The library where the course is registered, owns at least two copies of compulsory course literature. One copy is a 14 day loan and the other is for so called Short loan.
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Course literature, request and renewAs an individual user, you are required to comply with the agreement that Mid Sweden University Library has concluded with the following vendors and publishers. As a user, you are also required to read the copyright information which some vendors / publishers provide regarding the use of their resources. If the licence terms are violated, the supplier can, either temporarily or permanently, withdraw access.
Download: | Books can be downloaded chapter by chapter. |
Print and copy: | Print and copy is allowed. |
Usage: | To use Dawsonera you must accept the Terms and Condition of use each time you use the database. To make selections, etc., you must create a user account with Dawsonera. |
Download: | You can read the books online or download to your computer for three days. You need access to the Internet to be able to read downloaded books. |
Print and copy: | The publishers allows you to print max 20% and copy max10% of each title when reading online. |
Read out loud: | Titles can be read aloud once downloaded using Adobe Reader. |
Download: | Books can be read online or downloaded for 7-14 days. To download an e-book you need an user account. Read more about how to download e-books on Ebrary Knowledge Base. |
Print and copy: | Printing is limited to max 40 pages per search. When downloaded you are allowed to print 10% of the book. Note! To print and download you need to create an account. |
Mobile app: | Download the Bluereader app. |
Download: | Some books can be downloaded, see information for each title. |
Print and copy: | Printing is limited to one page at a time, max 60 pages, depending on publisher. Note! To print and download you need to create an account. |
Mobile app: | Go to the EBSCO platform, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click EBSCOhost iPhone and Android applications. |
Download: | Books can not be downloaded or saved. |
Print and copy: | Printing is limited to one page at a time. |
Download: | Books can be downloaded chapter by chapter. |
Print and copy: | Print and copy is allowed. |
Download: | Books can be downloaded chapter by chapter. |
Print and copy: | Print and copy is allowed. |
Download: | Books can not be downloaded or saved. |
Print and copy: | Printing is limited to one page at a time. |
Download: | Books can be downloaded chapter by chapter. |
Print and copy: | Print and copy is allowed. |
Usage: | 5 simultaneous users. |
Download: | Books can not be downloaded or saved. |
Print and copy: | You can print individual pages. |
Download: | Books can be downloaded chapter by chapter. |
Print and copy: | Print and copy is allowed. |
The library where the course is registered, owns at least two copies of compulsory course literature. One copy is a 14 day loan and the other is for so called Short loan.
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Course literature, request and renewVisit our web site: Library account application
You can see and renew your loans, and also make reservations, in My account. You can use your student portal login for access to My account.
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1. Log on to the library's search tool Primo. You use your UserID and password from the student portal.
2. Find the item you want to reserve by doing a search.
3. Click on the "Libraries" link.
4. Click on the "Sign in" link under "Request options".
5. Select the library where you want to pick up the material. If you are a distance student, you can select "Home" if you have the right to have books sent to you at home.
6. If you want, you can change the date for how long your reservation is valid. After this date, your reservation is cancelled.
7. Click on OK!
8. Don't forget to log out.
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Yes, if you are registered with us as a distance student. Otherwise, you need to fill in our form for application for home delivery. When you get your application approved, you can select the option to be sent when you reserve books.
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The Library is not able to send books to distance education students living abroad. You can however access our e-books and e-journals via the library website and our search tool Primo.
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As a student at Mid Sweden University you have the option to borrow SPSS software to install on your computer. Ask your course coordinator to contact help desk to access the licence key.
The course coordinator can provide you with a link with which you can access installation files for SPSS. Go to IT Helpdesk for Guides (in Swedish only)
SPSS is also installed in some computer labs. Follow the link below to see which computer labs have SPSS.
When you owe the library more than a certain amount, you will be suspended from borrowing library material. If you cannot come to the library you can pay by plusgiro, but do not forget to notify the library that you do so. Follow the instructions on the library website.
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If you owe money to the library
Yes, you can return material at the (MIUN) campus library of your choice.
Also, you can make reservations on material belonging to another (MIUN) campus library. We send books between us with the exemption of the short loans.
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No, a short loan has to be returned where it is borrowed. Someone might want to borrow it directly after you. All other loans are however possible to return at any Mid Sweden University Library.
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We can lend the material from another library, an interlibrary loan (ILL). You can order at our website. An order can be considered for purchase as an addition to our collection rather than ILL.
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You can refill your printout account in the library or at the service centre in the N building.
You can refill your printout account in the library or at the service centre in the G building.
Use of the university library's copyrighted resources is governed by the Swedish Copyright Act and includes licensing agreements with providers for electronic resources, publishers and consortia. The licensing agreements include guidelines and rules governing the use of these resources. By logging in with a user account, you are obliged to read the vendor's Terms of Use regarding the resource.
