By irobb on September 23, 2010
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 Committee Rosters CQ Congressional Transcripts CQ Floor Votes
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By irobb on September 17, 2010
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 informed. Hopefully, this will be resolved soon. Please clear the cache & cookies from your […]
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By irobb on September 15, 2010
*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 Library Catalogue Unfortunately, some work on the Catalogue ejournal records is still underway. As a […]
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By irobb on September 14, 2010
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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By irobb on September 13, 2010
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 A-Z pages, this button opens a window that allows you to select a link related […]
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By admin on September 3, 2010
Update (Sept.7, 2010): Good news! Our access to MyiLibrary ebooks has been restored. *************************************************************************************************** Does this screen look familiar? Yes, it’s happened yet again. Excessive downloading has led to suspension of our access to MyiLibrary ebooks. We are investigating the problem and working with the vendor to have this resolved asap. We apologize for the […]
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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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