Blog closing from July 31st 2020

Please note- this blogger account will close on 31st July 2020 as TU Dublin Library Services merge and migrate to Grangegorman.

To keep updated on Library news and resources, please use our new subject specific blogs attached to our LibGuides: https://www.dit.ie/library/subjects/.

Currently there is a new blog and subject news update attached to our Chemistry, Biomedical Science, Physics and Energy Engineering LibGuides.

Thank you.

TU Dublin Library Services, Kevin Street

Web of Science platform : possible intermittent access on July 30th

All Web of Science products are scheduled for maintenance on Thursday, July 30th from 11am to 11pm GMT.
During this time access may be intermittent. Apologies for any inconvenience.

How to select a book for the Click and Collect service

The  Click and Collect service to staff and students will begin on Tuesday 4th August. 

 For more information see the TU Dublin LibGuide at

 https://tudublin.libguides.com/c.php?g=679031&p=4881470

Click and Collect service commencing on 4th August

For more information and a short video 'How to' guide please see the new TU Dublin Library 

Click and Collect LibGuide at 

https://tudublin.libguides.com/c.php?g=679031&p=4881470

NEW: Web of Science free webinars for researchers:in July and August: Optimise Web of Science for quicker discovery, earlier research analysis and better collection management.

Web of Science Solution Specialists are delivering a series of open webinars throughout July and August to help you optimise your Web of Science journey.

Please take a look at the description and register for one of six sessions. All sessions are the same, pick the date that suits you best. All sessions will be recorded. If you are unable to you once the webinars are over.

Title: Optimise  your Web of Science journey for quicker discovery, earlier research analysis and better collection management.

If you are unable to attend on any of the dates, please register for just one of the sessions and a copy will be made available to you after that session.. 

Duration: 60 min approx.

Delivery: Online using Webex. Registration required.

Description:  In this session  specialists will teach you the tips and tricks that will help you master the tools that accompany you on your research journey.

•             efficient searching across different databases and staying up to date with powerful alerts

•             instant access to Full Text via the free Kopernio plugin

•             identifying collaborators and funding sources

•             monitoring Open Access research

•             discovering experts in a field with Author Search and consolidation with the free Publons platform

•             identifying impactful journals in your field with publisher neutral metrics 

• Session 1: 21^st July at 11am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e0b861b2e4486a4df507a5798fb3fce01

• Session 2: 29^th July at 11am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=ed0f8d263513001399543264fc22aa6b9

• Session 3: 4^th August at 10am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb8686a3af04a3acad2706e62d7ec5a5b

• Session 4: 12^th August at 10am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e90344b284c49eb12d3ee64d81e4170eb

• Session 5: 18^th August at 9am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e7f7cdb1213a587541510886d449a8ced

• Session 6: 25^th August at 9am (London) REGISTER

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/clarivatesupport/onstage/g.php?MTID=e871f6498a2532d7532af9650b2797efe

New science eBooks: a selection just in for July

The following e-books are now available : they can be found at http://www.dit.ie/library/search/searchebooks/#d.en.167065

 or via the TU Dublin library catalogue and doing a title or an author search and following the e-book link

Burton's microbiology for the health sciences / Paul G. Engelkirk.  Jones & Bartlett, 2020

Human molecular genetics 5 / Tom Strahan. CRC Press. 2019.

Principles of cell biology / George Plopper. Jones & Bartlett. 2020.

The Immunoassay handbook / David Wild. Elsevier Science, 2013.

Practical bioinformatics / Michael Agostino. Taylor & Francis, 2013.

Principles of biomedical ethics / Tom L. Beauchamp. Oxford University Press, 1979.

Diagnostic cytopathology / Gabrileja Kocjan. Churchill Livingstone, 2013.

Practical transfusion medicine / Michael F. Murphy.  Wiley, 2017.

Lewin's genes 12 / Jocelyn Krebs.  Jones & Bartlett, 2017.