Academic librarians have weird manias, and one of them is spying on researchers on Twitter. Our colleague Catherine Brendow recently came across someone complaining about “having to create a stupid ORCID just to submit a paper”. Here is why it is not just another useless administrative task, how you can have a “smart ORCID”, and why you might want to join her online presentation on December 9.
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You may already know about the Library’s recording equipment. We now introduce a new addition – a simple USB microphone which you can just plug in and record with!
Continue reading “New USB Microphone Now Available”All the news that’s fit to read: How you can access international newspapers online
Graduate Institute Students and staff commonly ask our reference service how to access the international press online. The fact is we do have subscriptions for a selection of international newspapers and magazines. Here is what you should know.
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Would you like to know whether the library can give you access to an article or book you found through Google Scholar? Here is how to set up your account to display the contents of our catalogue in your search results.
Continue reading “Get library results through Google Scholar”Zotero, an essential component of your academic toolbox
Each semester our colleague Catherine Brendow gives training sessions on Zotero attended by dozens of students. She has also written a quite comprehensive web guide to help students to use this tool. But what is Zotero and is it worth investing some time to learn how to use it? Catherine explains why it is a great tool for anyone writing essays and theses, meaning – you!
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