By irobb on August 31, 2010
Just a heads up, Life Sciences folks, to let you know that we have sorted out our online access to three British Institute of Radiology journals: British Journal of Radiology Dentomaxillofacial Radiology Imaging They should all be in the ejournal A-Z list tomorrow
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By irobb on August 26, 2010
As you may have noticed, there have been some changes in how the UBC Online Public Access Catalogue (the OPAC) looks. One change involves the addition of a blue “Action Box” on the right when you look at an item’s record. For print journals and ejournals this Action Box means the following: within print journal […]
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By irobb on August 24, 2010
A collection of ebooks from Irwin Law is now available on the ebrary platform. Visit the Irwin Law Resource page or the ebrary Resource page (after connecting to ebrary, click on the right-hand drop-down menu to see the Irwin Law collection).
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By irobb on August 16, 2010
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 your CWL on the right). Why? Books 24×7 has the ability to create a personal […]
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By irobb on August 9, 2010
As many patrons have discovered, some ebook links from the Catalogue work off-campus (via EZproxy) while others do not. Getting all the links to work is a priority, and it is expected links for ebooks will be updated for EZproxy access by the end of August. If you come across an ebook in the Catalogue […]
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By irobb on August 9, 2010
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 moment some 2010 titles are experiencing problems, but we should have that resolved shortly. If […]
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By irobb on August 6, 2010
When exporting citations from the new OvidSP platform to RefWorks, keep in mind the following: If on campus, exporting to RefWorks should be no problem. If off campus and logged in via MyVPN, exporting to RefWorks should be no problem (try clearing the cache & cookies from your browser as a first solution if you […]
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By irobb on August 3, 2010
We now have access to two Maney Publishing collections: “The MORE Materials Science & Engineering E-Journal Collection provides … access to twenty-seven highly regarded, peer-reviewed, international materials science publications, including several [published] on behalf of, or with, the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.” “The MORE History & Humanities E-Journal Collection provides … access to […]
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