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Encircling the Atrium of the Ground Floor of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, we now have an exciting display of umbrellas representing and highlighting neurodiversity at the University of Aberdeen.

The Umbrella Project is an initiative run by the ADHD Foundation to raise awareness of and celebrate all neurodivergent conditions. You…

Looking to learn how to get the most out of your Library? Want to improve your IT and Digital Skills? 

Join one of our daily guided tours during Welcome Week to get yourself ready for studying and learning here at the University of Aberdeen. These are for new and returning students.

The…

The Digital Poverty Alliance defines digital poverty as “the inability to interact with the online world fully, when, where, and how an individual needs to.” 

Ofcom’s 2022 Digital Exclusion Review sets out some of the key barriers. These include the affordability of devices and internet packages,…

Digital and Information Services is very mindful of the impact of its services on the environment, and the need to contribute to the Sustainability theme of Aberdeen 2040. Work is ongoing in relation to the environmental impact of our IT infrastructure, and in 2023 we were delighted to swap our…

We would like to advise the university community and our external library users that, due to staff shortages, Taylor Library will be closed on the following days:

The Sir Duncan…

Get ready to elevate your digital prowess with our upcoming training sessions! Join the Digital Skills team on campus or online for a range of sessions to improve your information and digital capabilities. Everyone is welcome to attend; whether you're looking to sharpen your existing abilities or dive into new…

What is an Open Access Agreement?

Transitional Agreements (aka Read and Publish) are agreements between an institution and a publisher where the subscription and publish fees are bundled into one package.

Members of the institution then have read access to the publications and can also publish gold open access…

Using metrics to select a journal involves evaluating the journal's citation rates to gain insights into its influence and the visibility of its published research. Several metrics are available to assess journals, and the rank of a title can vary depending on the measure used. Journals with high metric scores…

What is a DOI?

Most researchers will be familiar with a DOI but not realise exactly what it does or how useful it is. A DOI is a Digital Object Identifier. The DOI is a unique and persistent identifier assigned to any object or information about an object, that resolves…

Do you want to boost your digital skills? Would you like to learn strategies for literature searching or managing your notes? Maybe you want to hear about tools to make your academic work more efficient.

There’s lots of information online about improving your academic performance, but knowing where to start…