Thursday 25 January 2018

Focus On: Lexis UK #notfakenews #askus



All language students and staff should check out the Kevin Street Library guide to Nexis UK.  Nexis UK is an excellent database which provides full text access to a wide range of newspapers etc from around the world including Die Zeit and Le Figaro.  We have produced a brief user guide to this resource which is available here.

Access the database via the DIT library website.

Contact us at 01-4024894, kst.library@dit.ie or @KevinStLibrary for more information.

Tuesday 23 January 2018

Focus On: Finding Information for Final year projects and Assignments #askus #finditfaster

It's that time of year again, exams are over and student focus moves to drafting and presenting versions of a final year project before the final sumission at the end of the semester.  Here are some information resource tips to help you along the way:

Subject specific resources for assignments
eBooks
Subject databases and journals
eDissertations

Thursday Tutorials (small groups or one-to-one)
Student Group Study Rooms
Laptop Loans (short or long loans available)

EndnoteBasic Reference Manager
Datapac printing and copying

Have a question on any of the above? Contact us at 01-4024894, kst.library@dit.ie or @KevinStLibrary

Monday 22 January 2018

Update re. PubMed database content for biomedical science students and researchers

If you regularly access the PubMed database for assignments or research purposes please be aware that due to the government shutdown in the US the information on the PubMed website may not be as current you'd expect. Updates will be made available on the site - please see the latest one below:

Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted.
The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.
Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at USA.gov.