Mid Sweden University together with all universities and higher education institutions have agreements with Bonus Copyright Access. The agreement gives teachers and students the right to make copies and share copyright protected material for educational purposes. Students may copy and share corresponding to 15 A4 pages from one and the same source, e.g. from a website or other digital publication and you may copy/scan and share according to the 15/15 rule from a paper original. It means that you can copy up to 15 percent of the number of pages from the same publication, but not more than 15 pages.
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BIBSAM Consortium - in English
Viktigt att veta om upphovsrätt - Kungliga biblioteket (in Swedish only)
The library has one photocopier machine on the 2nd floor. To make color copies, go to the caretaker's office in the O building.
The library has two photocopier machines on the first floor. You buy copy cards at the cirkulation desk. To make color copies, go to the caretaker's office in the G building.
On the 3rd floor i Sambiblioteket you´ll find The Media Room with 2 scanners. The Learning Resource Center on the 4th floor has 1 scanner.
There is 1 scanner in the library on the 2nd floor. You can also ask the Caretakers´s office for help with scanning.
There is 1 scanner in the library on the 2nd floor. You can also ask the Caretaker´s office for help with scanning.
You are allowed to print and copy pages. Some distributors however have limits of how many pages you can print or copy at a time and you might need to create an account.
1. Create an account at Ebrary
2. Click Download and choose to download the whole book or just a part of it. Save.
Note! If you choose to download the whole book, you must create an account for Adobe Digital Editions to be able to open the book.
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You can download the book once more. You can't extend a loan.
In PubMed you´ll find a Swedish-English/English-Swedish dictionary which is called the Swedish MeSH Tree Tool. Another search tool is the Nationalencyklopedin (NE) and its built in dictionary. You find NE in our alphabetical database list.
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Use your student portal user name and user ID. If you encounter any technical problems please contact Helpdesk.
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As long as you have access to the Internet and a functional student portal account with us, you will be able to search our databases from wherever you are.
Dawsonera: Multiple users for most titles. Some titles have 1-3 users.
Ebrary: One or more users varying on different titles.
EBSCOhost: 1-3 users for most titles.
Yes you can export references, but it varies which program you can use. EndNote and EndNote Web works.
Yes, in e-books that can be downloaded to Adobe Reader
In the Adobe menu select View and then Read Out Loud to activate the speech synthesis. The software can read the whole book or page by page.
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As a user, you are required to read the copyright information which some vendors / publishers provide regarding the use of their resources. If the licence terms are violated, the supplier can, either temporarily or permanently, withdraw access.
Ibland finns det en PDF direkt i databasen. Finns det ingen sådan ska du använda knappen Services or Fulltext som tar dig till en ruta där länken till artikeln finns. Observera att Mittuniversitetet inte har tillgång till alla artiklar du hittar i databaserna. Om artikeln inte finns hos oss finns det istället för länken till fulltexten en länk till ett beställningsformulär, som du använder om du vill att vi ska beställa hem artikeln till dig.
You´ll find our recommended databases in the Subject guides. Also see Databases A-Z.
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Some Dawsonera e-books may only be used by a certain numbers of users at the same time. To make a reservation, you can use the option Add to queue, which means that you will be notified when the book is available. To use this option you have to have an account at Dawsonera. It is free of charge and is not connected to your student portal account.
To book a study room in Sundsvall and Östersund, go to the Student Portal and Schedule.
Bigger lockers are located in the changing rooms in the O building. You borrow the locker key at the library.
Lockers are located at the ground floor and on the 4th and 5th floor.
Lockers are located on the second floor in the G building (the library). You borrow the locker key at the library.
To find old exams go to the student unions' websites.
All student thesis at the University are to be published electronically in DiVA - Academic Archive Online, which make them freely available on the Internet via DiVA portal. The library no longer handles student theses. Some departments publish student thesis on their website, and others use the conferences in the Student portal.
Theses from other universities in Sweden can also be found via DiVA, the Libris database Uppsök (in Swedish) and Essays.se
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Yes. Go to Primo and search subject headings or search in Journals under heading Search More.
We do not separate books and e-books in Primo. Choose resource type "Books" and you will get both.
We can lend it from another library, an Interlibrary loan. You can order on our website. An order can be concidered for purchase as an addition to our collection rather than an Interlibrary loan.
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Scientific articles are written by professionals in order to relate their findings to the scientific community. Scientific papers have a standard format and are usually published in academic journals. They contain original research results or review excisting results. Scientific articles are considered valid if they undergo a process of peer review by one or more referees. The following sections should be included in a scientific article; Abstract, Introduction, Method, Discussion, and literature cited.
There are many conventional systems quoting an author and to write references. Which system you choose depends on which subject area you will publish in. Your teacher can tell you which system to use.
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Yes you can export references, but it varies which program you can use. End Note, EndNote Online and Zotero works.