Feedback from CSL library survey

Most readers will recall that in November-December 2009 we ran an online survey, LibQUAL+, asking you what you thought of us. The results have now been analysed and can be read here

Postgraduate survey

Postgraduates!!

The Arcadia porject would like your views on information skills and which online tools you use. Take the online survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cambridgepostgraduate_survey2

for a change to win an ipod nano or £20 Amazon voucher

Library Redecoration

For three days, from Monday 19th April 2010, some parts of the book collection and the first floor reading room will be closed off as these rooms are undergoing redecoration. If you need any material fetching from these areas please ask a member of staff.

Please note: The main second floor reading room and Digitial Resources Area are still open for use as normal.

Vacation borrowing @ CSL

Vacation borrowing for undergraduates with borrowing rights at the CSL (3rd year and above) is now in operation.

All books borrowed will now be due back 15th January 2010.

See our Reader Services section on the CSL website for further information regarding borrowing.

Library Survey

The Central Science Library is always keen to improve our service and to that end we are currently conducting a survey of our users.

We are committed to improving your library services. Better understanding your expectations will help us tailor those services to your needs.

We are conducting this survey to measure library service quality and identify best practices through the Association of Research Libraries' LibQUAL program.

Please answer all items. The survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for your participation!

Please click here to take the survey and be in with a chance of winning an iPod Shuffle or 1 of 5 £10 Amazon vouchers.

Scopus Training 5th of November 10.30 Issac Newton Institute

Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of research literature
and quality web sources and is aimed at the scientfic researcher.
This session is aimed at graduate students and staff who want to learn how
to use Scopus to both locate research in their area and to manage their
research output.

Places are limited so please email Yvonne Nobis (yn235@cam.ac.uk) if you are interested in attending.

Workshop: How to get published

Author workshop held by BioMed Central and PLoS Public Library of Science

This Author workshop is aimed at young scientists and provides guidelines on how to write a 4* research paper with these Open Access publishers.

Wednesday, 21st October, 10.00 - 12.30, University Centre. Please notify Barbara Bultmann (bb342@cam.ac.uk) if you wish to attend.