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Film of the Week: “Isle of dogs” by Wes Anderson

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American stop-motion animation in which future Japan sees itself overrun by packs of dogs which are beginning to spread disease to humans.

“A mayor’s solution is to exile every dog to an island filled with toxic waste and rubbish, where they will live out their days away from civilisation. When a young boy is devastated to find his dog is missing, he flies a plane to the island where he enlists the help of its inhabitants to track him down. As the dogs become frustrated with their new home, they formulate a plan to get off the island and back to the mainland.”

Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2018
Call Number: 2.3 ISL 3

Période d’examens / Exam period

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Du 26 novembre au 21 décembre, la Bibliothèque étend ses horaires (période d’examens) :

  • Lundi – vendredi : 8 h – 23 h
  • Samedi : 9 h – 23 h
  • Dimanche : 9 h – 19 h (Accès réservé à la communauté IHEID)

Library opening hours from 26 November to 21 December (exam period):

  • Monday – Friday: 8 am – 11 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am – 11 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am – 7 pm (Access for the Graduate Institute only)

Illustration: pixabay, CC0 (Creative Commons)

A new guide on Impact Metrics

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Following our blog articles on bibliometrics and their major applications, our specialist librarians Isabelle Vuillemin-Raval and Linda Leger have prepared a full guide on Impact Metrics.

This will help you understand:

  • Journal and article impact factors
  • Author impact factors such as G, H and i10 indexes
  • The shift towards Altmetrics
  • Why such calculations can be a bad idea

Enjoy!

Original picture: Measuring tape, by Newsong (CC0 public domain)

Book of the Week: “Kings and presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR” by Bruce Riedel

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An insider’s account of the often-fraught U.S.-Saudi relationship.

Saudi Arabia and the United States have been partners since 1943, when President Roosevelt met with two future Saudi monarchs. Subsequent U.S. presidents have had direct relationships with those kings and their successors– setting the tone for a special partnership between an absolute monarchy with a unique Islamic identity and the world’s most powerful democracy. Although based in large part on economic interests, the U.S.-Saudi relationship has rarely been smooth.

Publisher: Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2018
Call Number: 327(532/73) HEIA 121331