New Springer Journal Deal Covers Article Processing Charges (APCs)

Posted on 27th October 2015 by Open Access Team

The Library has signed a new agreement with Springer that covers all APCs for articles published in Springer Open Choice journals. See eligible journal list here

This means that you do not need to pay Springer an APC to make your article open access in a Springer Open Choice journal as the Library has already paid for it as part of this new agreement.

To make sure that you are covered by this new agreement, when your article has been accepted for publication, Springer will ask you to confirm the following:

My article has been accepted by an Open Choice eligible journal

  • I am the corresponding author (please use your institutional email address not your personal one)
  • I am affiliated with an eligible UK institution (select your institutions name)
  • My article matches one of these types: OriginalPaper, ReviewPaper, BriefCommunication or ContinuingEducation

For further information or assistance contact our Open Access Team by emailing openaccess@qub.ac.uk or check out our Open Access LibGuide.

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Forthcoming Library Courses

Posted on 21st October 2015 by Megan Corrigan

There are places available on the following courses:

  • RefWorks for the Engineering and Physical Sciences – Thursday  29th October 10am to 12pm
  • Scopus – Tuesday 3rd November 2pm – 3pm
  • Measuring Research Impact – Wednesday 4th November 10am – 11am

To register, login to Queen’s Online and click ‘Training Courses’ from the ‘Other’ section.

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Renewal of the Wellcome Trust & Charity Open Access Funding (COAF) Award

Posted on 1st October 2015 by Open Access Team

The University has received another year of funding to cover the cost of article processing charges (APCs) for journal articles that are outcomes of projects funded by the Wellcome Trust and COAF.

Parkinson’s UK has joined the COAF for the first time, one of a few changes to this year’s COAF. Breast Cancer Campaign and Breakthrough Breast Cancer have merged to form Breast Cancer Now and Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is now known as Bloodwise.

The new look Wellcome Trust and COAF consists of the following seven charities: Arthritis Research UK, Bloodwise, Breast Cancer Now, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Parkinson’s UK and The Wellcome Trust.

Funding is provided on a first-come, first served basis. If you would like to avail of this funding and find out whether you meet the requirements please click here.

For further information or assistance contact our Open Access Team by emailing openaccess@qub.ac.uk or check out our Open Access LibGuide.

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Change to Opening Hours for Medical and Biomedical Libraries

Posted on 28th September 2015 by 3041187

The Medical Library and Biomedical Library have made a change to their opening hours. Please note the hours have changed on Saturdays to open at 9.30am and close at 1.00pm. Please check the Library Opening Hours table for further details:

http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/InformationServices/TheLibrary/LibraryOpeningHours/

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How much can I borrow? – You Said, We Did!

Posted on 21st September 2015 by 3041187

Last semester as part of the Book Availability Survey 2015, we asked you about

  • the number of books you could borrow
  • how long you could borrow them for
  • the number of times you could renew your books
  • 1 week loans

Thank you to everyone who responded and we have made the following changes or commitments.

Over 50% of undergraduate students agreed that the number of books that could be borrowed met their needs. However comments indicated that some students find 10 standard or 1 week loan books are not enough to cover their needs.
You said…you wanted to be able to borrow more books.
We…increased the number of books that an undergraduate can borrow from 10 to 15.

The same frustration was felt by Taught Postgraduate students.
We…increased the number of books that a taught postgraduate student can borrow from 20 to 25.

The vast majority of respondents felt that the length of time that an item could be borrowed for was adequate to meet their needs.
We…have made no change to this but will continue to keep it under review. Changes have been made to short loan material.

You said…that you were confused about the 1 week loan type.
We…will undertake a specific review of 1 week loans in 2015-16 to see how well they work.

Some dissatisfaction was identified with the number of renewals allowed.
You said…you wanted to be able to renew items more than 5 times.
We …cannot change this at this time but will continue to keep it under review. We will promote the reservation, recall and renewal system throughout 2015-16.

Further information on how much you can borrow can be found here.

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Short Loan – NEW Loan Periods NEW Fine Rates [ You said, We did ]

Posted on 17th September 2015 by Jacqueline McCurry

Student Short Loan Survey 2015               The Outcome

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 taken onboard everything you said.                                    As a result of your feedback, we have made big changes to the loan periods and fines.

