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Generous book donation
The Swedish Embassy in Iceland recently gave the University of Iceland a generous gift: the major work “The Linneus Apostles”, on the important discoveries of the students of the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus in 18th-century science and culture. Kristín Ingólfsdóttir, Rector of the University of Iceland, received the books from Bosse Hedberg, the Swedish Ambassador…
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Web of Science: short presentation today
Today, Thursday 20 February, 11:50–12:10, there will be a presentation in the Library’s lecture hall of the database Web of Science, which got a new interface at the beginning of this year. Web of Science is one of the three multidisciplinary databases open nationwide. It indexes the content of more than 10,000 respected scholarly journals, with links to…
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Information Services on the move
The Library’s Information Services will be available for drop-in meetings in Háskólatorg, 11:30–13:30, on the next few Tuesdays, i.e. 18 Feb, 25 Feb and 4 March. We want to remind you of the wide range of services the Library provides: all the databases and electronic resources available to users, help with information searching and much more. After that there will…
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Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies: symposium on women’s lives
Félag um átjándu aldar fræði (the Icelandic Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies) is holding a symposium under the title The lives of women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, in the lecture hall on the 2nd flooron Saturday 15 February 2014. The symposium begins at 13:30 and ends…
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Elka Björnsdóttir’s booklet
At the end of January the Manuscript Collection received a booklet in the hand of Elka Björnsdóttir (1881–1924) entitled “Ýmislegt ljóðmæli.” (Various poems). In the booklet Elka copied various poems she found interesting. At the back is her account of the poems and how they came about; she says she wrote in it on Sundays…
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“a true gospel for womankind”
Letters of the poet and district magistrate Jón Thoroddsen The Manuscript Collection recently received some letters from the papers of Elín Jónsdóttir (1841–1934), daughter of the poet and district magistrate Jón Thoroddsen (1818–1868). They are five letters from Jón to Elín, written in 1861–1865. There is also a letter from Jón to Ólöf Hallgrímsdóttir Thorlacius…
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Trial access to Astronomy & Astrophysics
For the next three months there will be trial access to the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, open to users on the University Network. The journal is available from 2001 onwards. The address is http://www.aanda.org/
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Web of Science – new search interface
A new search interface has been introduced for Web of Science, one of the databases in national access. It gives access to Web of Science – Core Collection from 1970 onwards and, under another tab, Journal Citation Report . The interface is considerably simpler than the old one, but more advanced search options can be…
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New manuscript catalogue
The Christmas present of the Manuscript Collection of the National and University Library of Iceland to the nation is an electronic catalogue of the manuscripts the Manuscript Collection received in 1964–2013. The catalogue has descriptions of 725 manuscripts and can be found here https://landsbokasafn.is/index.php/efni/handrit/handritaskrar. The manuscripts have also been catalogued on www.handrit.is. There is still…
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Agreement on material concerning Steinn Steinarr
On Thursday the 12th of December representatives from The National and University Library of Iceland and Steinshús ses – a private foundation dedicated to the memory of the poet Steinn Steinarr – signed an agreement to collaborate on disseminating information on his life and work. The National and University Library will undertake the preservation and…
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The Library’s policy 2013–2017
The National and University Library of Iceland has published a brochure explaining the Library’s policy for 2013–2017. At the beginning of 2013, work on a new policy began at the Library. The purpose was to create a road map that staff can use in developing the Library’s work in the coming years. The Library’s executive…
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Conference on translation, 7 December
Á milli frænda (Between kinsmen): a conference on translation between Norwegian and Icelandic Please note that because of cancellations the programme below will change, and the conference will run from 10:00 to 12:30 Saturday 7 December 2013, 10:00–16:00, in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, lecture hall Programme 10:00: The Ambassador…