hours on Monday, Dec 5th :
– Main Library Kaisa House 8 am – 6 pm,
customer service 10 am – 6 pm
– Kumpula, Meilahti and Viikki Campus Libraries 9 am – 4 pm
– Learning Centre Minerva 8 am – 3.45 pm
– Learning Centre Aleksandria 8 am – 5.45 pm.
On Independence Day Dec 6th all locations are closed. Aleksandria can be accessed with a magnetic key.
The library has had problems with its feedback system during the period from the 23rd to the 28th of November and some messages and feedback have been lost.
If you have sent a message and not received an answer, please resend it. The problem is now fixed.
ASTM COMPASS is the Portal for Standards which includes ISO-standards and Book of Standards from different subject areas like Water and Environmental Technology, Medical Device and Services, Nuclear, Solar, and Geothermal Energy, Electrical Insulation and Electronics, Iron and Steel Products and Textiles.
ASTM COMPASS also includes journals, Proceedings of ASTM International, ASTM Bulletin and ASTM member magazine Materials Research & Standards from 1961 to 1972.
APA Style CENTRAL combines sophisticated learning and teaching tools, writing and content processing technology, and full integration of APA’s Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Everyone—including students, faculty, researchers, and librarians—who needs to learn about, use, or teach APA Style and who is engaged in the research and writing processes will reap the benefits of this electronic suite of integrated services and tools.
Have you changed your name or university? Are there others with the same name? Do you repeatedly fill in the same information?
How is ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) useful for you?
1) You get a permanent and unique digital identification number, that can be used in different services. You can link your other researcher IDs (e.g. Scopus) to ORCID.
2) ORCID can track your publications regardless of name change or different forms of your name. ORCID can handle any type of scholarly publication from articles to video diaries, from books to blogs.
3) Managing your publications becomes much easier in the long run. Tranferring information between databases is much faster. You can give trusted organisations, e.g. universities, libraries and publishers the right to see and add information.
4) You own your own information on ORCID. ORCID is a non-profit organisation registered in the USA.
5) The usefulness of ORCID increases all the time. The University of Helsinki, HUCH and many other Finnish organisations have signed an agreement to use ORCID. Internationally there are over 2 million ORCID members,
6) Many research funders, including the WellcomeTrust in Great Britain and Vetenskapsrådet in Sweden demand an ORCID identifier in applications.
The approaching turn of the year shortens the library opening hours, but extends the loan period of books. Due date will be no earlier than January 11th, 2017, when you borrow or renew your loans
November 23rd onwards for books with a 28-day loan period
December 7th onwards for books with a 14-day loan period
December 19th onwards for books with a 2-day loan period.
There is no due dates between December 5th and 7th because of the Independence Day, so if you borrow a short loan on Thursday December 1st, you may hold it for a week.
Set your PIN code and renew your loans in new Helka-database
The new Helka will be released on November 30th, and you can already check it out at https://helka.finna.fi/
The default code 1234 for a Helka card will no longer work in the new Helka database. If you haven’t already set a PIN code, please do it now at https://helka.linneanet.fi/logon.htm
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