Google Scholar & EZproxy on Macs – Problem Solved?
There had been reports of people having problems off-campus using Macs/Safari and logging into Google Scholar via EZproxy. If you are wondering why someone would even do this, the reason is that using EZproxy means you have a UBC IP address. So, you can follow the UBC eLink form the Google Scholar results and get […]
EBSCOhost Connection Problems : PsycInfo & more?
FIXED!! Sorry for the delay. PLEASE do the following: Clear your Browser Cache & Cookies then try accessing the EBSCOhost database of your dreams again. UPDATE – Sorry, still seems to be a problem for EZproxy users. Doubtful there will be a resolution till Monday. Access on campus seems to be working. Suggest visiting a […]
Endocrine Society Journals : Moved to a New Site
**UPDATE — ALL LINKS WORKING NOW** All Endocrine Society Journals have moved to a new site. As we update the URLs, off-campus access may be affected for a day or two. If you have problems, please clear the cache & cookies from your browser and use this link on campus only. Off-Campus access will […]
Changes coming to Campus-Wide Log-in: It Will Affect EZproxy Log-in
We have been notified the UBC IT will be making changes to Campus-Wide Log-in password guidelines. This will affect your ability to log into EZproxy: CWL passwords will now need to be changed once a year. CWL account holders will be asked to update their password on the date of their last CWL password change. […]
CWL log-in Screen: If you see a request for conformation…
The next time you try to log into the EZproxy screen with your CWL, you may see a screen that asks you to agree to new “CWL Terms of Use“. Here is why: “On June 4, 2013, the Board of Governors repealed Policies #104 (Responsible Use of Information Technology Facilities and Services) and #106 (Access […]
Knovel Moved to a New Site — but Problems
The engineering/technical ebook site Knovel has moved to a new site. However, there seem to be a couple glitches: The old links sometimes are not re-directing to the new site. If this happens, going back a screen and trying again or reloading the page seems to help. The new site does not yet work with […]
Access to Online Resources DOWN!
**WE’RE BACK ONLINE!!** Yikes! All access to Online Resources seems to be down this morning. This is both on and off campus. We believe it to be an EZproxy problem and are working on it. Stay Tuned!
e-Therapeutics: Weekend Problem Solved
e-Therapeutics had an access problem this weekend. It has been resolved. Before attempting to link to the online resource (especially if you tried and failed on the weekend), please do the following: clear the cache & cookies from your browser go to our e-Therapeutics Resource page and click on the “Connect to Resource” button You […]
ScienceDirect PDFs: Problem with Off-Campus Access
**UPDATE**Problem Solved. Please clear the cache & cookies from your browser and try the PDF icon at the article level. It should pop-up into a .pdf document now. For people off campus accessing PDFs of articles from journals on ScienceDirect, you can access the HTML version no problem through EZproxy, but clicking on the PDF […]
ARTstor: Allowing Images to “Pop-Up” in Summon
Serials Solutions (the providers of our discovery service, Summon) have partnered with ARTstor to allow images to “pop-up” into search results. In order to see these images, you need to allow your browser to display pop-ups for: *.artstor.net *.artstor.org library.artstor.org.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca As well, you will have to be on campus or logged into EZproxy to see […]