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Christmas is almost here and that means extended loan periods for library books. Borrow course books to do some studying over the holidays or why not borrow some fiction from our special collections and read for pleasure. Our special collections have been restocked with new titles, so don’t miss out.

The Hagströmer Library of Karolinska Institutet and the Catarina and Sven Hagströmer Foundation have awarded the 2026 Hagströmer Fellowship to Dr. Sophie Panziera.

Karolinska Institutet now has its own institutional repository for the dissemination and long-term preservation of research data – the KI Data Repository. The Data Access Unit at the University Library is the support function that manages and provides support in matters concerning the use of the service.

Applications are now open for the Hagströmer Fellowship 2026, an international research fellowship for postdoctoral and senior scholars in the history of medicine and related sciences.

Generative AI tools – the type of AI that can generate new material such as text, sound, and images – are frequently used by students. But how do these tools work? Can you trust their output? How can you write better prompts, that is, the questions you ask these tools? And finally, how may students use AI responsibly in their studies?

Welcome to the autumn term with the University Library! Our calendar is filled with webinars, workshops, KIB Talks and other events. This autumn, we are focusing a little extra on the theme of visualisation, starting with a KIB Talk with Matthias Stahl from DER SPIEGEL! We have also updated our popular in-depth courses in areas such as academic communication, reference management and publishing. In connection with Nobel Calling, we are holding our first (in a long time) exhibition in the library premises.

Starting on 5 August, the databases from EBSCO – including Cinahl, PsycInfo, PsycArticles and PsycTherapy – have an updated interface. If you have a personal account, there are a few things you should keep in mind.
 

Summer is here! During the summer KIB has longer loan periods on books. There are some limitations to the library services due to reduced staffing during high summer.  

It will soon be summer time at the library. During the summer we have longer loan periods for all books. 

Every year the MeSH vocabulary is updated with new, changed and deleted terms and in 2025 about 200 new ones were added. These are now translated and searchable in Swedish MeSH.