VDU CRIS server upgrade works 14/02/2025

On Friday, 14 February 2025, the University’s Research Management System (VDU CRIS) will be down for server upgrade work. We apologize for the inconvenience.

EBSCO online sessions in February 2025

Registrations for the training cycle organized by EBSCO designed for librarians, researchers, teachers and students, who would like to learn more about EBSCO.

EBSCOhost in a NEW version!

14th February 2025, 12:30 PM EET (60 minutes) | Register

During this session, we will review the new EBSCOhost interface, which enables searching across EBSCO databases. Our User Experience team has spent years observing students and the challenges they face when using library interfaces. As a result, the new EBSCOhost interface was created to meet changing expectations of users. Join the session if you are curious about the refreshed version of your favorite platform!

Searching for economic content with dedicated EBSCOhost business interface

19th February 2025, 12:30 PM EET (45 minutes) | Register

A session dedicated to Business Source Ultimate – a rich database of peer-reviewed articles in the fields of business, management and finance. During the training, we will show you a new dedicated interface that makes it easier to search for economic content. Business Source Ultimate is much more than just journals and magazines! During the session, the EBSCO trainer will show you how to find SWOT analyses, country reports, company profiles, videos and much more based on many search examples.

New! Petroleum Source

26th February 2025, 12:30 PM EET (40 minutes) | Register

Petroleum Source is a new full-text database for petroleum research. It provides access to the largest collection of leading journals covering the extraction, refining, and transportation of oil, gas, and petroleum products. In this session, we will provide a detailed overview of the database and demonstrate some practical searches.

Meet Inspec with Full Text

27th February 2025, 10:30 AM EET (40 minutes) | Register

Inspec with Full Text offers access to the world’s scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computer science and other fields. Join the training to learn the secrets of the database and see how to search for information.

To stay up-to-date with upcoming training sessions, we recommend that you bookmark this site and visit it regularly to sign up for any new trainings

VMU Virtual Library will not work!

We would like to inform you that due to the relocation of the Ex Libris data center, the VMU Virtual Library will not work from July 12th at 8 am to July 13th at 8 am (Saturday and Sunday).

Elsevier webinars

We invite scientists, science administrators, and librarians to register and participate in webinars organized by Elsevier.

Webinars topics and dates:

Reaxys (Piotr Gołkiewicz, Life Sciences)

18 February 2025 | 12:00 PM Register

Unlocking the Power of Scopus AI: Comprehensive Introduction and Live Demonstration (Paula Milewska)

24 February 2025 | 13:00 PM Register

Mastering scientific literature: effective eearch strategies with ScienceDirect (Paula Milewska)

26 February 2025 | 11:00 AM Register

Understanding Scopus Indexation Criteria for Journals (Paula Milewska)

27 February 2025 | 12:00 PM Register

Live Q&A with Experts: Scopus Indexation Criteria for Journals (Paula Milewska & Galina Yakshonak)

06 March 2025 | 14:00 PM Register

Sustainable Development Goals reporting in SciVal (Alison Ferett)

12 March 2025 | 11:30 AM Register

Reaxys (Piotr Gołkiewicz, Life Sciences)

18 March 2025 | 12:00 PM Register

EBSCO online sessions in May 2025

Registrations for the training cycle organized by EBSCO designed for librarians, researchers, teachers and students, who would like to learn more about EBSCO.

New! Mathematics Source Now Available on EBSCOhost

8th May 2025, 11:00–11.45 AM | Register

We invite you to the first training on searching in Mathematics Source — a new EBSCO database launched in early April 2025. During the training, we will discuss in detail the database’s resources, which cover all aspects of mathematical research. We will show examples of journals and magazines, discuss options for working with the thesaurus, and present searches covering topics such as algebra, combinatorics, differential equations, dynamical systems, geometry, number theory, probability, signal processing, statistics, and more.

EBSCOhost – Effective Support for Writing Theses and Dissertations

14th May 2025, 12:30–1:15 PM | Register

Training designed for students working on their bachelor’s and master’s theses. Join the session to explore the new platform interface, learn about logging in and remote access, explore options for limiting results, downloading full text, translating articles, citing, and placing publications in the cloud.

New EBSCO Databases in the Sciences: Mathematics Source, Inspec with Full Text, and Petroleum Source

20th May 2025, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM | Register

We invite you to participate in the training session showcasing three newly available EBSCO databases. This is a great opportunity to discover powerful tools supporting research and study in mathematics, engineering, physics, computer science, and petroleum-related fields.

During the session, you will explore the scope and features of each database:

Mathematics Source: A comprehensive resource covering all areas of mathematics, from algebra and geometry to statistics and probability.

Inspec with Full Text: A rich collection of literature in engineering, physics, computing, and technology.

Petroleum Source: A specialized database focused on petroleum engineering, oil and gas exploration, and related disciplines.

What’s New on EBSCO Platforms: AI Features, Scopus Citations, and Natural Language Search

22nd May 2025, 1:00–1.45 PM | Register

Join us to discover the latest updates on EBSCO platforms:

AI Insights: Summarizes publications using artificial intelligence.

Scopus Time Citations: Displays citation counts and includes a link to the Scopus platform.

