Author Archives: Lorne Madgett

e-Therapeutics (and More!) Down

*The server is back. Clear your browser’s cache & cookies. Check your medication.* The server for e-Therapeutics (and e-CPS, Therapeutic Choices, Lexi-Comp’s Lexi-Interact, Patient information, Mobile companion and New safety information) from the Canadian Pharmacists Association  seems to be down. … Continue reading

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Palgrave Connect: eBook Trial (small window of time)

From now till Dec. 15th, you can read over 4500 Palgrave Macmillan ebooks (or try to) via the new ebook platform, Palgrave Connect. Please send feedback here. “Palgrave Connect brings together [a] rich backlist and new titles in eight subject … Continue reading

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London Low Life: New Adam Matthew Database

“London Low Life is a full-text searchable resource, containing colour digital images of rare books, ephemera, maps and other materials relating to 18th, 19th and early 20th century London.” –London Low Life website Topics include underworld, slang, working-class culture, street … Continue reading

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UBC-Okanagan: Wiley drops IPs

*UPDATE* UBC-O IPs seem to have been fixed. The Welcome Mat is laid out again, northern friends! Folks at UBC-Okanagan are experiencing problems accessing titles on the Wiley Online Library platform. Wiley seems to have dropped some important IP addresses. … Continue reading

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European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 -Free Database

“EBSCO Publishing, in cooperation with the John Carter Brown Library, has created this resource from European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1750, the authoritative bibliography that is well-known and respected by scholars … Continue reading

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NetLibrary: EZproxy access not working

*Update*: EZproxy now working for NetLibrary ebooks. EZproxy is not working for off-campus access to NetLibrary. Please use MyVPN if accessing a NetLibrary ebook from off campus for now. Should be fixed in a day or two (fingers crossed).

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Handbook of Cloud Computing

“[F]eaturing contributions from world experts in the field of cloud computing from academia, research laboratories and private industry…  Handbook of Cloud Computing provides a comprehensive view into the cloud computing trend, presenting the systems, tools, and services of the leading … Continue reading

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eResources: Indexes & Databases => Broken

*UPDATE* The link to Infexes & Databases is working again. However, Library staff who were working on Resource info pages yesterday, or Subject Guides or Course Pages may want to review the work as the problem server has reverted back … Continue reading

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Bed Bugs: The Database

Okay, not eResources usual blog fare, but it is the plague du jour and we do like new databases, so… “Bed Bug Information” is the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s collection of bug bed info, myths (sleeping with the light … Continue reading

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GreenFILE: Undergoing Some Adjustment

GreenFILE *UPDATE* UBC eLink is in GreenFILE now. Do to some ongoing adjustments by the provider of the GreenFILE database, the familiar UBC eLink button… …is not displaying next to articles. To see if we have an article, take the … Continue reading

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