Ebooks week Monday 9th to Friday 13th February 2009

The Library now has over 3,000 ebooks covering a wide range of subjects and we are promoting collection this week. Come along to the Library to see what is available, talk to your subject librarian or look at the library web-page for further information

http://www.library.qmul.ac.uk/e-resources/ebooks.htm

Online access to 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers

In addition to 19th Century British Library Newspapers, QM Library Services users now have online access to the 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers. This is the most comprehensive collection of early English newspapers, as well as pamphlets and books, from the collection of the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817). Both collections are fully searchable via the vendors search interface. A QM Athens login is required for off-campus access.

Free scanning available at all Library photocopiers

It is now possible to scan documents for free at any Library photocopier. All you need is your QMUL ID card and a USB storage device. If you need any help feel free to ask any available member of staff.

Scanning instructions for Library Photocopiers:

1. Select the USB Print & Scan tab
2. Insert USB storage device into slot - front top left of copier
3. Once device has been detected, select it using the touchscreen.
4. Press the scan button on the bottom right of the screen and start scanning by pressing the green button.
5. Once all desired pages have been scanned select the Save button and logout as normal.

More detailed scanning instructions can be found here: www.library.qmul.ac.uk/pdfs/scanning_instructions.pdf

Chance to win £200 Amazon vouchers in JISC NeBO exit survey

The JISC national e-books observatory project (NeBO) started in October 2007 and ill run to July 2009. The project is now conducting an exit survey to gather student and staff attitudes to e-books in 2009. This survey is seeking views of staff and students following the provision of e-books to all universities in the UK.

You are under no obligation to take part in this survey. Any information given will be held securely and under no circumstances will any findings be divulged other than at highly aggregated level. The survey is being conducted through a third party, Survey Monkey, and you can check their privacy policy here: www.surveymonkey.com/Monkey_Privacy.aspx

Participants in the survey will have the chance to win £200 in Amazon vouchers. To go to the Survey click here [Click here]
NeBO is currently providing universities with 36 e-books in the subject areas of:

• Business and Management
• Engineering
• Media Studies
• Medicine

For further information, please contact
Marie Montague or ext 2488

QMUL Library Services opening, Tuesday 3 February

Owing to the continued adverse weather conditions we will be CLOSING EARLY today, Tuesday 3 February.

- Main Library Mile End.: the Issue counter will close at 5 pm. the Library building will be open until 9 pm offering reference and Self Service facilities.

Any queries about the service should be directed to library-enquiries@qmul.ac.uk

- West Smithfield and Whitechapel Medical Libraries will both close at 5 pm.

Any queries about the service should be directed to medlibs@qmul.ac.uk


We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Online access to American Economic Association titles

Library Service users now have online access to all American Economic Association titles via Aytpon. The new titles American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics are available, as well as the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Please see our A-Z list of e-journals in order to access these and all other titles we subscribe to.

RIN survey about researchers' access to e-journals and other resources

Can you spare 15 minutes to answer an online survey? The survey is investigating some of the obstacles you face as a researcher when accessing licensed information resources, and how you overcome these obstacles. The survey is part of a study, commissioned by the Research Information Network (www.rin.ac.uk), to understand the nature and scale of limitations and barriers encountered by researchers when seeking to access such resources. The survey is hoping to reach as many researchers as possible, across a range of disciplines. Your input will provide vital insight to these issues and how they may be resolved going forwards. You can access the survey from 12th January here:

www.surveymonkey.com or email lburns@outsellinc.com.