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The Library implements LiUdesk

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From Wednesday 12 June, the Library will be using the ticket management system LiUdesk, already in use by other services at Linköping University.

When you email us as a student or employee at LiU, you will receive our reply via LiUdesk. Via email, you will receive a link to your LiUdesk ticket, where you log in with your LiU-ID to see and reply to the message. Users outside of LiU will receive their reply directly via email.

The transition to LiUdesk will improve information security and the handling of tickets, and will harmonize library routines with those of other LiU services.

A new library chat is under procurement. The new online chat will be implemented after the summer break.

Contact the Library

biblioteket@liu.se

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Summer at the Library

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Linköping University Library wish you happy summer! Here are some tips for the summer and information about library services during the summer period:

From 27 May to 31 July, the loan period for books is extended. All standard loan items borrowed during this period will get the due date 21 August, provided there is no reservation on the item, in which case the loan period will be one week as usual.

If you are thinking about which books to read this summer, you can find recommendations for summer reading with the book exhibit on the theme “Artificial Intelligence – Teachings from Science Fiction” on the third floor in Studenthuset at Campus Valla.

Library opening hours during summer can be found in the following overview. Please note that Campus Norrköping Library is closed between 22 July and 4 August. Self-service hours are on hiatus between 8 June and 18 August.

Medical Library is closed from 22 July to 4 August, and there are no self-service hours between 8 June and 25 August.

More about self-service hours

The Library’s interlibrary loan service will be closed for two weeks, between 15 July and 28 July. Interlibrary loan requests will not be processed during this period and Linköping University Library will not be able to deliver interlibrary loans to other libraries.

Library at liu.se

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Library opening hours summer 2024

During summer 2024, the libraries at Campus Norrköping, University Hospital Campus and Campus Valla have the following opening hours:

Campus Norrköping Library

Regular opening hours to 8 June with the following exceptions:
National day of Sweden 6 June: Closed
Friday 7 June: 9.00-15.00

8 June – 21 July

Monday – Friday: 12.00-16.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Midsummer’s Eve 21 June

Closed

22 July – 4 August

Monday – Sunday: Closed

5 – 18 August

Monday – Friday: 12.00-16.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Regular opening hours from 19 August

Self-service hours

No self-service hours at Campus Norrköping Library 8 June – 18 August

Medical Library

Regular opening hours to 8 June with the following exceptions:
National Day of Sweden 6 June: Closed
Friday 7 June: 9.00-15.00

8 June – 21 July

Monday – Friday: 10.00-14.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Midsummer’s Eve 21 June

Closed

22 July – 4 August

Monday – Sunday: Closed

5 – 25 August

Monday – Friday: 10.00-14.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Regular opening hours from 26 August

Self-service hours

No self-service hours at Medical Library 8 June – 25 August

Valla Library – library enquiy desk, third floor

Regular opening hours to 8 June with the following exceptions:
National Day of Sweden 6 June: Closed
Friday 7 June: 9.00-15.00

8 June – 11 August

Monday – Friday: 12.00-16.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Midsummer’s Eve 21 June

Closed

25 – 26 July

Closed

12 – 18 August

Monday – Friday: 10.00-16.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Regular opening hours from 19 August

Valla Library – library stacks, first floor

Regular opening hours to 8 June with the following exceptions:
National Day of Sweden 6 June: Closed
Friday 7 June: Closed

8 June – 11 August

Monday – Friday: 12.00-16.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Midsummer’s Eve 21 June

Closed

25 – 26 July

Closed

12 – 18 August

Monday – Friday: 10.00-16.00
Saturday – Sunday: Closed

Regular opening hours from 19 August

Library chat and email

The library chat is offline from 6 June. When we open again in the autumn, the library chat will have a new design. During the summer, you can reach us via email: biblioteket@liu.se

Summer at the Library

Read about library services during the summer in the following blog post.

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Register your research data in DiVA

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Did you know that you can register your open research data in DiVA, LiU’s institutional repository? When uploading research data in a repository such as Zenodo and Figshare, you can also register metadata about your data sets in DiVA.

Registration is easy, and the Library can help you if you need advice. By registering your research data in DiVA, information about your data sets will be visible next to your publications, which will increase both the visibility and searchability of your research data.

If you have any questions about registering data sets in DiVA, you are welcome to email us at ep@ep.liu.se

By: Elisavet Koutzamani, bibliometric analyst, Linköping University Library

More about registering in DiVA

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What is open science?

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Open science is a buzzword – especially among policymakers. We read about it it in the two latest government bills on research, we read about it it in UNESCO’s declaration on open science. We also see open science in everyday life, but we usually don’t refer to it as “open science”: researchers publish articles and books open access and share research data for scrutiny and reuse. Already today, open science is (partly) something we do, not just talk about.

Open science is an umbrella term that often includes components such as open access, open data, open educational resources, and citizen science. Step by step, universities and other public authorities facilitate the opening of these components so that researchers can open up their research processes. But open science can also be seen as something larger, where the goal is a society characterized by open science. A society with open science could lead to benefits. Researchers could benefit from increased collaboration and more swiftly building upon each other’s work (as it becomes easier and more efficient to stand on the shoulders of giants).

However, even if it research is open, this does not entail that it is usable and possible to understand. Eliminiating paywalls is far from enough. Other conditions must be met for research to be actually reusable. The dream of open science is beautiful, but it also places demands on us—whether we are researchers or not. Open Access Week can be a way to go beyond the nice words in policy documents and everyday openness to reflect on what is needed for science to lead to real benefits outside academia.

Written by Johanna Nählinder, research support coordinator Linköping University Library