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Ask anything! Open Science Kiosk on all campuses 22.-25.10.2018

Self-archiving? Yes, it concerns you if you are a researcher or a lecturer at the University of Helsinki.
Publishing Master Thesis openly? Yes, it concerns you if you are a student at the University of Helsinki.
Discounts on APCs ? Yes, you can benefit,  if you have a position at the University of Helsinki.
Publishing research articles in Open Access journals? Yes, it concerns you if your research is funded by national / European research councils or funding bodies (Plan S).

Come and ask anything –  Open Science Kiosks are open:

Meilahti Campus
Mon 22.10.2018 11.00-13.00 Biomedicum Helsinki 1 lobby, Haartmaninkatu 8
City Centre Campus
Tue 23.10.2018  11.00-13.00 Porthania lobby, Yliopistonkatu 3
Kumpula Campus
Tue 23.10.2018 11.00-13.00 Physicum lobby, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2
Viikki Campus
Thu 25.10.2018 11.00-13.00 Biocenter 2 lobby (2th floor), Viikinkaari 5

To whom?

Researcher, lecturer or student at University of Helsinki.

Why?

Need to ask? We have open solutions and services made for you! Come, challenge us & explore the possibilities!

OPEN ACCESS WEEK 2018

The kiosks are part of the International Open Access Week at the University of Helsinki Library, and open to everyone.

For more information on events during the International Open Access Week (22.-28.10.2018), visit library’s Open Access event site.

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On Trial: Geofacets until 6.11

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Geofacets is available in the University of Helsinki until 6.11.

Geofacets contains 1.75 million easily discoverable and downloadable maps, figures, and tables from nearly 100 esteemed scientific publications.

You can use Geofacets to:

  • Characterize a geologic basin
  • Fill in knowledge gaps about a region or geologic subject area
  • Provide scientific backup for original analyses
  • Integrate published data with proprietary models in a GIS platform

For more information about Geofacets, visit their Learn & Support page.

If you would like to request additional training please fill out the contact form on our website and a team member will contact you shortly.

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

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Welcome to Open Science afternoon: Think Corner 24.10. at 12:00-14:00

In Open Science afternoon Finnish research funders discuss about Plan S – an initiative to make full and immediate Open Access to research publications a reality.

At the event University of Helsinki will also reward an open science promoter. The event ends with the sounds of Finnish electronic music combined to Open Science!

Programme and event in Finnish

OPEN ACCESS WEEK 2018

The event is part of the International Open Access Week at the University of Helsinki Library, free of charge and open to everyone.

For more information on events during the International Open Access Week (22.-28.10.2018), visit the library’s Open Access event site.

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On Trial ProQuest Central platform until 5.11

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ProQuest Central is  large single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities.

You can find in ProQuest Central:

Health & Medical Collection

Psychology Database

Military Database

Arts & Humanities Database

Computing Database

Criminal Justice Database

Asian & European Business Collection

Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection

 

More information available here.

You can write feedback to e-library@helsinki.fi

 

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Library Terminals Enchanced in All Library Locations

All Library Terminals at Helsinki University Library Locations will be renewed on Thursday September 20th.

Kuvituskuva: Uuden Kirjastokioskin ulkoasuThe new library terminals will allow anyone to search books and articles on Helka, and read 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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Catch Your Sources: information seeking online course 2018-2019 now open!

Do you feel overwhelmed by all that excessive information that is available? Take control of your information seeking by participating in the online course Information Seeking and Management for Master’s Thesis Writer.

The course Information Seeking and Management for Master’s Thesis Writer 2018-2019 is now open.

Information Seeking and Management for Master’s Thesis Writer
This course is primarily aimed at students preparing to start working on their master’s thesis. However, the course is open free of charge to everybody that are interested in the topic.

As a course prerequisite, it is recommended to recap the University of Helsinki Student’s Digital Skills (formerly ICT Driving License) information seeking content before joining this course.

The course helps you to seek information, manage references and evaluate sources in a manner relevant to your thesis. In addition, you will be able to identify the most common indicators used in research evaluation, define the legal and ethical use of information resources and understand the basics of Open Science.

Log in using your University of Helsinki account using Haka login.

If you do not have an account from a Finnish university or research institute, you create a new user ID on mooc.helsinki.fi.

If you log in as a guest, you can only look at the course material and not participate in the course.

See also the library autumn course calendar for other information seeking and management courses.

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UH Data Support´s Data Management Plan service open until 19.9.2018

Academy of Finland September 2018 call  is open 10.9.-1.10.2018. Helsinki University Data Support´s commenting service is available University of Helsinki researchers who wish their data management plan (DMP) to be checked and commented. Please, email your DMP at the latest 19 September to datasupport@helsinki.fi. The sooner the better. Plans are handled in arrival order.

NB! Helsinki DataSupport arranges DMPTuuli workshops during the August and September. See the full schedule of your campus here.

More information on DMP and RDM:

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DMPTuuli workshops on every campus – sign up now for better DMPs!

Do you wish to learn the best practices of research data management and get some hand hands-on training of data management planning (DMP)?

During DMPTuuli workshops we go through the Academy of Finland’s current DMP template.The DMPs are drafted with DMPTuuli. Please, sing up for DMPTuuli account in advance! Workshops are open for University of Helsinki students and personnel.

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

Thursday August 30, 12-2 pm
Tuesday September 4, 12-2 pm
Wednesday September 12, 10-12 pm
Thursday September 13, 12-2 pm
Monday September 17, 12-2 pm
Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/90402/lomake.html

Viikki Campus
Infocenter Korona (Viikinkaari 11)

Tuesday August  28, 2-4 pm, class 139. (in English). Please, bring your own laptop!
Friday September 14, 10-12 pm, IT-class 138 (in Finnish)
Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/90686/lomake.html

Kumpula Campus
Kumpula Campus Library, room G108b

Thursday September 6, 10-12 am, room G108b (in English)
Thursday September 13, 10-12 am, room G108b (in Finnish)
Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/90686/lomake.html

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

Thursday August 30, 13-15​ pm
Friday September 7,  9.30-11.30​ am
Tuesday September 11, 9.30-11.30 am
Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/90760/lomake.html

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 (running throughout the year), or otherwise acquaint yourself with the basic terminology and DMPTuuli.

The primary language of the workshop will be English. Help and instructions are also available in Finnish. In Viikki and Kumpula, please check the language.

Courses and further help in research data management is provided by the University of Helsinki DataSupport.

Guides: Research Data Management

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RDM basics (research data management): courses start in August

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. Lectures are open for University of Helsinki students and personnel.

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

Thursday August 23, 12-2 pm
Monday August 27, 2-4 pm
Wednesday August 29, 10-12 am

Thursday September 6, 10-12 am
Tuesday September 11, 2-4 pm

Tuesday October 23, 10-12 am
Thursday November 22, 12-2 pm
Tuesday December 11, 10-12 am

Enrollments: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/90393/lomake.html

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

If you are new to these issues, it is recommended that you start with the RDM basics and only after that attend the DMPTuuli workshop which are organized when the calls of the Academy of Finland are open.

See all the courses: http://libraryguides.helsinki.fi/rdm/courses-workshops

The lectures are organized by the University of Helsinki DataSupport.

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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