Cabells Predatory Reports now available

Access to Cabells Predatory Reports has been opened for University of Vaasa. Predatory Reports contains information on so-called predatory publications. It can be used as a tool for evaluating scientific journals and choosing a publication channel.

Predatory Reports (formerly Cabells Blacklist) is a subscription database that was opened in 2017. It currently contains over 19,000 journals. The level of journal publishing activity is systematically assessed based on Cabells' own criteria (see Predatory Reports Criteria). The criteria include peer review and publication practices, fees, indexing and publication metrics, among others. Degrees of severity have also been defined for the identified deficiencies. When a sufficient number of criteria are met, the journal is classified as a predator and added to the database.

Learn more about using the database in the user guides or watch a short introductory video.

The database can be accessed through the University of Vaasa Finna.


For database inquiries and feedback, please contact infoservice@uwasa.fi

Database subscriptions expiring at the end of the year: HSTalks and Westlaw

University of Vaasa’s subscription to HSTalks – The Busi­ness & Ma­na­ge­ment Col­lec­tion expires on 31.12.2024. HSTalks will be available until the end of the year via Finna or on campus directly at https://hstalks.com/business/.

Subscription to the Westlaw database expires on 31.12.2024 and will not be renewed. Westlaw will be available until the end of the year via Finna.

For questions and feedback, please contact infoservice@uwasa.fi

Exceptional opening hours in December and January

Thu 5 Dec at 8–16 (customer service 11–16)

Fri 6 Dec closed (Independence Day)

23 Dec 2024 – 1 Jan 2025 closed

Thu–Fri 2–3 January at 8–16 (customer service 11–15)

Mon 6 Jan closed (Epiphany)

The library premises are in use with an access key everyday from 6 a.m to 12 p.m.

Tritonia Allegro is closed 6 Dec and 21 Dec 2024 – 1 Jan 2025.

Loans will not fall due during 21 Dec 2024 – 8 Jan 2025.

The interlibrary loans service and Book a Tutorial in Information Retrieval service are closed 23 Dec 2024 – 6 Jan 2025. Orders and requests will be handled from 7 Jan.

The acquisition service is closed 23 Dec 2024 – 6 Jan 2025. Orders will be handled from 7 Jan.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Get started with Zotero and Mendeley in an hour

Zotero and Mendeley are free reference management software that you can use to save and organize your references as well as add citations to your text and create a bibliography with the citation style you choose. After this session, you will know the basics of Zotero and Mendeley, for example, how references are added and how they are used with Microsoft Word.

Time: 12th of February at 4.00–5.00 pm
Place: Zoom (password: 860635)
No registration needed. Welcome!

The same tutorials are held in Finnish and Swedish:

In Finnish: 11th of February at 4.00–5.00 pm. More information: Viitteidenhallintaohjelmat Zotero ja Mendeley tutuksi tunnissa

In Swedish: 13th of February at 4.00–4.30 pm. More information: Kom igång med Zotero

Disturbances with our email

There have been some problems with email sent to Tritonia and messages have been interpreted by the system as spam.

If you have recently sent us an email and we have not responded, we kindly ask you to send the email again.

We apologize for this inconvenience.

New LibGuide to support research

Check out Tritonia's new LibGuide Responsible research!

In the guide, you will find information on open and responsible science but also on data management, publishing, accessibility, educational resources, copyright and reference management.

The guide is available in English, Finnish and Swedish.

Take a look, and give feedback (tritoniaresearch(a)uwasa.fi)!

Do you already know LibKey tools? Quicker access to articles with AI help

University of Vaasa subscribes to LibKey, a set of tools for faster and more convenient access to e-journals and articles. With these AI-based tools, you can seamlessly access both subscription-based and open access articles in just one click.

The LibKey tools include:

• LibKey Discovery enables one-click access to article PDFs in Finna’s article search: Click on “PDF Full text” to open the article directly in PDF format in your browser:
  
  
• LibKey Link provides one-click access to full-text articles from specific research databases available at the university (ProQuest ABI Inform, all EBSCO article databases, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Web of Science) as well as from Google Scholar. Just follow the "Check Full Text" link in the databases:
  
  
• LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that offers immediate access to full-text articles as you browse the web. It detects when you find a scholarly article (e.g. on a publisher’s website, in Wikipedia, etc.) and provides a direct link to the full text if it's available through the university’s subscriptions. If the article is available, click on the logo to open full text:
  
    
  LibKey Nomad is available for download here. After confirming the installation, choose University of Vaasa (Tritonia Academic Library) as your institution.
• LibKey.io enables you to quickly locate and access articles using either DOIs or PubMed IDs.

The LibKey subscription also includes BrowZine, a digital journal bookshelf for both subscription and open access journals.

• You can access BrowZine from the Finna article search results page. Click on “View Complete Issue” to open BrowZine and to browse the whole issue of the journal or to view previous ones:
  
  
• BrowZine can be found in Finna, LibGuides, or directly at https://​browzine.​com/​libraries/​3310
• BrowZine is available in both browser and mobile app formats.
• By creating a personal account, you can e.g. organize your favorite journals into My Bookshelf and receive weekly email notifications of new articles.

Explore the tools in more detail by watching these introductory videos:

• LibKey
• BrowZine

Questions and comments on LibKey can be sent to: finna@uwasa.fi

Virtual guided tour in the library

The Tritonia library has been in new facilities since autumn 2022. Take a virtual guided tour and get to know the new library. Welcome to us!  

You can also read more about the library on our web and in this Libguide: Guide for a New Customer