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UH and Frontiers form open access publishing agreement

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The University of Helsinki will be covering Article Publishing Charges for corresponding authors affiliated with the University, including HU Central Hospital, in any of the Frontiers journals.

This agreement will further encourage UH authors to publish open access, increasing uptake of open access to the results of mostly publicly funded research, to the benefit of the scholarly community and the public at large.

Information for authors:

To submit your article under this institutional agreement, please select ‘University of Helsinki’ as institutional payer in the invoice section when submitting your article. Frontiers will then verify your eligibility with the Helsinki University Library, and if confirmed, the APC will be paid by the Library upon acceptance.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate contact us: hulib-apc@helsinki.fi

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New Asian studies resources on trial in AsiaPortal

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You can examine new Asian studies resources during the autumn 2018.

South Asia Archive is interdisciplinary and provides cultural and historical material from across the Indian sub-continent, covering the period mid-18th to mid-20th century. On trial until December 31st.

ChinaMaxx is a collection of e-books connected to the same platform as the search engine Duxiu. Here you can find 700 000  Chinese titles focusing on social sciences and humanities. On trial until October 31st.

E-books from ISEAS – Yosuf Ishak Institute. ISEAS Publishing is the largest publisher of academic books that focuses on Southeast Asian politics, economics and social issues. This collection of ISEAS e-books covers a selection of 594 titles from 1980 – 2017. On trial until October 31st.

Send feedback by e-mail: e-library@helsinki.fi

 

 

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On trial until 25.10.2018: Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century

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Gale’s Political Extremism and Radicalism in the Twentieth Century: Far-Right and Left Political Groups in the US, Europe and Australia is available in the University of Helsinki network until the 25th of October 2018.

Covering a wide range of fringe political movements, these rare and unique archival collections include e.g. campaign materials, propaganda, government records and various ephemera that allow researchers to explore extremism and radicalism in new and innovative ways.

You can send feedback by e-mail: 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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Service alert – Dawsonera 08.09.-09.09.18

Dawsonera will be migrating its applications from being hosted in the Connect Group data centre to their new data centre and as a result of that Dawsonera platform will be unavailable from 10pm on Saturday 8th September 2018 until 8am on Sunday 9th September 2018.

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Not a Library as You Know it – welcome to AI workshop: how to speed up your literature searches with Iris.ai!

Workshop – Speed up your literature review with Iris.ai 10.-11.10.2018

Do you need help in your research or thesis writing process? Are you challenged with the overwhelming volume of published scientific research? Join the workshop at your campus and get started with Iris.ai – your science assistant.

The Iris.ai team will guide you how to semi-automate the discovery and literature review parts of your research process. In this workshop you’ll learn to create your first exploration maps, refine the results, and compile a reading list with the help of the artificial intelligence assistant.

Who is it for?

The event is open and free for all University of Helsinki 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.

When and where?

Iris.ai and Helsinki University Library host free workshop sessions at each campus. See the schedule below:

On Wednesday, October 10th, 2018

10:00-12:00 City Center Campus: Main Library Kaisa-talo, Kaisa-sali

13:00-15:00 Meilahti Campus: Terkko Health Hub, Auditorium, 2nd floor

On Thursday, October 11th, 2018

10:00-12:00 Viikki Campus: Infokeskus Korona, Sali 172

13:00-15:00 Kumpula Campus: Kumpula Exactum, D122

Spaces are limited so claim your free ticket soon! Register to the workshops on Eventbrite.

 

Iris.AI Premium @ Helka database

Iris.AI Premium @ Terkko Navigator

 

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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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The renewed Kumpula Campus Library opens on 3 September, 2018

The Kumpula Campus Library will open on Monday 3 September, 2018: The first floor will be available with its collections, facilities and services from Monday, but the second floor continues to be closed for renovation until the end of October.

 

 

Note these changes on the 1st floor

  • The Examinarium electronic exam room has moved from the library to Chemicum (first floor, room A122).
  • New self-service loan and return station is located next to the library entrance.
  • Former group work room G108d has been turned into a silent reading room. In other words, there are two silent reading rooms next to each other at back corner of the floor.
  • There are now four group work rooms on the first floor: G108a, G103c, G103e and G103g. Remember to reserve the group work room using your O365 calendar. Reservations are not taken at the library service desk.
  • The former staff area on the left side of the entrance is now a group work area, which can be used without booking. Textbooks and reference books that may not be checked out are also located in this area.

The second floor is still closed

The second floor of the Kumpula Campus Library is still closed in September, as the renovation will continue there until the end of October 2018.

Faculty of Science personnel’s 24h access to the Kumpula campus library ended on 18 May, 2018. From now on, the library’s facilities are available to faculty staff during opening hours.

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The Autumn Term Opening Hours begin on 27.8.

Summer time is coming to an end and the Autumn opening hours will start on August 27th 2018 apart from Kumpula campus library, which opens a week later on the September the 3rd.

The Opening Hours for the Libraries:

  • Main Library Kaisa House: Mon-Fri 8-20 and Sat 11-17. Customer service Mon-Fri 10-19, Sat 11-17.
  • Kumpula: (Note! Opens on 3rd of September) Mon-Fri 8-18. Customer service 10-17.
  • Terkko: Mon-Fri 8-20. Customer service 10-17.
  • Viikki: Mon-Fri 8-19. Customer service 10-17.

From September 16th until November 25th the Main Library will be open on Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm, with the exception of the weekend of All Saints’ Day 3.-4.11. during which the whole building will be closed.

All opening hours including exceptions can be found on library’s website.