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Curious about AI, law and ethics? Welcome to an open seminar at KIB on 13 March!
We are pleased to invite Stanley Greenstein, Associate Professor at the Department of Law at Stockholm University, to hold a seminar on the topic of AI and its legal and ethical implications. You are welcome to attend on-site or digitally!
Managing your student account? Now easy with your eID!
Should you activate your student account? Do you need to set a new password or order an activation code? From now on, you can easily do this via the ID portal with your eID.
Visible Body becomes Visible Body Suite: New version of the anatomy database!
KI now has access to a new updated version of Visible Body – Visible Body Suite. Visible Body Suite is an anatomy resource with a rich content where KI now has access to all modules.
Changes to the library’s e-resources in 2024
As of 1 January 2024, there are some changes to the publishing agreements available at KI. Here is an overview of the changes for this year.
New publishing agreements with Frontiers, MJS Publishing and PLOS
From January 1, 2024, researchers at KI can publish articles open access without having to pay a publication fee in all journals from the publishers Frontiers, MJS Publishing (formerly Medical Journals Sweden) and PLOS. The agreements are financed by the Swedish Research Council, Forte, Formas and Vinnova.
Keep track of information at the start of the semester
Do you feel overwhelmed by all information at the start of the semester? No worries! The University Library gathered tips to help you stay on top of things. We've got your back.
Are you a doctoral student and wish to develop your academic writing skills?
Are you a doctoral student and wish to develop your academic writing skills, your knowledge of how to get your research published, as well as your skills in database searching? The doctoral course Writing Science and Information Literacy is currently accepting late applications to fill the few remaining spots for the spring semester of 2024. The course involves working on a grant application, for which your PhD project may be used as a base.
Replacing academic journals: Björn Brembs on a future beyond traditional journals
In October 2023 Karolinska Institutet University Library met with Björn Brembs, researcher and Professor of Neurogenetics, Institute of Zoology, Universität Regensburg in Germany. The interview is on the subject a future beyond traditional journals – replacing academic journals where Björn Brembs openly talks about his view on publishing and open access.
Håkan Pårup, Medical Journals Sweden, on the role of learned societies and publishers in a new publishing landscape
Interview with Håkan Pårup, Publisher at Medical Journals Sweden, on the role of learned societies and publishers in a new publishing landscape.
Olle Lundberg, Forte, on the role of journals and funders in an open access publishing landscape
Interview with Olle Lundberg, Secretary General at Forte, the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, on the role of journals and funders in an open access publishing landscape.