Category Archives: Databases

SAGE ejournals: SITES Back Up

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

All SAGE sites & ejournals seem to be up and running. Previously… Some ejournals are back online, others are not. Sorry, it seems very hit and miss at the moment. Stay tuned. Previously… Mondays! Arrrg. The SAGE ejournal platform seems … Continue reading →

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Informaworld SITE: DOWN UPDATE 2

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

Informaworld is back, but very slow. Previously… Monday’s here, Informaworld is not. Stay tuned. Previously… Taylor & Francis Informaworld (slow at the best of times) is down as of Friday at 6:00 pm. I’ll check again Monday to see if … Continue reading →

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RefWorks & Illumina: Maintenance this Weekend

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

To quote: “We need to upgrade the operating system on our central storage array this weekend. The work is scheduled to begin at 10pm on Sunday March 8 and end by 1pm on Monday March 9. Because so many Scholars … Continue reading →

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MyiLibrary & UBC Wireless: Reminder

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

For wireless / laptop users, MyiLibrary will ask for a login and password if you try to link to a title from the OPAC, unless you connect via VPN. To avoid this, you need to connect to VPN after you … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Women’s Issues: No Access UPDATE

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

CWI is back in action. Previously… Contemporary Women’s Issues database (from Gale / RDS) does not recognize us. I have contacted Gale. Stay tuned.

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American Geophysical Union: Website DownUPDATE

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

www.agu.org and all its web pages are back. Previously… The wheel-o-death, she spins and spins. All American Geophysical Union ( www.agu.org ) journal sites are down. Stay tuned for their return.

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Guest Stations in Branches: Databases “…don’t look right”UPDATE

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

Turns out some adjustments are possible. Health Reference Center and the Alexander Street Press sites should be displaying correctly on the Guest Machines now. Previously… A patron on a “Guest” work station in a branch complains that something is wrong … Continue reading →

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DocDels & InterLibray Loans: UPDATE

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

They’re back! Previously… According to David Winter: “Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan ordering is not available at the moment due to a server problem in Ottawa. We are waiting to hear from Ottawa as to how long we will be … Continue reading →

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OvidSP: Access UPDATE

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

Ovid is now connecting from all machines that it should connect from now. Some hospital branches had problems as well, but word has come in that they are OK now [except for RSVPN issues, see above]. Direct as many positive … Continue reading →

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ebrary Interface: Final UPDATE

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

The new ebrary Reader is now working in all our ebrary sites. Please visit: Canadian Publisher’s Collection, Canadian Public Policy or Canadian Health Research Collection from the Online Indexes & Databases page. And coming soon eDuke! (Duke University Press ebooks). … Continue reading →

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