Google Scholar & UBC eLink: Still a Mess
See the later post above. Or you can read about past problems
DjVu Viewer: Some NetLibrary eBooks Want It
While most NetLibrary ebooks will display their full text nicely in Adobe Acrobat Reader, a few want something called the “DjVu Viewer”. A rival product of Acrobat? Anyway, in Internet Explorer and Firefox, trying to view the full text of the book (search “Schaum’s outline of theory and problems of business statistics” in the OPAC […]
Investext Plus: No Access *UPDATE*
It has come to our attention that this resource is really important to a group with assignments due soon. Re-accessing is in process. We will SHOUT OUT a posting here when it happens. In the meanwhile, please contact the David Lam Reference Desk [604-822-9399] to see if they can possibly direct you to a source […]
Wiley Titles: eLink Error Messages
A few Wiley titles (“European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry” & “Arthritis Care and Research”, for example) are coming up with: Error: Entity not found Error Code: 4090 …when the button is used. We are investigating the problem. The links from the ejournal A-Z list are not affected. Stay tuned.
EZproxy & PIN Changes
Previously, there was a 30 minute gap between the time a patron changed their PIN number and when the change was updated on EZproxy. The time gap is now 15 minutes. So, the MOST a patron will need to wait after changing their PIN until they can use, say, our old friend GMID is 15 […]
Does the Blog Look a Little Funny? *UPDATE*
Okay, a bit of tweaking, a lot of swearing, a moment or two of panic (I thought I’d lost the whole damn thing at one point) but I think it’s coming along not too bad. More is to come, when I find the time. And apologies to my fellow workers who have had to listen […]
Ovid & Safari: Do They Get Along?
Do + = ? Not necessarily. The official word from Ovid is: “While Safari normally works with Ovid it is not supported. We do not test our application against the Safari browser and don’t guarantee that it will work.” And their view on browser requirements can be seen at OvidSP Configuration We have tested Apple’s […]
SAGE ejournals: SITES *Back Up*
All SAGE sites & ejournals seem to be up and running. Previously… Some ejournals are back online, others are not. Sorry, it seems very hit and miss at the moment. Stay tuned. Previously… Mondays! Arrrg. The SAGE ejournal platform seems to be down now. Stay tuned.
EZproxy SERVER: *BACK UP*
EZProxy is back. Previously… EZProxy has fallen victim to the Monday blahs and is currently not working. We hope to have it re-booted soon. Resources authenticated via EZProxy (like our good friend GMID) are unavailable. Stay tuned.
Informaworld SITE: DOWN *UPDATE 2*
Informaworld is back, but very slow. Previously… Monday’s here, Informaworld is not. Stay tuned. Previously… Taylor & Francis Informaworld (slow at the best of times) is down as of Friday at 6:00 pm. I’ll check again Monday to see if it’s back. Sun NOT websites this weekend.