Library Newsletter February 2014
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February 2014
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Annoyed by noise in the Library?
We are offering a new service for the SILENT areas of the Library (Levels 3 & 4). If you are annoyed by noise, text us and we'll send someone to help as soon as we can. We'll need a little bit of information: Text the word “noise” or whatever is bothering you (noisy headphones/eating/chatting) and the nearest table number (e.g. 3-046) to 07740 421569. If you have any questions, let us know. Email: [email protected].
Geoffrey Boulton lecture: 'Open Data and the Future of Science'
Prof. Geoffrey Boulton OBE, FRS, FRSE, General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Regius Professor Emeritus and former Vice Principal of the University of Edinburgh, will be giving a public lecture entitled 'Open Data and the Future of Science' in the Medical and Biological Sciences Building Lecture Theatre on
Wednesday 26th February at 5:15pm. All are welcome. Wine and light refreshments will be served following the lecture. The Library is proud to present this lecture and you can find more details here.
Professor Geoffrey Boulton, General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Regius Professor Emeritus University of Edinburgh Professor Boulton is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. His research is in the field of climatic and environmental change and energy. He leads the Global Change Research Group in the University of Edinburgh in the University’s School of Geosciences. He has received international and national prizes for his research, including the Lyell Medal of the Geological Society, the Kirk Bryan Medal of the Geological Society of America, the Seligman Crystal of the International Glaciological Society and the Science Medal of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland. Prof. Boulton was Chair of the Royal Society project "Science as an Open Enterprise" which was a major study on the use of scientific information as it affects scientists and society. -Anna Clements Head of Research Data and Information Services
Out with the old and in with the new! Special Collections webpages
The Special Collections Division webpages The Special Collections Division of the Library now has new and vastly improved webpages, showcasing our treasured collections of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Muniments, as well as providing a gateway to the new photographic collections webpages, which went live a year ago. Launched at the beginning of December 2013, to coincide with the opening of the new Reading Room facility at Martyrs Kirk, the new webpages are the culmination of 9 months of work by the Division, supported by the Web Team and an external web design company, E. W. Multimedia. The objective of the project was to build a platform from which to highlight the breadth of our collection strengths, as well as offering cleaner, simpler and more accessible webpages for staff, students and the public to navigate through. Central to the whole design of the project was the implementation of new functionality to improve the user experience in the ever changing web landscape. The webpages provide users with online forms from which to request research assistance or book appointments in our Reading Room, the facility to click on certain images on the page and view a higher resolution of that image, and the ability to view a true version of the webpages on multiple mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones.
High resolution image on the ‘Individual manuscripts and small collections’ page This fundamental infrastructure has allowed us to develop a whole new world that visitors to the webpages can discover. They can navigate through high resolution images of items in our collections, watch our ‘Treasures of the Library’ videos, buy our ‘600 Years of Book Collecting’ and ‘Treasures of the Library’ books, search our Rare Books, Archives and Photographic catalogues, find out about the history of the Division and the Library, as well as discover all the latest news and events the Division is either hosting or participating in. A challenging, and at times arduous, project to get off the ground, but I’m sure all will agree…it was worth it! -Kirsty Lee Archives Assistant
Journal Hosting Service launches new journal
We now have 8 journals on the University of St Andrews Library journal hosting service. The latest journal to be launched is Syria Studies, published by the University’s Centre for Syrian Studies (CSS). Syria Studies is a peer reviewed open access journal devoted to the study of contemporary Syria. It is linked from the Centre’s new website (http://css.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/online-journal/) which aims to bring knowledge and research about Syria to a wide audience. Editor-in-Chief Dr Raymond Hinnebusch was keen to see the existing print series St Andrews Papers on Contemporary Syria move to the online environment and become freely available to the public. The CSS Deputy Director for Outreach & Information Dissemination, Dr Omar Imady praised the Library
for their help and support in setting up the journal using our Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Further details are available on the Open Access blog. St Andrews staff and students interested in setting up their own open access journal can contact [email protected]. -Jackie Proven Repository Support Officer (Research publications and Open Access)
Friends of the Library lecture
Helen Vincent, Senior Rare Books Curator at the National Library of Scotland, will speak on "Jane Austen's Scottish Sisters." All are welcome, please come along to the Psychology Old Library, St Mary's Quadrangle on Thursday 20th February at
5.15pm. Full event details here.
