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The library’s Sepcial Collections are now in Mimer
Old maps and engravings, books from Herlufsholm and photographs from the history of jazz. A selection of the library’s digitised special collections can now be found and explored directly in Mimer.
Research groups recognised for open research
For the second year running, the University Library of Southern Denmark is presenting its Open Science Champion Award. The award recognises research groups at SDU for their work with open access, open research data and research communication.
Share the library with your students
Academic Search Premier, Business Source Complete or perhaps MLA International Bibliography. You are probably already familiar with one or more of them. The University Library provides access to 27 databases on the EBSCO platform. Here are a few simp
Open Access Week puts the cost of knowledge in focus
International Open Access Week is held this year from 19 to 25 October.
How visible is your research?
The library’s Research Analytics team helps researchers understand, document and strengthen the visibility of their research—from ORCID and Scopus profiles to citation analyses, Pure and Research Footprints.
Students bring research to life through video
How do you make a scientific article engaging, concise and accessible without compromising academic quality? Four students are exploring exactly that question in the library’s recording studio, where they transform research articles into short videos for a wider audience.
The Danish media archive Infomedia is now called Retriever
The media archive still contains millions of articles from Danish news media, but the platform has been updated with a new interface and new features. Spend a few minutes exploring the possibilities.
Welcome to the 8th conference on interdisciplinary teamwork skills for the 21st century
The conference focuses on how empowerment arises through knowledge, and how it is strengthened and supported through interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration. This year's theme: FROM COGNITION TO CAPACITY Foundations of Empowering Knowledge
The Danish media archive Infomedia is now called Retriever
Infomedia and Retriever have merged, and Infomedia’s media archive has therefore been transferred to Retriever.
A new direction for research assessment: Join the CoARA event
CoARA is changing how we assess research. Join the library’s event on 13 May to learn more about emerging perspectives on research evaluation, with a focus on career paths, practice and innovation.
Bring your teaching into the library
The library is more than books and databases. Guides, exhibitions and teaching materials can be actively integrated into your teaching and offer new ways of connecting theory and practice.
Unique treasures & hidden stories
The library is more than books and databases. Guides, exhibitions and teaching materials can be actively integrated into your teaching and offer new ways of connecting theory and practice.
Strengthen Your Review Work with Covidence
Are you in the middle of the review process? A digital review tool that streamlines screening, data extraction and collaboration in systematic reviews might make your work easier. Read about Covidence - the library offers both a guide to the tool and workshops.
The RI Council approves the departments' local Open Science policies
Read about the RI Council’s approval of the institutes’ Open Science policies.
Good Data Practices for Students
In the new year, the library is launching a series of courses on good data practices, helping students manage their data securely and in a structured way in their study projects (it is also for staff).
Access to Monitor Media
Ten different monitoring media from JP/Politikkens Hus provide an overview of developments in everything from health and climate to education, culture, and research.
New Outreach Award for Visible Research
The library invites you to the Open Science Champion Award, where this newly established prize will be awarded for the first time to four research groups at SDU. Read more and join us for the award ceremony.
Springer Nature: More Than Just Nature – Also for Humanities and Social Sciences
Springer Nature is a well-known giant in the world of scholarly publishing, especially recognized for its strong profile in natural sciences, technology, and health. But there’s something for almost every discipline. Dive in as we skim the surface of the vast Springer ocean.
The Library Guides on AI
AI is everywhere – and of course, also at the library. Check out our brand-new AI guide tailored for students.
Pure pep
f you sometimes sigh at the thought of working in Pure, we’ve put together some motivational Pure pointers to lift your spirits.
Infomedia
You probably all ready know that you have access to the Danish media database Infomedia via the library - we give you a few search tips and also highlight PressReader, Browzine and Watchmedier, where you have easy access to quality reading material from different subject areas and industries.
Contact librarians and research support
See the many research support services the library offers, including your very own contact librarian.
Reference management
Reference management and EndNote never gets old - we have courses, websites and guides to help reference-challenged students.
