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On trial: BiblioRossica until 20.4.

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BiblioRossica is a portal that now offers a trial access to more than 17 000 Russian and English language ebook titles on various academic subjects. Also more than 2200 e-journals are available during the trial.

BiblioRossica is a project of Academic Studies Press (Boston, USA). Academic Studies Press is an independent scholarly publisher devoted to advancing knowledge in the humanities and social sciences, with an emphasis on Jewish Studies, Slavic Studies and Eastern Europe and Russia Studies.

In addition to Academic Studies Press titles the BiblioRossica platform includes ebooks from a variety of other publishers e.g.: Central European University Press, Im Werden Verlag, Ad Marginem Press, and several Russian university presses and institutes.

Also available in Helka.

Trial period: 19.3. – 20.4.2018

Feedback: e-library[at]helsinki.fi or kk-slav[at]helsinki.fi

 

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Kumpula’s books as a long-term loan on of after April 19th, 2018

As of Thursday, April 19th, you get long-term loans on material from the Kumpula Campus Library.

Due date will be no earlier than September 18th, 2018, when you borrow or renew your loans

  • April 19th onwards for books with a 28-day loan period, and
  • May 3rd onwards for books with a 14-day loan period.

The Kumpula Campus Library will be closed for renovations. The last day the library will be open is Friday May 18th and it will reopen in the beginning of the autumn term in 2018.

More information about the library renovation on the page Kumpula 2018.

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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

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Campaigning for peace and quiet: Room also for a group study work

Silence has been the ongoing theme in the Peace and Quiet Campaign all week. However, the library also has spaces in which discussion is allowed. That is why the last theme of the campaign is group study rooms.

There are a total of 30 group study rooms in two learning centres and four libraries. The Main Library’s small group study rooms moved on the 4th floor in the summer 2017, and only two bigger rooms (5005 and 6005) are still on the 5th and 6th floor.

In addition to separate rooms, there are also open spaces for group work, which do not need to be reserved beforehand. Such spaces you’ll find for example at the Learning Centre Minerva and on the first floor of the Terkko Health Hub.

The maximum period for a reservation is 2 hours/group/day

In the busiest weeks of the spring term, group work rooms are 70-80% reserved. Due to high demand, the reservation is limited to two hours per group.

Do not make consecutive reservations for the same group on the same day so that other groups have the same opportunity to book and use group study rooms.

Also, do not reserve group study room for a private reading space. Group study rooms are specifically intended for group work, and can not be reserved for personal use only.

It is ok to use the group study room when there are no reservations, but groups who have made a reservation always take precedence.

Do the booking in your OWA (Outlook Web App) -calendar

The group facilities can only be reserved by the students and staff of the University of Helsinki. All of the library’s and learning centres’ group study rooms are reserved with the HU Office 365 calendar.

Calendar’s roomlists also include spaces that students can not book. Therefore all group facilities in the various library locations are called Group Study Room to make it easier to identify them.

The instructions for booking and rules for using a group study room are available on the library’s web site Services > Group Facilities

See also Reserving Group Facilities with Mobile Devices

 

Campaigning for Peace and Quiet in the Helsinki University Library

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Campaigning for peace and quiet: Keep the study areas tidy

Studying requires a lot of energy and it’s nice to eat something while you are reading. There is a café near the library at all campuses. On Mondays garbage containers are packed with cardboard mugs and salad bowls.

Be considerate to others also when eating your packed lunch. Eat redolence snacks outside reading areas, eg. in the recreational areas, lobby areas or in the student breakroom (on the 3rd floor in the Kaisa House). Remember to clean up afterwards and put the garbage in the litter bin.

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Campaigning for peace and quiet: Different spaces, different uses

The library facilities are divided into zones and colour-coded to indicate whether they are silent areas, working spaces or social and recreational facilities.

Our customers are annoyed if designated phone locations are taken into private working places, or if those who speak in the recreational areas with a normal voice are being hissed.

Use the facilities according to their purpose. Leave the designated phone locations free for phone calls, and keep your voice down at the working spaces. Laptops and computers may not be used in quiet reading room (on the 2nd floor in the Kaisa House), the room is reserved for silent reading. Recreational areas are more relaxed facilities, but be considerate there, too.

Please notice, that some of the reading tables on the 4th-6th floor in the Kaisa House are intended for University of Helsinki students, researchers and staff exclusively.

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Campaigning for peace and quiet: Keep an eye on your belongings

Campaigning for Peace and Quiet in the Helsinki University Library, March 5th-13th 2018.

You sit in the library with your jacket, bag, books, phone, maybe laptop too, and you need to go to the toilet. It’s only for five minutes, so, what to do? Let me guess: You rush to the nearest toilet, and leave all your belongings to the reading table. Am I right?

It’s handy, yes, but that’s not the way to do it. There’s been quite an unpleasant wave of theft going on in the library this winter, and the property has been stolen even in the presence of the owner.

Please, stay alert while you’re at the library and keep an eye on your belongings. Do not leave your things behind your back so that you do not see them. Do not leave valuables in your pockets.

To prevent theft

  • Never leave your belongings unattended.
  • Secure your bag by placing its strap under your foot or around the foot of your chair.
  • Immediately report to the library staff if you notice something suspicious.

Use lockers

There are lockers in all library locations, where you can leave your belongings.

  • At the Main Library the lockers are on the 3rd floor, near the main entrance in Fabianinkatu, next to the toilets. The lockers work with a 2 euro deposit.
  • At the Kumpula Campus Library the lockers are on the 2nd floor at the Exactum corner. The lockers work with a 0,20 euro deposit.
  • At the Terkko Health Hub you’ll find the lockers both from the 1st and the 2nd floor. In the entrance lobby, the lockers work with a key, other lockers work with a four-digit code.
  • At the Viikki Campus Library the lockers are on the 3rd and 4th floor, between group study rooms and reading area. The lockers work with a key, which you can borrow from the customer service with your library card. Loan period for the key is 4 weeks.

If you’re a victim of theft

  • Tell the library staff.
  • Send message to turvallisuusvalvomo [at] helsinki.fi
  • Provide an accurate description of the theft with the following details:
    1) time and place,
    2) your description (e.g. colour of clothing), and
    3) what items has been stolen.
  • Report the theft to the police. Inform them that the surveillance tape can be inquired from University of Helsinki security services.