Keyword: information resources

Library acquires e-books, including course books, in multiple ways and acquisition models. Some books are acquired permanently for the library's collections. However, some are later removed due to the acquisition method and the agreement terms between publishers and aggregators. Requests made by customers are taken into account, but availability and the price set their own limits also to the ways e-books can be used. 

In Turku University Library, you can read expatriate Finnish newspapers that describe the everyday life of Finnish immigrants in the 1800s and 1900s. There are more than 100 newspapers available from around the world. 

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.

Start your Thursday morning with the library's insights on information resources! The library has a comprehensive range of high-quality resources to support research, teaching and learning in the scientific community. During September and October 2024, we will offer information sessions on our selected resources and open access publishing. Join us and find out more!

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.