The Turku University Library has acquired Keenious, an AI-based search tool that offers a completely new approach to information retrieval. Keenious allows you to search for sources based on text, not keywords. The tool is suitable for use across all disciplines and works both in a web browser and as an add-on to Word’s word processor.
When all the course books are on loan and the exam is approaching, good advice is needed. Here is something you can do before the exam.
OECD iLibrary content has been Open Access since 1 July 2024.
The European Commission has published guidelines on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in research. University of Turku policy on AI as part of the research encourages the use of AI applications in both research and related processes. Agreements for licensed resources acquired by the library have also gradually begun to include AI clauses, which impose their own restrictions on the use of AI tools.
What is beauty and what makes a book beautiful? This spring, you'll find selected works from the library collections on display in the exhibition cases of all library units. The exhibitions showcase beauty from different perspectives - from intellectually and visually beautiful works to those awarded for their beauty. Do you agree? Stop by the library units, take a look at the cases, and explore what the library collections have to offer!
The library has signed two new open access publishing agreements for the University of Turku with publishers of medical journals. In addition, the agreement from last year with the Radiological Society of North America, allowing for publishing in the publisher's four journals, has been extended until the end of 2024. The agreements provide authors with the opportunity for free open access publishing.
Artstor is a database of over 2 million images from museums, archives, scholars and artists. The purpose of its use is teaching and research and it provides tools for watching, mastering and presenting images. In 2024 Artstor will move to JSTOR platform.
The FinELib Consortium for acquisition of e-resources is still in the middle of negotiations with several publishers of scientific journals. Apart from the journals of the ACS, users can so far read the newest journals of these publishers although the new agreements are not finished yet. During the negotiations, open access publishing varies by publisher.
Negotiations between the FinELib Consortium for acquisition of e-resources and seven scientific journal publishers are still going on. Different publishers are at different stages – some progress is promising but it is still uncertain whether agreements will be concluded.
There is a new wait list feature in ProQuest’s Ebook Central ebook database. This gives you a chance to place a hold if one-user or three-user book is in use.