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Esade Library has enhanced its Discovery tool with new document retrieval features. Now, the entire Esade community can access a broader range of electronic articles and book chapter scans, as well as request physical book loans from catalan universities (PUC). Additionally, academic and research staff can request physical book loans from national and international libraries.

Improvements

• More simplicity: Request all types of documents directly from the Discovery interface.
• More access: Retrieve digital journal articles and book chapters from institutions around the world, without intermediaries.
• More efficiency: Track the delivery status and receive digital requests within 24 hours.
• More options: Request up to 30 documents per user, including both physical and electronic materials.

These improvements make the process of searching for resources not available at Esade much easier, significantly expanding research possibilities. Click here to access the step-by-step guide on how to use the new Discovery document retrieval functionality.

Discover it. Request it. Get it.

In the new "How to" guide, you will find information on:

• How to register step by step for some databases (Financial Times, The Economist, ...)
• How to find articles, e-books, theses, ...
• How to make book reservations and manage your loans.

For any other questions, you can contact us through our chat.

The Esade Library has a new digital resource, which supplies access to an online newspaper archive, known as 'MyNews'. This newspaper archive service has available newspapers and magazines, where you can check all kind of articles and news published in media, such as:​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ El País, La Vanguardia, Expansión, El Periódico, El Mundo, Ara, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Capital Humano, Iberian Lawyer, El Economista, Cinco Días, among others.

By this new tool it is possible to retrieve digitally Spanish press news published since the 1990s, and to access its version in PDF format.

We invite you to use 'MyNews' by clicking here.

IMPORTANT: Please, use this resource responsibly and make sure you are genuinely interested in an article before viewing the PDF. There is a monthly limit on the number of articles to download, associated with one price per article.

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) containing its e-books, papers, articles, indicators, statistics, databases, and podcasts. It is the knowledge base of OECD's analysis and data, covering over 100 countries.

Recognized as one of the largest and most reputable sources of internationally comparable statistics and analytical reports, OECD iLibrary houses content across 17 themes such as Development, Economics, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Finance and Investment, Governance, Industry, Social Issues, Taxation, Trade, among others.

We encourage you to discover its content hoping that will be a useful resource for your projects and assignments.

How to get acess to OECD iLibrary

Enjoy access to OECD iLibrary from anywhere, anytime, with your Esade username and password, in the eResources section of the Digital Library.  OECD iLibrary materials are also integrated into the Discovery search tool of the Library homepage.

Do not hesitate to contact the Library team by chat or by email for any issue you may have.

Improve your communication skills, look at the world in new ways, or disconnect while playing a VR puzzle game.

The Esade library is rolling out a new Virtual Reality and 360º immersive content service for students, faculty and staff that will enrich the learning experience.

This new service provides access to VR equipment, and a set of VR applications with immersive experiences for soft skills training, discovering new realities, or simply experimenting with virtual reality.

All this is thanks to a wide content library that includes a range of simulations to practice job interviews, pitch a presentation in realistic scenarios (such as a lecture hall, or a TEDx theatre), load your own slides, receive AI-powered feedback, or record your own pitch.

You can also immerse yourself in 360º documentaries that will transport you to different situations and environments, or unknown realities to help you further develop empathy and raise awareness of social issues.

Let's start!

Find more information on the content library, how to reserve your VR headset, then visit the library and start your immersive experience.

The Library team has developed a variety of online workshops on different topics to support your research like these: How to find market information, How to find company information, How to deal with eBooks, Cómo localizar jurisprudencia, How to take advantage of Mendeley, Advanced research tips.
The main objective is to give you short and practical insight into managing the resources available. These workshops are open to all Esade students.

How do the workshops work?

• Via Microsoft Teams
• Length: from 30 to 50 minutes
• Booking is necessary

Click here to register to each workshop

The library is a digital platform full of resources and services, with tools to help you to develop your skills, and an enthusiastic team ready to help you.

We invite you to discover all the content available and start imagining what you can do with it in this new video.

The Library team has created a guide that includes a selection of knowledge resources to help you with your Final Bachelor or Master's Project preparation.

This guide provides tips for performing a successful literature search using academic databases and the best resources and tools for your business project.

You will find useful advice to plan, execute, refine and evaluate your search, and export your results. And some basic recommendations on how to reference and cite sources in your academic works to avoid plagiarism.

Finally, it includes a selection of ebooks to help you to communicate your research results: tips to improve academic writing, the importance of data visualization, and the best ebooks to prepare your final presentation.

Final Bachelor and Master's Project: A selection of knowledge
resources by the Esade Library

We are pleased to inform you that we have set up one of the rooms of the Barcelona-Pedralbes Campus Library as a "Silent Zone" in response to requests received by some of you.

This space is located at the back of the Library, has 36 free access seats, and is intended for individual study, or individual work in silence.

To guarantee silence, be quiet when entering and exiting the space, mobile phones should be switched off or onto silent, and if you need to speak to your neighbour about study issues, please make these whispered conversations as brief as possible.

We hope that this action will improve your comfort, especially when preparing for upcoming exam calls.

We are pleased to announce that Esade Law School has subscribed to Biblioteca Virtual Tirant, a digital platform that includes more than 5.500 full-text books specialized in Law, Humanities, and Social Sciences published by Tirant Lo Blanch since 2005, as well as all-new titles published by Tirant annually.

You can get access to the platform through the Esade Library website with your Esade username and password.

Once you get in, you can read any ebook online and create your account to insert notes, highlight text, create bookmarks, or insert labels, among other functionalities. Ebooks can be read online by 3 users at a time.

Please, do not hesitate to contact the Library team by email (library@esade.edu) or by chat via Teams for any clarification you may need.

You can find more legal contents in our research guide Legal Resources on the Library website.

We’re delighted to announce that we have implemented a new method of accessing The Economist for Esade students, faculty and staff.

As a result of this enhancement, each user will be upgrading to a fully digital, personal subscription with access to:

• All content from The Economist website.
• The Economist App –with Economist articles from the weekly print edition, new daily content from The Economist Today, and The Economist Audio edition- logging in with the same email address and password details.
• The full weekly edition of The Economist magazine online.
• Audio version read by professional broadcasters and a selection of podcasts.

All of this will be available on your devices, anytime and anywhere.

Instructions to activate:

First-time users should follow these instructions to activate the account.

Once you have created your account, you will be able to enjoy access to The Economist website and The Economist APP with your credentials anytime, anywhere.

Please, do not hesitate to contact the Library team by email (library@esade.edu) or by chat via Teams for any clarification you may need.

Have you ever need to cite a Ted Talk? Would you like to clarify how to reference a book, a journal article, a blog post, or a legal document?
Did you know that plagiarism is the act of passing off as one's own the ideas or writings of another, whether intentional or unintentional?

One of the best ways to avoid plagiarism is through correctly citing and referencing the sources you use that are not your own, both in the body of your work and with the source highlighted in a bibliography at the end of the document.

In this guide "How to cite and avoid plagiarism" you will find tips, examples, and tools that will help you to avoid plagiarism when referring to the work of others and to improve the quality of your academic practice.

If you have any question about how to reference, just get in touch with the Library team to get support and guidance.

Send us your queries about the Library resources and services through the Library Chat via Teams, and we will give you an immediate reply.

The chat is available Mon-Fri from 9 am to 6 pm. Otherwise send us an e-mail: library@esade.edu.

The Library team keeps at your service.