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Karolinska Institutet has now launched the first version of its own journal list, KI-JL, in which scientific journals are level-graded based on peer review. The list is intended to support researchers in decisions about publishing and journal quality and will be used in the university’s resource allocation.

During May, staff and students at Karolinska Institutet can try Scopus and Scopus AI. We also invite you to take this opportunity to help us evaluate these resources by completing a short survey. 

As of 1 January 2026, new resources have been added and others have been cancelled, here is an overview of the changes to the library’s e-resources. 

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.
 

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.