Category Archives: UBC Maintenance

Catalogue work this Weekend: Some eJournal Records Will Be Deleted

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Lorne Madgett

Just a heads up for folks working this weekend. There will be work on the UBC Catalogue this weekend. Many ejournal records will be removed & later replaced. This may cause problems with people using the “Search for Print and … Continue reading →

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ejournal Portal Changes: “Online Only” Option now Available

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Lorne Madgett

**UPDATE** Some people are not seeing the changes. Clear the Cache & Cookies from your Browser(s). This should correct the problem. The ejournal Portal (our ejournal A-Z list) has changed. Starting Friday, June 2nd, there will be an “Online Only” … Continue reading →

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EZproxy Barcode & PIN log-in down: Use Your CWL

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

*Problem fixed* The Barcode & PIN log-in (the left-hand part of the EZproxy screen) is having a bad Monday. Please use your CWL for now when passing through EZproxy. Repairs underway. Watch for updates. …or, if connecting from off campus, … Continue reading →

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ejournals in the Library Catalogue: What the @#*%!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

*UPDATE* eJournal records in the Library Catalogue displaying normally again. Apologies. ejournal records in the Library Catalogue are appearing as per this: … and worse, issn searches are probably returning no ejournal results. The problem is new ejournal records were … Continue reading →

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Many eJournals Missing from Catalogue… for now

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

*UPDATE* ejournal records are back in the Catalogue… and working! Those familiar with ejournals at the UBC Library know that there are two quick ways to find links from the Library’s web space: via the ejournal A-Z list via the … Continue reading →

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EZproxy Down Time: How it may affect you

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

*UPDATE* – EZproxy update a success. All should be working better than before. You saw the banner on the Library Home page that reads: EZproxy Unavailable – Thursday, Feb 4th, 2:00PM – 6:00PM But what does that mean to you? … Continue reading →

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UBC eLink: Down Saturday, January 23, 2010

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

<=Sadly, this little gem that you know and love, will be OUT OF ORDER on Saturday, January 23 from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (or later). And linking from the Library catalogue to ejournals via Online access or Alternate online … Continue reading →

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UBC Catalogue’s “Sort By” Box: It’s Broke

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

*UPDATE* Box fixed. Now you can sort your Library Catalogue search results. “Thank you,” to the Systems folks! The title of this post basically sums it up: the “Sort By” drop-down box which appears with your search results in the … Continue reading →

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SFX Interuption: January 4th. Very Brief *UPDATE*

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

SFX is back. All looks OK. Previously… SFX (the eLink button, etc.) will be out for a brief moment tonight around 10:00… no more than 45 minutes or so, we’re told. This is not related to the other outage below.

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eResources Interuptions: January 14th. *UPDATE*

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

We’re back. All looks OK. Previously… From 6 – 7 pm tonight, certain UBC eResource websites will not be available due to server maintenance. Any URL with http://toby.library.ubc.ca in it may go down. This includes the ejournal A-Z list and … Continue reading →

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