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Hey, student! Have you submitted your Master’s thesis with an Open Access this year? Take part in this prize draw!

UEF Library raffles annually a 100 € scholarship between the UEF students who have submitted their Master’s Thesis with an Open Access during the ongoing year. The year 2018 prize draw is arranged during the international Open Access week http://www.openaccessweek.org/ between 22nd and 28th October 2018. All UEF students who have given an Open Access to their thesis 1.1.–23.10.2018 via UEF ePublications archive can take part in the raffle.

The last day to participate with this e-form https://elomake.uef.fi/lomakkeet/21103/lomake.html is 23rd October 2018.

Read more about open theses. http://www.uef.fi/en/web/kirjasto/pro-gradut You can find all Master’s Theses submitted since 2012 in the UEF ePublications archive http://epublications.uef.fi/index.php?lang=en.

For more information: [email protected]

Good luck for the prize draw!

Instagram competition

Does some place on campus have a special place in your heart?

Show your love towards campus and participate in our photo competition!

Take a picture with your friends at your favourite spot on campus. Post the picture on Instagram with a hashtag #kimpassakampuksella and tag us @syk_oy. The winner of the total competition will be rewarded with an iPad. In addition, a weekly winner picture will be chosen and every Friday.

Competition lasts for five weeks (1.10.-4.11.2018). See more information and competition rules.

Login to Ellibs now via Haka authentication

As of Tuesday 2nd of October, to borrow Ellibs e-books you only need to log in to the service with your personal University of Eastern Finland user account (Haka login). You no longer need a separate Ellibs account. Despite the change, books currently on loan remain so until the end of the loan period. However, old Ellibs accounts, information on previous loans and browsing history are no longer available. In order to read most of the e-books you are still required to install Adobe Digital Editions or Bluefire Reader software on your device.

When you log in to Ellibs for the first time using the Haka authentication, the service will request your permission to store the user ID. After you grant permission, you will be directed to the user authentication site and after that redirected back to Ellibs.

For more information: acquisitions [at] uef.fi

Impact factor, H-index, Jufo…. Do you use these? Do you need information about them?

The library assesses the use of research and publishing activity indicators and the need for training at the University of Eastern Finland and the Kuopio University Hospital.

Reply anonymously to this short questionnaire, which we hope to experience with students, teachers, researchers, professors and other staff (even if you do not need these indicators in your studies or work!).

The questionnaire is open 1.10. – 12.10.2018. The survey results are used to develop library web sites and services.

More information: Information.services [at] uef.fi

We will help you to succeed in information retrieval! Book an appointment with an information specialist or come to Neuvola

Are you writing a research paper, thesis or dissertation and need to enhance your information retrieval skills? Book an appointment with an information specialist is a free of charge (max 60 minutes) service of individual guidance for UEF students and staff members and KUH staff members. It is also possible to gather a group of students at the same stage of studies and make an appointment for small group guidance. Reflecting on things together with fellow students can be very productive! Fill in the form and suggest a suitable time for the guidance and we will contact you by email. Distance guidance is also available with the Skype for Business software by choosing the ‘Distance guidance online’ option on the form.

Explore the Guidance and open study materials sites on the library’s home page. You will find the library’s discipline-specific databases and information specialists here. Please also note the discipline-specific information retrieval courses arranged by the UEF Library.

At the Joensuu Campus Library, there is a new easily accessible guidance space called Neuvola. You can just stop by at the Joensuu Campus Library and get immediate help to your information retrieval. Group guidance is also available. Neuvola is open from Mon-Fri 11.30am-1.30pm.

MOT Dictionaries now for your phone!

The library has acquired MOT Mobile Online, a mobile-optimized version of MOT Online. In addition to your computer, you can now use MOT dictionaries conveniently on your phone or tablet.

To access MOT Mobile Online, follow these steps:

  1. 1. Create a user account by clicking the MOT User Account –icon on the top right-hand corner of the MOT Online main window. Use uef- or kuh-email address. You can find MOT Online at UEF-FINNA: uef.finna.fi/Record/josku.1169879
  2.  Follow the instructions of the service and confirm your account creation by clicking the link you get to your email.
  3. Navigate with your mobile device to motpro.fi and log in to MOT Mobile Online with your MOT username.

