If you are a nursing student at Abertay you can use the NHS elibrary, now renamed Knowledge Network.
This gives you access to many additional journals and e-books, and databases such as CINAHL (Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), as well as specialist portals, guidelines, and patient information.
Abertay Library is open until 19.50 on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the end of July. Full opening hours on the Library web page https://portal.abertay.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/Library
Using ScienceDirect off campus
Check out this video covering how to log in to Science Direct from off campus https://portal.abertay.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/Library/selfhelp/helpfindinginfo/sciencedirectoffcampus.swf
There are links to it from all the subject guides on the Library web page.
There are links to it from all the subject guides on the Library web page.
Access the Abertay network from other Universities
Students and staff can now use the eduroam service to access the Abertay network from 100s of Higher Education institutions across the UK and overseas. Eduroam will make it easier to work on the move, whether you are a student on vacation or a member of staff visiting another University.
Eduroam is a free wireless Internet service that allows you to log in to your home network, from any participating institution, using your network username and password. You will have access to the Internet, Portal, email, library resources, files via WebVPN, etc.
Eduroam will work with a laptop or other mobile device such as an iPhone or iPod. You will have to configure your laptop/mobile devide in advance. Help and instructions are available on the IS Service Desk Eduroam page.
Go to the ja.net site for a map of locations and a list of participating institutions.
Eduroam is a free wireless Internet service that allows you to log in to your home network, from any participating institution, using your network username and password. You will have access to the Internet, Portal, email, library resources, files via WebVPN, etc.
Eduroam will work with a laptop or other mobile device such as an iPhone or iPod. You will have to configure your laptop/mobile devide in advance. Help and instructions are available on the IS Service Desk Eduroam page.
Go to the ja.net site for a map of locations and a list of participating institutions.
Taylor & Francis e-books trial
We have arranged a trial of Taylor & Francis e-books for 1 month until 20 May.
You can access the eBook trial at http://uabertay.etailer.dpsl.net.
Contact the librarians for a password - infodesk@abertay.ac.uk
If you have any feedback on the trial - coverage, ease of use, etc, please let us know.
You can access the eBook trial at http://uabertay.etailer.dpsl.net.
Contact the librarians for a password - infodesk@abertay.ac.uk
If you have any feedback on the trial - coverage, ease of use, etc, please let us know.
Writing up your Honours dissertation?
Information on formatting here.
Information on Harvard referencing here. Don't forget the Library dropins for individual advice - Wednesdays 11.00-13.00 in the Training Suite on level 2, and IT dropins Wednesdays 12.00-14.00, same place.
Information on binding here.
Information on Harvard referencing here. Don't forget the Library dropins for individual advice - Wednesdays 11.00-13.00 in the Training Suite on level 2, and IT dropins Wednesdays 12.00-14.00, same place.
Information on binding here.
Students in Higher Education Institutions 2008/09
HESA (Higher Education Statistics Agency) publishes 'Students in Higher Education Institutions' annually. There is a copy in the Library, in the Pamphlets section at 378 STU, but check the contents here.
Need to request a book that is out on loan?
Have a look at this video demo to see how to do it...
https://portal.abertay.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/Library/selfhelp/helpusinglibraryservices/requestingitems.swf
https://portal.abertay.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/Library/selfhelp/helpusinglibraryservices/requestingitems.swf
Survey Question Bank
http://www.surveynet.ac.uk/sqb/qb/
The databank holds the questionnaires, in PDF format, from a range of major UK social surveys including for example the Scottish Health Survey, the British Crime Survey, and National Diet and Nutrition Surveys.
The databank holds the questionnaires, in PDF format, from a range of major UK social surveys including for example the Scottish Health Survey, the British Crime Survey, and National Diet and Nutrition Surveys.
Springer e-books trial
As part of Abertay's SHEDL agreement we have been given 6 months trial access to around 16,000 Springer e-books across all disciplines.
Access Springer Link from the Library Resources A-Z web page https://portal.abertay.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/Library/find/ResourcesA-Z
To browse books, select Subject Collection (xxx) then Content Type/Books then Language/English. Then just search for your topic "within these results".
Please give any feedback give about its usefulness for your subject areas to infodesk@abertay.ac.uk
Access Springer Link from the Library Resources A-Z web page https://portal.abertay.ac.uk/portal/page/portal/Library/find/ResourcesA-Z
To browse books, select Subject Collection (xxx) then Content Type/Books then Language/English. Then just search for your topic "within these results".
