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Information about home office due to the corona situation

Like the rest of NTNU, the employees of the University Library are currently also working from home due to the corona situation.

If you have questions, suggestions for literature you think the library should buy, or in general – if you need help from the library, it is easiest to contact us by mail:

Email address to the Technology Library: tekhb@ub.ntnu.no
Email address to the Architecture and Civil Engineering Library: arkbib@ub.ntnu.no
Email address to the Marine Technology Library: marinbib@ub.ntnu.no
Email address to the Library in Ålesund: alesund@ub.ntnu.no

Subject related questions / purchase suggestions can be addressed to:

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Colwiz-add-on a new reference manager for Google docs

Does you and your co-authors using google docs to cooperate on an article? Do you miss a reference manager that works seamlessly with google docs?

You can try the colwiz add-on for google docs for handling references in google docs. The add-on is well integrated with google docs.  In 2016 Colwiz enabled Chrome user to add citations to google docs. Now Colwiz has created an add-on which you can use with any browser.

Download:

You can download the colwiz add-on here: https://tinyurl.com/y9jrkm99

 

What can you do with the Colwiz add-on?

  • You can search Internet for articles and make a reference
  • You can create your own library of references
  • Insert reference in text with google docs
  • Autogenerate a reference list at the end of the text.
  • Choose from over 7000 reference styles.
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Zotero 5.0 Standalone application

Zotero

Zotero is a reference management tool you can download and use for free. You can collect, cite, organize and share your references.
We have previously described Zotero 4.0 for Firefox and Zotero Standalone in this blog: https://www.ntnu.no/blogger/ub-teknologi/2017/03/13/zotero/
Since then, Zotero has released a major update in Zotero 5.0 Standalone application in July 2017.

 

What does the updated tool contain?
Zotero 5.0 is a Zotero Standalone application that can be used with all browsers. In addition, you have to download connectors, depending on which browser you are using. There are connectors for Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera. The download is available for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

 

How can you update the Zotero tool?
If you are using Zotero 4.0 for Firefox, you download the Firefox connector first. You will get the same “Save to Zotero” button in the Firefox toolbar.
Then you download the Zotero 5.0 Standalone application to access your library. Finally, you sync your library with zotero.org.
The functionality of the Zotero 5.0 Standalone application is the same as described for Zotero 4.0 for Firefox.

 

 

 

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Academic Writing Night on the 4th of October 2017

Do you struggle with your academic writing? Is it difficult to find good literature/information sources? Are your references a bit of a mess?

Then the academic writing night on the 4th of October at Gløshaugen could be the right solution for you.

You can come and go as you please, and you can either write on your own or get help from learning assistants and professionals. You can participate in individual guidance, workshops and lectures on academic writing, literature search, reference management, motivation & study techniques.

This academic writing night is an offer to all students at NTNU. You can benefit from the evening regardless of how far you have come in your studies. Bring the text you want to work on and any relevant literature you might have.

You are welcome between 3pm and 9pm at U1 at the Natural Science Building and it would be great if you would register for the evening in advance (but it’s not necessary in order to participate): http://www.kurspaamelding.no/ntnu-ub/index.php?kursid=148&dato=363&paamelding=ja&groupid=171