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Thousands of new e-books from De Gruyter available for four months

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The Helsinki University Library has already purchased lots of e-books published by De Gruyter. Now the whole e-book collection (about 38 000 books) is at your disposal in the Helsinki University network for a four month period. This offer also includes partner press content: Harvard University Press, Princeton University Press, Columbia University Press, University of Pennsylvania Press, University of Toronto Press.

De Gruyter publishes material in the following branches of science: arts and humanities, social sciences, mathematics, natural science, medicine and law. You can browse the e-book collection on the basis of the subject areas. The collection is updated monthly.

The books are available from the beginning of October 2016 until the end of January 2017, after which the most heavily used books will be selected to the library’s collection.

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De Gruyter e-book guide

Availability: 3.10.2016-31.1.2017

Feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

Book cover: How literary worlds are shapedBook cover: VölkerrechtBook cover: 3D ultrasound in prenatal diagnosisBook cover: Communication and learningBook cover: Biomaterials

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On Trial: Flavius Josephus Online until 31.10

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Flavius Josephus, the first-century Jewish historian, is unquestionably among the most important writers from classical antiquity. The significance of the works of Josephus as sources for our understanding of biblical history and of the political history of Palestine under Roman rule, can scarcely be overestimated. This is the first comprehensive literary-historical online commentary on the works of Flavius Josephus in English including the Greek text by Niese from the late 19th century.

Feedback: e -library@helsinki.fi

 

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On trial: POLITICO Pro Europe until 23.10

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POLITICO Pro Europe is the international newsroom focusing on European policy and politics, with over 55 full-time journalists delivering critical intelligence around specific European policy issues.

Pro is offering a 1-month complimentary trial for the University of Helsinki.

The Pro services provide in-depth policy news and key insights at the intersection of European policy & politics.

Equipped with teams of expert policy reporters for each policy area, Pro offers coverage in a total of 7 policy areas: Technology, Health Care, Energy, Financial Services, Agriculture & Food, Trade & Transport.

Each user can access the following:

•PRO WEBSITE: ACCESS TO ARCHIVES OF IN-DEPTH POLICY NEWS & INSIGHT INCLUDING:

• DAILY MORNING POLICY NEWSLETTERS: THE KEY INSIGHTS YOU NEED TO START EACH DAY (1 per policy area)

• PRO ALERTS: BRIEF ALERTS ON THE POLICY INTELLIGENCE THAT MATTERS MOST

• PRO ARTICLES: LONGER STORIES WITH IN-DEPTH
INSIGHT AND DEEP-DIVE ANALYSIS

• BRUSSELS INFLUENCE: A WEEKLY INTELLIGENCE
AND ANALYSIS NEWSLETTER ON LOBBYING,
TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNANCE

If you have any questions regarding the Pro trial or would like to request a 15-minute demonstration of how to most effectively utilize the trial, please contact Kritasha Gupta (kgupta@politico.eu)

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Stuck in your search? Stop by our information seeking workshop!

How can I use the electronic resources at the University? What subjecttyopaja_eng services are available and where can I find them? What is reference management software?

Come and ask about library services and the usage of information services. The workshop is in English and Finnish. No preregistration is needed. Just stop by and ask, or stay longer if you want. If you have a laptop, bring it along.

Workshop is for students and academic staff of the University of Helsinki.

Time: Every Friday 10-12 during the term (2.9.2016-16.12.2016)
Place: Helsinki University Library, Kaisa House, 2nd floor, room 2024

Further information: Päivi Helminen, paivi.helminen(at)helsinki.fi

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Test New Helka – print and electronic collections in same search

The Library database Helka has a new interface. Beta release is open for library users to test on helka.finna.fi

So What’s New?

You can find the Helsinki University Library collections on the New Helka. Also international electronic journals and articles can be searched through the same interface.

Finna_test_facebookThe new Article Search can find most of the international electronic collections that have previously been searched through the Nelli Portal. The new Article Search will replace the Nelli Portal, which will be terminated by the end of 2016.

Also collections of other Helka libraries can be searched on the New Helka.

The easy-to-use interface provides you with search suggestions and search results can be organized in many different ways.

Self-Service Features for User

When you have a Helka library card, for which you have selected a PIN code*, you can:

  • View and update your personal information
  • Renew your loans
  • Reserve books and publications
  • Pay your user fees online

You can also log into the New Helka with the University of Helsinki user account. Once you’ve connected your Helka library card number with your user account, you can access all university’s digital collections by a single sign-in.

You can also build and maintain lists of favorites in the New Helka.

*Choose your PIN in the old Helka database.

Give feedback

Any feedback you may have regarding the new Helka interface is warmly welcome. Please give your feedback online helka.finna.fi/Feedback

The New Helka is a beta release that is open for test use. The old Helka interface will be replaced with this new product later in 2016.

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Trial: Rav Milim Hebrew Dictionary ~ until 30.9.

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Rav Milim contains the entire modern Hebrew vocabulary, in all its layers and styles (historical, technical, colloquial, slang, etc.) with clear explanations, sources and usage examples

  • Full Hebrew thesaurus: A large compilation of synonyms: poetic, literary, slang
  • Dictionary of idioms and phrases, including their explanations
  • Rhyming Words: A list of all words which rhyme with the requested word
  • Grammar: Accurate grammatical analysis of each word in the dictionary – part of speech, gender, tenses, conjugations, root, proper vowel signs and spelling for every word in every conjugation
  • Hebrew-English-Hebrew Dictionary

The dictionary updates regularly, new words coined by the Academy of the Hebrew Language, alongside foreign terms and even new slang are added.

More information

NB! Remote access through VPN connection: for more information on VPN connections visit the Helpdesk web page on remote access.

Trial period: 31.8.- 30.9.2016

feedback. e-library@helsinki.fi

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Updated Historical Statistics of the United States on trial until 30 Sept

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Historical Statistics of the United States has long been the standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.

The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition will permit users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest. The data are readily available for charting, or statistical analysis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Send us your feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

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Trial: The Colonial State Papers – a fascinating glimpse into British trade, history and overseas expansion

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The Colonial State Papers are a collection of thousands of scanned documents and bibliographic records relating to English activities in the American, Canadian, and West Indian colonies between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.

These documents give fascinating insight into British trade, history and overseas expansion: the earliest English settlements in North America, encounters with Native Americans, piracy in the Atlantic and Caribbean, the trade in slaves and English conflicts with the Spanish and French are all covered in this database.

More information

Trial period: 17.8.-16.10.2016

Feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

Documents: Selection of papers from collection ‘CO 1’ from The National Archives, available in Colonial State Papers.

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics – enhanced web version is now available

chemNew to this enhanced web version of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics are:

New Tables

  •     Surface Active Chemicals
  •     Nanomaterial Safety Guidelines

New Features

  • Graph search results and data tables with a wide choice of formats
  • Access the handbook from any device – mobile device, tablets, laptops and desktops
  • Bookmark individual pages
  • Create individual workspace allowing users to save searches and customize the chemical search screen
  • Gain access to archived PDF versions of earlier editions (back to the 84th edition)
  • Search 27 property fields such as autoignition temperature, density, molecular weight, surface tension, vapor pressure and much more

Improved Features:

  • Print search results and export to HTML, CSV and XLS formats
  • Export chemical structures and images
  • Display chemical structures in a variety of formats
  • Browsable indexes help to verify spelling and physical properties

New Interactive feature:

New View Chemical Entry – allow users to see all core chemical properties about a chemical, and links to all tables in the handbook containing that chemical