Ejournals
Nature Archive: Issues back to 1869
“Every boy should be furnished with a small deal board, a lens, and a sharp knife.” –Science-Teaching in Schools, Nature, 1869 You can now peruse every issue of Nature from 1869 to the present. Read what was being written about Darwin. Read what Darwin wrote about “Rats and Water-Casks.”
IOP Journal “Smart Materials and Structures”
“… Smart Materials and Structures, published by non-profit scientific publisher IOP Publishing, UK, has announced that it has been named one of the most influential journals in the field of engineering in 2009, as recognised by ScienceWatch.com from Thomson Reuters.” –Knowledgespeak Newsletter 13 Aug 2009. And The University of British Columbia Library has a subscription. […]
Sage Journals Online: Good-Bye CSA Illumina
*UPDATE* The date is back to January 1st. My head is spinning! *UPDATE* The switch-over date is now September 1st not January 1st. “To date, the SAGE Full-Text Collections have been available on both the ProQuest CSA Illumina platform and the SAGE Journals Online platform. After December 31, 2009, the SAGE Full-Text Collections will be […]
Global NewsBank: Now Access World News
With nearly 3,000 newspapers from around the world, Access World News (formerly Global NewsBank) really is your one-stop newsstand. So grab your morning cuppa and settle in with the Daily Monitor from Addis Ababa or maybe Orillia Today. Note: from the NewsBank site, you also have the option of clicking on “World Newspaper Archive.” It’s […]
Sabin Americana: Publications about the Americas
Based on Joseph Sabin’s landmark bibliography, this collection contains works about the Americas published throughout the world from 1500 to the early 1900’s. Read more at our Sabin Americana info page. Then go in and have a look at “British Columbia and Vancouver’s island : a complete handbook” – 1858.
Cambridge Online Journals: Day of Maintenance
*UPDATE* The barricades are down and the site has re-opened for business. Just a heads up, Cambridge Online Journals’ site was down earlier today (July 09, 2009) for maintenance… and I have been advised by CUP to “let people know that it might have sporadic downtime for the rest of today.” …so now you know.
GeoScienceWorld – back on track
* Update * – GSW access has been restored. Please report any continuing problems to lib-ejhelp@interchange.ubc.ca. Many of you have reported our loss of access to GeoScienceWorld. We’ve notified the vendor of the problem, but unfortunately we anticipate that this won’t be resolved until after the July 4th holiday weekend in the US. Stay tuned.
IMF eLibrary: Trial Access
From now till July 22nd, try the IMF e-Library. “The International Monetary Fund publishes a vast amount of information on its own activities and policies, as well as on its 185 member countries.”
Interesting Database: NALD
Interested in Adult Literary, First Nations material, Education or News Media? Check out the National Adult Literacy Database. …and it’s Canadian, eh!