New version of Endnote Reference Management Software now available
EndNote X7 is now available for download (University owned equipment only) from the IT Services software page and is already installed on classroom PCs. New features include enhanced PDF management, an EndNote plug-in for adding citations and references to Microsoft PowerPoint and new reference types for organizing your research material. If you want to find out more about the different reference management software packages available then check out our handy guide, ask questions at one of our drop in sessions or come along to a training event. Support and advice for Reference Management Software is provided by the Academic Liaison Team – please contact us at [email protected]. -Hilda McNae Senior Academic Liaison Librarian
Grants available to support Open Access
The Open Access support team is currently contacting Directors of Research and recipients of Research Councils UK (RCUK) grants to offer support and guidance to researchers on compliance with their funders’ open access policies. If you would like us to visit your School, Centre or Research group, please contact [email protected]. -Jackie Proven Repository Support Officer (Research publications and Open Access)
Group study rooms online again!
We've had a few problems with the online booking system for the Group Study Rooms, but these issues have now been resolved! Make a booking and find out more here.
600 Years of Book Collecting Issue 4 Astronomy & Mathematics out now!
Issue 4: Astronomy and Mathematics The fourth issue of 600 Years of Book Collecting is now on sale from the Main Library and the J. F. Allen Library. This issue, the first of this semester, looks at books from the Library’s collection which tell the story of “Astronomy & Mathematics” at St Andrews. Scholars at St Andrews have been looking to the night sky since the 15th century, and the appointment of James Gregory in 1668 as the first Regius Professor of Mathematics at St Andrews established the University as a leading scientific institution. From early copies of Euclid’s Elements to the first CD-ROMs owned by the University, the University Library supplies the books, journals and electronic resources to further mathematical and astronomical investigation within the University today. Each issue of 600 Years of Book Collecting features a full chronological listing of the entire series, and each issue also features a part of a visual timeline of the University Library’s history. At £3 each, these beautiful magazines are a great way to get excited about the Library and the University of St Andrews, recently named Scottish University of the Year 2014. -Daryl Green Rare Books Librarian (Collections Management)
New and improved Inter Library Loan service
The University Library is pleased to announce the arrival of its new and improved InterLibrary Loan (ILL) service. Information about our ILL service can be found in the subject guide: http://libguides.st-andrews.ac.uk/Inter-LibraryLoan. New features include streamlined forms which no longer have to be printed and signed. ILLs are free for University staff and students (although they cost the Library around £10 each) but there is a fine of £1 a day for late books, and a charge of £4 for renewals. ILL requests now go off much more quickly, and there is unlikely to be time to cancel a request – please do make sure you really need the book or article before you order it. Also, please check the Library catalogue, SAULCAT, before you send us the order – we
will not request items on ILL which we already hold. If you are away from the University and need a book or paper journal from our stock please see our Photocopying or Book Ordering service. -Jennifer Evetts Collections Manager
Box of Broadcasts
BoB (Box of Broadcasts) the TV and radio recording service has completed its most substantial upgrade since it began in 2009! Here are some of the improvements you can enjoy: Over 1 million TV and radio programmes, including all BBC TV and radio content, dating from 2007. An additional 13 foreign language channels. Record from an extended 30 day buffer – giving you more channels, available for longer. Display and search interactive transcripts, dynamic subtitle searches and thumbnails. Watch BoB on handheld devices. Create clips and clip compilations easily, and share programmes and playlists via Twitter, etc. Make YouTube-style comments on programmes and clips. Use the one-click citation reference, to easily cite programmes within your work, based on the BUFVC AV Citation Guidelines. We'd love to hear what you think about these changes! Also, if you have any comments about the different trial resources we offer (we've recently had a trial for Britannica Academic Edition, Photographic Youth Music Culture Archive (PYMCA), and an extension to our Electronic Enlightenment trial) please let us know. -Jean Young Electronic Resources Librarian
New book supplier for the University
2013 was a busy year for procurement in Scottish universities – the contracts for the supply of print and electronic books both came up for renewal. Following a long process, involving representatives from each university, the contracts have now been awarded, resulting in a change from the previous suppliers. The first placed supplier for both contracts is now Dawson Books. This will result in a more streamlined process, and a wider range of material being available for a better price. This also means that we will be introducing a new system for requesting items for stock. Staff in Academic Liaison are currently trialling the system, and it will be rolled out to Schools when the workflow has been successfully implemented. Full training, help and advice will be provided in due course, but if you have any queries in the meantime, please get in touch. - Aileen Cook Head of Acquisitions
