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Author Archives: Lorne Madgett
Taylor & Francis / Informaworld: Migration Problems
*NEW UPDATE* EZproxy is working. All access problems should be solved now.* Many ejournals formerly on Informaworld are moving to a new Taylor & Francis platform. Unfortunately, there has been a glitch (well, two): 1) Some URLs are not working … Continue reading
Posted in Broken Links, Ejournals, Platform News, Vendor Drops Access
Tagged Informaworld, Taylor & Francis
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ejournal Portal Changes: “Online Only” Option now Available
**UPDATE** Some people are not seeing the changes. Clear the Cache & Cookies from your Browser(s). This should correct the problem. The ejournal Portal (our ejournal A-Z list) has changed. Starting Friday, June 2nd, there will be an “Online Only” … Continue reading
Posted in Ejournals, UBC Maintenance
Tagged ejournal Portal, Online, Print
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Problems Using Summon, Citation Linker or ejournal Portal? Send us a PURL
You already know that if you run into an access problem with a Library resource, you can use the blue “Access Problems?” button (when available) or just use the eResources Help Form to report the problem. But to help paint … Continue reading
Posted in Ejournals, summon
Tagged 360 Link, Browsers, Citation Linker, Help Form, PURL, Serials Solutions
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Internet Explorer 9: Problems with Some Library Resources
Microsoft pushing you to upgrading to Internet Explorer 9? Resist! Several of our Library e-Resources are not working with IE 9 (Web of Science, for example). This is commonly a problem with the latest version of browsers; the publishers/vendors/platforms just … Continue reading
Posted in Platform News
Tagged Browsers, Internet Explorer 9
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Engineering Village (Compendex): Site Down
**Engineering Village is back** The Engineering Village site is down. As this is a long weekend in the U.S., it may take a while to come back. Contact Science & Engineering for alternate resources. Stay tuned for updates.
Posted in Databases, Site Down
Tagged Engineering Village
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AskAway: Now Embedded in EbscoHOST Databases
Looking around in “Academic Search Complete” or some other EbscoHOST database and suddenly need the help of a Librarian? Well, now you can get it. At the search result level within EbscoHOST databases (or at the article level, if you … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Platform News
Tagged AskAway, EbscoHOST
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Wiley Online Library *DOWN*
**Wiley Online Library is back online** Looks like the Wiley Online Library site has crashed. Hopefully, not for long. No ejournal access to Wiley titles at the moment.
Two Video Databases on Trial: A Mini DOXA Fest?
Two video databases on trial from Alexander Street Press… just in time for DOXA! Filmakers Library Online is a collection of award-winning documentaries from a broad range of research interests – race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Trial
Tagged Alexander Street Press, DOXA, video
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New Resource: Native American Archives
“[The] Native American Archives collection provides more than 1.8 million pages of original historical documents pertaining to Native American history and life from the 18th through the 20th century. The collection is made possible in collaboration with the National Archives … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, New eResources
Tagged Ebsco Host, Native American
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Firefox 4: Don’t Upgrade, Yet!
We recommend that you do NOT upgrade to Firefox 4 at this time. We have heard a couple of complaints from patrons (one is that the Refine Your Search options aren’t entirely working in Summon) and heard rumours of other … Continue reading
