Internet Explorer 9: Problems with Some Library Resources
Microsoft pushing you to upgrading to Internet Explorer 9? Resist! Several of our Library e-Resources are not working with IE 9 (Web of Science, for example). This is commonly a problem with the latest version of browsers; the publishers/vendors/platforms just don’t upgrade themselves right away. We do not have a list of resources that will/won’t […]
Firefox 4: Don’t Upgrade, Yet!
We recommend that you do NOT upgrade to Firefox 4 at this time. We have heard a couple of complaints from patrons (one is that the Refine Your Search options aren’t entirely working in Summon) and heard rumours of other quirks. You can read the Firefox 4 release notes here. We are investigating fixes on […]
EbscoHost Databases No Longer Support Internet Explorer 6
If you are clinging to a retro version of IE, time to move on. EbscoHost databases (and we subscribe to a lot) now require Internet Explorer 7 or later. You can download the latest version (Internet Explorer 8) for free HERE.
Gale’s Business & Company Resource Center: Printing from Firefox
Users of Firefox have noticed that sometimes the ability to print a full-text article from Gale’s Business & Company Resource Center is not just an icon-click away. If you click the PRINT icon and find yourself on a screen with no “print” options (no browser toolbar, right clicking on the mouse does diddly) remember you […]
Books 24×7: Slight Glitch in Connecting
**UPDATE** Problem resolved. Connection now goes from EZproxy into Books 24×7 site on 1st attempt. Now go read Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X for Dummies. If you have tried to connect to a Books 24×7 title lately, you may have noticed a small glitch. On the first attempt through EZproxy (where you enter your […]
CISTI: Firefox & I.E problem
Some people using the most recent versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer are having problems ordering material via CISTI Orders. The problem has been reported. For now, please use the InterLibrary Loan forms… and stay tuned.
Investext Lives!
*UPDATE* sigh… The joy was short lived as the site seems to have a few quirks. We will try some experimentation to get this resolved. We are leaving the site up for now. Let us know if it gets too unstable. Stay tuned. Previously…
ebrary Reader: Will it work with my browser?
Mostly, yes. If you want the full browser story from ebrary, visit here. you must use Java 1.6 or higher you must have browser cookies enabled and you may need to turn off pop-up blockers for ebrary.com use Internet Explorer 5.x or newer ( if running under Windows you need only go view a book) […]
Gale Databases: What’s “InfoMark”?
Have you ever seen this icon when searching in a Gale database (Business & Company Resource Center, Sabin Americana, and Literature Criticism Online to name 3 of several)? What it means is that the URL at the top of the page (in the browser’s window) is persistent… it lasts long after you have left the […]
Google Scholar & UBC eLink: Dare I Say Success?
Searches in Google Scholar are yielding much more consistent results. Possible links are almost always listed as “UBC eLink” and only occasionally as “UBC Library Catalogue” (both go to the same SFX menu). But, alas, no yet. Some problems still exist, but these are due to the poor incoming information rather than a resolving problem […]