Echoes from the vault
Last year was the most successful year for the Special Collection Division’s blog, Echoes from the Vault , with a total of almost 65,000 hits. The most popular post with
over 2,000 hits total was week 35 of the year-long 52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations thread, featuring Antoine Melling’s masterpiece Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore. The blog is read regularly in over 100 countries and has just recently celebrated the milestone of over 1,000 subscribed followers. Follow us this year in our adventure of recreating recipes, singing, costumes and photographs from our collection in our 52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s thread! -Daryl Green Rare Books Librarian (Collections Management)
Library drop-in sessions
Want help finding information and journal articles for an essay or with how to get the most out of SEEKER? Come along to one of our Library drop-in sessions. The drop-in sessions are held every week; book a session or just come by. We are also holding EndNote sessions, but as these are more structured, you will need to book in advance. You can book an EndNote session and have a look at the times for the drop-ins here. -Academic Liaison Subscribe to our RSS feeds for all new acquisitions: books, DVDs, etc and new items by subject .
read the Library Blog | follow on Twitter | like on Facebook
Questions: Please email [email protected] Web: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library/ Address: University of St Andrews Library, North Street, St Andrews KY16 9TR, Scotland Tel: +44 (0)1334 462283 Images: University of St Andrews, Marc Boulay, Elizabeth Andrews, Daryl Green, iStockphoto, www.morguefile.com, and Vicki Cormie. The University of St Andrews is not responsible for the content of external websites accessed via links in this e-newsletter.
Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.
February 2014
You can also view this newsletter online .
Annoyed by noise in the Library?
We are offering a new service for the SILENT areas of the Library (Levels 3 & 4). If you are annoyed by noise, text us and we'll send someone to help as soon as we can. We'll need a little bit of information: Text the word “noise” or whatever is bothering you (noisy headphones/eating/chatting) and the nearest table number (e.g. 3-046) to 07740 421569. If you have any questions, let us know. Email: [email protected].
Geoffrey Boulton lecture: 'Open Data and the Future of Science'
Prof. Geoffrey Boulton OBE, FRS, FRSE, General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Regius Professor Emeritus and former Vice Principal of the University of Edinburgh, will be giving a public lecture entitled 'Open Data and the Future of Science' in the Medical and Biological Sciences Building Lecture Theatre on
Wednesday 26th February at 5:15pm. All are welcome. Wine and light refreshments will be served following the lecture. The Library is proud to present this lecture and you can find more details here.
Professor Geoffrey Boulton, General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Regius Professor Emeritus University of Edinburgh Professor Boulton is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology. His research is in the field of climatic and environmental change and energy. He leads the Global Change Research Group in the University of Edinburgh in the University’s School of Geosciences. He has received international and national prizes for his research, including the Lyell Medal of the Geological Society, the Kirk Bryan Medal of the Geological Society of America, the Seligman Crystal of the International Glaciological Society and the Science Medal of the Institute of Contemporary Scotland. Prof. Boulton was Chair of the Royal Society project "Science as an Open Enterprise" which was a major study on the use of scientific information as it affects scientists and society. -Anna Clements Head of Research Data and Information Services
Out with the old and in with the new! Special Collections webpages
The Special Collections Division webpages The Special Collections Division of the Library now has new and vastly improved webpages, showcasing our treasured collections of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Muniments, as well as providing a gateway to the new photographic collections webpages, which went live a year ago. Launched at the beginning of December 2013, to coincide with the opening of the new Reading Room facility at Martyrs Kirk, the new webpages are the culmination of 9 months of work by the Division, supported by the Web Team and an external web design company, E. W. Multimedia. The objective of the project was to build a platform from which to highlight the breadth of our collection strengths, as well as offering cleaner, simpler and more accessible webpages for staff, students and the public to navigate through. Central to the whole design of the project was the implementation of new functionality to improve the user experience in the ever changing web landscape. The webpages provide users with online forms from which to request research assistance or book appointments in our Reading Room, the facility to click on certain images on the page and view a higher resolution of that image, and the ability to view a true version of the webpages on multiple mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones.