Please give any feedback give about its usefulness for your subject areas to infodesk@abertay.ac.uk
Electronic reference books - Credo Reference
Did you know that the Library subscribes to a collection of 100 electronic reference books from a variety of publishers?
Sample titles are Cambridge World History of Food, Business German Dictionary, Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, and Collins Dictionary of Biology.
See the whole list here.
You may need to log in using your University login details. If you are working off campus, look for the list of institutions and find University of Abertay Dundee.
Sample titles are Cambridge World History of Food, Business German Dictionary, Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, and Collins Dictionary of Biology.
See the whole list here.
You may need to log in using your University login details. If you are working off campus, look for the list of institutions and find University of Abertay Dundee.
Suggesting a book for the Library
If there is a book you think we should have but don't - then tell us about it.
You can link to a suggestion form from the front page of the Library catalogue at http://catalogue.abertay.ac.uk/ or directly here.
You can link to a suggestion form from the front page of the Library catalogue at http://catalogue.abertay.ac.uk/ or directly here.
Library dropin sessions
If you need help with referencing, researching or finding books, e-books and journal articles for your coursework, come along to a drop-in session with your questions. Every Wednesday from 3rd February to the end of Semester. 11am-1pm. IT Training Suite, Level 2, Library.
Suggesting a book for the library
If there is a book you think we should have but don't - then tell us about it.
You can link to a suggestion form from the front page of the Library catalogue at http://catalogue.abertay.ac.uk/ or directly here.
You can link to a suggestion form from the front page of the Library catalogue at http://catalogue.abertay.ac.uk/ or directly here.
Trial of new features in library catalogue
Search and view records in Abertay library catalogue
Update 31 March - Trial now ended - you can still tell us what you thought!
Update 31 March - Trial now ended - you can still tell us what you thought!
SPSS in the Library
From this afternoon SPSS v.17 will be installed in IT Cluster 4A as well at IT Cluster 1A.
Please let us know if you are still having problems accessing a PC with SPSS installed.
Please let us know if you are still having problems accessing a PC with SPSS installed.
Short loan borrowing over Christmas
Short loans can be borrowed for the duration of the Christmas vacation - from Friday 18th December at 10.00 until Wednesday 6th January at 10.00.
You can book up to 2 short loans for the Christmas period from today.
You can book up to 2 short loans for the Christmas period from today.
Drop-in sessions
Need help with Referencing or researching information for your coursework? Come to one of our last few drop-in sessions!
Where?
IT Training Suite, Level 2, Library
When?
Friday 27th November, 12-2pm
Wednesday 2nd December, 11-1pm
Friday 4th December, 12-2pm
Come for as little or as long as you like.
5 minutes may be all that you need
Where?
IT Training Suite, Level 2, Library
When?
Friday 27th November, 12-2pm
Wednesday 2nd December, 11-1pm
Friday 4th December, 12-2pm
Come for as little or as long as you like.
5 minutes may be all that you need
Open Access for researchers
Interested in sharing your research outputs? The Open Access movement encourages the principle that research should be freely available online. To broaden awareness and understanding of this movement, Open Access Week is taking place from 19-23 October. An excellent website provides useful links and resources such as a very brief introduction to Open Access.
Related activities include the light-hearted competition run by Sherpa to write a haiku on 'the spirit of Open Access' and encouragement to deposit in institutional repositories by the Repositories Support Project.
Abertay Research Collections
To coincide with Open Access week, we would like to invite you to visit our new institutional repository which has been developed to increase the visibility of Abertay research. A short leaflet and more information about Abertay Research Collections (ARC) is available on the portal.
For enquiries about depositing your research in ARC, contact repository@abertay.ac.uk
Related activities include the light-hearted competition run by Sherpa to write a haiku on 'the spirit of Open Access' and encouragement to deposit in institutional repositories by the Repositories Support Project.
Abertay Research Collections
To coincide with Open Access week, we would like to invite you to visit our new institutional repository which has been developed to increase the visibility of Abertay research. A short leaflet and more information about Abertay Research Collections (ARC) is available on the portal.
For enquiries about depositing your research in ARC, contact repository@abertay.ac.uk
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