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Taught Postgraduates - online courses to help with your dissertations and projects: 25 & 26 May
Specially arranged for Taught Postgraduate students, IT services will deliver the following online sessions to support anyone writing and formatting their dissertation using Microsoft Word. The sessions will be delivered via MS Teams. 'Adding Style to your Dissertation'11:00 – 12:00 – Monday 25 May11:00 – 12:00 – Tuesday 26 May Content:Stress-free steps...
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Open Access agreements
The University has agreements with Wiley and Springer where you can publish original research and review articles open access in participating journals at no extra cost to you. Please note that the corresponding author must be currently affiliated to the University of Aberdeen. We also have a number of agreements with...
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Book returns
We would like to reassure all Library users that you don’t need to worry about returning your library books during the lockdown period. Books will be automatically renewed while the Library buildings are closed. Holding on to your books for now will not incur fines or stop graduating students from graduating. Returning...
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RefWorks downtime
Ex Libris are moving the RefWorks data centre to a new server. The process began in December and will be completed in May. Therefore, a further downtime will take place on Sunday 10 May 2020, which will affect both Legacy RefWorks and the new version of RefWorks, as well as Write-N-Cite and RefWorks Citation...
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Update on off-campus access to certain publishers: authentication issues
Please note that off-campus access to content by the following publishers temporarily requires the use of VDI, as there have been issues with Shibboleth authentication. The publishers are: IOS Press American Society for Microbiology We will provide further updates.
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COVID-19: temporary access to additional e-resources: update
We have added more material to our list of e-resources temporarily made available by publishers. Visit our web page at bit.ly/COVID-19LibraryUpdates (section 'Temporary Access to Additional E-Resources) and discover new e-books, e-journals & other material spanning several subject areas. The list is updated regularly as changes are made to the freely available...
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COVID-19 - Continued Access to Library Resources and Services during Library Closures
All University of Aberdeen Library buildings are closed. This includes the Special Collections Centre and all Museums. We would like to reassure all students and academic staff that a digital library service will continue to be available while our physical libraries are closed and we will continue to support study,...
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Change in opening hours for The Sir Duncan Rice Library
With effect from Thursday 12 March, The Sir Duncan Rice Library will close at 22:00 (10 pm) instead of midnight to allow for more intensive cleaning. The University is closely monitoring the COVID-19 outbreak and is making every effort to ensure our buildings are clean and safe for our community. University study...
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UK Research and Innovation: Open Access Review
UKRI aims to improve access to research outputs and ensure that their Open Access policy is sustainable, represents value for money and is easy to comply with. Consultation on a proposed OA policy opened on 13 February and runs until noon on 17 April. Details are available at https://www.ukri.org/funding/information-for-award-holders/open-access/open-access-review/ Individuals are welcome...
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RefWorks downtime
Ex Libris are moving the RefWorks data centre to a new server. The process began in December and will be completed this month. A downtime will take place on Sunday 9 February 2020, which will affect both Legacy RefWorks and the new version of RefWorks, as well as Write-N-Cite and RefWorks Citation Manager. This will...