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Financieele Dagblad - Alternatieve toegang artikelen.

“Wij bieden sinds 1 januari geen toegang meer tot betaalde inhoud van de FD website. Het consortium van universiteiten en FD media (het bedrijf achter Het Financieele Dagblad) werden het niet eens over dataverzameling en privacy. Als u gebruik maakt van digitale bronnen die de Universiteitsbibliotheek aanbiedt, wordt uw data minimaal gedeeld en zoveel mogelijk geanonimiseerd. Om de FD website te gebruiken moeten gebruikers echter nog een account aan maken en akkoord gaan met voorwaarden van FD Media, waarin o.a. toestemming wordt gegeven voor het verzamelen van data. Met deze extra dataverzameling zijn de universiteiten niet akkoord gegaan. U kunt echter veel van de artikelen uit Het Financieele Dagblad ook vinden in Nexis Uni:Ga naar https://libguides.eur.nl/nexisuni.Klik op Bronnen, te vinden rechts in de bovenste balk.Vul "Het Financieele Dagblad" in de zoekbalk onder Zoek bronnen en druk op het vergrootglas icoontjeKlik op Het Financieele Dagblad in de zoekresultaten. De artikelen zijn vervolgens geordend op datum: nieuwste eerst.Let wel: Nexis Uni bevat alleen de tekst van artikelen. Toegang tot bepaalde artikelen van freelancers en andere bronnen binnen Het FD (bijv. columns en advertenties) zijn niet altijd beschikbaar.” ...

Financieele Dagblad (FD) License will not be renewed.

Due to a breakdown in negotiations between FD Media and SURF B.V., the University Library’s EUR license with FD Media for the Financieele Dagblad (FD) will not be renewed. SURF negotiates with various publishers on behalf of universities and universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands. The reason for the breakdown in negotiations is that FD Media does not meet SURF's requirements regarding privacy and anonymous access. EUR's access to the FD will end on 1 January 2025. More information For questions or comments, please contact M.H. Holwerda, Head of Collection Management & Access, University Library. See also: https://www.surf.nl/en/magazine/public-values-under-pressure-libraries-draw-line-at-licence-negotiations ...

eBook available: Contextualising legal research : a methodological guide

I am happy to inform you that the handbook Contextualising legal research: a methodological guide by Sanne Taekema and Wibren van den Burg is currently available as an eBook through Erasmus University Library. https://eur.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1422226596 From the publisher: Providing a clear and concise guide to the practicalities of legal research, this informative book presents a methodological framework for law-in-context research design. It argues that legal scholarship relies on the interpretive and argumentative methods of the humanities, but also requires empirical input due to its focus on social reality. Table of Contents: Part I: Doctrinal research Introduction: Methodology of legal research Relative autonomy : a characterisation of doctrinal legal scholarship Methods of doctrinal research Theoretical and normative frameworks for legal research Methodologies for law-in-context research Part II: Interdisciplinary doctrinal research The promises of interdisciplinary doctrinal research Evaluations and recommendations Problems of interdisciplinary research Methodological design Part III: Law and humanities Law and humanities research : an introduction Legal philosophy as an enrichment of doctrinal research Law and ethics : deepening normative arguments Law and literature : engagement with language Part IV: Concluding reflections Using interdisciplinary doctrinal research : research for law reform. ...

Ghost(ly) publications

Introduction: Researchers will sometimes find references to publications which are not available anywhere. There is a catalogue reference, a reference at a book-sellers platform or a reference in another publication. And then you cannot find it and your library informs you they cannot provide it. But surely it must exist? Why else are there references within other books or catalogues? And the reference is 10 years old! Congratulations, you might have found a Ghost Publication; a publication that was (is) planned but did not come into being (yet). Ghost creation There are 2 ways for Ghost Publications to come into being: The author/publisher cancelled the publication, but references were added to catalogues and websites. The publication is (still) forthcoming, and references were added to catalogues and websites in advance. Publications that never were The publication was announced. Libraries pre-ordered it and added it to the catalogue, booksellers already added it to their platform, authors added it to their literature lists… This was in anticipation of it becoming available…. And then it was cancelled by the author or the publisher. The reference still exists, but to a publication that never was. Publications that will come…. probably… And sometimes the publication is still forthcoming… but just takes some time. With the ‘some’ being relative; 5 years, 10 years, 15 years… it is all possible and has happened before. This might also result in the cancellation of the publication if it takes too long or if the author passes away. And perhaps…. it might really come into being, any day now… What can you do? If there is a Ghost Publication you are really interested in, your best option is to contact the author and inquire. Perhaps the publication has a new title…. or perhaps the author can share the manuscript with you. Image created by Niels van Tol with Microsoft Copilot ...