Library Training programme The Library’s September to December training programme is now live and can be viewed on the Library Training Events webpage. Sessions cover Library services, literature searching, Web of Science, reference management, EndNote and Open Access and are delivered both online and in person. Book onto the sessions Read more
Springer Nature Masterclasses will launch a new platform on Monday 30th March. All completed modules and courses will transfer across to the new platform on sign-in to the new platform with your previously used email address. Guidance on this will follow from Springer in due course. Do I need Read more
Working in One Health? Why not register for the upcoming short CABI Awareness session to learn more about how you might best utilize CABI products within your research. CABI has products to support the farmer searching for practical advice (CABI Fact Sheets on invasive species and pest management) and also Read more
Time is running out to to avail of AFBI’s trial access to Springer Nature Masterclasses, an online, self-paced professional development platform. Register at www.masterclasses.nature.com with your AFBI email address to avail of this resource and get started before trial ends in February 2026. Contact AFBI Library staff at afbilib@qub.ac.uk with Read more
Sometimes you just need to get your head down and focus on a paper or project you’re working on without being interrupted for a chat every time someone comes into the office. In that case, bringing your own device and using the library’s docking stations might be the perfect solution. We Read more
We’re writing to let you know that AFBI Library now has online access to Farmers Weekly for all library members. This does mean that the Newforge Library print subscription will finish in March, although some other branches will continue to receive their print subscription. Online subscription for members means that Read more
We are pleased to let you know that AFBI Library members now have full online access to the journal Nature, including archival material dating back to 1997. Nature is one of the world’s most cited scientific research journals, publishing the highest quality peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and Read more
From 16th August 2023 the following Library Services discovery systems will be retired: Library Catalogue Classic Catalogue Article Search E-Journals A-Z The systems will be replaced by Library Search, our new Library Services discovery platform powered by Primo from ExLibris. Library Search allows you to search for books, ebooks, journals, ejournals, articles, digital media, Read more
December 2022 – February 2023 E-books that have recently been purchased by the Library are included in the list below as links. You can access them by clicking on the title, then entering your AFBI Library username and password. You will then be taken to the publisher platform in which Read more
From the 23rd of January, the AFBI Repository will be using a new version of the DSpace Repository software (DSpace 7) with a new look and feel. DSpace 7 provides an all-new user interface which is both dynamic and fast for users. DSpace 7 also offers new and improved workflows Read more