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Category Archives: Databases
PLoS: Now with -Article Level Metrics-
“The Public Library of Science (PLoS) is the first publisher to place transparent and comprehensive information about the usage and reach of published articles onto the articles themselves … We call these measures for evaluating articles ‘Article-Level Metrics‘…” –PLoS website … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Platform News
Tagged metrics, PLoS, Public Library of Science
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ProQuest: Some Databases Acting Up
*UPDATE* All fixed, per ProQuest. “We are currently experiencing system difficulties and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your users. We have every available resource working on the problem…” Hmm. Sounds like a peck of trouble … Continue reading
HAPI: Server Being Upgraded
*UPDATE* “HAPI Online has been up and working steadily for a week now so hopefully our technical issues have been resolved…” -the HAPI folks *UPDATE* Not the HAPpIest of news. “HAPI Online is still experiencing intermittent disruptions in access,” say … Continue reading
IPA Source: Opera Online
“Online since 2003, IPA Source is the web’s largest library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.” “Ha, stolzer ozean!” Who said that? Find out at IPA Source. (…psst, I think … Continue reading
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Tagged IPA Source, Music
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Sage Journals Online: Good-Bye CSA Illumina
*UPDATE* The date is back to January 1st. My head is spinning! *UPDATE* The switch-over date is now September 1st not January 1st. “To date, the SAGE Full-Text Collections have been available on both the ProQuest CSA Illumina platform and … Continue reading
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Tagged Illumina, SAGE
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UBC Catalogue’s “Sort By” Box: It’s Broke
*UPDATE* Box fixed. Now you can sort your Library Catalogue search results. “Thank you,” to the Systems folks! The title of this post basically sums it up: the “Sort By” drop-down box which appears with your search results in the … Continue reading
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Tagged catalogue, UBC Library
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RefWorks: Please Read the Update
The Library’s RefWorks crew has updated their information page. Please take a look. Remember to use the CORRECT URL for UBC patrons. Or as the Library’s RefWorks crew puts it: “Do NOT create an account from the US refworks site.”
Global NewsBank: Now Access World News
With nearly 3,000 newspapers from around the world, Access World News (formerly Global NewsBank) really is your one-stop newsstand. So grab your morning cuppa and settle in with the Daily Monitor from Addis Ababa or maybe Orillia Today. Note: from … Continue reading
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Tagged NewsBank, newspapers
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Sabin Americana: Publications about the Americas
Based on Joseph Sabin’s landmark bibliography, this collection contains works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900’s. Read more at our Sabin Americana info page. Then go in and have a look at “British … Continue reading
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Tagged Gale, Sabin Americana
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MEDLINE Full Text (Ebsco): Not Linking
*UPDATE* The links are now working for both the A-Z list and the eLink. Feels almost like déjà vu all over again. MEDLINE with Full Text is displaying an error page when you try to link in from our A-Z … Continue reading
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Tagged Ebsco Host, MEDLINE
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