HappyLibrary
When students don't come to the library, the library comes to the students. In the hallways of Campusvej, Odense, Britta and Bjarne tour with a cart, coffee, and offer an informal chat. The concept is called #HappyLibrary and the focus is study techniques and the library's many offerings.
"Many of those we talk to start by saying they don't need the library, so the concept aims to challenge and expand the often somewhat narrow understanding of the library and open their eyes to how much the library can and has," says learning consultant Bjarne Lind Christensen.
"We shouldn't take it for granted that students come to us. If we always stay within our own framework at the library, then we will only talk to those who are already here," says librarian Britta Toftgaard Holton
- What is #HappyLibrary?
The concept consists very practically of a stall (commonly called the 'banana cart') loaded with coffee, snacks, a screen, a welcoming attitude, and well-prepared vocal cords from the library staff who roll out. They can have conversations with up to 100 students in two hours.
- Want a visit?
Do your students need a visit from #HappyLibrary? Feel free to contact Bjarne Lind Christensen or Britta Toftgaard Holton, who are happy to tell more about #HappyLibrary themes - it can be general library information or specific focus on Endnote, subject-specific databases, and much more.
- Read more?
More about #HappyLibrary and the thoughts behind the concept in the article "Bogbus uden bøger" (only in Danish) from the journal Revy, Vol. 48 No. 1 (2025). Revy is a journal from DFFU, Danish Professional, Research, and Educational Libraries. Article on LinkedIn (only in Danish) by librarians Britta Toftgaard Holton and Anja Pedersen about different ways to communicate the library to students.
Soegetips
Have you not yet used the library's search interface Mimer, which launched last December?
Library Guides
The library has a range of online guides on topics such as Endnote, Covidence, and APA, as well as subject-specific guides that compile materials focused on various fields.
Openaccess
In 2025 two new agreements have been added to the portfolio of open access agreements.
Ph.D. Café: Ask me anything
Read about Philoteket, which is an area in the library, campus Odense, dedicated to SDU's many Ph.D. students. The library regularly hosts targeted events - next up is the Ph.D. café 'Ask me anything'.
The Library on the Poster – Exhibition
The decades from the 1960s onwards marked an exciting period for the development of libraries – and the posters that showcased their many new activities and possibilities.
The Library Started in 1965
SDU Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary in 2026 – but the Library (Pre)Started
SciteIA
The library has purchased a license for the AI tool Scite.ai, which can be used for literature and information searches, and much more.
New SDU Open Science Policy
SDU's Open Science Policy has been updated on October 31st, 2024.
Library courses
In addition to teaching information searching skills, the library offers a number of courses in different study skills and study supporting tools.
Methodology literature
The Sage Research Methods database contains texts on research methods, e-books, scientific articles, definitions and instructional videos on research methods.
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FROM SCIENCE TO SOCIETY
How does scientific research affect our daily lives? Learn about the journey from science to society, originally designed for the Round Tower in Copenhagen, and now shown here at the University Library of Southern Denmark.
Open Access Week
Week 43 is Open Access Week.
Movement Day 2024
Focus on health and well-being at the Movement Day 2024 on Thursday 10th of October at 12:00-2:00 pm!
ORCID fylder 10 år i Danmark
The researcher ID ORCID is here to stay. All the publishers use it, it is recognisable and provides uniformity, and you take it with you if you change jobs, even across national borders. In 2020, the ORCID system topped 10 million registered IDs.
Undervisertips-til-studiestart
As a lecturer, you can place the syllabus literature on the semester loan shelf.
Copyright
Reglerne omkring ophavsretsbeskyttet materiale i undervisningen er lettere komplekse, mildest talt.
Hvor-slaar-du-ord-op
Too many to mention - too good to omit.
Ny aftale med Taylor & Francis
Med aftalen sikres umiddelbar open access til forlagsversionen af danske publiceringer i en lang række af Taylor & Francis’ videnskabelige tidsskrifter. Aftalen løber i 5 år 2024-2028.