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Reading Lists Reminder for Teaching Staff

Posted on 21st July 2010 by wordpress

Have you sent your Semester 1 reading lists to your Subject Librarian yet? The Library needs to know which books you will be recommending during the next academic year to ensure that they are in stock and that there are … Continue reading →

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REAXYS – a new Chemistry database

Posted on 30th June 2010 by wordpress

Good news for all those interested in any aspect of Chemistry. We now have access to Reaxys, www.reaxys.com, the fully web-based, updated version of the Crossfire database, but with a simpler, more streamlined interface. Reaxys is an extensive repository of … Continue reading →

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Search from anywhere with IEEE Xplore Mobile

Posted on 25th June 2010 by wordpress

IEEE Xplore Mobile allows you to search over two million IEEE and IET journal articles and conference papers using any web-enabled mobile device. You can conduct a basic search and then refine it by searching within the results or by using … Continue reading →

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Searching Library Resources for Literature Review: Science and Engineering

Posted on 22nd June 2010 by wordpress

5.45 pm to 7.45 pm Thursday 8th July 2010 Training Room One in The McClay Library This training course, which complements ‘How to Write a Literature Review’ run by the Learning Development Service, explores how to make the best use … Continue reading →

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New OvidSP

Posted on 4th June 2010 by Majella O'Neill

A new OvidSP interface is will be released in June 2010.  The OvidSP interface hosts such databases as Medline, Embase, IPA, Maternity & Infant Care and HMIC.  You can already try the new OvidSP by clicking on the Try it … Continue reading →

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RefWorks 2.0 launched

Posted on 25th May 2010 by wordpress

RefWorks 2.0 is now available at Queen’s and will run in parallel with RefWorks Classic for the next few months. The new interface uses intuitive Web 2.0 conventions and has a more visually-appealing layout, retaining all the functions that you are used to but … Continue reading →

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Literary Reference Center Trial Access

Posted on 4th May 2010 by Diarmuid Kennedy

“EBSCO’s Literary Reference Center™ databases provide users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. These full-text databases combine information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals, and original … Continue reading →

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Illustrated London News Historical Archive – Trial Access

Posted on 23rd April 2010 by Diarmuid Kennedy

From now until May 31st QUB have access to the Illustrated London News Historical Archive.  The Illustrated London News Historical Archive makes available for the first time online the complete searchable facsimile run of the the entire run on the Illustrated … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 and article requesting fault

Posted on 21st April 2010 by Jacqueline McCurry

It seems that the inter-library loan article requesting service does not work properly with the Windows 7 operating system.  The article details are not transmitted to library staff who are therefore unable to process the request. Until the problem has been … Continue reading →

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Past Masters Trial (includes Yeats letters)

Posted on 20th April 2010 by Diarmuid Kennedy

InteLex Corporation’s PAST MASTERS series encompasses the world’s largest collection of full-text electronic editions in philosophy. The series also includes significant collections in political thought, religious studies, sociology, the history of science, economics, literature and classics. A free trial to … Continue reading →

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