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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...
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Wellcome seeks comments on implementing the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research
The University of Aberdeen Library invites members of our academic community to submit comments on Wellcome’s new Open Access Policy, to help in the development of guidance around this issue. Wellcome has published draft guidance for funded research organisations on implementing the principles set out in the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment...
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Information skills workshops for PhD students
The Library is here to help all postgraduate researchers with a series of information skills workshops which will take place on the 11th, 12th and 13th of February. There are three workshops on offer, each lasting two hours: Literature searching - Part 1: Getting started Literature searching - Part 2: Using databases Literature searching - Part 3: ...
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Celebrating our European links
The University is holding an event for staff and students in celebration of its links with Europe.
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Noise disruption in The Sir Duncan Rice Library
The Sir Duncan Rice Library is currently undergoing a programme of works to upgrade and replace some of our existing services. These works are expected to be completed by Friday the 24th of January. We apologise for any disruption and inconvenience you experience.
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New Primo now available - Library staff here to help
The Library launched a new version of Primo on Monday, January 13, and we want to let you know about the support available to help you use it to find materials for your studies and research.