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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…

Did you know this about the Arcada Library?

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…

Library terms in plain talk

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…

The RFID-project is in progress!

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…

May in the library

New Libguides and tutorials

13.04.2017 Education, Research, Student Life

The library staff has been busy producing new Libguides and tutorials for you. We hope that you will enjoy them! Our family of Libguides has new members: Libguide for Ebooks. Here you can check which e-books Arcada’s students and staff have access to. You also find answers to your questions related to e-books  e.g. reading software, downloading or printing etc Libguide for Open Access (English). This guide helps Arcada’s researchers…

New Libguides and tutorials

Lyckad uppesittarkväll i biblioteket

06.04.2017 Events

Arcadas studenter hade möjlighet att delta i serviceverkstaden Uppesittarkväll tisdag 4 april. Biblioteket hade då öppet till kl 20 och under hela kvällen fanns språklärare, matematiklärare, IT-och SPSS-stöd, bibliotekspersonal, studievägledare, studiepsykolog och en amanuens på plats. Syftet med evenemanget var att erbjuda studenter hjälp och handledning med examensarbetet och andra uppgifter. Så här sa några av de studenter som deltog: Jättebra att det ordnas tillfällen som detta 🙂 Tack för…

Lyckad uppesittarkväll i biblioteket

Information search on my schedule – why should I go?

07.03.2017 Education, Research

You might think it’s boring or that it is something you already know, but those who take the class are surprised of how useful it is and how much there is to learn, and tend to recommend the class for their study mates. We share some student comments with you and tell you about the classes. When you do a Google search you end up with thousands of results/hits ……

Information search on my schedule – why should I go?

Vad tycker du?

09.02.2017 Education, Events, Student Life

Nu har du en enastående chans att bidra till en förbättring av din studiemiljö! Vi som jobbar på biblioteket behöver dina förslag på vad som kunde göra biblioteket trivsammare. Har du åsikter om t.ex. vår service, inredning, utrymmen, samlingar, undervisning, teknik eller akustik? Har du ris eller ros att dela ut, eller vill du annars bara lätta ditt hjärta om något i vår verksamhet som har glatt dig eller stört…

Vad tycker du?

What do you think?

09.02.2017 Education, Events, Student Life

Now you have a unique chance to improve your study environment! The Arcada library staff members would like to hear all your suggestions on what could make the library a more attractive place for you to study in. Do you have opinions on our service, furniture, technical equipment, collections, user education, acoustics etc? What could be improved and what in our service deserves praise or blame? Visit the library and…

What do you think?

Active trial on Nursing Reference Center Plus

01.02.2017 Education, Research

Attention, nursing students and nurses! Until April 30. 2017 Arcada library offers you an active trial on the database Nursing Reference Center Plus (EBSCO). Here you find a collection of “nursing best practices with the premier source for evidence-based information designed specifically for nurses”. You can access care plans, watch video demonstrations, strengthen your nursing skills and learn more about evidence-based nursing. Here is a short tutorial. Use this link…

Active trial on Nursing Reference Center Plus
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