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Trial: Nineteenth Century Collections Online (~1.10)

On trial Nineteenth Century Collections Online until November 1st.

The content of the collection is sourced from the world’s preeminent libraries and archives. It consists of monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, photographs, statistics, and other kinds of documents in both Western and non-Western languages.

Archives available:

  • Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange
  • British Politics and Society
  • British Theatre, Music, and Literature: High and Popular Culture
  • Europe and Africa: Commerce, Christianity, Civilization, and Conquest
  • European Literature, 1790-1840. The Corvey Collection
  • Photography: The World through the Lens
  • Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925
  • Women: Transnational Networks

Feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

 

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Still time: Ebrary Academic Complete is on trial for Helsinki University staff and students

Take a look and test: Ebrary Academic Complete on trial until the 31st of October!

Ebrary Academic Complete contains over 80 000 full-text books in multiple academic and general interest subject areas from leading academic publishers (eg. Oxford University Press, Routledge, Cambridge University Press,Princeton University Press, MIT Press, Harvard University Press, Elsevier Ltd.; Brill Academic Publishers; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Sage Publications, Ltd. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. etc.)

Trial from 13th of September until 31st of October, 2013

Feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

 

 

 

 

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New trial: World Scientific Publishing ~ 30.11.2013

World Scientific Publishing is a leading independent publisher that collaborates with  organizations such as The Nobel Foundation, US National Academies Press and its subsidiary Imperial College Press amongst others.

Next to all e-books users will see the Open lock symbol that means that users are allowed to access, use, download and print content without restrictions.

Please kindly note that the only exceptions are textbooks that are not available in e-format.

Trial period: 30.9.2013-30.11.2013

Feedback: e-library@helsinki.fi

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Participate in the user survey of the National Library of Finland website

The National Library of Finland will redesign its website in 2014. This user survey will help us gain a better understanding of how people use our kansalliskirjasto.fi website, and make improvements.

Completing the survey takes about ten minutes. All respondents who submit their contact details will be entered into a prize draw for two books.

To the survey

The survey will provide the library with valuable information. Thank you for responding!

Further information about the survey:

Helmi-Kanerva Tuori, Planning Officer
National Library of Finland Communication
helmi-kanerva.tuori@helsinki.fi
Tel. +358 9 191 22789

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New feature in Dawsonera eBook platform

Now it is possible to download Dawsonera ebooks directly to Apple and Android devices.

Helsinki University Library currently owns over 1200 eBook titles on Dawsonera, and there are also 270,000+ titles which can be previewed for up to five minutes. Owned titles with full access are marked with  green padlock unlocked,  titles only available for 5 minutes preview are marked with purple padlock locked

By default Dawsonera shows the entire catalogue –  to view  titles only available for Helsinki University, choose the “eBook Catalogue” tab. Our library’s Dawsonera eBooks you can also find in Helka.
Choose the icon to the left to Download (= borrow), and the icon to the right to ReadOnline (= read on screen):

  dawsonera

Choose the length of the download (1-3 days) from the drop down menu and click download.  For detailed instructions please see user guides for Apple and Android devices.

More user guides you can find in  Dawsonera Help.

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Did you know that you can return your loans to any of the four campus libraries?

You may return the books you have borrowed from Helsinki University Library to a campus library you prefer.

When the libraries are closed, the loans can be returned to the return boxes situated next to the main doors of the Viikki Campus Library (Info Centre Korona) and the Main Library (Kaisa House). The books will be registered as returned on the next opening day.

 

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