Video instructions on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AKJjgKtop74 (2.36 min)

More information  kirsi.salm [at] uef.fi

Login to Ellibs e-books changes 2nd of October

As of Tuesday 2nd of October 2018, to borrow Ellibs e-books you only need to log in to the service with your personal University of Eastern Finland user account (Haka Login). You will no longer need a separate Ellibs account. Despite the change, books currently on loan will remain so until the end of the loan period. However, old Ellibs accounts, information on previous loans and browsing history will disappear after the change. On Tuesday morning, there will be a short break in the access to Ellibs e-books in the UEF Finna.

For more information: acquisitions [at] uef.fi

About phishing

Beware of any, even a little bit suspicious emails. Notice that the emails can come from addresses belonging to UEF staff or students. Do NOT click any links or give your username and password even if the page seems to be valid. Usually the address of the webpage reveals that the page is not a valid UEF-page (eg. xxx-weebly.com).
If you are not sure about the validity of the email, please contact IT Services: abuse [at] uef.fi.

If you get a phishing email:
1. If you don’t see a similar message in Yammer, forward the example message to abuse [at] uef.fi
2. Delete the message without clicking any links

If you have clicked the links or have suspicions regarding your information safety:
1. Change your UEF-password to a NEW one in uef.fi/en/tipa/unohditko-salasanasi or by visiting the Servicedesk with your ID in Carelia library or Canthia 2nd floor
2. If you cannot send messages to external addresses, please be in contact with servicedesk [at] uef.fi. Microsoft has then banned you as a spammer
3. The phishers have also created rules to the Inbox: you can delete the rules from the settings of the mail or ask for help from the Servicedesk

Pay parking introduced to the University of Eastern Finland campuses

Pay parking will be introduced to the Joensuu and Kuopio campuses of the University of Eastern Finland as of 1 September 2018. Pay parking will be enforced from September to May on weekdays between 7 am to 4 pm. At other times, parking on the university campuses is free of charge.

Read more: https://studentuef.sharepoint.com/sites/heimo_en/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Pay%20parking%20introduced%20to%20the%20University%20of%20Eastern%20Finland%20campuses.aspx

Forgot to register?

Re-registration at the Student and Learning Services

Student who fails to register at the university during the registration period (closing on 15 September), or a first-year degree student who registers as being absent but fails to submit the required documents proving the legal grounds for absence, will need to re-apply for the right to register in writing.

As a rule, students should re-register in person at Student and Learning Services and have with them a duly completed re-registration form and the required receipts indicating the payment of the re-registration fee and possible Student Union membership fee.

It is also possible to register by telephone or email, in which case the student should send the required receipts to Student and Learning Services by mail. When registering by telephone or email, students are recommended to contact Student and Learning Services in advance to agree on the procedure. The re-registration procedure is based on the Universities Act (558/2009, Section 39).

Read more on re-registration.

If a year or more has passed since the previous registration

If a year or more has passed since your last registration, you will need to present the required payment receipts of re-registration fee and possible Student Union membership fee and have an approved personal study plan (PSP) in WebOodi. If you do not have a valid user ID for the university’s IT services, the study plan should can be submitted on paper and be approved by the coordinator of the study programme.

First-year degree students who register as being absent but fail to submit the required documents

According to the Universities Act, a first-year degree student may register as absent for the academic year for for the following reasons only:

  1. service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women’s Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);
  2. maternity, paternity or parental leave;
  3. the student cannot begin studies due to being incapacitated by personal illness or injury. In this case, it could be made clear that this entails incapacity for the entire semester or academic year.

Students who register as absent must prove the legal grounds for their absence. Documents proving the legal grounds for absence should be sent by post to Student and Learning Services by 30.9. Students who fail to do this will lose their right to study. If they wish to start their studies later, they must re-apply for the right to register and pay the re-registration fee.

Re-registration fee

A re-registration fee of EUR 35 will be collected from re-registering students. The fee will be collected from all the students who fail to register at the university as being present or absent during the registration period. The re-registration fee will not be collected from students who after discontinuing their studies wish to register as being present, if they register during the academic year in which the discontinuation ended.

The re-registration fee is paid into a the University of Eastern Finland bank account found in the re-registration form.

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