ebrary eBooks: Access & Bookshelf
*UPDATE 1* (see below) New year, new problems. There are several problems with our ebrary eBook access at the moment. We are aware and working on the problems. Please stay tuned! UPDATE 1 One problem leaves town… Authentication (Access) problem and Bookshelf problem should be resolved. Please try the following to ensure your Access & […]
Life Sciences: a Collection of Titles from Elsevier
The Life Sciences Package is a collection of related ejournals. Here is a title list: Advances in Agronomy Advances in Applied Microbiology Advances in Botanical Research Advances in Cancer Research Advances in Clinical Chemistry Advances in Ecological Research Advances in Food and Nutrition Research Advances in Genetics Advances in Immunology Advances in Insect Physiology Advances […]
In the Mood for Something New?: A Few Free Resources
…okay, really the info is mostly old. But it may be “new” to you. Here’s some free online resources worth a look: AFRO Black History Archives : AFRO-American newspaper archives Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons & Surgery News : both from American College of Surgeons Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society : […]
Methods in Enzymology: an eBook Collection from Elsevier
“Methods in Enzymology is a series of scientific publications focused primarily on research methods in biochemistry…The series is widely used and cited in the biomedical research field.” -Wikipedia We have access back to the 2000 publications.
Irwin Law ebooks: Slight Connection Problem
Due to technical complications, the ebooks in the Irwin Law Collection are a bit tricky to find at the moment. The records in the Catalogue have old links and will be replaced soon. For now, use this URL and then either browse or search for titles. Titles found in Summon are unfortunately a mix of […]
Project Muse: Beta Site with eBooks Launched
Project Muse is doing two things in the new year: launching a new site and offering ebooks. A pre-view beta site has been launched here. The symbols on the left will clearly display the content that is currently available to UBC patrons. This will most likely change after the launch in January 2012, so browse […]
ebrary eBooks: Remember to Release Titles
Just a reminder: If you see this “Release This Title” button when looking at an ebrary ebook, PLEASE do click on it when you are done. eBooks with this button are Single Use titles. This means that no one else can look at it until you release it (or a certain amount of inactive time […]
NetLibrary has become EBSCOhost eBook Collection
The NetLibrary platform is no more, but all ebooks should have moved to the new EBSCOhost eBook Collection platform. Currently, all URLs and links are re-routing. So, access seems to be ok but the look will be new. Let us know if you run into problems. Any personal accounts that had been created on NetLibrary […]
World eBook Fair: Free eBooks Till August 4th.
“World eBook Fair: July 4th to August 4th 2011. Download Your Selections from (6,500,000+ PDF eBooks) Six Million eBooks Titles.” So says the World eBook Fair website. They also say… “The collections include light and heavy reading materials, more reference books, scientific items, etc., and about 50,000 music entries in addition to the 12,000 that […]
Methods and more come to UBC Library
Yes, it’s true. UBC Library now has access to Methods in Molecular Biology, plus all the 22,000 and growing protocols included in the Springer Protocols collection. Find them now via the Springer Protocols gateway, or cross search on the Springerlink platform to include journal, ebook and ereference content.