http://www.ub.uu.se/ News from Uppsala Universitety Library http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Cambridge-Books-Online/ Test e-books from Cambridge Books Online during a test period during February. The collection contains nearly 14000 e-books in all diciplines.. The books can be read and searched in fulltext on the publisher website, Cambridge Books Online . What do you think of the collection and the platform? Please send your feed-back to the Section for e-resources, e-resurser@ub.uu.se . http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Cambridge-Books-Online/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:42:37 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Turbulent-year-ahead-for-global-economy/ World Bank predicts turbulent year ahead in a new report. Download it here . You can find more World Bank publications on our web site. The Library for Economic Sciences is the Swedish depository library for World Bank publications.  As a student, researcher and lecturer at Uppsala University you have access to World Bank publications in full text via: World Bank e-library This comprises... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Turbulent-year-ahead-for-global-economy/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:33:45 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/De-Gruyter-Reference-Global-has-become-De-Gruyter-Online/ The e-journal platform De Gruyter Reference Global has been replaced by a new one: De Gruyter Online . The links on the library's journals list have already been redirected to the new platform, although the link still says " Full text available Walter De Gruyter Reference Global Journals". According to the publisher there are some problems with the new platform, e.g. sometimes users may get an... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/De-Gruyter-Reference-Global-has-become-De-Gruyter-Online/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:07:01 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Get-a-library-card/ You will need a library card to reserve, request and borrow books. Library cards are valid at all the subject libraries at the Uppsala University Library. If you don't have a library card you can apply for one online: Patron self registration . Then collect your card at your nearest subject library . You will need to show proof of your identity. http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Get-a-library-card/ Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:40:57 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Finding-Tool/ Use the University Library’s new discovery tool Primo Central to search for articles in several different databases at the same time http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Finding-Tool/ Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:33:32 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/OECDs-Economic-Surveys-1961-1997/ The OECD has now made its Economic Surveys for the years 1961 to 1997 available in PDF format . Each issue contains a comprehensive analysis of developments in the specific nation , in addition to the individual chapters dealing with current economic challenges and recommendations on how to address these . Read more on OECD iLibrary ! http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/OECDs-Economic-Surveys-1961-1997/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:49:20 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-three-databases-from-Kluwer-Law-/ KluwerArbitration.com, KluwerPatentLaw.com and KluwerCompetitionLaw.com http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-three-databases-from-Kluwer-Law-/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:03:34 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-database-Essay--General-Literature-Index/ Uppsala University Library has bought the database Essay & General Literature Index. Its coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, including literary works, art history, drama, and film. Essay & General Literature Index can be found on the library's database list: Databases A-Z . http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-database-Essay--General-Literature-Index/ Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:17:18 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-database-Index-Islamicus/ Uppsala University Library has bought the database Index Islamicus, which is a comprehensive index to publications on Islamic subjects throughout the world. Records cover almost 100 years, from 1906 to the present. The scope includes the Middle East, the Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere in the world. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion, together with... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-database-Index-Islamicus/ Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:17:57 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-Economics-prize/ The Sveriges riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2011 goes to Thomas J. Sargent, New York University, New York, NY, USA, and Christopher A. Sims, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA, “for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy”. You can read articles by the prize winners in the databases EconLit and Business Source Premier . Scan the... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-Economics-prize/ Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:18:04 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-Integrum/ The Library has a trial period for Integrum to the 29th of October. Integrum represents the comprehensive electronic archive of the most authoritative sources of information on Russia and the CIS countries. Nowadays Integrum contains about 400 million documents in more than 5000 databases which include full-text versions of central and regional newspapers and magazines, teletypes of more than 4... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-Integrum/ Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:01:18 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Biographisch-Bibliographisches-Kirchenlexikon-BBKL-now-available-online/ Uppsala University Library has acquired online access to Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL), which is a biographic and bibliographic dictionary of researchers and other prominent persons in the history of theology and the Christian church. The language of BBKL is German. BBKL can be found on the library's list Databases A-Z . Direct link to BBKL . Access via IP address - click... