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This is our last newsletter before the summer recess. We'll be back in September!
Opening hours
During the summer period (16 June till 30 September 2021), the Main Library will open as follows:16 June - 30 June
Mondays to Fridays: 08:00 - 16:45
Saturdays: 09:00 - 12:15
1 July - 31 July
Mondays to Fridays: 08:00 - 13:15
Saturdays: 09:00 - 12:15
1 August - 15 August
Closed for housekeeping activities
16 August - 31 August
Mondays to Fridays: 08:00 - 13:15
Saturdays: Closed
1 September - 15 September
Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 13:15
Saturday: 09:00 - 12:15
16 September - 30 September
Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 16:45
Saturday: 09:00 - 12:15
The physical study spaces within the Library are open to all staff and students during the Library鈥檚 opening hours.
Get to know all details on opening hours of Library departments, branch libraries and depositories.
Training Workshops
Should you wish to organise an individual session or a group training workshop on HyDi and RefWorks during the summer recess, kindly send an email.Alexander Street: new collections
The Library has recently licensed new collections from Alexander Street. Alexander Street is a database of exceptional quality material from the field of humanities and social sciences.Read more about each collection and find out how to access them.
What's new in OAR@UM
Newest additions to the Maltese Journals collection:The Maltese Journals collection in OAR@UM has been recently further expanded with the addition of the latest issues of some of the most prominent periodicals, namely Small States & Territories Journal, Malta Medical Journal, and International Journal of Emotional Education.
Small States & Territories Journal, the flagship publication of the Islands and Small States Institute, presents the first issue of Volume 4. Its 9 articles, accompanied by a number of shorter book reviews, tackle the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of small and island states such as Iceland, Malta, Vanuatu, or Samoa.
Malta Medical Journal (vol. 33, issue 1) brings forth a usual assortment of high-quality original articles, review articles, and case reports that cover a wide range of specific issues across disciplines, including (but not limited to) metastatic melanoma mortality in Malta, the anterior resection syndrome, autism, sexuality and intimacy in later life, and the antidepressant discontinuation syndrome.
Finally, the latest issue of the International Journal of Emotional Education (vol. 13, issue 1) delivers to its readers a total of 6 original research papers focusing on complex issues of emotional intelligence, emotional learning, bullying, or trauma-informed teaching in the educational context.
