Science Direct Error Message - Alternative Link

Some users have reported seeing the following error message when trying to access Science Direct from off-campus:












If you're experiencing this problem, use this alternative link to Science Direct.

You will be asked to authenticate with your Student/Staff Number and your Library PIN.

If you've any problems, please contact us. 

How to Renew Your Books Online

You can renew your books online quickly and easily by logging in to your MyLibrary Account.

You'll need your Student or Staff Number and Library PIN.

You can either Renew All or just renew selected items.

You won't be able to renew books that are overdue, or that you've renewed already, or that have been requested (put on hold) by another library user.

Please give us a call at 01-402-3068 or email us if you've any problems renewing your books.

"Hot" Articles in Business

Hot Articles is based on usage data from millions of researchers across journals, publishers and platforms. It helps the users to discover articles that other users found interesting - in general and for a specific topic.

Check out this month's Hot Articles in Business - and see our earlier blog posting for tips on quickly accessing the full text of specific journal articles. 

Hot Articles are also available for lots of other disciplines too - check out their site for more.

Easter @ Aungier St Library

Proquest Trial - Access to Current Irish Times Content

We previously mentioned that we have a trial at the moment to Proquest Historical Newspapers: The Irish Times and Weekly Irish Times which we're considering as an alternative to our current subscription to the Irish Times Digital Archive.

Since the Irish Times has recently moved to a paid subscription model for its online content, we are also reviewing our options regarding alternative means to access current Irish Times content.

Proquest has now offered us a trial to their Irish Times database. This provides access to the Irish Times content from 1995 to the present day (the current day's content is usually included from lunchtime each day).

Please try out Proquest's Irish Times database and let us know how it compares to the Irish Times own website.

Send your feedback to Ask a Librarian or to @DITAungierLib.

Off-Campus Access to Exam Papers

Past exam papers can be accessed from the library website. See our Exam Papers guide for information on how to do this.

If you're accessing the exam papers from off-campus you'll be prompted to log in.

You can find the username and password for off-campus access to exam papers here by entering your student or DIT staff number and library PIN. Please note that the username and password for off-campus access to the Exam Papers is different to those that you use to access library databases and e-journals.

Alternatively, call the library at 01-402-3068 or send us a message through Ask a Librarian and we'll help you to log in.

Need Help with Referencing? Try Endnote Basic

Are you working on your dissertation or a major project or assignment? Are you finding it difficult to manage your references and to cite them properly?

Try registering yourself for an Endnote Basic account (it's free!) and download the plug-in for Word to help you to manage and format your references in the correct style (that's APA 6th in the College of Business).

Our guide to Endnote Basic will help you to get started with setting up your account, entering your references into Endnote Basic and pulling those references into your Word document.

Let us know if you have any questions.

Endnote helps you choose a journal for your work to be published

Endnote Basic, formerly known as Endnote Web, has added a new function to its site - Manuscript matcher. The tool is designed to find the journal(s) that would be the best fit for your manuscript, to help you to decide where to submit your work for publication.
Try it out and let us know what you think!

St. Patrick's Day@Aungier St.

Does using social media to promote your research work?

If you blog and tweet about your research, does it increase the level of interest in your work? Yes, it does, according to Melissa Terras of the LSE, with the proviso that you make your research available on your institutional repository (Arrow, in DIT's case), and that you've built up a digital profile first.

Give your Research, Journal articles & Conference papers Global access - via Arrow

Arrow, the DIT Institutional Repository service brings together all of the Institute's research under one umbrella, with an aim to preserve and provide access to that research. Via Arrow, DIT's research output is being accessed from across the globe and you can see this live via the interactive Live readership map on this link: http://arrow.dit.ie/

Arrow is an excellent vehicle for versions of published articles and conference papers. Presentations, research theses, and other works not published elsewhere can also be published on Arrow.

Is your research output in Arrow? If not, contact the library to have it added to this growing resource which now has a global audience.

Endnote Training Wed 11th March

Aungier Street library is offering another introductory Endnote Basic class on Wednesday 11th March at 5.15pm.

The session will cover:

• Setting up an Endnote Basic account.
• Manually adding references to your Endnote Basic account.
• Importing references from a database into Endnote Basic.
• Inserting, editing and deleting references into/from a Word document.
• Formatting citations and bibliographies in Word.

The session is open to all. Please email us at ast.library@dit.ie or Direct Message us @DitAungierLib if you'd like to book a place on the course.

The session will be held in the library's Training Room.

Emerald E-Books Trial until 17 March

Our subscription to Emerald Management Plus provides access to scholarly business and management articles. Emerald also offer access to business, management, economics, and social sciences e-books, to which we do not currently subscribe.

Emerald have organised a free trial to their e-books for us. The e-books can be searched and accessed from within the Emerald Management Plus databases in addition to our usual access to journal articles - no special login is required to access the additional content during the period of the trial.

The trial runs until 17th March.