Issue: 2021 - 5 |
“Winds of May, that dance on the sea,
Dear readers, |
Library Trackit – How to Videos We recently presented to you the new Library Trackit, the new automated Library helpdesk that will elevate the resolution of your requests and questions. To assist you more in the usage of it, we created three “How to” videos which include step by step instructions about the Libtrackit interface, the menu, the necessary fields you must fill in and more. You can find the videos in the Library Video Hub. |
Brill Online Journal Collection The focus of Brill’s publications are Humanities and Social Sciences, International Law and selected areas in the Sciences. Brill publishes over 330 journals titles, including 22 electronic titles and 24 fully Open Access titles with topics covering African Studies, American Studies, Ancient Near East and Egypt, Art History, Asian Studies, Book History and Cartography, Biblical Studies, Classical Studies, Education, History, Jewish Studies, Literature and Cultural Studies, Languages and Linguistics, Media Studies, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Social Sciences, Theology and World Christianity, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, International Law, International Relations, Biology. For a better structured search, you can specify the publication type, the language of the publication and publication date or the time range. Off-campus access to full text is possible from the SKL Databases webpage. |
Library Week SKL Event & Participations The National Library week during the last week of March, is an important annual celebration of Libraries and their role in education, research and technology. For the past 2 years we have been organizing and participating in activities distantly, without losing our motivation and energy. During the week March 29 – April 2, in the context of the 57th National Library Week , SKL organized a major event and our Library director and staff members participated in 4 other events. To learn more about our activity, you can read the Blog post our colleague, Harika Baş Güler, prepared. |
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AKMED Library Week Event As part of the National Library Week activities, on April 12-13, Koç University AKMED Library held the workshop “Archaeology and History libraries in Turkey” online, with the participation of 11 library staff members from different libraries. Presentations and a round table discussion covered the 2 days program offering the participants the chance to exchange practices, plans, concerns and ideas. You can find more information in the Blog post, written by Remziye Boyraz Seyhan, our colleague at AKMED Library. |
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Library Travelogues Thematic Exhibition Koç University Libraries, hosting valuable material in their collections, decided to launch a 3 months activity under the theme "Library Travelogues". Current publications, rare material, digital exhibitions, blog posts, podcasts, seminars and talks, format this initiative as an attempt to enhance visibility and attract the attention of a wider audience. SKL, ANAMED, AKMED and VEKAM joint forces to follow the steps of travelers, explorers and scholars who monitored their travel experiences in Anatolia until the 19th century. To join us in this, take a first taste browsing the LibGuide which includes information about travelers, related current publications from our print collection, unique material from our rare collection, suggested scholarly resources, digital humanities projects, podcasts and blogposts. |
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“İstanbul'u Dinliyorum” Podcast Series Naz Özkan, Outreach and Reference librarian at SKL, initiated the “Koç Üniversitesi Suna Kıraç Library Podcast: “İstanbul’u Dinliyorum…”, which intends to bring researchers and academicians together to discuss a variety of topics concerning the history, culture, tradition of İstanbul, the capital of both the Byzantine and the Ottoman Empire. The aim of “İstanbul’u Dinliyorum…” podcast is to bring new content and richness to Istanbul and to recognize the historical heritage of the “Queen of cities". The podcast is open to anyone interested in İstanbul. You can access our monthly podcast series from the Suna Kıraç Library Spotify account. |
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May Book Club
Dear booklovers in KU Community, this month’s book is The Atlas of Misty Continents by İhsan Oktay Anar, a novel like a romp through history, with a host of colorful characters, a wildly historically inaccurate scenario, lots of improbabilities and lots of fantasy/magic realism. In Hulki Aktunç's preface, Anar's works are described as an attempt “…to extract a new novel from the historical one and to re-historicize the novel...”. Read this book with us to find out how fantasy and magic combine with history and come discuss your thoughts and learn how others found the novel, in the next Book Club, in May 20, at 16:00. |
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ANAMED Library Talks May’s ANAMED Library talk will focus on the 1875 panorama of Dimitriadis Efendi and Marmara Walls, based on the work titled "Dimitriadis Efendi's Marmara Coast Walls Roll" (Istanbul Archeology Museums, 2019) and the information provided by this important visual. The Roll is a unique work, reflecting the last period in which the Marmara Walls, which extend along the southern shores of historical Istanbul, preserved their continuity and focus only on the coastal walls. Guest speakers are Nisa Semiz and Üzeyir Altekin and the talk will be moderated by Barış Altan. To register, please use the following link. |
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ANAMED Library Podcasts
At the ANAMED Library Podcast’s Archives theme talk in April, we hosted Kerim Altuğ, the Director of Istanbul’s Municipal Council Directorate for Libraries and Museums. The theme of this podcast was "Exploring the History of Istanbul in the Archives: Istanbul’s Municipal Council Directorate for Libraries and Museums". In this talk you can learn about the institutions affiliated with the Directorate, their collaborations and new projects. Do not miss this podcast if you are curious about preservation and accessibility of Istanbul’s archives and memories! Enjoy! |
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Preservation Week Activities
Preserving Oral History Talk |
GLAMI Awards The GLAMi Awards (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums Innovation awards) recognize and celebrate the most innovative projects in the cultural heritage sector annually. This year we are proud to announce not only our participation in the “Resources for Scholars and Researchers” category, but also our selection as one of the finalists for the 2021 awards. With this recognition, among other notable participants, the KU Libraries resources are promoted and recognized for the significant support to researchers. |
Meet Our Staff - AKMED Library
Remziye Boyraz Seyhan, Library Senior Specialist |
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Meet Our Staff - AKMED Library
Emrullah Can - AKMED Branch Librarian |
TurkeyInH2020 II Events: Open Science & Research Data Management workshops are on Youtube now!
The event is a 2-day intensive online workshop focusing mainly on researchers and other participants of Horizon Europe framework programme with little experience, as well as more experienced researchers that would like to learn about the new Horizon Europe Open Science initiatives and the management of research data. The Speakers present the routes and mandates of Open Science publications and the necessary tools and repositories that can help the researchers adopt the FAIR principles. The European Open Science Cloud is also presented along with best practices and instructions on how to prepare Data Management Plans. The sessions are structured in such a way to help participants grasp the fundamental concepts of Open Science and Research Data Management and learn how to best apply them in their own projects. The content is enriched with presentations, training notes, curated literature from the EU, and useful templates. |
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Turnitin: Draft Coach Now Available for Students
Turnitin has released a new Draft Coach service that connects to Google Docs. With the help of Draft Coach, a student (or lecturer, researcher) at Koç University can check the originality and correctness of their text at any time while writing. The Draft Coach also provides a familiar originality report that shows the similarities of the texts from Turnitin’s extensive databases (Internet, student work, publications), reviews any references in the text, points out any deficiencies and it guides you in making corrections. This corrections guidance is regular while writing the text, therefore it is easy for the students to see their possible mistakes, correct them instantly and restore them again if necessary. It is all about learning in a positive way, and saving the teacher some time. |
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European Commission Launches Open Research Europe Platform, Making Scientific Papers Free to All
The European Commission has launched Open Research Europe, a platform for scientific papers that is freely accessible to everyone. Open Research Europe presents the results of research funded by Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme for 2021-2027. Open to both researchers and the everyday person, the platform addresses some of the major difficulties often surrounding the publishing of scientific research including delays and barriers to the re-use of results and high costs. Some 40+ scientific papers from a wide range of fields of research including engineering, mathematics, social sciences, arts, and humanities have already been submitted and are ready for consumption. |
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