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Library sessions for Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Postgraduates

The Medical Library is running a number of training sessions in the coming months, aimed at Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Postgraduates. To book a place at a session, visit the relevant webpage and click Register: The ‘Big 4’ Databases … Continue reading

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Medical Library’s training for Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences First Years

Get your studies off to a flying start. Learn how Library resources can help you find the best evidence to support the assignments you write. Book a place at one of the Medical Library’s free training sessions for       … Continue reading

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Open Access Training Courses

The Library Open Access Team is running a series of training courses on open access and funder policies. Check out the training schedule for full details. What is Open Access? The course is aimed at all researchers who would like an overview … Continue reading

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Module reading lists requested

Library subject teams are now gathering information on books recommended in module readings lists for Semester 1. All readings lists will be checked for book availability whenever received by the Library. Please note, however, that for lists to be checked … Continue reading

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McClay Library, Floor 1 – Irish History Section

Following a re-arrangement of the books on Floor 1 of the McClay Library the DA900 books have been relocated – you can now find them at the end of the first run of shelves (see below).  The new arrangement means … Continue reading

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McClay Short Loan – improvements from the beginning of term

Last Semester we carried out a major survey to find out what students think about the Short Loan Collection in the McClay Library. We got a huge response and have listened to everything you said! So now, as a result of … Continue reading

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Uploading research presented at a conference to Pure

There are various templates to use if you are presenting research at a conference and wish to upload a record to Pure. This is a brief guide on choosing the correct template. Chapter in Book/Report/Conference Proceeding – Conference contribution: Use … Continue reading

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University Archive Catalogue now available on line

The Queen’s University Archive is the institutional archive of the Queen’s University of Belfast, the arrangement of the archive collection reflects the history and functions of Queen’s. The Queen’s University of Belfast was established in 1845 as Queen’s College Belfast, … Continue reading

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Why is Open Access important to Queen’s?

  Open Access is about making academic research freely available online. It is important because: it enables Queen’s researchers to share their work internationally it makes the University’s research easier to discover online it results in higher citation rates for … Continue reading

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Book Availability Survey 2015

Some of you were asked to respond to a book availability survey this Easter – many thanks to those who did. A key availability question,  ‘How often were the books you needed available on the shelf?’ was asked both this … Continue reading

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