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Biographisch-Bibliographisches-Kirchenlexikon-BBKL-now-available-online/ Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:53:03 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-Business-Source-Complete/ The Library has a trial period for EBSCOhost Business Source Complete to the end of this year. Compared with Business Source Premier, Business Source Complete has some unique full text content (number of unique contents in brackets): books & monographs (893), author profiles (40654), case studies (699),  company profiles (7500), peer-reviewed journals (754) and working papers collections (25).... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-Business-Source-Complete/ Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:19:26 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Publish-with-BioMed-Central/ From July 1 2011, Uppsala University is a supporter member of BioMed Central. This means that researchers at the university have a 15% discount on the publication fee when publishing in one of BioMed Central's journals. BioMed Central is a publisher that practices the Open Access publishing model, i.e. free access to research articles. Instead of demanding subscription fees they require a... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Publish-with-BioMed-Central/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:57:32 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Dag-Hammarskjold/ During the 20th century, Dag Hammarskjöld was the Swede who became best known for his international achievements.  In April 1953, he was elected UN Secretary-General, a position he held for eight years. He was a dedicated leader with far-sighted vision for his office and his innovative approach strengthened the UN’s ability to avert impending conflicts. Dag Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Dag-Hammarskjold/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:07 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-Silver-Bible-added-to-UNESCOs-list/ The Silver Bible, Codex argenteus, has been added to UNESCO's list  of cultural documentation, the Memory of the World Register. The manuscript consists of an incomplete but splendid rendering of the four gospels in the Gothic language. It was written in the early 6th century when Italy was under the rule of the Ostrogoths. It is believed to have been copied in Ravenna for King Theoderic the... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-Silver-Bible-added-to-UNESCOs-list/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:08 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-online-shop/ Now you can buy a doctoral thesis or other publication online from the University and pay by card. The Library has developed and launched a new webshop for the sale of publications from Uppsala University. This is where you will find all the (recent) compilation theses and many of those theses published as monographs. In line with this development of the webshop, there is now a direct link in... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-online-shop/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:08 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-e-journals-from-Berkeley-Electronic-Press/ The library has acquired access to seven new online journals from Berkeley Electronic Press:     * Journal of college and character [ISSN 1940-1639]     * Journal of student affairs research and practice [ISSN 1949-6591]     * Journal about women in higher education [ISSN 1940-7882]     * Policy and internet [ISSN 1944-2866]     * Poverty & public policy [ISSN 1944-2858]     * Risk, Hazards &... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-e-journals-from-Berkeley-Electronic-Press/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:09 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Erroneous-EBSCO-full-text-links/ Some erroneus full text links have appeared on the library's journals list. If a link "Full text available EBSCOhost ...." goes to one of the EBSCOhost databases (e.g. Business Source Premier, Education Research Complete) but there is no full text available on the site it is most probably one of these erroneous links. This problem will be resolved by the database provider later in May. http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Erroneous-EBSCO-full-text-links/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:09 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Harvard-style-in-EndNote-Web/ The University Library has in cooperation with the Department for Business Studies created a new Harvard style that is available for our EndNote Web users. You can find it, Harvard (UU_FEK_ENG), in EndNote Web under the tab "Format". EndNote software users can download the style here. Save it to the folder EndNote/Styles/. Harvard (UU_FEK_ENG).ens Questions? Please contact maria.berg_andersson@... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Harvard-style-in-EndNote-Web/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:09 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Aurivillius-Catalogue-and-the-Inventory/ Aurivillius Catalogue and the Inventory are the oldest general catalogues at Uppsala University Library. The two catalogues list the items that were in the library in 1796 when the University Library was in Gustavianum. The handwritten Inventory is in numerical order (numerus currens) as the items were on the shelves. The printed Aurivillius catalogue is arranged in alphabetical order and by... