Category Archives: News & Updates

Keep up-to-date with Cochrane reviews via its new app

Posted on 8th August 2018 by Angela Thompson

You can now keep up to date with the latest Cochrane Systematic Reviews via the new Cochrane Library app. Simply download the free app from your App store to Google Play. The app presents the Cochrane Library monthly issues featuring … Continue reading →

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The Cochrane Library is changing

Posted on 3rd August 2018 by Angela Thompson

The Cochrane Library has been redesigned and enhanced to improve user experience and functionality. The new site will be launched on Tuesday 7th August 2018 and it is planned that the transition will be smooth but the Cochrane Library have … Continue reading →

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World Newspaper Archive trial: August 2018

Posted on 1st August 2018 by Deborah Sherlock

As part of a wider review of historical newspaper archives available to Queen’s students and staff, the Library has arranged a trial of World Newspaper Archive . This collection features searchable digital replicas of historical newspapers published in Africa, Latin … Continue reading →

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SpringerProtocols.com Deactivated

Posted on 27th July 2018 by Geraldine O'Beirn

From the 25th July, the SpringerProtocols.com platform is no longer accessible.  You can, however, search for SpringerProtocols content via Springer Nature Experiments. Springer Nature Experiments is an extensive online collection of molecular biology and biomedical protocols enabling researchers to recreate experiments in … Continue reading →

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Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers

Posted on 2nd July 2018 by Deborah Sherlock

Approximately 8,000 pages from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Archive (held at the Vassar College Archive) have been digitized, including notes from various field expeditions to the American Southwest in the 1930s. The Ruth Benedict Papers are now freely available to the public. … Continue reading →

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Customer Service Excellence Accreditation

Posted on 29th May 2018 by 3041187

Library Services have been undertaking the Customer Service Excellence accreditation since 2015, and we have been successful in achieving this standard every year since. This year has been no different, and after the assessor visit on 13th March, Library Services … Continue reading →

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Using a social networking site versus using an institutional repository

Posted on 21st May 2018 by wordpress

Many researchers share their work online through social networking sites such as Academia.edu or ResearchGate. These sites are extremely useful and allow researchers to create their own profiles, promote their work and connect with other researchers. However, you may wish … Continue reading →

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Queen’s signs up to the Open Library of Humanities.

Posted on 9th May 2018 by Open Access Team

The library is delighted to announce that it is now a supporting institution of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH).  The OLH is an academic led publishing platform that supports academic journals from across the humanities disciplines, as well as … Continue reading →

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Queen’s University Belfast Publishes APC expenditure for 2017

Posted on 4th May 2018 by Open Access Team

The Library’s Open Access Team has published, on behalf of the University, an Article Processing Charges (APCs) expenditure report for 2017. During this period, a total of £208,132.96 was spent on APCs, enabling 171 articles by Queen’s authors to be … Continue reading →

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Queen’s signs up to Open Book Publishers

Posted on 1st May 2018 by Rebecca Clarke

The library is delighted to announce that it is now a supporting member of Open Book Publishers (OBP).                                              … Continue reading →

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