Posts in "The Sir Duncan Rice Library"

Starting this coming Monday, February 2, we will be giving away some books for free to students and staff of the University of Aberdeen

These are titles that have either been withdrawn from our collection, or they are donations we have gratefully received but which we have chosen to not…

Happy New Year to you all!  If you need help during the new term, and have questions about the Library's resources,  the Sir Duncan Rice Library is offer 30-minute online appointments to all students. Library staff are available at the following times: 

These meetings…

Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to make a positive impact on our planet? Join us at the Aberdeen University Student Association’s  Eco-Library Swap Shop event! Mark your calendars for February 2nd to 6th, 2026, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Sir Duncan Rice Library. This exciting…

As the exams and assessments begin to come to an end for many we would like to update you all on a few important points about the libraries in the run up to, during, and after the Christmas holidays.

If you wish to recall any print books that are standard…

Our institution now has a growing number of open access agreements with publishers. These agreements — often called ‘Read and Publish’ or ‘Transitional’ Agreements — allow affiliated researchers to publish open access with the costs already covered. 

It’s great news, but as the number of agreements increases, so does the complexity. 

Is an important presentation on the horizon, and do you need to find resources? Or are you struggling to make sense of your Reading List? Maybe you're putting the finishing touches to your thesis or dissertation and notice that the references don't look right. If you need help during this…

Art holds the power to unite us in celebration of all things in transition, and either side of it.

In the face of atrocity and ongoing hardship, the importance of art in response remains central to forging networks of strength and resistance. From the visually beautiful, to messy scribbled lines,…

As it’s nearly Halloween, let’s have a little horror story: You’re working in the lab late one night, when your eyes behold an eerie site…error message, a 404 error on a public data directory you had previously bookmarked that contained essential data for a project you just began, comparing Covid-19…

In recent years several journals have seen editors walking out due to disagreements with their host publishers. This has often led to the editors beginning new journals where they can have more autonomy. In 2023, editors of eight journals all left due to disputes with their publishing companies. Mass Resignations…

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? A more modern, academic version might be: if a groundbreaking study is published in a journal that then disappears from the web, does the knowledge still exist?

The uncomfortable answer…