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Aurivillius-Catalogue-and-the-Inventory/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:10 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-period-Vital-signs-online/ Uppsala university library has a test period for Vital Signs Online. To access all content you have to sign in: User name:  Nordgren Password: Password1 The test period is until April 30. Please send your comments and feed-back to  e-resurser@ub.uu.se --> http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-period-Vital-signs-online/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:10 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Historical-newspapers/ Uppsala university library has a test period for ProQuest Historical Newspapers . Los Angeles Times (1881-1987) The Washington Post (1877-1993) The test lasts until 30April. Please send comments and feed-back to  e-resurser@ub.uu.se http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Historical-newspapers/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:10 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Read-an-e-book-Week/ March 6th  – 12th  is International ”Read an E-book Week” and Uppsala University Library is promoting its E-books. Did you know that the Library has bought or subscribes to more than 300,000 E-books? Have you read any? The Library buys big collections as well as individual titles in a myriad of subjects. You can find both old literature that has been scanned and books with the newest research... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Read-an-e-book-Week/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:11 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Global-issues-in-Context/ Global Issues in Context is a resource for current awareness on issues of international importance, current world events and topics in the news. All subjects are analyzed and offers a list of relevant literature and articles. Subjects cover medicin, technology, economics, environment and conflicts, among others. The trial period lasts until April 30. (For password for using Global issues in... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Global-issues-in-Context/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:11 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Picture-Post-Historical-Archive-1938-1957/ Uppsala university library offers a test period for The Picture Post Historical Archive The archive contains every issue of the pioneering photojournalism newspaper between 1938-1957.  Picture Post was read by an estimated 80% of the British population at its peak. It is an essential resource for studying international social and political issues of the day, and how they were brought into popul... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Picture-Post-Historical-Archive-1938-1957/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:11 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Manual-of-European-Environmental-Policy/ Uppsala University Library offers a free trial on the Manual of European Environmental Policy . The Manual is a source on EU environmental policy and is a research tool for anyone working or researching in this field. The Manual contains analysis of over 500 EU Directives, Decision and Regulations as well as information on forthcoming legislation and historic legislation. Read more . The test i... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-Manual-of-European-Environmental-Policy/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:12 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Music-at-the-Library/ Now there is music for the first time on the Library's website. Listen to excerpts of three musical pieces that originate from the Library's collection of musical scores. The first piece, ”Riu riu chiu”, is a Spanish Christmas carol composed in the 16th century. It comes from  Cancionero de Uppsala , a book of colourful religious and non-religious songs that are loved by choirs today. Carolina... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Music-at-the-Library/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:12 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Uppsala-University-Library-launches-a-new-library-catalogue-on-17th-January/ On the 17th January 2011 Uppsala University Library replaces DISA on the Library's homepage with a local adaption of the Swedish library catalogue LIBRIS. The search interface filters the results so that only electronic and printed materials that are available at the Uppsala University Library are displayed. For materials not in Uppsala, a simple click will extend your search to all Sweden's... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Uppsala-University-Library-launches-a-new-library-catalogue-on-17th-January/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:12 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Student-Guided-tour-of-the-Carolina-Library/ Guided tour of the Carolina Library and library orientation in English is offered to new students. The tour starts in the entrance hall at Carolina Rediviva, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 1.   Tuesday Jan. 18th at 4 pm. Monday Jan. 24th at 4 pm Notification in advance is not required. The tour will take approx. 1 hour. Welcome. Christina Swedberg christina.swedberg@ub.uu.se http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Student-Guided-tour-of-the-Carolina-Library/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:13 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-e-book-Oxford-History-of-Western-Music/ Uppsala University Library has bought this digital book of the evolution of Western classical music Oxford History of Western Music , by Richard Taruskin.   http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-e-book-Oxford-History-of-Western-Music/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:13 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-e-book-Thesaurus-Linguae-Latinae/ Uppsala University Library subscribes to Thesaurus Linguae Latinae with annual updates. The content of TLL Online is identical to that of the printed version of the Thesaurus. http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-e-book-Thesaurus-Linguae-Latinae/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:13 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-database-Oxford-Bibliographies-Online/ Uppsala University Library has bought the database Oxford Bibliographies Online , with content in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The resource currently includes 6 modules: Philosophy Islamic Studies Biblical Studies Classics Buddhism Renaissance and Reformation   http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-database-Oxford-Bibliographies-Online/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:13 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Cambridge-Journals-Digital-Archive---Full-Collection-/ Uppsala University Library has bought Cambridge Journals Digital Archive Full Collection 2010, 202 titles in different subject areas with various starting years. Access via Cambridge University Press  webpage. http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Cambridge-Journals-Digital-Archive---Full-Collection-/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:14 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Historical-newspapers---fulltext-newspaper-archive-/ Uppsala university library has purchased ProQuest Historical Newspapers that offers full-text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to the 18th century. Uppsala university has full access to The New York Times (1851-2007), The Guardian and The Observer (1791-2003). Every issue of each title includes the complete paper - cover-to-cover – with full-page and article images in... