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New look Westlaw UK launched
A new Westlaw platform is now available which offers access to Westlaw UK content via a new look, more user-friendly, refining many features and bringing the general look and feel in line with Westlaw International ... Keep reading
Journals of the Royal Society of Chemistry available again
Maastricht University and MUMC+ students and staff can access the articles of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) journals again. The current subscription runs until 2021 ... Keep reading
Elsevier has considerably expanded the number of journals in which open access can be published for free
Elsevier has expanded the number of journal titles in which researchers from Maastricht University and MUMC + can publish open access ‘for free’ to 1650 hybrid titles. Researchers can now also publish in 250 open access journals without paying APC ... Keep reading
A NARCIS milestone: more than 700,000 academic open access publications registered
The Dutch scholarly publications portal NARCIS now presents more than 700,000 open access publications by Dutch academics. Maastricht University counts for 15,228 open access publications ... Keep reading
Metamorfoze
Onlangs heeft de Universiteitsbibliotheek Maastricht 34 gedigitaliseerde tijdschriftentitels toegevoegd aan Metamorfoze: het nationale programma voor het behoud van papieren erfgoed. ... Keep reading
UM Library is hiring a Specialist Information & Digital Literacy Skills (0.7-1.0 fte)
We are looking for an enthusiastic new colleague with an eye for the broad range of skills that students need in the changing digital information world. ... Keep reading
Nieuw in de collectie van de Universiteitsbibliotheek: Competitio, het Tijdschrift voor Belgische Mededinging [Dutch only]
Aan de juridische collectie e-journals van de Universiteitsbibliotheek is het Belgische tijdschrift Competitio, Tijdschrift voor Belgische Mededinging toegevoegd ... Keep reading
Library Vlog #8: Special Collections at UM
Did you know UM Library has over 500,000 books in the closed stacks underneath the Inner City Library? Like to find out about our hidden gems? This vlog informs you about our Special Collections ... Keep reading
New online resource: Dalloz-Bibliotheque.fr
Dalloz-Bibliotheque.fr is a French (language) legal database which offers online access to more than 2500 digital works from the major Dalloz collections in their latest edition ... Keep reading
2019 Summer opening hours
From Friday 12 July until Sunday 25 August summer opening hours apply in most of UM Library locations. ... Keep reading
Call for proposals on Open and Online Education 2020 has been launched
Are you thinking about facilitating online guidance for students? Or looking for opportunities to create and share learning material with colleagues from partner institutes? Then it might be worthwhile diving into the recently launched incentive scheme on open and online education ... Keep reading
Survey about the reuse of digital (open) learning material
We want to invite you to a short survey about the reuse of digital (open) learning material with the aim of gaining more insight into the extent to which and the manner in which Open Educational Resources are reused ... Keep reading
Reading and publishing agreement with Elsevier extended until 2020
In late 2018, when the ‘current’ contract with Elsevier ended, VSNU and Elsevier agreed to continue the talks on a new contract while the existing agreements were maintained. Now the current contract will be extended for an additional six months to allow more time for the negotiations ... Keep reading
This weekend extended opening hours Randwyck Library
Need to study for your FHML or FPN exams? The Randwyck Library opens at 08.30 this weekend ... Keep reading
New database: Investor-State LawGuide
Investor-State LawGuide (ISLG) is a comprehensive research tool in the area of investment treaty arbitration containing rules, conventions, bilateral investment treaties, free trade agreements and much more ... Keep reading
Micah Vandegrift – a Fullbright in Maastricht
Micah Vandergrift visited Maastricht University Library as a Fulbright-Schuman innovation fellow and stayed with us for 5 months between October 2018 and February 2019. ... Keep reading
Dutch universities and Karger renew open access agreement
Researchers of Maastricht University and Maastricht University Medical Centre can publish without any extra costs (APC) in more than 100 peer-reviewed Karger journals, both fully OA and hybrid ... Keep reading
Information-Wise
In March 2019, the University Library and EDLAB officially launched Information-Wise. The project aims at supporting students to effectively use information in their studies and grow as informed and responsible citizens. You can contribute to our project! ... Keep reading
We are looking for Facebook editors
UM Library is looking for library students to assist us in our daily communication towards students and help us make our Facebook page a success ... Keep reading
Highlights 2018
In 2018 UM Library supported major developments in research and education. We look back on the highlights and are happy to share the results with you ... Keep reading
