Library newsletter no. 7

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11:54, 08 Apr 2019

Welcome to the Library on Newspoint, a monthly update sent to all UM staff and students

We will send you the latest notices issued by the UM Library, its developments, services, resources, workshops and more. Send any comments and/or feedback to library@um.edu.mt.

Easter recess opening hours

During the Easter Recess (Monday, 15 April – Sunday 28 April), the Main Library will open:

Mondays to Fridays: 07:00 – 17:00

The Library will be closed on:

Friday 19 April

Saturday 20 April

Saturday 27 April

For further information on the opening hours of Library departments, branch libraries and depositories visit our website.

The Library Management and Staff would like to wish you a Happy Easter!

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New databases

The University of Malta Library has recently licensed the following databases:

SAGE Research Methods Core: Content includes dictionary and encyclopedia entries, book chapters, full books, journal articles, and the complete Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences (Little Green Books) and the Qualitative Research Methods Series (Little Blue Books).

Alexander Street Database: Provides a range of products that are discipline-focused including primary source collections, audio tracks, videos, images, and playlists in the fields of literature, music, women's history, black history, psychological counseling and therapy, social and cultural history, drama, medical, theatre, film and the performing arts, religion, sociology and other emerging areas.

Chadwyck-Healey Databases: Provides digital resources for students and scholars of the humanities and social sciences. Collections include African American Biographical Database, Black Abolitionist Papers, Black Studies Center, Nineteenth Century Index, Early English Books Online, The HistoryMakers, John Johnson Collection, Patrologia Latina and The Gerritsen Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs.

ProQuest Databases: New databases including material from the fields of history, fashion, performing arts, women’s history, gender studies and PTSD.

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SpringerLink quiz

Put your science knowledge to the test for a chance to win an eReader!

The UM Library has access to over 2.100 journals and the latest books from Springer Nature.

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Duration of the quiz: 1 April - 28 June 2019
Grand Prize: 1 e-Reader
Consolation Prizes: (2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th winners): Springer Nature bag with goodies

This quiz is related to eJournals and eBooks available from your library .

Access to SpringerLink is available on campus and remotely to all UM staff and students holding a UM IT Account.

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What's new in OAR@UM

Baroque Routes Newsletter
Edited by Dr Petra Caruana Dingli and Dr Stephen C Spiteri
The Baroque Routes Newsletter, published by the International Institute for Baroque Studies on behalf of the Baroque Routes Network of the Council of Europe, contains information on the Institute’s public lectures, seminars, research articles, projects, and other initiatives aimed at promoting greater appreciation of Baroque culture with particular reference to Malta. The Baroque world continues to attract the attention of many scholars who use archival research to identify and disseminate new knowledge about the Baroque achievement. Collection can be viewed on OAR@UM.

Open Access Fact of the Month
The term 'Open Access' was first coined only in the early 2000s, by the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). The initiative, publicly released on 14 February 2002, represents the very first major international statement which recognized the importance of providing free and unrestricted access to the research literature and defined Open Access and its principles. BOAI was followed by the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing in April 2003 and the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities in October 2003 that expanded on it by specifying how authors and researchers are to enact Open Access and further supporting the core principles.

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What's new at Melitensia

Melitensia's book of the month - April 2019

Public Women: Prostitute Entrepreneurs in Valletta, 1630-1798 – Christine Muscat

This recently published book deals with the social, cultural and economic worlds of public women living in early Modern Malta. It is a fine recollection of portraits of some of these women, portraying their lives' struggles and successes. It is a highly interesting researched work focusing mainly on Valletta, which comes to life through these female characters. The book includes illustrations, portraits and photographs as well as appendices accompanying the main text and an extensive bibliography showing the amount of dedicated research compiled to produce such a remarkable publication.

The list of new Melitensia accessions is available online.

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