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Historical-newspapers---fulltext-newspaper-archive-/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:14 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Early-European-books/ Uppsala university library has puchased Early European Books , a collection of early european printing in fulltext. Early European books  traces the history of printing in Europe from its origins through to the close of the seventeenth century, offering full-colour, high-resolution facsimile images of rare and hard-to-access printed sources. Early European Books is the result of a cooperation... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-Early-European-books/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:14 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Seasons-Greetings-from-the-University-Library/ With these greetings we would like to thank all our readers and users this past year. We have had provided training on information resources to more than 13,000 participants, we have lent out more than 300,000 books and over 3 million of our journal articles and e-books have been downloaded during the year. Our activities are numerous and widespread, from the very oldest to the cutting edge of... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Seasons-Greetings-from-the-University-Library/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:14 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Coming-exhibition-Mario-Vargas-Llosa-Nobel-Laureate--2010/ We are celebrating this year's Nobel Laureate for Literature, Mario Vargas Llosa, with an exhibition in the foyer of Carolina Rediviva. Read more http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Coming-exhibition-Mario-Vargas-Llosa-Nobel-Laureate--2010/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:15 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Synthesis---new-collection-of-ebooks-in-engineering-and-somputer-science/ Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science is a new collection of e-books purchased by Uppsala university library. Synthesis includes about 300 titles, called Lectures. That is a 50- to 100-page electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by an expert contributor to the field. They provide more analysis and depth than the typical... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Synthesis---new-collection-of-ebooks-in-engineering-and-somputer-science/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:15 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-period-Early-European-Books-Online/ Early European Books traces the history of printing in Europe from its origins through to the close of the seventeenth century, offering full-colour, high-resolution facsimile images of rare and hard-to-access printed sources. This first collection is the result of a cooperation between Proquest and The Royal Library in Copenhagen. All their material before 1700 has been scanned in, including t... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Test-period-Early-European-Books-Online/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:15 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-Journal-of-Visualized-Experiments-JoVE-/ Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed, PubMed indexed journal devoted to the publication of biological research in a video format. Read more about JoVE The trial is valid until November 21st! Go to the journal http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-Journal-of-Visualized-Experiments-JoVE-/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:15 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Archive-day/ Uppsala University Library is collaborating with Uppsala City Library in the Archives Day at the City Library on Saturday 13 November between 12 am – 4 pm  Johan Gustaf Härstedt (1756-1820), view of Uppsala from St. Erik's Square with Celsius' observatory in the background. From the Uppsala University Library's collections.   This year's theme is climate, and the joint exhibition is called ”Väd... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Archive-day/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:16 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-gateway-to-library-resources-Databases-A-Z/ The University library launches a simpler and better list of the library's resources. Databases A-Z contains both fulltext resources and reference databases bought by the library, as well as certain free quality internet resources. All resources can also be used from home after logging into the university web. Improved searching and subject categories -  find all resources in a subject by... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-gateway-to-library-resources-Databases-A-Z/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:16 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-Universitys-best-group-study-areas/ Come and try out the new group study areas in Reading Room C at Carolina Rediviva . Great group study areas for students of all subjects. Welcome. http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-Universitys-best-group-study-areas/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:16 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-new-University-history-is-here/ The first volumes of the new history of Uppsala University 1793-2000 have now been published. In Swedish only. They cover the period 1852-1916 and have been written by Carl Frängsmyr. The books can be bought at Carolina Rediviva and the Museum Gustavianum. Staff and former staff of Uppsala University are entitled to a discount rate. The books can also be purchased from the University Library... