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RefShare

Posted on 14th December 2010 by wordpress

It is now possible to share the contents of your RefWorks account. RefShare is a module within RefWorks that allows you to share your entire database or just a folder with colleagues both inside and outside QUB. There is also a Shared … Continue reading →

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ChemSpider – new web resource for chemists

Posted on 10th December 2010 by wordpress

The Royal Society of Chemistry has launched ChemSpider, a new database for all chemists. It is freely available to everyone at www.chemspider.com or through the RSC website www.rsc.org, and also through the library’s catalogue  www.qub.ac.uk/lib and through Online Resources and QSearch. … Continue reading →

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Digimap re-registration

Posted on 8th December 2010 by wordpress

Digimap has been moved to a new authentication system which means that previously registered users will have to re-register to continue using this resource.  Log on to Digimap in the usual way and click on ‘Ordnance Survey Collection’; you will … Continue reading →

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CROSSFIRE Service Ends, REAXYS Begins.

Posted on 2nd December 2010 by wordpress

Access to the chemistry database Crossfire will end on 31st December. From midnight on New Year’s Eve 2010, no further logins to the server will be possible. Everyone trying to access Crossfire will be directed from the Commander’s logon box … Continue reading →

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IEEE Xplore Training Event

Posted on 14th October 2010 by wordpress

Staff and postgraduate students are invited to attend a free session to learn time-saving techniques for searching IEEE Xplore, the online delivery platform for IEEE and IET journals and conference papers. During the live demonstration, participants will learn about advanced searching; personalization … Continue reading →

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RefWorks Roadshow

Posted on 13th October 2010 by wordpress

  If you’re not using RefWorks you’re working too hard! Are you a new PhD or Masters student? Come and find out how RefWorks can help you store and manage your references  and produce your bibliography. Already using RefWorks? Need to … Continue reading →

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RefWorks for Science and Engineering

Posted on 1st October 2010 by wordpress

*News Flash* This course has been cancelled because of ongoing technical problems with RefWorks. We will reschedule it once the technical problems have been resolved. Our apologies for the inconvenience caused. RefWorks is a bibliographic management service that you can … Continue reading →

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Knovel University Challenge

Posted on 17th September 2010 by wordpress

Knovel is a database of 2,000 full-text engineering books that you can read online or cross-search to find answers to technical questions like What is the tensile strength of Titanium? or  What is the equation for Coulomb’s law force?

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Invitation to The McClay Library

Posted on 24th August 2010 by wordpress

  We would like to invite you to visit The McClay Library on Thursday 9 September from 10 am to 11.30am.  This will provide an opportunity for you to find out more about the excellent facilities and the changes that … Continue reading →

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Check out a Kindle!

Posted on 16th August 2010 by wordpress

The Library has been awarded a grant from the Queen’s Annual Fund for an Amazon Kindle project targeting the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPACE). Five Kindles are now available for you to borrow from the Borrower Services … Continue reading →

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