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New library databases and 200 000 new e-books, just for you

27.03.2020 Student Life

Academic Search Complete – the very much appreciated database Academic Search Elite with 2,100 scientific journals has now been upgraded to Academic Search Complete with 7,300 peer reviewed journals. This is a database for all study fields at Arcada. You access ASC through Arcada Finna or Libguides Academic Search Complete is the world’s most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than…

Find open access publications: Ebooks, e-journals and theses freely accessible for you!

18.10.2019 Education, Events, Research

What is Open Access (OA)? Open access means that research results are made freely accessible in digital form, which promotes the dissemination of research results both within the scientific community and to the public at large. The reader can read free of charge, use, copy, print, and link the OA publications. Read more about Open access in the Libguide for OA. Arcada Library recommends: DOAB (Directory of Open Access…

Bland servrar och data på CSC

17.12.2018 Cooperation, Research

Bibliotekspersonal från Arcada, Hanken och Diak gjorde ett gemensamt besök på CSC (Centre for Scientific Computing), på Kägeludden i Esbo den 15 november. CSC är ett finländskt icke-vinstdrivande företag som erbjuder IT-expertis för forskning, utbildning, kultur, förvaltning och företag och sysselsätter ca 300 personer. CSC erbjuder även kurser och fortbildning i bland annat programmering och datasäkerhet för olika målgrupper. För finländska högskolebibliotek är CSC en central aktör som erbjuder serverutrymme…

Christmas Countdown

29.11.2018 Projects, Student Life

Count the number of days until Christmas with Arcada library. We want to create a Christmas atmosphere through a Padlet wall with Christmas greetings. You can write a Christmas greeting, a wish or share pictures of your Christmas decorations etc. Help us spread joy! Visit https://padlet.com/biblioteket1/MerryXmas and post your Christmas greeting!

Refworks: try the new version!

04.12.2017 Research, Student Life

Are you already familiar with ProQuest RefWorks? Refworks is a an on-line reference management system that basically allows you to import references from databases or library catalogues, save and manage references as well as insert citations as you write a document with MS Word. Refworks is available for all Arcada users. The new version of Refworks has an overall improved user interface along with a new and more functional add-in…

Coming soon: Christmas calendar by Arcada Library

27.11.2017 Events, Student Life

Follow our Christmas calendar 2017 @ArcadaLibrary starting on December 1st. We tweet every workday until Christmas.

Did you know this about the Arcada Library?

07.11.2017 Education, Student Life

You can ask for earplugs at the service desk if your neighbors are too noisy There are lockable cabinets for short term storage in the journal reading room. Perfect for storing your computer or bag while you go for lunch We offer individual consultation on information retrieval for those who need help for finding articles for their thesis. Please, fill in this form All students at Arcada are offered in-class-assignments…

Library terms in plain talk

25.10.2017 Education, Student Life

Do you feel like a fish out of water when somebody is talking about reading room copies or monographies? Learn the meaning of some strange words that might have puzzled you during your library visits: Arcada Finna – Arcada’s Library Catalogue. In Arcada Finna you’ll find all the printed materials in the Arcada library and some e-materials. E-book – electronic book, available online Elib – an e-book platform containing books…

The RFID-project is in progress!

07.06.2017 Projects

Visitors to the library have perhaps noticed that the books have been moved around and there are two strange machines beeping between the shelves. What is happening? The library is converting to a new technique called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). Every book gets its own identification-sticker which can be read off at a distance trough radio waves. What does this mean to me as a borrower? It means that lending…

May in the library

05.05.2017 Student Life

Please note some exceptions in our opening hours this month: The library is closed on the Arcada Day on Monday May 8th. Reading room copies can then be borrowed from Friday May 5th at 2:00pm until Tuesday May 9th 11:00am. The library is also closed on the Ascension Day on Thursday May 25th and on Friday May 26th. On Wednesday May 24th the library close at 4pm. Reading room copies…