Category Archives: News & Updates

Summer Vacation Hours 2015

Posted on 4th June 2015 by 3041187

Please note that summer vacation opening hours start Monday 8th June. Vacation opening hours are as follows: The McClay Library Monday – Thursday: 8.00am – 8.30pm Friday: 8.00am – 5.30pm Saturday: 10.00am – 5.30pm Sunday: closed The Medical and HSC Library … Continue reading →

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Wellcome Trust & Charity Open Access Funding (COAF)

Posted on 1st June 2015 by Megan Corrigan

The COAF Open Access Policy requires that all peer-reviewed journal articles resulting from Arthritis Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Bloodwise, Parkinson’s UK or Wellcome Trust funding must be made open access by either the Green or Gold … Continue reading →

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“The Little Things That Run the World*” – call in and see the new display in the AFBI Library, Newforge

Posted on 27th May 2015 by Angela Thompson

If human beings were to disappear tomorrow, the world would go on with little change. Gaia, the totality of life on Earth, would set about healing itself and return to the rich environmental states of a few thousand years ago. … Continue reading →

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Trial access to The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection

Posted on 27th May 2015 by wordpress

Queen’s University Belfast has set up trial access to The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection until the end of 2015. This collection provides access to over 1,500 online seminar style talks presented by many of the world’s leading experts, including a … Continue reading →

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Your guide to RCUK Open Access funding

Posted on 18th May 2015 by Mark Bennett

Are you RCUK funded? RCUK requires that all peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers resulting from RCUK funding must be made publicly available via Open Access. This must be done via either the Green or Gold route. If you choose … Continue reading →

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Are you choosing the right journal for post-2014 REF compliance?

Posted on 30th April 2015 by wordpress

As HEFCE has mandated Green Open Access for the next REF, it is important to choose the right journal for you. Most journals from major publishers permit authors to deposit an accepted manuscript version (post-print) of their article into an … Continue reading →

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Wireless Campus Project

Posted on 29th April 2015 by Majella O'Neill

A state-of-the-art wireless service is being rolled out to all areas of the campus. The £1.93m Wireless Campus Project will be mostly completed by December 2015, with over 2,000 new wireless access points installed.   The project is part of … Continue reading →

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Library achieves Customer Services Excellence

Posted on 20th April 2015 by Borrower Services

Library Services has now achieved certification against the Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Standard following an accreditation visit in March. We are delighted with the outcome and very grateful to colleagues and customers who helped in any way, especially those who … Continue reading →

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Book Availability Survey – Thank You!

Posted on 20th April 2015 by Diarmuid Kennedy

Thanks to everyone who completed the recent book availability survey – your input and time is greatly appreciated.  Congratulations to Nur who won the Amazon voucher. We are working through the data, but the good news is that 87% of … Continue reading →

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African American Periodicals (1825-1995) – Trial Access

Posted on 2nd March 2015 by Diarmuid Kennedy

African American Periodicals, 1825-1995, features more than 170 wide-ranging periodicals by and about African Americans. Published in 26 states, the publications include academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations bulletins, annual reports and other genres. These diverse periodicals—which … Continue reading →

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