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Author Archives: Lorne Madgett
Two New eResources for Music and Urban Landscape Lovers
Two recent resources have been added to the Library’s list of Indexes & Databases: Music Online is a portal which provides access to all of UBC library’s Alexander Street Press music databases: Classical Music Library, Classical Reference Library, Classical Scores … Continue reading
Posted in Audio/Video resource, Databases, New eResources
Tagged Alexander Street Press, School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture, University of British Columbia
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Journal of Chemical Education: Access restored!
Access has been restored to the Journal of Chemical Education from the American Chemical Society. Please clear your browser’s cache & cookies before accessing the journal here.
Posted in Ejournals
Tagged ACS, Journal of Chemical Education
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American Fisheries Society Journals: Now on InformaWorld
And what does the move mean for accessing the journals? Previously, we had only a 5-year window of access in most cases. Now, we have access back to 1997 for several titles. American Fisheries Society journals links have been updated … Continue reading
360 Link: Our New OpenURL Resolver
As part of the implementation of our new Summon discover service (the “Start Here” box on the Library homepage), we are moving to a new OpenURL resolver: 360 Link from Serials Solutions. What’s this OpenURL business all about? Remember the … Continue reading
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Tagged 360 Link, OpenURL resolver, SFX, UBC eLink
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Naxos Video Library: On Trial Now
Naxos Video Library offers an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries. Watch the world’s greatest opera houses, ballet companies, orchestras and artists perform on demand! Note: Adobe Flash Player is required.
Posted in Audio/Video resource, Databases, New eResources, Trial
Tagged Naxos, video
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EbscoHost Databases No Longer Support Internet Explorer 6
If you are clinging to a retro version of IE, time to move on. EbscoHost databases (and we subscribe to a lot) now require Internet Explorer 7 or later. You can download the latest version (Internet Explorer 8) for free … Continue reading
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Tagged Browsers, Ebsco Host, Internet Explorer
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Kokushi daijiten: Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Trial)
Kokushi daijiten is a digitized version of all 15 volumes (17 books) of one of the largest encyclopedias of Japanese history. It encompasses every aspect of Japan’s history and includes entries in related fields such as archaeology, folklore, religion, art, … Continue reading
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History in Video: Trial Databases
Is it almost like being there? Check out American History in Video and World History in Video and see for yourself. American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Street Press, video
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Medical Business and Policy: Longwoods Videos & Audio
Longwoods has some audio and video files related to the business and policy side of medicine. As a UBC person, you should be able to listen/view here, whether on or off campus.
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Tagged Longwoods, video
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Open J-Gate Links: Down for Today
Open J-Gate (an aggregator of “free” journals) has shifted their URL from a .org to a .com, it seems. What does that mean? Currently, all links to titles in this database from the ejournal A-Z list are broken. A refresh … Continue reading
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Tagged Open J-Gate
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