scholarly journals Biographical introduction, Summary of Contents (Danish edition) and Summary of Contents (English edition)

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Kira Moss
Keyword(s):  
The Arctic ◽  
English Version ◽  
English Edition ◽  
Aurora Borealis ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

The sixth volume in the series consists of Sophus Tromholt's monograph Under Nordlysets Straaler, first published in Danish in 1885 and then in a slightly different English version (Under the Rays of the Aurora Borealis, in two vols.) later in the same year. Both editions are included here, digitized from copies kept by the University Library of UiT The Arctic University of Norway. They are introduced by a biographical essay and summaries of contents by Kira Moss, UiT in Tromsø.

scholarly journals Reseña de Edurne Garrido-Anes (2020) A Middle English Version of the Circa Instans, Middle English Texts Series, 59. Heidelberg: Winter Verlag, pp. 209. ISBN 978-3-8253-4766-6

2021 ◽  
pp. 189-192
Author(s):  
María José Esteve-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Middle English ◽  
Medieval England ◽  
Natural Consequence ◽  
English Version ◽  
English Edition ◽  
Late Medieval ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
University Library ◽  
Late Medieval England ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Medical and scientific manuscripts have been the interest of scholarly attention in recent decades and as a natural consequence, editions of unstudied material have flourished (Alonso-Almeida, 2014 or Marqués-Aguado, T. et alii, 2008, among others). This book is a Middle English edition of one of the most popular works circulating in the late medieval England, known as Circa Instans. This book presents a revised edition of the text found in CUL MS Es 1.13. ff 1r-91v, housed in the Cambridge University Library.

scholarly journals No Deal with Norway

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Magnussen ◽  
Erik Lieungh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

Norway does not have a deal with the publisher Elsevier anymore and follows in Sweden and Germany's footsteps. But why didn't Norway renew their deal? And how will the Norwegian institutions and libraries cope with a future without the largest publisher of academic literature? Also, what does the newly signed deal with Wiley contain? Is that a "perfect" Open Access deal? The guest of this episode is Mona Magnussen, Head of the Collection Department at the University Library at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh. This episode was first published 15 March 2019.

scholarly journals Information Seeking MOOCs at the University of Helsinki

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Taina Kettunen ◽  
Kristina Weimer ◽  
Valtteri Vainikka ◽  
Päivi Helminen
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Master's Degree ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
English Version ◽  
Continuous Development ◽  
Content Integration ◽  
Literacy Teaching ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

The University of Helsinki is a multidisciplinary university with about 31 300 students and 7800 staff. Our bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes were recently redesigned and started off in the autumn semester 2017. At the Helsinki University Library, this led to the reorganization of our information literacy teaching in order to be able to connect with larger amounts of students. In autumn 2017, we launched two new MOOCs: a Finnish language one for bachelor’s level and an English version mainly for master’s level students. Currently, the MOOCs are compulsory in some study programmes and voluntary in many others. Our main goals were to make the MOOCs interactive and to collaborate with departments to get these courses integrated into their curricula at the point when students need these skills the most. This article discusses what we have learned during the process of constructing MOOCs and how we tackled the main challenges of meaningful content, integration and interaction. The MOOCs are in continuous development based on received feedback.

scholarly journals Norway made a new deal with Elsevier

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Magnussen ◽  
Erik Lieungh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
New Deal ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University ◽  
The New Deal

In 2019 Norway decided not to renew their deal with the Dutch publisher Elsevier. The reasons were clear: there was no real transition towards Open Access. Now, a new deal has been signed with the same publisher, and the deal is worth around 9-10 million euros. But the question is: What kind of a deal has been made this time around? The new deal is said to be a trial deal, and the pilot will run for two years. It will be giving seven universities and 39 research institutions across Norway access to Elsevier’s world-leading platform for scientific knowledge with more than 16 million publications from over 2,500 journals published by Elsevier and its society partners. It also enables Norwegian researchers to publish their research Open Access. Our guest today is Mona Magnussen, the Head of the Department of Collections at the University Library at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The host of the program is Erik Lieungh. This episode was first published 29 April 2019.

What is Open Science?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stein Høydalsvik ◽  
Erik Lieungh
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Open Access Publishing ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Research Support ◽  
University Library ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

What is Open Science and why do we need it? And can Open Access publishing deliver the same quality as traditional subscription-based journals do? This episode's guest is Stein Høydalsvik, senior adviser for publishing and research support at the University Library at UIT – The Arctic University in Tromsø, Norway. And in this episode of the podcast, he’ll give us an introduction to the world of open science. This episode was first published 26 September 2018.

scholarly journals Biographical Introduction, Summary of Contents (Danish original), Summary of Contents (German edition) and Summary of Contents (English edition)

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Per Pippin Aspaas
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
English Edition ◽  
Aurora Borealis ◽  
History Of ◽  
German Edition

The seventh volume in the series consists of extracts from Erich Pontoppidan's Natural History of Norway, originally published in Danish in 1752 and soon followed by a German (1753) and an English edition (1755). All three editions are included, with extracts covering Pontoppidan's treatment of the aurora borealis and closely related subjects. They are introduced by a biographical essay and summaries of contents by Per Pippin Aspaas from UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

scholarly journals Painted Skies by C. Mallory

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandy Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Picture Book ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
High Quality ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Aurora Borealis ◽  
Excellent Work ◽  
The University

Mallory, Carolyn.  Painted Skies.  Iqaluit, NU:  Inhabit Media, 2015.  Print.The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are ethereal and difficult to reproduce in an image, however, illustrator Amei Zhao does an admirable job.  Carolyn Mallory’s story, told through the voices of two girls, Leslie and Oolipika, is a simple one encompassing the tradition that the northern lights are spirits playing a soccer-like game and that if they come too close, you might be hit by the ball.  To let the spirits know you are there, you click your fingernails together.  The Arctic environment is present throughout.  When Leslie jumps she is “all arms and legs like a young caribou”.  When the girls make snow angels they move their arms and legs “as if they were ptarmigans trying to get off the ground”.  The reading level is appropriate for a picture book. While the story is well-written, it is the artwork on which the story is printed that is the best part of this volume.  All of the pages are night pictures, so the images are shadowed, with highlights of moonlight.  The deep blues, blacks, purples and greens contrast with the pinks and lime greens of the northern lights. Zhao has also added whispy green figures of the auroral spirits running through the sky. While this is a simple book, it is another example of Inhabit Media’s excellent work in capturing Arctic stories and creating high quality publications with them.  This book is highly recommended for elementary school libraries and public libraries.Highly recommended:  4 stars out of 4Reviewer:  Sandy CampbelSandy is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Alberta, who has written hundreds of book reviews across many disciplines.  Sandy thinks that sharing books with children is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give. 

scholarly journals Senior Scientists & Valuable Data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Figenschou ◽  
Erik Lieungh
Keyword(s):  
Open Data ◽  
Open Science ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Valuable Data ◽  
University Library ◽  
Academic Librarian ◽  
The University

Why is it important that Senior Scientists engage themselves in Open Science and particularly Open Data? Lars Figenschou, biologist and Academic Librarian at the University Library at UIT - The Arctic University in Norway, explains why. In addition, he gives us some good tips on how to create a program at the University that secures valuable data. The host of this episode is Erik Lieungh. This episode was first published 1 October 2018.

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