You asked for more convenient and flexible return times                                                       You dislike having to return books by 10 o’clock on a Monday morning                           We abolished specific return times                                                                                     →  All Short Loan books can now be returned at any time of the day or night on the due date.

 You said fines accumulate too quickly                                                                                      You think the overdue charges are confusing                                                                                  We abolished the hourly fine rate                                                                                   → The hourly fine rate has been replaced by a daily charge. The fine for the late return of all Short Loan items (1– Night, 2-Night and 7-Night) is now the same — £2.50 per item per day.

You asked for books in very heavy demand to be available for use only in the Library You said it’s difficult to get hold of recommended texts in time to meet deadlines          We created a Short Loan Reference category                                                                → A small number of books cannot be borrowed—they are only for use in the Short Loan area.

You said the 1-Night Loan period is too short                                                                           We discontinued 1-Night book loans                                                                                → The 1-Night books can now be borrowed for 3 days (2 nights).                                                Note that although DVDs and videos can only be borrowed for one night they may be returned at any time the following day.

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Library sessions for Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences Postgraduates

Posted on 15th September 2015 by Geraldine O'Beirn

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 for Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and Scopus

Tuesday, 6th October 2015, 15:00 to 17:00

Tuesday, 27th October 2015, 15:00 to 17:00

Monday, 23th November 2015, 10:00 to 12:30

Wednesday, 25th November 2015, 10:00 to 12:30

Friday, 27th November 2015, 10:00 to 12:30

RefWorks for QUB Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Research Students

Monday, 2nd November 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Tuesday, 3rd November 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Wednesday, 4th November 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Thursday, 5th November 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Friday, 6th November 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

RefWorks for QUB Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Postgraduate Taught and Research Students

Thursday, 8th October 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Thursday, 15th October 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Thursday, 29th October 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Thursday, 12th November 2015, 10:00 to 11:30

Questions about these sessions should be directed to Richard Fallis in the Medical Library: r.fallis@qub.ac.uk

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

Posted on 14th September 2015 by Geraldine O'Beirn

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               Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences First Years, and discover how to:

  • Find e-books using QCat Library Catalogue
  • Use QCat Article Search to read quality articles
  • Get the most out of the Library’s e-journals
  • Use Medline Basic Search to find articles on a particular topic

Tea and coffee will be provided, and a tour of the Medical Library is included.

Places at each session are limited to 20 students. To book a place at a session, visit the relevant webpage below and click Register:

October 2015
Mon 5th 10 – 11 am
Wed 7th 2 – 3 pm
Fri 9th 10 – 11 am
Mon 12th 2 – 3 pm
Wed 14th 10 – 11 am
Fri 16th 2 – 3 pm
Mon 26th 10 – 11 am
Wed 28th 2 – 3 pm
Fri 30th 10 – 11 am

November 2015
Mon 9th 10 – 11 am
Wed 11th 2 – 3 pm
Fri 13th 10 – 11 am

Where is the Medical Library? Find out here

Everyone who attends the training will be entered into a prize draw to win copies of “Oxford Handbooks Clinical Tutor Study Cards: Medicine” and “Pocket Prescriber 2014”.

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Open Access Training Courses

Posted on 8th September 2015 by Open Access Team

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 of open access and its benefits. It will also cover HEFCE’s requirements for the next REF.

How to Comply with HEFCE’s Open Access Policy for the REF

During this session we will demonstrate what you need to do in order to comply with the policy to ensure that your work is eligible for the REF. Information on how to comply with the RCUK, Wellcome Trust and Horizon 2020 Open Access Policies will also be discussed.

To register, login to Queen’s Online and click ‘training courses’ from the ‘Other’ section.  If you are a postgraduate student you may need to register by emailing pg.training@qub.ac.uk.

For further information or assistance contact our Open Access Team by emailing openaccess@qub.ac.uk or check out our Open Access LibGuide.

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Module reading lists requested

Posted on 28th August 2015 by John Knowles

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 for availability and new book orders made in time for the start of the semester, lists will need to be received by Friday 11th September.

We would encourage staff who have not already done so, to send module reading lists as soon as possible to their subject librarian.

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