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Main Library Top floor refurbishment

Top floor refurbishment architects impression. Illustration only. Study booths on right, wooden detailing, Open study desks on left. Bookshelves. Green / grey carpeting. purple end wall.

The Main Library Top floor refurbishment is due to start at the end of May,  ( see reminder from   UEG in 3 – Monday 10 April ,  and other communications from the LLC to Schools ).  Plans were devised after  consultation with University staff  & students on the type of space & facilities that would…Continue Reading Main Library Top floor refurbishment

Levelling up access to data: University of Dundee one of first in Scotland to get a SafePod

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University of Dundee SafePod now open On Friday 25th February, the Dundee SafePod situated within the Main Library was opened by Professor John Rowan, Vice-Principal for Research, Knowledge Exchange & Wider Impact.  The event attendees included researchers, professional services supporting research and external partners including the Manager and the Director of the SafePod Network and…Continue Reading Levelling up access to data: University of Dundee one of first in Scotland to get a SafePod

Happy New Year from LLC Research Services!

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Happy New Year! LLC Research Services would like to wish all our colleagues at the University a very Happy New Year. We hope you enjoyed a restful, festive holiday and are now looking forward to the new year ahead. Last year presented challenges to everyone but our team was determined to improve our existing services…Continue Reading Happy New Year from LLC Research Services!

It’s International Open Access Week – find out about the new UoD Open Access journal in this guest blog from Professor Divya Jindal-Snape

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Launch of the open access International Journal of Educational and Life Transitions (IJELT) Transformative Change: Educational and Life Transitions (TCELT) research centre is an international, interdisciplinary centre. TCELT’s vision is to have an impact on international research, policy and practice in the context of educational and life transitions, and their implications for well-being through an…Continue Reading It’s International Open Access Week – find out about the new UoD Open Access journal in this guest blog from Professor Divya Jindal-Snape

Black History Month II – Diversity Initiative reading list & Displays in Main Library

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Diversity Initiative – Black History Month resource list Two student societies – The Diversity Initiative  (TheDiversityInitiative@dundee.ac.uk)  and Afromedics  (AfroMedics@dundee.ac.uk) – have used our resource/reading list software (which powers module resource/reading lists)  to compile an annotated reading & viewing  list called Diversity Initiative- Black History Month containing  ‘a collection of fiction and factual texts and some…Continue Reading Black History Month II – Diversity Initiative reading list & Displays in Main Library

Black History Month

October is ‘Black History month’ allowing a focus on resources related to Black History – see the  Black History Month Scotland  site for information  relating to Scotland,  the UK Black History Month website  and  have a look at this clip on ‘The Social ‘ from BBC Scotland, introducing ‘Black History month’. Online University of Dundee…Continue Reading Black History Month

CLA Royalties Data Collection Exercise – Photocopying, University of Dundee 20th September – 5th November 2021

  CLA Royalties  Data Collection Exercise – Photocopying University of Dundee, 20 September – 5 November 2021 We (the University) hold a licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) which allows us to photocopy and scan extracts from published works for use in teaching (either in class or as course packs sent out to students)….Continue Reading CLA Royalties Data Collection Exercise – Photocopying, University of Dundee 20th September – 5th November 2021

Highlighting COVID-19 related research at the University of Dundee

A new feature has been implemented on the Discovery Research Portal, which highlights research related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. A clickable banner has been added, which provides access to COVID-19 related research and expertise from within the University, including profiles of researchers, details of research outputs, activities, and funded projects….Continue Reading Highlighting COVID-19 related research at the University of Dundee

LLC&CI Scholarly Resources for 20/21

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The Library & Learning Centre and Culture & Information are working to increase the provision of online resources for blended module delivery and to create new routes to physical resources in the run up to 20/21. This is a complex mix including system updates, national procurement frameworks, reviews of existing provision, return to campus processes,…Continue Reading LLC&CI Scholarly Resources for 20/21