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 […]
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 […]
Google Scholar & eLink: .ca VS .com *UPDATE*
A plugin called LibX seems to play a roll in the way eLink buttons are displayed. Ed from Systems reports Google is also going to run an update (soon?). So, keep watching for an improvement on this front. Previously… We are not sure why (we are investigating) but the eLinks show up better in Firefox […]
Guest Stations in Branches: Databases “…don’t look right”*UPDATE*
Turns out some adjustments are possible. Health Reference Center and the Alexander Street Press sites should be displaying correctly on the Guest Machines now. Previously… A patron on a “Guest” work station in a branch complains that something is wrong with the Gale database they are looking at. You look and see boxes and red […]
ebrary Interface: *Final UPDATE*
The new ebrary Reader is now working in all our ebrary sites. Please visit: Canadian Publisher’s Collection, Canadian Public Policy or Canadian Health Research Collection from the Online Indexes & Databases page. And coming soon eDuke! (Duke University Press ebooks). Take a preview at eDuke. Enjoy. Previously… ebrary has a new interface… but all our […]
VPN, RSVPN: But am I really connected?
A patron swears they are connected to VPN or RSVPN at home, but they still can’t access a database. To see if they are really connected, have them go to CMYIP (see my IP). The IP address for VPN should start 142.103…, RSVPN starts 128.189… Different numbers, NOT connected. Advise patrons to clear their browser’s […]