JSTOR: Down for the Moment
*UPDATE* JSTOR is back* “JSTOR is experiencing temporary problems. We are sorry for the interruption, and will be back online as quickly as possible.” –JSTOR site This also means several journal collections (like University of California press) are also down. Stay tuned.
New Journal Added: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Who knew? Apparently, many people are pleased that we now have access to the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology from 1990 to the current issue. Enjoy! ne·phrol·o·gy, noun [ ni-ˈfrä-lə-jē ] : a branch of medicine concerned with the kidneys.
JAMA & Associated Archives: Access Problems
Unfortunately, we are experiencing problems accessing issues prior to 1998 for JAMA and many of it’s associated archives (such as “Archives of General Psychiatry”). We are working with the publisher to fix this. Stay tuned!
Permanent URLs: More “PURLs” of Wisdom
The Distance Learning Support Librarian has put together a brief guide for creating Permanent URLs for subscribed resources. The guide “Creating Persistent URLs” is found here. PURLs for the Library’s Catalogue are covered here as well.
SwetsWise / ALPSP Platform: building PURLs?
First, a “PURL“? That’s a Permanent URL. Meaning that you can send the link to a journal or article to someone and they can click that link and see the same journal or article. Platforms like EbscoHost help by providing a button: one click and a PURL is automatically created. SwetsWise / ALPSP however, is […]
China Online Journals: Several links broken
Several of the ejournals in the “China Online Journals” series leads to an error message: ——————————— Bad Request The file you are requesting does not exist. —————————————— We are in contact with the vendor and hoping for a fix. Stay tuned.
Early American imprints: Series I, Evans (1639-1800)
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 is regarded as the definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. It provides full-text and full-page-image access to books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in America from 1639-1800. The content is based on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans (14 vols., 1903-34, 1955-59); and […]