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Category Archives: Databases
Investext Lives!
*UPDATE* sigh… The joy was short lived as the site seems to have a few quirks. We will try some experimentation to get this resolved. We are leaving the site up for now. Let us know if it gets too … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Vendor Drops Access
Tagged Browsers, Internet Explorer, Investext, Thomson
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ebrary Reader: Will it work with my browser?
Mostly, yes. If you want the full browser story from ebrary, visit here. you must use Java 1.6 or higher you must have browser cookies enabled and you may need to turn off pop-up blockers for ebrary.com use Internet Explorer … Continue reading
Gale Databases: What’s “InfoMark”?
Have you ever seen this icon when searching in a Gale database (Business & Company Resource Center, Sabin Americana, and Literature Criticism Online to name 3 of several)? What it means is that the URL at the top of the … Continue reading
Google Scholar & UBC eLink: Dare I Say Success?
Searches in Google Scholar are yielding much more consistent results. Possible links are almost always listed as “UBC eLink” and only occasionally as “UBC Library Catalogue” (both go to the same SFX menu). But, alas, no yet. Some problems still … Continue reading
Posted in Databases
Tagged Browsers, eLink, Google Scholar, SFX
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Extra! Extra! Black Press Newspapers Now Available
The Kelowna Capital News, The Peace Arch News, the Omineca Express… and more! Sixty-seven new newspapers are now available online from ProQuest via the Black Press collection. Search for a title in the Library’s A-Z list of ejournals or see … Continue reading
Posted in Databases
Tagged Canadian Newsstand, newspapers, ProQuest
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DjVu Viewer: Some NetLibrary eBooks Want It
While most NetLibrary ebooks will display their full text nicely in Adobe Acrobat Reader, a few want something called the “DjVu Viewer”. A rival product of Acrobat? Anyway, in Internet Explorer and Firefox, trying to view the full text of … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, eBooks
Tagged Browsers, DjVu Viewer, ebook reader, NetLibrary
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Investext Plus: No Access *UPDATE*
It has come to our attention that this resource is really important to a group with assignments due soon. Re-accessing is in process. We will SHOUT OUT a posting here when it happens. In the meanwhile, please contact the David … Continue reading
Wiley Titles: eLink Error Messages
A few Wiley titles (“European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry” & “Arthritis Care and Research”, for example) are coming up with: Error: Entity not found Error Code: 4090 …when the button is used. We are investigating the problem. The links from … Continue reading
EZproxy & PIN Changes
Previously, there was a 30 minute gap between the time a patron changed their PIN number and when the change was updated on EZproxy. The time gap is now 15 minutes. So, the MOST a patron will need to wait … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, EZ proxy
Tagged authentication, EZproxy, PIN
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Ovid & Safari: Do They Get Along?
Do + = ? Not necessarily. The official word from Ovid is: “While Safari normally works with Ovid it is not supported. We do not test our application against the Safari browser and don’t guarantee that it will work.” And … Continue reading
