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Welcome to information retrieval, both newcomers and old hands! [article]

It is normal for you to look for textbooks, articles, and other publications at a suitable time whenever you need information. The Guide to Information Retrieval intended for all kinds of information searchers, so you can take advantage of the guide when it suits you. The guide is not only a self-study package, but information […]

Annual report 2022 of UEF Library – Back to normal [article]

The Annual Report 2022 of the University of Eastern Finland Library has been published. It consists of selected blog posts from the year 2022 describing our activities, and of an editorial that draws them together. The statistics section and lists of library staff, publications, expert assignments, and participation in conferences are included.

We have taught Library Bot Uffe the secrets of information retrieval [article]

Uffe has recently learned the tips for information retrieval and is now ready to guide us in the search for information. Uffe knows where publications and databases can be found, how to search for information, how to use thesaurus and much more.  Uffe can be found on the library website. Feel free to chat with […]

Accessibility in studies [page]

Accessibility Accessibility refers to implementing a physical, mental, and social environment where everyone, regardless of their personal capabilities, can act and interact equally with others. At the university, accessibility affects all students and staff members, but it is especially important to those members of the university community who have a disability, who are ageing, or […]

Using legal deposit copies is now easier [article]

Sometimes this happens: you find an interesting book on UEF Primo search service and notice that it’s available as a legal deposit copy for reading room use. From now on, you can request such books directly on UEF Primo. Once you have logged in, you can see a button for a legal deposit copy request […]

Annual report 2021 of UEF Library [article]

The annual report 2021 of the University of Eastern Finland Library has been published. The format is new: The annual report consists of selected blog posts from the year 2021 describing our activities, and of an editorial that draws them together. As before, the statistics section and lists of library staff, publications, expert assignments, and […]

Scientific writing and publishing [page]

Language Centre offers education for doctoral researchers on scientific writing: Research writing in English (4 ECTS). The Library provides guidance e.g. on selecting publishing channels, applying for support for article processing charges granted by the university or publishers, and copyright matters. The library maintains the UEF eRepository (eRepo), an open access materials repository, that contains theses and […]

Open science, data protection and data management [page]

The objective of UEF publishing and data policy is to ensure that research data produced with public financing is broadly utilisable for the scientific community and the society at large. This requires the methods, results, data and publications of a research study to be opened. More information about open science and open publishing on Library’s webpages. The Library organises […]

Collections and information retrieval [page]

The library acquires both electronic and print resources to its collections mainly in the disciplines researched and taught at the university. The collections hold research literature, course books, periodicals, academic theses, databases, reference books, electronic publications and selected open access resources. You can search for both print and electronic resources in the UEF Primo. More information on […]

Support for difficult situations [page]

Violations against the responsible conduct of research Violations against the responsible conduct of research include research misconduct (fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, misappropriation) and disregard for the responsible conduct of research (e.g. denigrating the role of other researchers in publications, manipulating authorship, self-plagiarism, or careless reporting of research results). If there is reason to suspect a violation […]