High resolution image on the ‘Individual manuscripts and small collections’ page This fundamental infrastructure has allowed us to develop a whole new world that visitors to the webpages can discover. They can navigate through high resolution images of items in our collections, watch our ‘Treasures of the Library’ videos, buy our ‘600 Years of Book Collecting’ and ‘Treasures of the Library’ books, search our Rare Books, Archives and Photographic catalogues, find out about the history of the Division and the Library, as well as discover all the latest news and events the Division is either hosting or participating in. A challenging, and at times arduous, project to get off the ground, but I’m sure all will agree…it was worth it! -Kirsty Lee Archives Assistant
Journal Hosting Service launches new journal
We now have 8 journals on the University of St Andrews Library journal hosting service. The latest journal to be launched is Syria Studies, published by the University’s Centre for Syrian Studies (CSS). Syria Studies is a peer reviewed open access journal devoted to the study of contemporary Syria. It is linked from the Centre’s new website (http://css.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/online-journal/) which aims to bring knowledge and research about Syria to a wide audience. Editor-in-Chief Dr Raymond Hinnebusch was keen to see the existing print series St Andrews Papers on Contemporary Syria move to the online environment and become freely available to the public. The CSS Deputy Director for Outreach & Information Dissemination, Dr Omar Imady praised the Library
for their help and support in setting up the journal using our Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Further details are available on the Open Access blog. St Andrews staff and students interested in setting up their own open access journal can contact [email protected]. -Jackie Proven Repository Support Officer (Research publications and Open Access)
Friends of the Library lecture
Helen Vincent, Senior Rare Books Curator at the National Library of Scotland, will speak on "Jane Austen's Scottish Sisters." All are welcome, please come along to the Psychology Old Library, St Mary's Quadrangle on Thursday 20th February at
5.15pm. Full event details here.
New version of Endnote Reference Management Software now available
EndNote X7 is now available for download (University owned equipment only) from the IT Services software page and is already installed on classroom PCs. New features include enhanced PDF management, an EndNote plug-in for adding citations and references to Microsoft PowerPoint and new reference types for organizing your research material. If you want to find out more about the different reference management software packages available then check out our handy guide, ask questions at one of our drop in sessions or come along to a training event. Support and advice for Reference Management Software is provided by the Academic Liaison Team – please contact us at [email protected]. -Hilda McNae Senior Academic Liaison Librarian
Grants available to support Open Access
The Open Access support team is currently contacting Directors of Research and recipients of Research Councils UK (RCUK) grants to offer support and guidance to researchers on compliance with their funders’ open access policies. If you would like us to visit your School, Centre or Research group, please contact [email protected]. -Jackie Proven Repository Support Officer (Research publications and Open Access)
Group study rooms online again!
We've had a few problems with the online booking system for the Group Study Rooms, but these issues have now been resolved! Make a booking and find out more here.
