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Scientific Writing & Manuscript Submission: From the Editor’s Perspective

You are cordially invited to attend a special training on academic writing under the "Global Vision · Academic Leadership" Young Scholar Academic Enhancement Program. Event Details:  Time: April 23rd, 16:00 - 17:00  Venue: Multi-function Room, 1st Floor, International Campus Library  Topic: Scientific Writing & Manuscript Submission: From the Editor’s Perspective  Language: English In this lecture, Dr. ZHANG Xiaoyu, a Scientific Editor at Wiley, will provide valuable guidance on mastering the art of scientific writing and improving the publication rates of papers. Please scan the QR code in the poster or click https://forms.office.com/r/YX388evb8h to register. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to your participation. Office of Scientific Research and Technology Transfer & Office of Campus Operations and Support

A Submission Guide to Avoid Pit: How to Recognize Fake News and Submission Pitfalls

How to recognize “shocking” fake news? How to avoid “predatory journals” when submitting articles? In this information age, it is vital to have the skills to spot fake news and predatory journals. This lecture will give you a pair of “piercing eyes” in the AI era. The main contents include: 1. the features, causes and harms of fake news; 2. skills in identifying fake news and disinformation; 3. tips for identifying pitfalls in the journal submission process. Join us!

Notice on the Trial Opening of the National Knowledge Service platform Keledge Sub-platform

Keledge Platform is a knowledge service platform with nearly 300 famous publishers, including Electronic Industry Press, People's Posts and Telecommunications Publishing House, Chemical Industry Publishing House, People's Health Publishing House, Mechanical Industry Publishing House, Architecture Industry Publishing House, Social Science Literature Publishing House, The Commercial Press, Renmin University of China Publishing House, Peking University Publishing House, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Publishing House, and Zhejiang University Publishing House, etc. At present, the platform provides more than 250,000 genuine e-books online reading service, including the latest books from various publishers in 2023, and some e-books are synchronised with the publication of paper books and continuously updated. Note: To read the books, you need to click 'Buy Now', and some of the books will be opened immediately for a 5-day full-text trial reading right, and a small number of books will need to wait for the administrator's review before you can read them. Link: https://www.keledge.com Access: IP-controlled access on campus. Time: TBD Library April 12th, 2024

Notice on the Trial Opening of Institution of Civil Engineers EBooks

The ICE eBook Collection covers every major discipline in the field of civil engineering. Fully searchable across 13 subject specific areas, over 1,500 titles and over 401,000 pages, it constitutes the largest civil engineering eBook collection in the world. Renowned works in the collection include the industry leading CESMM – The Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement, now in its Fourth edition; Civil Engineering Procedure, Eighth edition; and the pioneering ICE Manual Series, covering eight disciplines, with more being planned. Access address: https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com Access method: On-campus IP-controlled access. Access period: Now to 25 June 2024 Library April 12th, 2024

Notice on the Trial Opening of Alexander Street Academic Video Online

Academic Video Online (AVON) integrates video programmes from hundreds of publishers including PBS, Arthaus, CBS, Kino International, Documentary Educational Resources and others. Video genres include newsreels, award-winning documentaries, study tours, interviews, lectures, training videos, and exclusive original footage. There are currently 31,000 videos in the collection, totalling over 12,000 hours. Topic areas cover architecture and art, counselling and psychotherapy, health and health care, health and society, and more. The content is accompanied by a full title list and indexing information, with English subtitles for full-text searching. Link: https://www.cinfo.net.cn/Product/Detail/60752908-0825-11ea-80b1-00163e0ae629 Access: On-campus IP-controlled access. Access period: Now to 1 June 2024 Library April 12th, 2024

Notice on the Trial Opening of the Cxstar E-Book Database

The cxstar e-book platform is a comprehensive service platform that integrates copyright management, new book release, e-book purchase, sale and knowledge discovery for libraries in close cooperation between cxstar and publishers. It currently contains more than 300,000 kinds of e-books, mainly new books and academic e-books. It supports full-text search and provides an e-book listening service. Access address: http://www.cxstar.com/zju.htm Access method: On-campus IP-controlled access; also accessible via the Seeking Book Recommendation platform (https://zju.icaifang.cn/home). Access period: from now until 3 July 2024 Library April 12th, 2024

To Play with Office365: Power Automate and Power App Workflow Applications

There are many simple but repetitive tasks in daily work and study, so it is recommended to establish an automated process to improve work efficiency. For instance, you can create custom applications with Microsoft Power Apps and create workflows with Power Automate, turning manual business processes into digital, automated processes that makes your work faster and easier. This Friday, the lecture is waiting for you! Speaker: Yang Beijian Introduction: Senior lecturer of Microsoft Office series courses. Time: Apr. 12th, 2024, 15:30~16:30, Friday Location: Library Multi-function Room, 1st Floor Mode: Live / Online Live Online Link:https://zju.webex.com/join/InformationLiteracyLecture

Notice on the Official Opening of the Journal Database of the Microbiology Society

The Microbiology Society (MS) is the leading microbiological society in Europe and aims to promote the understanding of microbiology among policy makers, students, teachers, journalists and the general public through a wide range of communication activities. The Society publishes key scientific journals in the fields of microbiology and virology and organizes international scientific meetings, providing a platform for international exchange among microbiologists. The Society for Microbiology journal database contains six journals, of which three are hybrid journals and three are fully open access journals, as follows: Mixed journals: 1. Journal of General Virology The Journal of General Virology publishes original research in virology that has made a significant contribution to the field, with an emphasis on basic research. 2. Journal of Medical Microbiology Publishes outstanding original research papers or original reviews, editorials or case studies in the fields of medicine and microbiology. 3. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Publishes papers describing all stages of microbial systematics, including taxonomy, nomenclature, identification, characterisation and strain conservation. Fully open access journal: 1. Microbiology Publishes high-quality research papers and reviews in the field of microbiology, with an emphasis on basic research in the biology of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. 2. Microbial Genomics Microbial Genomics publishes research on genomic methods in microbiology. 3. Access Microbiology It's an open research platform for members of the microbiology community to publish replicated studies, null results, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, and interdisciplinary research. APC fee waiver: In 2024, the library began subscribing to the journal databases of the Society for Microbiology on a "read+publish" model. Our students and faculty can publish an unlimited number of open access articles as corresponding authors in the journals of the Society for Microbiology free of charge, and they must use the domain name @zju.edu.cn when submitting their papers. Link: https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/ Access: On-campus IP-controlled access; off-campus, please use WebVPN (https://webvpn.zju.edu.cn/) and enter your VPN account and password to log in. For details, please refer to the introduction of database navigation: http://210.32.137.90/s/lib/libtb/show/2019 Library April 9th, 2024

WORD Typesetting Methods and Techniques -- An Example of Resume Creation

A resume is a targeted self-presentation and a knock on the door of the road to further education or job hunting. A professional and standardized resume can convey one’s rigorous, meticulous and serious working attitude, which helps to build a good image in the mind of the interviewer and improve your success rate. This lecture aims to help students master the basic typesetting methods and skills with WORD through example operation, in order to improve the visual effect of the resume, and enhance competitiveness. Speaker: Xu Jingjing Introduction: librarian, master of engineering, engaged in science and technology novelty retrieval and intelligence analysis, etc. Time: Apr. 7th, 2024, 15:30-16:30, Sunday Mode: Online live