-
NEW LIBRARY MATERIAL !HERE!
Category Archives: Databases
Confidential Print: Middle East, c1839-1969: New Resource
“Anyone working on the Modern Middle East will find the Confidential Print: Middle East collection extraordinarily useful. This collection is an absolutely invaluable resource for both researchers and teachers because of the range of documents available and the ease with … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, New eResources, summon
Tagged Adam Matthew
Comments Off on Confidential Print: Middle East, c1839-1969: New Resource
Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954: New Resource
“Jewish Life in America makes available to scholars some of the American Jewish Historical Society’s most important and valuable archival collections. Anyone researching the history of the American Jewish community will benefit from this treasure trove of primary sources.” – … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, New eResources, summon
Tagged Adam Matthew
Comments Off on Jewish Life in America, c1654-1954: New Resource
JSTOR: Down for the Moment
*UPDATE* JSTOR is back* “JSTOR is experiencing temporary problems. We are sorry for the interruption, and will be back online as quickly as possible.” –JSTOR site This also means several journal collections (like University of California press) are also down. … Continue reading
Permanent URLs: More “PURLs” of Wisdom
The Distance Learning Support Librarian has put together a brief guide for creating Permanent URLs for subscribed resources. The guide “Creating Persistent URLs” is found here. PURLs for the Library’s Catalogue are covered here as well.
Posted in Databases, EZ proxy
Tagged PURL, UBC Catalogue
Comments Off on Permanent URLs: More “PURLs” of Wisdom
SwetsWise / ALPSP Platform: building PURLs?
First, a “PURL“? That’s a Permanent URL. Meaning that you can send the link to a journal or article to someone and they can click that link and see the same journal or article. Platforms like EbscoHost help by providing … Continue reading
Early American imprints: Series I, Evans (1639-1800)
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 is regarded as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. It provides full-text and full-page-image access to books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in America from 1639-1800. The content … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, New eResources, summon
Tagged Early Americana, NewsBank, Readex
Comments Off on Early American imprints: Series I, Evans (1639-1800)
Credo Reference: Give it a try today! (trial)
Credo Reference is a giant online reference library that provides access to a wide selection of reference books. Credo Reference contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopaedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles covering everything from accounting … Continue reading
ESRI International User Conference: 2010 Technical Workshops
Billed as the “BIGGEST GIS event on Earth”, the 2010 ESRI International User Conference was held in held in San Diego, CA July 12-16, 2010. Here are the Technical Workshops from that conference in video, print, PowerPoint and audio formats.
Posted in Audio/Video resource, Databases, New eResources
Tagged Conference, ESRI, GIS
Comments Off on ESRI International User Conference: 2010 Technical Workshops
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
Posted in Databases, Site Down
Tagged Canadian Pharmacists Association, e-Therapeutics
Comments Off on e-Therapeutics (and More!) Down
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