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-new-University-history-is-here/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:17 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Open-Access-Week-2010/   Open Access Week (October 18-24) is an international campaign week to promote Open Access. Universities and organisations worldwide will participate with a broad range of activities. At Uppsala University you can learn more about Open Access at a breakfast or lunch seminar and ask your questions in our Open Access chat. Open Access Week kick-off event webcast with nobel prize winner and... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Open-Access-Week-2010/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:17 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Codex-Argenteus-now-online/   www.ub.uu.se/codexargenteus The Codex Argenteus , the "Silver Bible" in Uppsala University Library, can now be viewed and studied on the Library’s homepage www.ub.uu.se/codexargenteus . The original manuscript as well as its printed editions from four centuries can be browsed in this way. The project began as a co-operation between Tampere Technical University, University of Iceland and Uppsa... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Codex-Argenteus-now-online/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:18 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Apply-for-printing-grants/ Applications for printing grants from Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis and Vilhelm Ekmans University Fund for the autumn of 2010 may now be submitted. They must have been received by Wednesday 3rd November 2010. Decisions concerning the applications submitted will be made on Friday 26th November 2010. For further information see Ansökningar om bidrag till tryck av vetenskapliga arbeten i AUU:s... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Apply-for-printing-grants/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:18 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Online-versions-of-Cultural-Heritage-itemsks-2005-20101/ Uppsala University Library is digitising treasures from its collections including early theses, manuscripts, pictures and maps. A three year project started in 2009 which will allow the general public access to our rich cultural heritage collections on the internet. Read more about the project See on-the-spot-report (TV4, in Swedish only) http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Online-versions-of-Cultural-Heritage-itemsks-2005-20101/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:18 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Springer-e-books-2005-2010/ Uppsala University Library has now got the 2009-2010 collections added to the earlier collections 2005-2008.     Find the e-books http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Springer-e-books-2005-2010/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:51 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/LexisNexis---legislation-business-information-news/ Now available at Uppsala University Library. Database including news, legislation, cases, law reviews and journals from all over the world.   Search the database   http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/LexisNexis---legislation-business-information-news/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:51 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Optics-InfoBase---e-journals-from-The-Optical-Society-of-America/ The Uppsala University Library has acquired Optics InfoBase which is OSA's (The Optical Society of America) online library for OSA flagship journals and for partnered and copublished journals. It also contains recent proceedings from OSA conferences. Earlier the Uppsala University Library has given access to the journals Optics Letters and Applied Optics, but through Optics InfoBase you now hav... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Optics-InfoBase---e-journals-from-The-Optical-Society-of-America/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:52 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-open-access-policy-Riksbankens-Jubileumsfond/ Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) now requires research funded by the foundation to be published open access. Riksbankens Jubileumsfond  (in Swedish) Other Swedish research funders with open access-policies: The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) Formas  (in Swedish)   Read more about publishing open access http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-open-access-policy-Riksbankens-Jubileumsfond/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:52 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-for-e-books-in-economics-and-social-sciences/ Uppsala university library offers a test of e-books from Emerald. The test ends September 30. The trial gives access to two collections: Emerald Business, Management and Economics eBook Series Collection with more than 500 e-books in economics, finance and management. Emerald Social Sciences eBook Series Collection  that includes about 250 e-books in psychology, sociologi, public health and... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-for-e-books-in-economics-and-social-sciences/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:53 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-for-Conference-Proceedings-Citation-Index/ Uppsala universtity library offers a test period for Conference Proceedings Citation Index, a part of ISI Web of Knowledge. The trial period ends June 30. Conference Proceedings Citation Index includes references to conference papers, seminars and workshops, and also shows citings. Search Conference Proceedings Citation Index together with  ISI Web of Science . Read more  about Conference... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period-for-Conference-Proceedings-Citation-Index/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:53 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period/ Trial period for e-books in medicine from Oxford University Press Uppsala University Library has a trial period for online handbooks and reference works in medicine: Oxford Textbook of Medicine (5th edition) - trial until July 4th Oxford Medical Handbooks Online - trial until the end of July Titles included in Oxford Medical Handbooks Online: Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia Oxford Handbook of... