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We're the Medical Library of the #UMCG and the #UnversityofGroningen.
We moved here from akademiennl.social/@cmbUMCG, our former channel on Mastodon.
📢 Please note: access to Web of Science for staff and students of the UMCG & University Groningen will end on 1 Jan 2027!
Reason: costs, overlap with other databases, and our commitment to open & transparent research.
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/library/news/20260420-end-web-of-science
#WebOfScience #OpenResearch #UMCG #UG #AcademicLibraries
📢 New!
UMCG SCOPE has published the first open access textbook with University of Groningen Press.
📘Personal and professional development of students: A handbook for educators
For teachers working on student development.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.21827/6a1e986cbe48a
#OpenAccess #Education #UMCG #UniversityGroningen#HigherEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment
📣 Hear, hear..! ☺️
'Why every scientist needs a librarian'
Nature | 7 min read
👉 https://proxy-ub.rug.nl/login?url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00568-y
Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open. 🔍📚✨
#OpenScience #ResearchSupport #Libraries #Science #ScholarlyCommunication
📢 Publish Deals update:
Publication caps lifted for most publishers — but not for ACS!
ACS charges authors for Open Access, and reimbursement after Jan 1, 2026 is uncertain.
➡️ Advice: choose closed access for ACS for now.
Need help? Our Open Access support team is here for you: openaccess@umcg.nl
Good news for UMCG authors who want to publish in a PLOS journal: we participate in a open access agreement with this publisher.
You can get a 50% or even a 100% discount on the author fee!
Read more: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/news/plosagreement
🌟 Word jij het nieuwe gezicht van de Medische Bibliotheek UMCG? 🌟
Wij zoeken een enthousiaste collega voor een combifunctie aan de balie én in de backoffice.
Ben jij klantgericht, houd je van afwisseling en werk je graag in een hecht team met humor? Dan pas je perfect bij ons!
Klinkt dit als iets voor jou?
👉 Bekijk de vacature en solliciteer:
https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/vacature
#werkenbijumcg #vacature #bibliotheek
📚 How do you search for scientific literature?
🔍 And how is your access to full‑text articles?
We’re looking for participants for our “Full‑Text Access” research!
In a short 30‑minute session, you’ll complete a few search tasks to help us improve access to literature for students and staff.
📍 Medical Library UMCG
🎁 €7.50 Gezonde Planeet gift card as a thank‑you
👉 Interested? Register for a time slot: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/register
#ResearchStudy #LibraryResearch #AcademicLife #FullTextAccess
Atlas.ti is een programma voor kwalitatieve data analyses, in licentie bij de RUG.
Informatie over het aanmaken van een account staat op IRIS (rug.nl/iris; zoek dan op "Atlas")
Of ga direct naar: Atlas.Ti - login methode en activatie: https://rug.topdesk.net/tas/public/ssp/content/detail/knowledgeitem?unid=3450d7fdf36649c2be2c5da011395540
Because of all that snow, ❄️❄️ we'll be closed tomorrow (Friday, January 8th).
You can still request articles of course, and we will respond to your emails as usual.
Please check our website for updates: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/news/2026-01-wheater-update
LAST REMINDER
From 1 January 2026, RefWorks will no longer be available to staff & students!
Complete your Word documents with RefWorks references as quickly as possible and switch to EndNote.
How to switch to EndNote? https://libguides.rug.nl/umcg/refworks
Questions? refman@umcg.nl
Open Research Award - Call for Submissions! 🎖️
ℹ️ UG/UMCG researchers and students are invited to submit case studies describing their experiences with open research and education practices, individually or in teams.
📅 Deadline: 14 November 2025
https://www.rug.nl/research/openscience/open-research-award/
Update!
This year's publication quota has been reached for: Oxford University Press.
This means that publication costs are no longer covered centrally!
Read here about alternative routes to Open Access: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/news/2025-07-quotas
Authors take note!
Update - the 2025 publication quota has been reached for:
LWW, Taylor & Francis, and now also for: Springer/Nature.
This means that publication costs are no longer covered centrally.
Read more: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/news/2025-07-quotas
#PubMed during the US shutdown
You may have seen the warning when opening PubMed: https://libguides.rug.nl/pubmed
It's good to know that PubMed is largely functional because most processes are automated. New articles and MeSH terms are still being added. Search strategies are also still reproducible.
We are closely monitoring the situation and will keep you informed!
Read more: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/news/pubmed-during-the-shutdown
Read our latest newsletter about Open Access Publishing: https://cmb.email-provider.eu/web/wuzxzsuihl/ffxjb32rmy/jnyg7nuvcc/17jpxcxnj5?lp-t=1760691402
Did you know that information specialists from the Medical Library often contribute as co-authors to systematic and scoping reviews?
Interested? Learn more: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/support/support-search-strategy
Message for UMCG authors:
The limit of the open access deal with the publisher LWW is reached.
If your manuscript is accepted by LWW, Open Access costs will no longer be covered! You will receive an invoice.
Read more: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/news/2025-09-lww
UMCG authors please note:
We expect to soon reach the quota for Open Access publishing for a number of major publishers:
- August: LWW
- October: Taylor & Francis, Oxford UP, American Chemical Society
- November: Springer
Read more: https://www.rug.nl/medicallibrary/news/2025-07-quotas
Many UMCG employees use #BioRender: https://www.biorender.com
You can use it to create biomedical illustrations.
But beware: this is a commercial service. The #copyright of images made with BioRender rests with BioRender and not with you or the UMCG!
PubMed & Trump policy Pt. II
Some compared search results for gender-related topics in PubMed with EuropePMC. You can't really compare these databases.
EuropePMC contains preprints, conference papers and comments, so more non-peer reviewed publications.
#pubmed #europepmc
🚪 The building is closing… but we’re not! 😉
The Medical Library will be closed from 25 July to 9 August. Our online services will remain open as usual, so we’ll be happy to help you this summer too. 💻📖☀️
⚠️ Important for authors:
The open access quotas of several publishers are expected to be reached in the coming months. After that, APC charges may apply.
Expected:
📅 OUP (hybrid) end of August
📅 Springer end of September
📅 LWW, Emerald, T&F early October
📅 OUP (full OA selection) mid-October
Explore alternative OA routes or get in touch: openaccess@umcg.nl
⚠️PLOS negotiations may impact your article submissions !
Negotiations are currently underway on whether to extend the agreement with PLOS beyond 2026 or discontinue it.
Depending on the outcome—and your article’s acceptance date—this could have financial implications for authors submitting to PLOS journals.
Stay informed before you submit!
https://www.rug.nl/library/news/26-6-12-plos
#PLOS #negotiations
