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Student får handledning i Zoom

Don't miss the University Library's drop-in support in Zoom, every weekday between 12:00 and 14:00. Here you will meet librarians who will give you support on e.g. search words, search strategies, evaluating articles and reference management. Read more about our drop-in support here

 

 

Insights from an external expert on "patent and publishing".

In the autumn, the University Library had the opportunity to invite an external speaker to discuss 'Patent and Publishing.' 

It will be presented as a lunch webinar on 25 September, featuring Eva Hemmungs Wirtén, a Professor at Linköping University, who will provide a historical and personal overview of the links between patenting and publishing.

New resource available for staff and students at KI – Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS) 

SIS acts as project manager for Swedish efforts to develop standards. SIS strives to increase Sweden's influence on international collaboration and to ensure that best practices are shared and leveraged throughout Sweden.

Celebrate diversity! Virtual book exhibit in celebration of Stockholm Pride

This year Stockholm Pride turns 25 years, and to celebrate this we have created an online exhibit of selected freely available e-books from our library collection. Enjoy! We also seize the moment to present some of our printed books and licensed e-books; during the summer break these books are available only to students and employees on Karolinska Institutet.

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 (3 credits) is now open for late applications to fill the last few spots.

Summer in the library!

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.  

Searching for articles in nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy? Cinahl is a must!

If you are studying or researching nursing, physiotherapy or occupational therapy, you should search in Cinahl. 

New MeSH terms for 2023 now searchable in Swedish MeSH

Each year the MeSH vocabulary is updated with a number of new terms, in 2023, 260 terms were added. These are now translated to Swedish and searchable in Svensk MeSH (Swedish MeSH).

Trying to find the correct medical term? Stedman’s can help you!

By using Stedman’s Medical Dictionary, get access to a complete online dictionary of medical terms, definitions, acronyms and symbols. Includes illustrations.

Do you like using images in your essays or presentations? Then Britannica Image Quest can help you!

In Britannica Image Quest, find millions of images that are free to use for educational purposes. This includes use in reports, student essays, lectures, presentations and published papers.