The problem with Science Direct reported earlier today has now been resolved, and access has been restored.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.
Science Direct – no access
There is a problem accessing Science Direct at the moment. This has been reported to the company, and we will let you know as we hear back from them
Downtime for Dawsonera eBooks on Sunday 13th May
On Sunday 13th May Dawsonera eBooks will be unavailable for approx. 15 minutes between 14.00-16.00.
This because of some maintenance work being undertaken on the internet connections by BT.
We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause.
Times Higher Education now available online
The library is pleased to announce that we now have an institutional subscription to the Times Higher Education website.
This will give you access to all the articles on the web, the digital edition of the magazine, the rankings and associated information.
To register simply go to the website: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/, click the person icon, choose the register link, and then set up your account using your RGU email address (this is essential to make sure your account links up and gives you full access).
OpenAIR@RGU – monthly update (no.16 – April 2018)
Welcome to the sixteenth monthly update on OpenAIR@RGU – RGU’s open access institutional repository. Please direct any queries to the team at publications@rgu.ac.uk.
REF Open Access Compliance
In the publications team’s latest compliance check (using data extracted on 2018-04-12), RGU as a whole is currently 84% compliant.
Please can all researchers ensure that your journal articles and conference papers are sent to the Library’s Publications Team within three months of being accepted for publication, in order to comply with the Open Access deposit requirements of REF2021. Please contact the Publications Team (publications@rgu.ac.uk) with any queries.
Content
The repository currently contains 2,728 records. Some examples of recent additions to the repository include the following outputs:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2878 = FEALY, G., HEGARTY, J.-M., MCNAMARA, M., CASEY, M., O’LEARY, D., KENNEDY, C., O’REILLY, P., O’CONNELL, R., BRADY, A.-M. and NICHOLSON, E. [2018]. Discursive constructions of professional identity in policy and regulatory discourse. Journal of advanced nursing [online], (accepted).
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2879 = SLAVIC, A. and DAVIES, S. 2017. Facet analysis in UDC: questions of structure, functionality and data formality. Knowledge organization [online], 44(6): selected papers from the International UDC seminar 2017: faceted classification today: theory, technology and end users, 14-15 September 2017, London, UK, pages 425-435. Available from: http://www.ergon-verlag.de/en/bibliotheks–informationswissenschaft/knowledge-organization-journal/knowledge-organization-single-issue-2017-6.php
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2880 = VOSPER, H. and HIGNETT, S.M. 2018. Safety in healthcare: the pharmacy legislative framework and patient safety. Journal of personal injury law [online], 1, pages 16-22. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk
Each School currently has the following number of records on OpenAIR (research data is in a separate diagram):
Downloads
This month, there have been a total of 14, 735 downloads from OpenAIR. The most downloaded items include:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1015 = YOUNG, W., HWANG, K., MCDONALD, S. and OATES, C.J. 2010. Sustainable consumption: green consumer behaviour when purchasing products. Sustainable Development [online], 18(1), pages 20-31. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sd.394 (960 downloads)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1302 = ROYLE, J. and LAING, A. 2014. The digital marketing skills gap: developing a digital marketer model for the communication industries. International Journal of Information Management [online], 34(2), 65-73. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2013.11.008 (360 downloads)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1435 = MABON, L. and KAWABE, M. 2016. Engagement on risk and uncertainty – lessons from coastal regions of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan after the 2011 nuclear disaster? Journal of Risk Research [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2016.1200658 (290 downloads)
The most downloaded theses this month include:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1450 = PRICE, J.F.R. 2016. The discourse of cultural leadership. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. (382 downloads)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/918 = IRVING, I. 2013. Curating as practice and profession: an exploration and definition of a contemporary independent curator. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. (213 downloads)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10059/373 = TAYLOR, R.F. 2009. Creating connections: an investigation into the first year experience of undergraduate nursing students. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. (211 downloads)
The above data were correct at the time of writing (27.04.2018).
