Keenious Plus AI tool now available for University of Vaasa

University of Vaasa has acquired the AI tool Keenious Plus. Keenious is an AI-based information retrieval tool for searching articles. You can feed Keenious with text, questions or give it a PDF article to analyse. Keenious does not store or copy the analysed text. 

The analysis provides you with recommendations for relevant articles. You can narrow down your search results by selecting topics, entering your own keywords, or applying filters. Keenious uses data from OpenAlex, a large international and multidisciplinary database of scientific publications.

As of the coming update (August 25, 2025), Keenious functions as an interactive conversational tool that users can engage with to refine searches and explore related topics. It does not summarize or generate text on behalf of the user.

When a publication recommended by Keenius is openly available, an open access icon and a link to the article will appear in the search results. Use the Check UWASA Access link to check if the article is included in the university's subscriptions:

Keenius can be used either in a web browser or in a word processor. To start using the tool, sign up at https://keenious.com/auth/sign-up?institution=uwasa. Enter your University of Vaasa email address in the format username@uwasa.fi. Once you have registered for an account, you can access the tool at https://keenious.com/ via the link in Tritonia-Finna. 

The Keenious add-in is available for both Microsoft Word and Google Docs. It enables you to search for relevant articles while working on your text. Click here for more information on installing the add-in.

Keenious offers monthly webinars that are open to all users. Click here to view the upcoming webinar schedule and register. A dedicated session for University of Vaasa users will be organized during the autumn. More details will be shared later.

More information:

• Instructions are available at https://keenious.com/ and in the Help Center
• Keenious Short Intro - a demo of the tool after the August update (Youtube video, duration: 6 min 28 sec)
• Please read through the Privacy Policy and Terms of use 

Please send your questions and feedback on the tool to: infoservice@uwasa.fi

Osuva will be updated in August

This is a significant update, as upgrading DSpace from version 5 to version 8 is almost equivalent to introducing a new application. There will be some interruptions, but we will aim to keep them as short as possible. Preparations for the update have already begun.

While the change will increase the number of broken links ('link rot'), persistent URN identifiers will continue to function as addresses.

Updates have already been made to Statistics Finland's Otos, the University of the Arts Helsinki's Taju, and Natural Resources Institute Finland's (Luke) Jukuri systems. Based on current information, Theseus of universities of applied sciences will be updated in the first half of next year.

Summer opening hours 2025

Tritonia Academic Library is open all summer, but there are slight changes in the opening hours.

2 – 27 June

Mon–Fri open at 8–16, customer service at 11–15

Fri 20 June closed (Midsummer's Eve)

30 June – 8 August

Mon–Fri open at 8–16, customer service at 12–15

11 – 15 August

Mon–Fri open at 8–16, customer service at 11–15

Starting Monday, August 18, normal opening hours will apply

Mon–Fri open at 8–18, customer service at 11–17

Tritonia Allegro's summer opening hours are as follows:

2 – 22 June

Mon at 9–16

Tues–Thurs at 11–15

Fri closed

Tritonia Allegro is closed 10 June and 23 June – 27 July.

Have a nice summer!

Changes to Financial Times login

The Financial Times (FT.com) has implemented SSO (single sign-on) login for users of University of Vaasa. In practice, this means using the University of Vaasa email address to log in.

To access the Financial Times:

1. Go to https://www.ft.com/ or open the service from the Finna database link.
2. Click on the Sign In button at the top right.
3. Enter your uwasa email address (username(at)uwasa.fi or username(at)student.uwasa.fi).
4. Click on the SSO Sign in button.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions for the rest of the login process.

If this is your first time logging in to FT.com, the site will ask you to complete your account information. FT.com will process the information you provide in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

PressReader available at VAMK - Read newspapers and magazines from all over the world

VAMK University of Applied Sciences will have access to PressReader for the remainder of 2025. PressReader contains over 7,000 newspapers and magazines from all over the world, including The Guardian, Newsweek, etc. In addition to newspapers, there are trade journals
and magazines in several categories. Newspapers and magazines are available on the day of publication and up to 90 days back.

PressReader is available through VAMK Finna and LibGuides both on campus and remotely. 

PressReader can be accessed in a browser and via a mobile app.

More information is available in the Help Center.


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