Due to an essential book stock move weekly loan books between class numbers 658.30072 and 658.823 will not be available on Thursday 2nd or Friday 3rd September. If you require any weekly loan textbooks from this area please contact the BASE for assistance.
In response to student feedback Level 4 of the Library has been transformed into a haven of quiet study and is now a silent study zone. There are individual study desks lining the wall or for those who prefer to spread out a large boardroom style table. The existing PCs have been moved to other floors so no study space is lost. We are always interested in student feedback – please use the Your Views service or ask for a form at The Base on Level 0, Saltire Centre.
We have changed the library web page to include a colourful tag cloud. Just click on a heading to go to the web page!
No need to search for enlightenment, it is all on the frequently asked questions blog at http://caledonianblogs.net/libraryfaqs/ Tell us what you think of it!
We have updated our home page and subject guides pages to make them less cluttered. We are now using drop-down menus to allow you to jump straight to the page you need. We’d like to know what you think! Please let us know by using your views or emailing nmchhscliaison@gcu.ac.uk
Your views on open access publishing are needed!
The SOAP Project (*), funded by the European Commission, would like to announce the release of an online survey to assess researchers’
experiences with open access publishing. This survey aims to inform the most comprehensive analysis of attitudes to open access publishing to date and is seeking views from a wide a range of interested parties. It is primarily aimed at active researchers in public and private organizations, from all fields of the research in the sciences and humanities and focuses on publication of research articles in (open
access) peer-reviewed journals.
If you would like to contribute to shaping the public discourse on open access, please visit http://surveymonkey.com/soap_survey_d. It should take 10-15 minutes to complete.
The survey outcome will be made public and the resulting insights as well as recommendations will be openly shared with the European Commission, publishers, research funding agencies, libraries and researchers.
Thanks in advance,
the SOAP Project Team
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If GCU students turn up at a GG&C library with their matric cards, whilst they are on placement (they must be on NHS GG&C placement and be able to prove it if challenged eg give ward details), read the terms and conditions and sign in, they will be logged onto a computer by a member of library staff. They won’t be able to print or downlaod (even onto a USB stick) but they can access email and email stuff to themselves and access any Blackboard. When they’ve finished they will have to tell a member of staff who will note the time, so that staff can monitor access. You still won’t be able to borrow books and this is a temporary measure, but the idea is eventually that all students on NHS placements will be issued with temporary logins by IT.
About to leave GCU and worried about all the references you have collected? We now have the RefWorks alumni service which will allow you to keep using RefWorks after you have graduated. Instructions on how to set up your free account are on our RefWorks FAQ page.
We have launched a new research blog. We aim to fill it with news of upcoming workshops, useful resources and research tips. We also want to hear from your researchers – you have been very quiet out there!