Open by default: Open Access guide for researchers

Wondering where to publish Open Access or how to cope with all the demands of openness by the research funders? How can an individual researcher publish openly? And what do we mean in the first place when we talk about Open Access publishing?

You can now reach it all with one click:

Open Access: Guide for Researchers is aimed to those looking for practical guidance on Open Access policies and possibilities (inc. self-archiving) at the University of Helsinki.

Should any questions arise, feel free to use this e-mail address:

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Read more:
Open Science and Research
Open Scholarship
SPARC Europe

Our OA-guide is also available in Finnish:


ResearchGuides – Library’s information sources from various research fields, expert librarians and help guides

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Newspapers from around the world – ProQuest Newsstand on trial until 30 April

ProQuest Newsstand database offers unparalleled access to the full text of more than 1300 newspapers, news websites and blogs from leading publishers throughout the world. Major newspapers include The Guardian, Le Monde diplomatique, El Pais, Observer, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and many others.

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You can search a single title by using Search for library resources box on the Library’s website. All titles can also be found in NELLI and HELKA.

Database is on trial until 30 April 2016.

If you have any questions, we are glad to help with those: e-library[at]helsinki.fi

 

Trial: UNiLibrary until 30.6

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The United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations.

It provides publications, journals, data, and series published by the United Nations Secretariat, and its funds and programs.

The following topics are covered:

•Agriculture Rural Development and Forestry
•Children and Youth
•Democracy and Governance
•Disarmament
•Drugs, Crime and Terrorism
•Economic and Social Development
•Environment and Climate Change
•Human Rights and Refugees
•Human Settlements and Urban Issues
•International Law and Justice
•International Trade and Finance
•Migration
•Natural Resources, Water and Energy
•Peacekeeping and Security
•Population and Demography
•Public Health
•Transportation and Public Safety
•United Nations
•Women and Gender Issues

Feedback e -library@helsinki.fi

Basic e-reference book on French language now available: Le Petit Robert Encyclopédique

The large French language dictionary Le Petit Robert de la langue française and the reference book Le Petit Robert des noms propres have been united into the online version called Le Petit Robert Encyclopédique.

Le Petit Robert Encyclopédique describes accurately the French language and increases knowledge of French culture and different sciences from prehistory to petitrobertthe present.

The reference book contains 300 000 words with complete inflections, more than 40 000 proper names, 35 000 literary citations, a chronology, an interactive atlas and 2 000 illustrations. It includes multifaceted search options, e.g. phonetic and etymological functions. The content is updated monthly.

Feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

Proquest Service Alert 13.3. 5.00-

On March 13, 2016, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability. The maintenance window is scheduled to begin at 5.00 AM and will last for 6 hours.

Products listed below will not be available:

  • ProQuest platform databases (search.proquest.com)
  • ProQuest Congressional
  • ProQuest Dialog
  • ProQuest Archiver
  • Dissertations Express
  • PQDT Open
  • ProQuest ETD Administrator
  • Digital Sanborn Maps
  • RefWorks
  • Pivot
  • Books in Print

More information from Proquest page.

Kaisa House is open on Sundays in March and April

From March 6th until April 24th the Main Library will be open from 11 am to 5 pm on Sundays, with the exception of Easter holidays (from Friday March 25th to Monday March 28th), during which the building will be closed.

Entrance on Sundays is from Fabianinkatu and by lift from Kaisaniemenkatu (1st floor) or from Helsinki University metrostation (floor K1).

Finland’s most popular learning environment works as a self-service library

On Sundays Kaisa House will function as a self-service library. The collections and facilities are available to customers on floors 2-7. The customer service on the 3rd floor and the underground floors (K4, K3, K2) are closed.

You can pick up your reservations as a self-service from the open shelves at the service desk. Phone service will be available should you have problems using the library or the self-service facilities.

In case you need a guest login for the University network or copy cards (e.g. for printing), you have to get these earlier in the week.

The Learning Centre Aleksandria accessible with magnetic key all Sunday

Learning Centre Aleksandria (Fabianinkatu 26) is open on weekdays from 8 am to 7:45 pm, on Saturdays from 11 am to 4:45 pm and closed on Sundays. Students at the University of Helsinki are able to access the Learning Centre outside these opening hours from 7 am until 1 am with a magnetic key obtainable from the IT User Accounts service point. More information about using Aleksandria outside normal opening hours in Flamma intranet.

Main Library Kaisa House
– service phone 02941 23920
– email: library-citycentre (at) helsinki.fi

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English, anyone? The best e-resources, databases, news and more

Library´s Research Guides is designed for the researches and students who wish to gain the most recent and relevant resources from their discipline. Explore the newest member of Guides´ family:

Research Guides is the comprehensive online library resource which provides a package of knowledge from our subject librarians. Our online guides with a wide range of resources are accessible anywhere & anytime for the Researchers of University of Helsinki.

engSome other Guides also available:


What is it all about?

ResearchGuides – Library’s information sources from various research fields, expert librarians and help guides

The ResearchGuides lists a selection of major information resources in various research fields provided by the Library. ResearchGuides collects library’s information sources and services  from the viewpoint of each research field. It is targeted especially to researchers and advanced students.


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Changes in Korean studies electronic resources in 2016

Monkey in a Peach Tree, Korea 18th c. Image source: LACMA http://www.lacma.org/

eKorean Studies database will no longer be available through AsiaPortal after the end of February. Instead we will have access to DBpia journal database and KRpia Korean studies database.

Access to DBpia ja KRpia databases is already working through AsiaPortal.

DBpia is a multidisciplinary full-text database of journal articles published by major Korean research institutions. There are over 1900 journal titles and more than 1,9 million articles included.

KRpia is a full-text database including reference works and primary sources such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias, and archival material on Korean history, literature, civilization etc.

Access to DBpia and KRpia for Helsinki University is possible through cooperation with the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and with support from the Korea Foundation.

Image: Monkey in a Peach Tree, Korea 18th c. Source: LACMA http://www.lacma.org/