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Trial-period/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:54 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Science-of-Synthesis---trial-until-May-31st/ Science of Synthesis is a reference work and a database containing evaluated information in synthetic chemistry. Search full text or search by substructure, exakt structure, reaction or combined keyword. Link to the database: Science of Synthesis Online tutorials Getting started manual Uppsala University Library has set up a trial period until the 31st of May. Send feedback on Science of... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Science-of-Synthesis---trial-until-May-31st/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:55 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Henry-Stewart-Talks-/ Uppsala University has a trial for this database until June 30. The resource contains over 1100 seminar style talks containing the latest research, developments as well as the fundamentals from the world’s leading experts in their respective fields.  Talks related to your research, instruction and interest can be viewed via this link:    http://www.hstalks.com/access/ If you are off campus, you... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Henry-Stewart-Talks-/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:55 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Passport-GMID-Global-Market-Information-Database/ Passport GMID is a resource of business intelligence on industries, countries and consumers. The database contains both facts and statistical data. Over 200 countries are researched, both developed and emerging markets. All data is comparable across countries. You can find Passport GMID in our list of databases  or directly by clicking on ASID:url Section for E-resources   http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Passport-GMID-Global-Market-Information-Database/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:11:55 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/A-gift-from-Japan---47-books/ The University Library has received a generous book donation from Japan. We could choose from a selection of 100 books, all of them in English. In this way we have enhanced our holdings with 47 new books. They cover politics, economics, society as well as fiction, art and film. Have a look at the complete list in DISA . This donation is from the  Nippon Foundation . The books arrived in Uppsala... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/A-gift-from-Japan---47-books/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:12:12 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/First-nationwide-finding-tool-for-Swedish-research-SwePub-launched/ Swepub ( http://swepub.kb.se ) was launched during the Conference Mötesplats Open Access 26-27 November in Uppsala. With SwePub you can search among scholarly articles, conference papers, theses and dissertations that have been published at Swedish universities and colleges. You can use SwePub to get an overview of publications in your own field of interest, find full text, abstracts and... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/First-nationwide-finding-tool-for-Swedish-research-SwePub-launched/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:12:29 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-largest-abstract-and-citation-database-available-in-Uppsala/ SCOPUS is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Nearly 18,000 journals are covered and more than 38 million records are included at present (Nov 2009). Subject areas covered: Life Sciences > 4,300 titles Health Sciences > 6,800 titles (including 100% coverage of Medline titles)... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/The-largest-abstract-and-citation-database-available-in-Uppsala/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:12:30 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Donation-of-Bulgarian-Books/ Uppsala University had the honour of receiving a book donation from Bulgaria on Wednesday 18th November 2009. The books were handed over by the Bulgarian ambassador to Sweden Ivan Tzvetkov, to the University Library at a ceremony in the Book Hall at Carolina Rediviva. The Vice Chancellor Anders Hallberg and the Library Director Ulf Göranson received the donation and expressed the University's a... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/Donation-of-Bulgarian-Books/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:12:31 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-collection-of-manuscripts---British-Literary-Manuscripts-Online/ British Literary Manuscripts Online is a collection of orginal British manuscripts that includes poems, novels, plays and letters. It spans the period from 1660 to 1900. Read Charlotte Brontë's handwritten letters, the manuscripts of Charles Dickens' novels and William Morris's notes and diaries. The scanning of early British manuscripts has digitalised them and this purchase has now made these... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-collection-of-manuscripts---British-Literary-Manuscripts-Online/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:12:31 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-E-Book-collection-with-43900-E-books-Ebrary-Academic-Complete/ Uppsala University Library now has access to Ebrary Academic Complete which is an E-book collection with 43,900 e-books in full text in these subject areas: • Business & Economics • Computers & IT • Education • Engineering & Technology • History & Political Science • Humanities • Interdisciplinary & Area Studies • Language, Literature & Linguistics • Law, International Relations & Public Policy... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-E-Book-collection-with-43900-E-books-Ebrary-Academic-Complete/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:12:32 GMT http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-test-SpringerMaterials-database/ The chemical database Landolt-Börnstein will be upgraded and improved, and change name to SpringerMaterials from January 2010. Uppsala university library can offer a test period of the new database. Improved features include: more then 90 000 documents and 120 000 figures. Simplyfied "Google-like" searching. To test the database, go to Springermaterials and log in (contact the Ångström library... http://www.ub.uu.se/en/Just-now/News/New-test-SpringerMaterials-database/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:12:32 GMT