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Welcome Week Prize Draw in The McClay Library

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the McClay Library’s Welcome Week Prize Draw! Leah McQuitty – £40 No Alibis vouchers John Taggart – £40 No Alibis vouchers Sabrina Duncan – £34.50 Queen’s Welcome Centre voucher Noel Duffy – £30 Waterstone’s … Continue reading

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New features in Web of Science

The latest version of the Web of Science has some new features that should make it easier for users to find relevant articles.  For example: All terms are now searched in the Topic field – there are no ‘stop’ words … Continue reading

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PsycInfo moves to Ovid

PsycInfo is now available on the Ovid platform of databases.  Anyone who has used Medline will be familiar with the Ovid interface, in particular the ‘Map term to Subject Heading’ feature.  This will map your term to the recognised Subject … Continue reading

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Students’ Video Guides to the Library

Two new videos are available on the Library’s YouTube channel: Students’ Take on the Library – a guide to using The McClay Library Students’ Top Tips for Using the Library – advice about making the most of The McClay Library … Continue reading

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BioSciences e-journal database trial

A trial has been set up for staff and students at Queen’s University Belfast, allowing them to access the BioOne database for a limited period.  BioOne contains the full text of 166 high quality journals, specialising in many fields of … Continue reading

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IEEE Xplore access restored

IEEE Xplore is now back online following the disruption in access earlier today; no further downtime is anticipated.

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Digimap – MasterMap Download unavailable

MasterMap Download in Digimap will be unavailable from 4pm on Friday 4 February until 12 noon on Monday 7 February and will continue to be at risk for the remainder of Monday 7th. For further details, see http://bit.ly/e71G5o

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Library Resources for the Disasters and Hazards Exercise 2011

This guide is aimed at the students from the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering currently taking part in the Disasters and Hazard Exercise.

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RefWorks Courses

Are you just starting your thesis or dissertation? RefWorks is a software package that will store and manage your references and then produce your bibliography in whatever style you choose. Why not book a place on one of these general RefWorks … Continue reading

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Reading Lists Reminder

Please could all teaching staff, if they have not already done so, send their second semester reading lists for new and existing modules to their School’s Subject Librarian. The Library needs to know which books are being recommended to ensure … Continue reading

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