Holiday Closure & Good-Bye LPC
lib-ejhelp & lib-elinkhelp will be unresponsive till January 4th. when eResources re-opens in its new digs. PLEASE DO email us about any problem, just realize you won’t get a response till we get back. Yes, we put down our mouses and pick up our mugs at this time of year, so let’s hope access remains […]
Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical & Life Sciences Online Seminars
“This collection of specially prepared animated audiovisual presentations with synchronized narration by world leading scientists is keeping researchers informed throughout the world.” -Henry Stewart Talks website The audio visual presentations are organized into comprehensive series… from “Apoptosis” to “Epigenetics” to “Microarrays” to “Viruses and Viral Diseases” and much more. Go to Henry Stewart Talks, plug […]
Bibliography of British and Irish History: Now Available!
“The Bibliography of British and Irish History provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British Empire and Commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available – from 55BC to the present. It is the successor to the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History.” […]
American Geophysical Union: Dig into the Archives
Do you know about “The Magnetic Anomaly Near Kursk, Russia” investigated in the late 1800s? Or how Argon 40 was used in an attempt to calculate the age of the Earth in 1950? So, dig into the AGU archives and find out. A selection of journal are available to explore, including Terrestrial Magnetism (from 1896 […]
China Online Journals: Wanfang Data URLs Need Updating
*UPDATE* Links in A-Z ejournal list now working. Wanfang-tastic, eh? Currently, the URLs in our ejournal A-Z list are not working for many China Online Journal titles. The URLs are being updated. In the meanwhile, the journals and articles can be accessed and browsed at Wanfang Data’s Canadian Site. The SFX eLink is not effected. […]
myVPN & EZproxy: Improved Access to Library Resources Coming Soon
In a communiqué to library staff recently, Rue Ramirez, AUL Library Systems & Information Technology/Technical Services, talked about the forthcoming developments in remote access authentication which will serve Library users better. “The introduction of the myVPN service is important because it promises to provide a scaleable, more stable, and robust method for remote users to […]
Nature Journals: Many Denying Full-Text Access
*UPDATE* Access seems to have been restored to our Nature titles. For the time being, many Nature journals are not giving us full text access. The authorities have been notified. Stay tuned.
Brill: Online Reference Works (Trial)
*UPDATE* Trial has now ended We are currently offering a trial to all Brill Reference Works online. The resources are interdisciplinary, with a focus on history, religion, Islamic studies, Asian studies, classical studies, specialist sciences and international law. Go to the Library’s Brill page and visit the site. Remember to fill out the Feedback form […]
U.K.Postal Strike: Lucky Us?
“Ok,” you say. “What does a U.K. postal strike have to do with e-resources, and how does it effect me?” Glad you asked. It seems some UK publications are making some content more easily accessible on the web. Read some of theBookseller’s supplements (usually hidden behind passwords), the Nursing Times .pdf of the entire 20 […]
The Sixties: An Alexander Street Press flashback
We’ve had this one for a few months now, but somehow we missed it, man. “The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960–1974 brings the 1960s alive through diaries, letters, autobiographies and other memoirs, written and oral histories, manifestos, government documents…” well you get the drift. Check it out here.