Tag Archives: Books24x7

eBook Update: Books 24×7 & ebrary

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

You can create personal bookshelves in Books 24×7 and ebrary. You can use either your UBCcard Barcode & PIN (recommended method) or your CWL, but you cannot cross-link bookshelves (ie books saved on a UBCcard generated shelf are not on … Continue reading →

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Books 24×7: Use your UBCcard to Log In

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Lorne Madgett

When you link to a Books 24×7 title from the Library Catalogue (or connect from the Resource Page), you are presented with the EZproxy log-in screen. Please log in using your UBCcard Barcode & PIN on the left side (not … 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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EZproxy Server: *Back Up*

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Kat

EZProxy service is back.  Friday’s problems now resolved. — We’re having problems with our ezproxy server.  Systems staff are investigating and we hope access will be restored as quickly as possible. In the meantime, resources authenticated via EZProxy are unavailable.   … Continue reading →

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Books 24×7: Slight Glitch in Connecting

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

**UPDATE** Problem resolved. Connection now goes from EZproxy into Books 24×7 site on 1st attempt. Now go read Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X for Dummies. If you have tried to connect to a Books 24×7 title lately, you may … Continue reading →

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Books 24×7: New Access, But Where’s My Bookshelf?

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Lorne Madgett

Books 24×7 can now be accessed by UBCcard Barcode and PIN. Find the title in the catalogue, click on the “Online Access” under the title and sign in. New to Books 24×7? Click on their “Help” tab and read the … Continue reading →

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