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Benezit Dictionary of Artists: New Resource

By madgett on March 8, 2012

“Emmanuel Bénézit’s Paris was the unrivaled center of Western art, the home of Cézanne, Monet, Picasso, and Matisse, and the birthplace of Impressionism, post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism. In this thrilling context, Bénézit (b. 1854) undertook the monumental project of the Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs… Now comprising fourteen volumes with […]

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Adobe Reader X: Problems with ScienceDirect

Adobe Reader X: Problems with ScienceDirect

By madgett on March 8, 2012

The Library uses Adobe Reader 8, so there is no problem within the Library. However, if you use Adobe Reader X on your personal computer, there are issues with ScienceDirect. Please read here for further details on the problem and a fix.

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Downloading an ebrary eBook: A New How-to Guide

By madgett on March 5, 2012

A bit confused by ebrary’s Download functionality? Please read this how-to guide for our Canadian Publishers, Canadian Public Policy and Canadian Health Research Collections. [NOTE: UBC’s “sign in” for the ebrary Bookshelf is in the upper right of the ebrary website  and not exactly as shown in the guide below. At this time, the Library […]

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Twentieth Century Drama: On Trial Now!

By madgett on February 27, 2012

“Featuring plays from noted playwrights as well as lesser known dramatists, the collection includes works by over 300 writers including Amiri Baraka, Noël Coward, Susan Glaspell, Langston Hughes, Brian Friel, David Mamet, Eugene O’Neill, John Osborne, Sean O’Casey, Harold Pinter, Bernard Shaw, Neil Simon, Gertrude Stein, Tom Stoppard, Derek Walcott, August Wilson and Elizabeth Wong.” […]

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China Online Journals: Wanfang Has Moved, Old Links Broken

China Online Journals: Wanfang Has Moved, Old Links Broken

By madgett on February 24, 2012

*UPDATE* Sadly, Wanfang is reluctant to supply Serials Solutions (the company that helps manage our online linking) with the new URLs. This means the individual links are still broken. Please use the link to the China Online Journals home page listed below. China Online Journals has changed its URLs. Unfortunately, our links haven’t switched over […]

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Journal of Chemical Education: Access restored!

By madgett on February 21, 2012

We have had many inquiries about “Journal of Chemical Education” from the American Chemical Society. Finally, access has been restored. Link from here and enjoy!

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Underground & Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels: On Trial

By madgett on February 20, 2012

“Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels is the first ever scholarly, primary source database focusing on adult comic books and graphic novels… The current release contains 289 comic series, 1,602 comic books totalling 100,975 pages.” -Alexander Street Press On trial till March 16th. Remember to give feedback on this resource.

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ClinicalKey: on Trial

By madgett on February 16, 2012

What is ClinicalKey? ClinicalKey is not just a conventional clinical search engine, but a clinical insight engine designed specifically to address physicians’ 3 key search requirements. Comprehensive: Supplies answers from the largest collection of medical resources in every medical and surgical specialty, and includes an integrated Medline and link resolver for access to third-party, full-text […]

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International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS): On Trial

International Bibliography of Social Sciences (IBSS): On Trial

By madgett on February 16, 2012

“The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) is an essential online resource for social science and interdisciplinary research. IBSS includes over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951.” –ProQuest Try out IBSS here and provide feedback. Trial runs till March 15th.

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EZproxy is Down!

By madgett on February 15, 2012

**EZproxy is back. Clear your browser’s cache & cookies, please** Yikes! EZproxy is having a problem this morning. Please be patient as we work this out. This will affect access to MyiLibrary, EBL (eBook Library), ebrary Bookshelf and any resources requiring EZproxy. For off campus access, use myVPN for now.

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