Author Archives: Lorne Madgett

Wiley Moves from “InterScience” to “Online Library”

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

*UPDATE* The big move is this weekend, August 7th & 8th 2010. Be prepared for problems, but hope it goes as smoothly as Wiley promises. Say good-bye to Wiley InterScience and hello to Wiley Online Library… soon. Get the jump … Continue reading →

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eJournals A-Z List: Down for Maintenance July 16

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

The ever popular ejournal A-Z list will be down for 6 hours on Friday, July 16th for maintenance. “Users may be unable to access [the ejournal A-Z list] for a brief period of time between 6 p.m. PDT Friday and … Continue reading →

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Emerald Journals: Current issues not available

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

RESOLVED! We now have access to Emerald Management Plus journals. 258 titles. Due to unforeseen problems –which we are sorting out with the publisher– we do not have access to the latest issues of journals on the Emerald platform. These … Continue reading →

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MedicinesComplete: AHFS Drug Information now available

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

“AHFS Drug Information® is a collection of drug monographs on virtually every single-drug entity available in the United States.” “AHFS Drug Information® monographs are written principally on single-drug entities; information on various trademarked preparations and brands of a drug is … Continue reading →

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People still read “Books”?: Yep. Find Them Here…

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Still reading books made from dead trees (are live electrons really more eco-friendly, hmm)? With the end of our subscription to Global Books in Print, here are a couple other options to try when hunting for a book: Amazon.ca –yes, … Continue reading →

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Journal of Chemical Education: Access Problem (UBC-V) – Resolved

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

UPDATE May 10th: Access restored!  Please report any continuing problems through our ER help form. Currently, we are having problems accessing the full-text articles in  ACS’ Journal of Chemical Education. The publisher is recognizing the UBC-O (Okanagan) IP addresses but … Continue reading →

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Scientific American: Now with Access Back to 1948

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Today, UNESCO works to protect the Amazon Rainforest. In 1948, UNESCO was poised to help America: “…civilize the wild, rich Amazon and open it to colonization” —The Future of the Amazon, Scientific American, v.178, iss.5, p.11 (1948) What other changes … Continue reading →

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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery: Online Access Restored

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Life Sciences folk, thank you for your patience. Access to the full text articles in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, both the American & British editions, has been restored. For British Edition, click here. For American Edition, click here.

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ScienceDirect: UBC eLink Not Working

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Due to recent changes Elsevier made to its ScienceDirect platform, our UBC eLink button  is not working as it should (you get a “Server not found” error). Elsevier is working to resolve this problem. If you find a reference, citation … Continue reading →

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CRCnetBase: eBooks not Linking from Catalogue to New Site

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

*UPDATE* – netBASE links work from Catalogue *NEWS FLASH* FOODnetBASE titles working *NEWS FLASH* CRCnetBASE has a new site… …but our ebooks aren’t linking to it from the catalogue. To get to a CRCnetBASE ebook, please go to the CRCnetBASE … Continue reading →

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