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Library terminals to be enhanced in Helsinki University Library

From June 2018 onwards, a renewed library terminal will be available for testing in the Kaisa House (4th floor) and, after the summer break, in the campus libraries in Meilahti and Viikki. Feedback on the new terminals will also be collected from customers during this time.

The new library terminals will allow anyone to search and read books and articles on Helka, and digital theses from the University of Helsinki on the E-Thesis repository. The library terminals will also provide users with access to the Helka database’s customer functions, such as saving your searches and favourites as well as saving references or forwarding them to an email address.

University of Helsinki students and staff will be able to use the terminals to log in to their personal desktops with their university IDs.

Print with the copy card

Articles, references and extracts of e-books can also be printed on the new terminals. Printing options are limited to double-sided black and white. Each terminal has its own designated printer whose address is readily available in the print menu. The multi-function devices that are used for printing are not always located in close proximity to the terminals. Instructions on where the multi-function device is located can be found near the terminals. Printing requires a Unigrafia copy card which can be purchased from the library’s customer service desk.

In addition to printing, you can also use the terminals to save articles, references and extracts of e-books onto a memory stick.

The library terminals cannot be used for browsing the internet or working on your personal files.

Guest computers to be phased out

The new terminals will replace all older library terminals and guest computers during the 2018 autumn term. This means that users from outside the University will need to use their own devices to work on their personal files or search for information on the internet. The library’s customer service desk will still provide users with login details for accessing the University’s wireless visitor network with their own computers and devices.

Guest computers are being phased out due to a technical change in the University’s network management system. As a result of this change, the network environment for guests will be terminated. This change will also allow the library to focus on its core service for users from outside the University: providing access to scientific information and University of Helsinki theses and dissertations.

To give your feedback on the new library terminals, use the library’s feedback form.

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Researcher, send your publications to the library for open archiving

The requested service is now available! You can send your publications to the library for self-archiving. We check publication rights and archive your publications according to the terms of the publisher.  Send your file to openaccess-info@helsinki.fi and include information on where your publication will be published.

Picture: PexelsIf you are uncertain which version of your publication can be archived or when it can be archived, send us all the versions you have. (More information on different versions in Open Access: Self-archiving (Green OA).

The archiving service is available to all University of Helsinki staff and students. If you have any questions about this service, about self-archiving or about open access you can reach us at openaccess-info@helsinki.fi.

Background

  • Eighty-four percent of the researchers who answered the library’s patron survey in the spring 2018 said they would use a self-archiving service if available.
  • According to the University of Helsinki’s principles of open publishing (2017) all publications produced at the university should be archived in the publication archive HELDA. In HELDA the long-term storage and availability of publications are secured.

Additional information: marja.moisio@helsinki.fi

Translation: Monica Allardt

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Summertime begins at the campus libraries on May 21st. Check the opening hours!

Opening hours at the Viikki and Meilahti campus libraries in the summer

  • 21.5. – 21.6. Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., customer service 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
  • 22.6. – 5.8. closed
  • 6.8. – 26.8. Mon-Fri 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., customer service 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Long loan periods will start on May 24th. Loans from Viikki and Meilahti will receive a due date on August 7th as follows:

      • 28 day loans starting on May 24th
      • 14 day loans (textbooks) starting on June 7th.

When the campus libraries are closed, please contact the Main Library Kaisa House customer service at the 3rd floor. Customer service is open Mon-Fri 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.  We try to answer e-mails during the following working day.

Kumpula Campus Library is closed for renovations the whole summer

The last day the library will be open, is Friday May 18th, and it will reopen in autumn 2018. When the Kumpula Campus Library is closed, please use the facilities in the Main Library Kaisa House. Further information: Kumpula 2018

SUMMER 2018 in the Library

All Helsinki University Library’s services during the summer (eg customer service hours, loan periods, returns and reservations) can be found from the page SUMMER 2018 in the Library.

See all summer opening hours from our website. In addition to the library’s sites, you’ll find the opening hours of Aleksandria and Minerva Learning Centres.

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On Trial: Complete Counseling and Therapy Package until 4.6

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The Complete Counseling and Therapy Package available in the University of Helsinki until 4.6.

The Complete Counseling and Therapy Package features applied training materials that help counseling students, faculty, and practitioners put theory into practice. The resources included in the channel offer more than 2,000 hours of training videos, conference sessions, and footage of actual therapy session and 100,000 pages of transcripts, client narratives, and reference works.

You have access to the following individual collections:

Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume I
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume II 
Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volumes I-V 
Social Work Online 
The Video Journal of Counseling and Therapy
Nursing and Mental Health in Video: A Symptom Media Collection

Feedback you can send to e-library@helsinki.fi

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Giving Feedback is a Win-Win – HULib Customer Survey 2018

HULib Asiakaskysely 2016Please evaluate the importance of different library services and how well the library has succeeded in offering these services.

Helsinki University Library’s Customer Survey is available from the 23rd until the 29th of April, 2018.

By responding to the survey, you can influence the future of Helsinki University Library’s services. You can also add comments and suggestions.

We give away 25 small prizes (thermo mugs and movie ticket packages) to the respondents of the survey.

Link to the English Survey: bit.ly/HULibCustomerSurvey

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Open Science kiosks on all campuses, 16.-18.4.2018

How open science affects the visibility and accessibility of your study? What should you as a member of the University of Helsinki community know about open access publishing and services offered by the library? Which are the discounts of author processing charges (APC’s) you are entitled to? Come, ask and discuss open science themes with the experts of the library.

We will also give you some new tips on self-archiving and advice how to promote Open Access now more easily than before. Self-archiving creates openness!

Kiosks’ business hours and places:

Biomedicum lobby, Meilahti
16.4.  11 am – 13 pm

Main building lobby, City Centre
17.4.  11 am – 13 pm

Physicum lobby, Kumpula
17.4.  11 am – 13 pm

Building EE lobby, Viikki
18.4.  11 am – 13 pm

We welcome both the new and old customers!

More information: http://libraryguides.helsinki.fi/oa/eng

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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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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.