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OpenVersion – Unpaywall Articles Now Available in Summon

By madgett on April 7, 2020

We have launched what we are calling OpenVersion in Summon. These are open access versions of articles sourced through Unpaywall. What does this mean? Unpaywall is a database of “freely available” versions of articles. Alumni, Community Users or anyone can click on the OpenVersion link when it appears and be taken to a version of […]

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Wiley Online : “Access from your IP address has been blocked…” -April 2020

By madgett on April 7, 2020

Due to the heavy traffic Wiley Online is experiencing from our off-campus server (EZproxy), they are occasionally blocking the IP address. If you see an error like this on the Wiley site: “Access from your IP address has been blocked. Please contact your librarian for assistance.“ Please try the following: Make sure that you are […]

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Audio Cine Films : 400 Error

By madgett on March 26, 2020

Hopefully, you are enjoying the movies from Audio Cine. But if you have been getting a “400 Bad Request” error that says “cookie too large” and possible “nginx”, here is what you can do: make sure you have the latest Chrome browser installed clear ALL history (cache & cookies) from your Chrome browser -or- If […]

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Audio Cine Films : One Month Trial of Streaming Movies (March-April)

By madgett on March 24, 2020

UPDATE – TRIAL EXTENDED! Woohoo! And now, some good news… UBC Library is hosting a one-month trial to Audio Cine Films. If you are using MyVPN  – disconnect before following the link above Audio Cine Films collection offers access to 1000’s of titles from the world’s most renowned film studios and producers including: Walt Disney […]

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Walter de Gruyter site down for maintenance (March 24)

By madgett on March 24, 2020

UPDATE: SITE BACK UP   The Walter de Gruyter site (ebooks & ejournals) is down for maintenance. Stay tuned for updates

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Library Resources from Off Campus – March 2020

By madgett on March 16, 2020

Hello: For those accessing Library online resources (e-resources) from off campus for the first time, you will want to READ THIS. Key items to remember: For the majority of off-campus access, you will need to authenticate via EZproxy Do NOT connect to MyVPN when connecting to EZproxy We are still here to help. Contact us […]

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Journal Sites Down for Maintenance : Friday, March 13, 2020

By madgett on March 13, 2020

This afternoon, Friday March 13th, there are a number of journal sites that are going to be down for maintenance. Some include: The Bone & Joint Journal site Chicago Press site University of Toronto Press site Do contact us via our Help Form if you experience any access problems.

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Taylor & Francis eBooks – Access Down (March 4th, 2020)

By madgett on March 4, 2020

Access Restored Taylor & Francis eBook site seems to be down. We are in contact with T&F. Stay Tuned! Error 401 Sorry, you don’t seem to have access to this page.  

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Summon Down – Feb. 11, 2020

By madgett on February 11, 2020

UPDATE : RESTORED Please clear the browser history (cache & cookies) if you experienced problems. Summon, our discovery service, is offline at the moment. Please use the eJournal Portal (Journal Titles tab on the Homepage) for journal searches, or look in the Catalogue for ebooks. Watch for updates.

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China Academic Journals (CNKI) – Problems with California Server

By madgett on February 11, 2020

Issue Resolved Many of the China Academic Journals (CNKI) are showing a log-in window when trying to download the PDF (a red button with IP appears). This is a problem with their California server. To get around this, try searching for the journal on their Qingdao server. We are working on resolving this issue.

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