Natural Language Search: Enables users to search using everyday language instead of complex keywords or Boolean operators.

EBSCO eBooks Uncovered – Read, Download, Cite

27th May 2025, 12:30–1.15 PM | Register

Join this hands-on session to learn how to search for and use eBooks in the new EBSCOhost interface. We’ll walk you through the refreshed full-text viewer and show you how to cite, download excerpts, and access entire eBook titles.

To stay up-to-date with upcoming training sessions, we recommend that you bookmark this site and visit it regularly to sign up for any new trainings.

Training sessions “How to Publish with Oxford Journals” in February 2025

Training department of Oxford University Press invites to three sessions on “How to Publish with Oxford Journals” scheduled in the month of February, 2025.

The topics covered would be:

Differences between a thesis and an article
How to write a manuscript
Types of journal manuscripts
How to select which journal you want to write for
OUP & DORA – Journal metrics in the context of how they’re calculated
Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC)
Credit Taxonomy – Levels as a Researcher
How do you upload a manuscript on the OUP platform – Article submission process
The journal publishing cycle
What is Open Access – Kinds of Open Access
Understanding Read & Publish – How it benefits your institution

This session will help to determine whether you are ready to publish your work, discuss the manuscript forms available, and highlight points to consider when choosing the right journal for your research. At the end of the session the learner will be able to walk away with an understanding of the publishing process and the steps you should follow when preparing to publish for the first time.

Please find the links for sessions and register:

Session 1, 4th Feb-2025, 1:30 PM Register
Session 2, 10th Feb-2025, 1:30 PM Register
Session 3, 18th Feb-2025, 1:30 PM Register

At the end of the session, each attendee would be given a personalized e-Certificate of Attendance from Oxford University Press.

Severinas Gečas’ photography exhibition “Postcards”

We invite you to visit photo exhibition “Postcards” by Severinas Gečas, which is displayed in Agriculture Academy library (Studentų St. 11-235, Akademija, Kaunas region).

Severinas Gečas ( April) – Photographer/Photo artist,
3rd year student at Kaunas School of Applied Arts,
laureate of the competition “Thoughts of the Living Earth”,
product photographer and manager at the company “35 Kadras”.

About exhibition

The photography on film is not digital photography, because the photographs have a soul, they speak, further emphasizing identity and history of Šilutė. My ambition was to bring artistic photography to Prussian Lithuania. With this exhibition, I aim to highlight the uniqueness of Šilutė architecture and show the things that people might not notice in their everyday lives. The idea of the exhibition first came up during the centenary of the annexation of Klaipėda Region to Lithuania. The exhibition also sought to promote the name of Šilutė as the capital of ethnographic region of Lithuania Minor among other Lithuanian towns.

In this exhibition, you will see the main architectural monuments of Šilutė, but you will see them from a completely different angle and experience many of them from a new perspective.

All photos in the exhibition are available for purchase.

Exhibition of the competition “Elf World: art in different techniques”

Welcome to the exhibition of the competition “The World of Elves: creating with different techniques” which is exhibited in the library of the Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Agriculture (Studentų g. 11-235 room., Akademija, Kaunas district).

On 3 February, the Vytautas Magnus University Academy of Agriculture Library will open the exhibition of the works of the competition “The World of Elves: creativity in various techniques”.

The competition was attended by children from the Noreikiškės Nursery School “Ąžuolėlis” and the school-kindergarten “Gilė”.

The works of the competition were created not only from foodstuffs, but also from twigs, pebbles, etc. found in the forest.

The exhibition will be open throughout February.

You are welcome to visit!

Database Day

On the occasion of the National Lithuanian Library Week, we would like to remind you about the rich and diverse electronic resources of scientific information available to the University community – the University’s subscription databases.

In today’s academic and scientific world, quality and reliable information is the key to success. The University’s licensed databases contain a vast amount of peer-reviewed scientific literature, statistical data, research reports, videos, legislation and other relevant information covering a wide range of scientific fields.

The databases provide quick access to the latest research results and publications. They provide reliable sources for coursework, bachelor’s and master’s theses or scientific publications.

On the occasion of Database Day, we invite you to take the opportunity to rediscover or get to know in more detail the databases subscribed to by the Library.

Alphabetical list of databases

Databases recommended for faculties and academies

E-book databases

Trial databases

How to connect to the databases and use the information without violating copyright

Detailed information about all the databases available to you, their descriptions and remote access methods can be found on the library website. If you have any questions about searching or access, please do not hesitate to contact the library staff, who are always ready to help.

Leonidas Donskis library is open 24/7!

On May 12–31 Leonidas Donskis library (V. Putvinskio St. 23, Kaunas) is open 24/7!

Let ‘s remember the rules:

From 9 p.m. access to the library will only be possible through the courtyard.
At night (9 p. m. – 8 a. m.) only VMU students can visit the library, so you’ll have to show a document proving your VMU student status (LSP or ISIC card) at the entrance.
Library staff will work in the library from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., later order will be maintained by security staff.
From 9 p.m. only the library will be open, so it is strictly forbidden to enter other parts of the building (except for toilets on the same floor).

Good luck with your exams!