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  • Responsible Metrics UM

    Responsible metrics

    At Maastricht University Library, we are committed to the responsible use of indicators. We believe that quantitative indicators should support, not replace, qualitative evaluations. Read on and find out how we can help you to evaluate your research impact.

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    More study places available as of Monday 30 August

    Starting Monday 30 August, and taking into account all safety measures, the University Library is opening up more study facilities. In total, over 2200 study places will be available at the UM campus.

  • Altmetric-UM

    Altmetric Explorer: insight into mentions of your work

    Altmetric is a platform that gathers altmetrics, a new type of alternative metrics that captures the societal impact of research output instead of traditional metrics such as citation counts. Find out about Altmetric Explorer and how you can use it.

  • PIDs: DOI and ORCID at UM

    Persistent identifiers DOI and ORCID

    A persistent identifier (PID) is a permanent reference and unique identifier to an object independent of the storage location. The identifier ensures machine readability and that one can always find the object, even if its name or storage location changes.

  • Pure UM - Current Research Information

    Pure: UM’s Current Research Information System

    Pure is more than just UM’s research information system. You can use it to make you and your work better findable and accessible. Find out how Pure and the Research Support team can help you boost your academic profile.

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    MATLAB Campus-Wide License

    Looking for tools for algorithm development, data analysis, modelling and visualization? Then try the currently available MATLAB and Simulink tool.

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    From migration to adoption

    After a whole academic year of ‘first time in Canvas’, now all education at Maastricht University has made use of the learning management system we migrated to. Time to close down the project and Going Canvas Portal and set the gear to ‘structural support’.

  • Join the next DataHub sprint review

    Join the DataHub sprint review with sprint goal “Improve accounts security”

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    Reminder: demo sessions on making education more engaging and interactive with Wooclap

    Maastricht University owns a campus-wide license for Wooclap to help teachers and students have engaging on-site and online education. Register for one of the Wooclap demo sessions on August 26 and September 8.

  • The Dataset Register from Dutch heritage institutions is live

    From now on you will find information about datasets from heritage institutions in one place: the Dataset Register. The Network of War Resources and the Van Gogh Worldwide recently made their data available for this purpose.