Category Archives: Ejournals

IOP Journal “Smart Materials and Structures”

“… Smart Materials and Structures, published by non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing, UK, has announced that it has been named one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering in 2009, as recognised by ScienceWatch.com from Thomson Reuters.” … Continue reading

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SFX Pop-Up Menu: “Related” Full-Text Links

A clarification needs to be made about links claiming “Full text available” on the SFX pop-up menu. Links near the top of the menu (usually right under the journal or article title) try to connect you to THAT journal / … Continue reading

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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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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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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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Cambridge Online Journals: Day of Maintenance

*UPDATE* The barricades are down and the site has re-opened for business. Just a heads up, Cambridge Online Journals’ site was down earlier today (July 09, 2009) for maintenance… and I have been advised by CUP to “let people know … Continue reading

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GeoScienceWorld – back on track

* Update * – GSW access has been restored. Please report any continuing problems to lib-ejhelp@interchange.ubc.ca. Many of you have reported our loss of access to GeoScienceWorld. We’ve notified the vendor of the problem, but unfortunately we anticipate that this … Continue reading

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IMF eLibrary: Trial Access

From now till July 22nd, try the IMF e-Library. “The International Monetary Fund publishes a vast amount of information on its own activities and policies, as well as on its 185 member countries.”

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Interesting Database: NALD

Interested in Adult Literary, First Nations material, Education or News Media? Check out the National Adult Literacy Database. …and it’s Canadian, eh!

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Cambridge Journals Online

**UPDATE** Access restored – apologies for any inconveniences caused. Yes, it’s true, we’ve temporarily lost access to everything from our Cambridge Journals Online collection. The publisher is aware of the problem and working with us to get access restored.

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