EndNote X5 - now available (05.01.12) Tools that enables you to store and manage all your references to books, articles, websites etc. Read more
Library courses spring term 2012 (04.01.12) Looking for literature? Sign in to one of our courses in information searching. We also offer courses in EndNote, which is a specialized database program and a time-saving solution for storing and managing bibliographic references. Read more
TV and radio - Recording for use in education (12.07.11) UMB has made an agreement with Norwaco (UH agreement). Read more
idunn.no – Norwegian journals online (07.03.11) The University Library is pleased to announce access to Norwegian and Nordic journals in full text. Staff and students have access to idunn.no via the UMB network. Read more
SciFinder Web - new version available (25.02.11) From 18 March 2011, CAS will no longer provide UMB with access to the client version of SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts). Faculty and students need to access the web version of SciFinder. In order to use the web version, you need to create your own username and password. Read more Bentham Science - Online Journals (26.11.10) The University Library is pleased to announce free trial access to journals by Bentham Science. Read more
EndNote X4 - now available (26.10.10) Tools that enables you to store and manage all your references to books, articles, websites etc. Read more
Springer eBooks (01.09.10) Trial extended until November 30th. Read more
Brage - electronic submission of Master’s theses at UMB (30.04.10) From 3 May, all UMB students must submit the electronic version of their Master's theses in Brage. Read more Springer eBooks (15.04.10) The University Library is pleased to announce free trial access to more than 18.600 electronic books published by Springer. Read more
Try e-books via MyiLibrary (28.01.10) Staff and students will during the test period get access to more than 175.000 e-books from well-known publishers. Trial period until the 25th of February 2010 Read more
EndNote X3 - now available (07.01.10) Tools that enables you to store and manage all your references to books, articles, websites etc. Read more The Green Dictionary - updated (11.11.09) The online dictionary contains "green" terms from food and environmental science, agriculture, forestry, botany and zoology. About 1,700 new English, German and Norwegian entries were recently added to the dictionary. Read more
500 Sage journals (14.10.09) Faculty, researchers, and students can register for free online access until 31.10.09. Read more
EndNote X2 and RefMan 12 - now available (06.02.09) Tools that enables you to store and manage all your references to books, articles, websites etc. Read more
Newspapers from around the world – test period (19.01.09) Online access to newspapers from all over the world. The University Library is testing the newspaper database PressDisplay. Read more
AGRIS, BA and CAB - SilverPlatter upgrade to OvidSP (02.10.08) The SilverPlatter databases AGRIS, Biological Abstracts and CAB are now available through a new interface called OvidSP. Read more
500 Sage journals (01.10.08) Faculty, researchers, and students can register for free online access until 31.10.08. Read more
Logon to BIBSYS using FEIDE access control (04.07.08) UMB is now FEIDE approved. Use your UMB-login to access BIBSYS Ask via FEIDE. Read more
The Health Library - access to more resources (16.06.08) On the initiative of Health UMB, the University Library has come to an agreement with the Norwegian Health Library. Read more
EndNote X1 - compatible with Vista and Word 2007 (18.02.08) EndNote X1 for Windows and Mac, now available. The tool enables you to store and manage all your references to books, articles, websites etc. Read more
Ordnett - access to more dictionaries (05.02.08) From 2008 the UMB Ordnett subscription is extended to include access to French, German, Spanish and Oxford dictionaries. Read more
Aluka - scholarly resources from and about Africa (27.11.07) To introduce Aluka to the broader scholarly community, institutions participating in JSTOR are being offered a free preview period set to end on 30 June 2008. Read more
SciFinder 2007 (Chemical Abstracts) - new version available (31.07.07) In order to use SciFinder Scholar, you must download and install its client software onto your computer. Read more
Dissertations & Theses - new database (21.05.07) The Dissertations & Theses database (formerly Dissertation Abstracts) is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. Read more
Ordnett and Store Norske - access problems are solved (09.05.07)
EndNote course (02.05.07) Last EndNote course this spring Wednesday 9th of May. Read more
About BIBSYS Ask - Self-service (29.03.07) BIBSYS' previous search programme BibSøk Nett is no longer available, and has been replaced by BIBSYS Ask. Read more
Information searching - Course (19.02.07) Time: Wednesday 14.03.07: 9:15 am - 11:00 am. Read more
EndNote Course (19.02.07) Time: Friday 09.03.07: 9:15 am - 11:00 am. Read more
EOLSS (UNESCO) - access by username/password (23.01.07) All students and staff at UMB may access the encyclopedia which will be used in the course Environmental monitoring (NATF210). The Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) is an integrated compendium of sixteen encyclopedias produced by UNESCO. Read more
EndNote X for Windows and Mac - now available (16.01.07) EndNote enables you to store and manage all your references to books, articles, websites etc. Read more
JSTORs Business Collection II - full text journals (05.01.07) Full text access to journals from JSTOR Business Collection II. All students and staff at UMB have access to these journals. Read more
Renew loans by yourself in BIBSYS Ask - My page (03.01.07) From My page you may renew loans, display current orders and reservations. Read more
Wiley - 300 full text journals (18.05.06) Full text access to 300 journals from Wiley. All students and staff at UMB have access to these journals. Read more
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) (24.01.06) Full text access to 153 country reports/profiles with archives back to 1996 - covering economic, political and social issues for individual countries. All students and staff at UMB have access to these publications. Read more
FAO has launched a new service: AskFAO (Lisbeth Eriksen, 15.01.06) This new service gives direct access to FAO’s knowledge through online dialogue with experts in FAO. Read more
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) (02.12.05) The University Library is pleased to announce that it has recently subscribed to EOLSS. All students and staff may now access the encyclopedia which will be used in the course Environmental monitoring (NATF210). The EOLSS is an integrated compendium of sixteen encyclopedias produced by UNESCO. Read more
Ordnett - several electronic dictionaries available (29.10.05) UMB subscribes to a large selection of electronic dictionaries published by Kunnskapsforlaget. Ordnett gives unlimited access for staff and students. Includes English-Norwegian (Engelsk-norsk and Stor engelsk-norsk) and Norwegian-English (Norsk-engelsk and Stor norsk-engelsk). Searching the dictionaries
SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts) (09.08.05) SciFinder Scholar retrieves information contained in databases produced by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) as well at the MEDLINE database for the National Library of Medicine. All records are in English. In order to use SciFinder Scholar, you must download and install its client software onto your computer. Read more
Problems with accessing BibsysX from ISI, CAB, etc. (08.08.05) The most likely reason is that you have installed software to block pop-ups (e.g. Google Toolbar). Solution: Remove or re-configure your pop-up blocking software.
VPN - off campus access to electronic resources (29.07.05) The license agreements for most of the Library's electronic resources allow remote (off campus) access to staff and students at UMB. Read more
Google Scholar (10.07.05) Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web. You should not rely on Google Scholar for up to date information. Remember, Google Scholar is just BETA. ISI Web of Science is NOT beta, and full of the important checks and balances that make it so special. Searching the Google Schoolar
Where are the BIBSYS publications located? (07.07.05) Please notice that our collections are now registered as UBMB in the BIBSYS database. Having found a publication in BIBSYS, codes will tell you where the document is located. Read more
The Library - change of name (14.01.05) As a consequence of that the Agricultural University of Norway has become the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), the Library is changing name to the Norwegian University Library of Life Sciences (UBMB). Please notice that our collections are now registered as UBMB in the BIBSYS database (former NLH).
Reference Management Tools (15.04.03) The Library has signed a site licence agreement for RefWorks, Reference Manager and EndNote. The programs are now free to use for staff and students. Read more