600 Years of Book Collecting Issue 4 Astronomy & Mathematics out now!
Issue 4: Astronomy and Mathematics The fourth issue of 600 Years of Book Collecting is now on sale from the Main Library and the J. F. Allen Library. This issue, the first of this semester, looks at books from the Library’s collection which tell the story of “Astronomy & Mathematics” at St Andrews. Scholars at St Andrews have been looking to the night sky since the 15th century, and the appointment of James Gregory in 1668 as the first Regius Professor of Mathematics at St Andrews established the University as a leading scientific institution. From early copies of Euclid’s Elements to the first CD-ROMs owned by the University, the University Library supplies the books, journals and electronic resources to further mathematical and astronomical investigation within the University today. Each issue of 600 Years of Book Collecting features a full chronological listing of the entire series, and each issue also features a part of a visual timeline of the University Library’s history. At £3 each, these beautiful magazines are a great way to get excited about the Library and the University of St Andrews, recently named Scottish University of the Year 2014. -Daryl Green Rare Books Librarian (Collections Management)
New and improved Inter Library Loan service
The University Library is pleased to announce the arrival of its new and improved InterLibrary Loan (ILL) service. Information about our ILL service can be found in the subject guide: http://libguides.st-andrews.ac.uk/Inter-LibraryLoan. New features include streamlined forms which no longer have to be printed and signed. ILLs are free for University staff and students (although they cost the Library around £10 each) but there is a fine of £1 a day for late books, and a charge of £4 for renewals. ILL requests now go off much more quickly, and there is unlikely to be time to cancel a request – please do make sure you really need the book or article before you order it. Also, please check the Library catalogue, SAULCAT, before you send us the order – we
will not request items on ILL which we already hold. If you are away from the University and need a book or paper journal from our stock please see our Photocopying or Book Ordering service. -Jennifer Evetts Collections Manager
Box of Broadcasts
BoB (Box of Broadcasts) the TV and radio recording service has completed its most substantial upgrade since it began in 2009! Here are some of the improvements you can enjoy: Over 1 million TV and radio programmes, including all BBC TV and radio content, dating from 2007. An additional 13 foreign language channels. Record from an extended 30 day buffer – giving you more channels, available for longer. Display and search interactive transcripts, dynamic subtitle searches and thumbnails. Watch BoB on handheld devices. Create clips and clip compilations easily, and share programmes and playlists via Twitter, etc. Make YouTube-style comments on programmes and clips. Use the one-click citation reference, to easily cite programmes within your work, based on the BUFVC AV Citation Guidelines. We'd love to hear what you think about these changes! Also, if you have any comments about the different trial resources we offer (we've recently had a trial for Britannica Academic Edition, Photographic Youth Music Culture Archive (PYMCA), and an extension to our Electronic Enlightenment trial) please let us know. -Jean Young Electronic Resources Librarian
New book supplier for the University
2013 was a busy year for procurement in Scottish universities – the contracts for the supply of print and electronic books both came up for renewal. Following a long process, involving representatives from each university, the contracts have now been awarded, resulting in a change from the previous suppliers. The first placed supplier for both contracts is now Dawson Books. This will result in a more streamlined process, and a wider range of material being available for a better price. This also means that we will be introducing a new system for requesting items for stock. Staff in Academic Liaison are currently trialling the system, and it will be rolled out to Schools when the workflow has been successfully implemented. Full training, help and advice will be provided in due course, but if you have any queries in the meantime, please get in touch. - Aileen Cook Head of Acquisitions
Echoes from the vault
Last year was the most successful year for the Special Collection Division’s blog, Echoes from the Vault , with a total of almost 65,000 hits. The most popular post with
over 2,000 hits total was week 35 of the year-long 52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations thread, featuring Antoine Melling’s masterpiece Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et des rives du Bosphore. The blog is read regularly in over 100 countries and has just recently celebrated the milestone of over 1,000 subscribed followers. Follow us this year in our adventure of recreating recipes, singing, costumes and photographs from our collection in our 52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s thread! -Daryl Green Rare Books Librarian (Collections Management)
Library drop-in sessions
Want help finding information and journal articles for an essay or with how to get the most out of SEEKER? Come along to one of our Library drop-in sessions. The drop-in sessions are held every week; book a session or just come by. We are also holding EndNote sessions, but as these are more structured, you will need to book in advance. You can book an EndNote session and have a look at the times for the drop-ins here. -Academic Liaison Subscribe to our RSS feeds for all new acquisitions: books, DVDs, etc and new items by subject .
read the Library Blog | follow on Twitter | like on Facebook
Questions: Please email [email protected] Web: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library/ Address: University of St Andrews Library, North Street, St Andrews KY16 9TR, Scotland Tel: +44 (0)1334 462283 Images: University of St Andrews, Marc Boulay, Elizabeth Andrews, Daryl Green, iStockphoto, www.morguefile.com, and Vicki Cormie. The University of St Andrews is not responsible for the content of external websites accessed via links in this e-newsletter.
