Category Archives: News & Updates

Survey on Student Induction to the McClay Library 2013 – You Said, We Did!

During September 2013 almost 4,000 new students participated in induction talks and library tours. In order to evaluate the impact of these sessions and identify any potential adjustments required to the format, an online survey was carried out in November … Continue reading

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New Medical and Life Science E-Journal Subscriptions

This year, the Library has subscribed to over 2,500 new electronic journals. Click here for a list of new e-journals that are likely to be of interest to health and life science students and staff. If you have any questions about accessing … Continue reading

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Oncology and Clinical Chemistry E-Books

Based in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology? Click here for details of e-books on the topics of oncology and clinical chemistry that are available from the university Library. If you have any questions about e-books, or other … Continue reading

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Heritage of the Printed Book Database (HPB) now available

Access to the HPB Database is now available via the library catalogue: The HPB Database (previously called the Hand Press Book Database) is a steadily growing collection of files of catalogue records from major European and North American research libraries … Continue reading

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Wiley Open Access Account

The Library has set up a Wiley Open Access Account which enables RCUK-funded authors at Queen’s to receive a 25% discount on open access publication fees for Wiley journals.  This account is the latest of a number of prepayment and … Continue reading

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Drama Online – Trial Access Now Available

The library has  recently begun a trial of Drama Online. All staff and students with an interest in drama are invited to have a look at this resource. Drama Online introduces new writers alongside the most iconic names in playwriting history, providing contextual and … Continue reading

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Current access to an additional 2,600 journals from Queen’s subscriptions

We have been able to subscribe to a number of publisher collection deals increasing current access by approximately 2,600 titles from January this year. The journal titles are from the publishers Oxford University Press, Springer, Taylor & Francis and Duke … Continue reading

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Exciting new databases in Creative Arts

International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text Indexing and abstracts for several hundred international music periodicals, along with full text for more than 140 of the indexed journals. International Index to Performing Arts Full Text Indexing and abstracts for more … Continue reading

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New Year, New Medical E-Books

We are pleased to announce that QUB library has purchased 3 key titles, which feature on multiple reading lists, as in perpetuity e-books from the supplier 123Library. These e-books are accessible to Queen’s students and staff via QCat Discover. The … Continue reading

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Book Availability Survey

The library is running a book availability survey this week – it consists of 5 quick questions and shouldn’t take more than 3 minutes to complete.  Your co-operation is really appreciated and the results will be used to help improve … Continue reading

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