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SPRING into Wiley Online Library

Published: Tue, 2013-04-23 18:53 by Tristine Blackall
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To help students and researchers familiarise themselves with the features of Wiley Online Library, the publisher is running an online quiz.

The quiz is open to all in the Asia-Pacific region, with the following prizes:

PRIZES
1st Prize - iPad mini (5 to be won)
2nd Prize - iPod Nano (5)
3rd Prize - iPod Shuffle (10)
Consolation Prize - Wireless Mouse (10)

There are eight questions, which will take no more than 20 minutes to complete. Entries with all quiz questions answered correctly will enter the lucky draw. The contest runs until May 26.

For more information and to take the quiz, click here.

Findings of the International Journal Use and Reading Patterns Survey

Published: Fri, 2013-04-12 15:46 by Tristine Blackall
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Professor Carol Tenopir will visit The University of Queensland to present her report on the Journal Use and Reading Patterns Survey, conducted in 2012.

The Survey asked questions about the reading of scholarly articles from both print and electronic sources by academic staff and undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The University of Queensland was selected as one of two Australian universities to participate in the study. The results of the study will contribute to international research on the reading of scholarly journal articles.

Date:
Monday, 22 April 2013
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room:
Library Conference Room, Level 1
UQ Location:
Duhig Building (St Lucia)

RSVP: events@library.uq.edu.au

Do you have data management issues?

Published: Tue, 2013-03-19 10:53 by Tristine Blackall
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http://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2011/08/01/why-you-need-a-data-management-plan/
This is a real example from a Cambridge University RHD Student.

Don't let it happen to you!

Come along to our
'Research Data Management: Introduction' Training Session
and learn about your responsibilities,
funder requirements,
and all the tools available at UQ
to help you with your research data management.


The session is relevant
if you haven't started collecting your data yet,
if you are in the process of collecting it,
or if you have finished collecting it -
there will be something for everyone!


Friday 5 April 2013
10.00am-11.00am

Gatton Campus Library, eZone 2


Register online at: www.library.uq.edu.au/training/

eLife - a new open access journal

Published: Fri, 2012-12-14 10:37 by Tristine Blackall
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eLife - http://elife.elifesciences.org/ - is a new open access, peer-reviewed, life sciences journal.

It contains material in the following subjects:

  • Immunology
  • Microbiology and infectious disease
  • Biophysics and structural biology
  • Genomics and evolutionary biology
  • Plant biology
  • Genes and chromosomes
  • Cell biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry
  • Human biology and medicine

If you want to get published… the journal is offering free publication, while it's being established.

EndNote X6 is now available

Published: Fri, 2012-12-07 16:29 by Tristine Blackall
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The latest EndNote version is now loaded on the library workstations.

You can also download a copy for your own computer, from the library's EndNote support page -
http://www.library.uq.edu.au/research-support/endnote.

New features include:
- an all-in-one layout
- a column to 'mark as read'
- a ratings field to rank articles
- global editing - especially useful to correct errors in sentence case in titles
- find and replace
- syncing to an online backup in EndNote Web

For more information, watch this YouTube clip - 'What's new in Thomson Reuters EndNote X6'. (6 mins)

Gatton Recreational Reading Collection

Published: Fri, 2012-11-16 16:41 by Tristine Blackall
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Now that exams are over, why not borrow some fiction to read over the holidays?

The Gatton recreational reading collection has novels and popular magazines. It is jointly funded by the library, the Gatton Halls of Residence and the Gatton Campus. The usual loan periods and quantities apply.

If you're keeping any items for the holidays, remember to renew them before they're due. You can renew your books online, through your 'My Library' record on the library's homepage - www.library.uq.edu.au.

Also, check your UQ email account regularly for notices to return any recalled items. Higher fines apply to overdue recalls, so avoid them if you can. If you're having any difficulties getting your books back to the library on time, just give us a call on 5460 1137.

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