Category Archives: Databases

London Low Life: New Adam Matthew Database

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

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

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

“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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GreenFILE: Undergoing Some Adjustment

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

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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Hit the TRAIL: Technical Reports Archive and Image Library

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Get out of that database rut and try a new TRAIL. Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) is a collaborative project to digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to U.S. federal technical reports issued prior to 1975. … Continue reading →

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Carbon Market News: The Business of Being Green

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Carbon Market News is a comprehensive market intelligence tool that provides current information on carbon markets. The real-time news service provides energy and carbon professionals with market-moving information through the monitoring of key players as well as business and policy … Continue reading →

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CQ Weekly: Keeping Up with our Neighbours

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

So, what’s up on The Hill this week? The CQ news team covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else. Besides CQ Weekly, we also have access to: Committee reports CQ Committee Coverage CQ … Continue reading →

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American Geophysical Union Journals: .pdfs Down

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Woo Hoo!! Print .pdfs are now accessible for full-text articles. Clear your browser’s cache & cookies before attempting to open, please. Sorry, AGU readers, but the full-text .pdfs for journal articles are currently leading to error messages. AGU has been … Continue reading →

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Oxford English Dictionary: It’s Back!

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Wow! Who knew the OED had such a following? Rejoice, logophiles, the Oxford English Dictionary is available again. You may have to clear the cache & cookies from your browser before you re-try accessing it.

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Need to Contact eResources?: Try the “Access Problems?” Button

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

Having trouble getting a Library e-resouce? Need to re-set your UBCcard PIN? Just want to connect with the good folks in eResources? Try the new “Access Problems?” button. Located on the ejournals A-Z pages and the Online Indexes and Databases … Continue reading →

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MyiLibrary: Access Restored to eBooks

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

The ebooks at MyiLibrary are accessible again! Due to new authentication procedures, patrons will have to authenticate themselves –whether on campus or off– via EZproxy. The process is painless and requires either an active UBCcard or CWL. Note: at the … Continue reading →

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