University Library K.U.Leuven

New UB website

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:21:39 +0000

With the recent launch of the new KU Leuven web desing and the launch of Limo earlier in the academic year, we have seized the opportunity to revise the University Libary website. Since yesterday you can look at the result so far.

A new approach are our pages specifically aimed at “students” and “research“. The purpose of these is to highlight certain content on our webiste that is particularly relevant to these user groups.

Note: from now on the University Library blog is replaced by a news function within our website.
As always, with this revision we hope to improve your user experience. Comments are welcomed at e-bronnen@bib.kuleuven.be.

Throughout this revision we have been working together closely with the Biomedical Library (also launching a new website today) and the Arenberg Campus Library to harmonize the structure and content of the websites.

Planned interruption: Limo on 06/02

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:14:48 +0000

On Monday February 6th Limo – the University Library’s search portal – will be unavaible from 7.00 AM until 12.00 AM due to maintenance works.

International award for Mayombe book

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:52:17 +0000

In October 2010 the museum M organised the exhibition Mayombe, masters of magic on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Congolese independence. At the same time, they issued a catalogue edited by Jo Tollebeek, together with Mark Derez, Liesbet Nys, Eline van Assche, Hein Vanhee en Anne Verbrugge. This book has now been awarded with the important Prix international du livre d’art tribal. The internationally renowned French Tribal Art Magazine allied itself with the prestigious auction house Sotheby’s, and assembled a jury of mainly Parisian specialists. This jury rewarded this substantial and magnificently published book with the award for showing the colourful and at times surprising objects from Mayombe, a region north of the river Congo, as well as for putting them into their historical, artistic and etnographic context.

Season’s greetings

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:03:08 +0000

Best wishes for the new year from the University Library. We look forward to a continued support in your study or research during 2012.

For students we take the opportunity to draw attention to the Studying in Leuven page for the coming study and exam period.

Limo: temporarily incomplete search results

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:47:29 +0000

Due to technical issues Limo currently provides incomplete search results from the K.U.Leuven collections. Only results from Primo Central (i.e. a selection of our licensed e-sources) are presented. Documents from Lirias and our paper collections are currently not searchable through Limo.
If needed you can temporarily consult the old LIBISng catalogue for these documents.

Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Elsevier ScienceDirect: available again

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:41:06 +0000

Since yesterday the K.U.Leuven access to the Elsevier ScienceDirect platform is available again.

LibriLinks: planned interruption

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:53:28 +0000

On Monday 21 November from 7.00 till 9.00 the LibriLinks-menu’s will be unavailable due to server maintenance works.

Elsevier ScienceDirect: access interrupted

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:23:19 +0000

At the moment there is practically no access to journals on the Elsevier ScienceDirect platform from within the K.U.Leuven network. The publisher has been notified and is working on a solution.

Access is possible by using the proxy server access (also possible from within the K.U.Leuven network).

Planned interruption: ProQuest

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:25:41 +0000

The provider ProQuest announces a planned interruption of their platform due to maintenance works, starting Sunday November 6th from 03.00 (CET) for 12 hours

K.U.Leuven has access to the following ProQuest products:

ARTbibliographies Modern / ABM (CSA/ProQuest)
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (CSA/ProQuest)
British Periodicals Online / BPO
Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest)
Early English Books Online / EEBO
EconLit (CSA/ProQuest)
ERIC (CSA/ProQuest)
FRANCIS (CSA/ProQuest)
GeoRef (CSA/ProQuest)
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences / IBSS (CSA/ProQuest)
Library and Information Science Abstracts / LISA (CSA/ProQuest)
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts / LLBA (CSA/ProQuest)
Patrologia Latina Database / PLD
Periodicals Archive Online / PAO
Periodicals Index Online / PIO
PILOTS Database (CSA/ProQuest)
ProQuest Platform
ProQuest Sociology
Social Services Abstracts (CSA/ProQuest)
Sociological Abstracts (CSA/ProQuest)

De Legerbode digitized

Universiteitsbibliotheekdiensten — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:27:28 +0000

The university library of Louvain has recently finished the digitalization of the Belgian newspaper “De Legerbode”. The issues 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918 are now available in full text via Limo and the Abraham journal database.

This military newspaper, published by the Ministry of Defence appeared about three times a week. Throughout the war, it played an important role in information and propaganda and was first and foremost meant for the soldiers. Each company, squadron or battery received ten French and ten Dutch copies.

It is a rich source of information regarding the history of the First World War in Belgium. The digitalization of this collection links up perfectly with the growing attention for the Great War in Europe and the numerous initiatives in the making for its centennial (1914-2014).