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

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.

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

Use ORCID and verify it in MinIT

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To disseminate research and make it accessible, identifiers such as doi-links for publications and ORCID for researchers are indispensable. By specifying doi-link and ORCID when you describe your research, it becomes easier to create a common thread that links different types of research results in your research process. You simply become clearer as a researcher. Today, more than 1,700 LiU researchers have an ORCID and more and more journals and research funding bodies use ORCID to identify you as a researcher.

Make sure to verify your ORCID so that you are more clearly linked to LiU! LiU now has better support to facilitate those who want to use ORCID. On the page My profile in the MinIT system you can verify your ORCID. If you do not already have an ORCID, you will have the opportunity to create one in the process. The university library will automatically be able to use your ORCID in DiVA so that you are more easily linked to your publications.

Go to MinIT to verify your ORCID – it only takes two minutes

My profile – MinIT (minit.liu.se)

More about open science

Open Access Week – programme, Linköping University Library 2023

UniSearch interface upgrade

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The library search engine UniSearch has received a new interface. Filters have been moved to directly below the search box. To find out how you can access each item, click the “Access options” button.

The new interface is fully adapted to mobile phones and tablets. Another improvement is that URLs are no longer session-specific, making it possible to save and share a record by simply copying the URL.

In UniSearch, a Discovery system provided by EBSCO, you can search for all types of material, for example scholarly articles and books in the library collections (print and electronic). You can limit your search according to categories such as peer review material and full texts. The “Concept map” feature, found via the left-hand menu, allows you to explore specific research topics.

As a student or employee at LiU, sign in with your LiU-ID to access library e-books and e-journals via UniSearch.

In the left-hand menu, there are also links to My Loans, where you manage your loans and reservations, and “Publications”, the Library’s journal’s list where you can search for journals and e-books.

En sökruta med två träffresultat.

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Coinciding with the launch of the new interface, the search box at the library web has also been given a new design:

A search box with the text "Search articles, books and more".

Test the new interface

UniSearch