Phd seminar aug 2010

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Welcome to Agder University library

• A modern research library with:

• 300 000 documents

• Access to 20 000 journals

• Large selection of subject databases, dictionaries and encyclopedias

• National/International co-operation

• Professional and service minded staff

uia.no/uba

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Research support for PhD-students

RESEARCH

• General library introduction and training

• Academic journals – where to access, how to find

• Journal ranking / citation index

• Relevant electronic resources for your topics

PUBLISHING

• Journal ranking and impact factor

• Research documentation – searching and registrating (Forskdok)

• Copyright

• AURA – Agder University Research Archive (Institutional repository)

SOFTWARE

• Reference management systems (Endnote etc)

• Survey tool (SurveyXact)

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Academic librarians• Health and sport

• Ellen Sejersted (Kr.sand) ellen.sejersted@uia.no• Ragnhild Storlie (Grimstad) ragnhild.storlie@uia.no

• Humanities• Birgitte Kleivset birgitte.kleivset@uia.no• Hilde Daland hilde.t.daland@uia.no

• Fine arts• Are Skisland (Music) are.skisland@uia.no• Lone Bak (Arts & crafts) lone.bak@uia.no

• Engineering and science• Tord Augland (Kr.sand) tord.augland@uia.no• Audun Hofseth (Grimstad) audun.hofseth@uia.no

• Economics and social sciences• Henry Langseth henry.langseth@uia.no• Arthur N. Olsen (IS) arthur.n.olsen@uia.no• Hilde Daland (Social work) hilde.t.daland@uia.no

• Education • Siv Holt siv.holt@uia.no

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Library subject guides

Overview of relevant resources to various topics