Little Cree Books: eBooks in Cree
Came across this… “The Little Cree Books below are the first in what we hope will become a large collection of online books designed for early Cree readers. Please check out the About the Project section of this website to learn more…” —Little Cree Books maskosis okîsikâm (Little Bear’s Day) askiw meskocipayowina (The Seasons) Note: […]
Geographies of Globalization : Alternate Link to the eBook
To our patrons having problems accessing “Geographies of Globalization” on MyiLibrary, here is an alternate link [NOTE: this link will be functional as of February 1st]: Geographies of Globalization Now, there are a few restrictions on access to this ebook (set by the publisher, not us): Access controls on this title is protected with DRM, […]
General Dentistry Access Down
*Access has been restored. Check it out here.* It appears that we have lost access to “General Dentistry“. We will post an update when we know more. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Off-Campus Access to Resources: EZproxy and myVPN Changes
Due to security concerns and in order to be in full compliance with our license agreements, the UBC Library is now requiring off-campus patrons to use EZproxy for authentication & access to online resources. You can read the official statement here. But I wanted to add a word of clarity about myVPN for staff and […]
eResources & Access: Open for Business… with a New Player!
Happy (belated) New Year! We are back in business and ready for your online resource related questions, problems and comments. As always, you can contact us via our Help Form. You can also follow us on Twitter, if you like. And please join Irene and I in welcoming Corinne Shortridge to the eResources troubleshooting team.
Christmas Closure for EResources & Access
EResources & Access, including “ej-help” and the License folks, will be closed after Friday, December 21st and re-opening Wednesday, January 2nd. Any questions and emails that arrive after this Friday will be reviewed when we re-open. Thanks for sending us your problems in 2012. Seriously, helping you is why we are here! Have a great […]
Education Research Complete: EBSCOhost Site Unavailable
**ACCESS RESTORED** We have lost access to the EBSCOhost database “Education Research Complete.” …but we are working on it! Stay tuned.
Emerald Site Down
**ACCESS RESTORED** The Emerald sites seem to be down. This means that some others that re-route there (for example some ALPSP Learned Journals Collection titles) are also experiencing problems. We will watch and update when they are back on line.
SpringerLink Move to New Platform: Personal Accounts Won’t Migrate
An update on the Springer migration to the new SpringerLink site. The change over will take place on Nevember 26th. And, unfortunately, any personal “My SpringerLink” accounts on the old platform will not migrate. You will need to create an account on the new site. Per Springer: “Do our current SpringerLink users have to create […]
Summon’s “Citation Online” Results: Wrong Journal Error
For search results in Summon (the primary search box from the Library Homepage) that point to “Journal Article : Citation Online“, all results currently point to the journal “Transactions of the ASABE”. This is a coding error that Summon is working to fix. Sorry for the inconvenience this is causing; but take note: Journal Article […]