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Library Catalogue Down
UPDATE: Seems to be working again. Unfortunately, the Library catalogue is down. UBC IT has a bulletin HERE. Other discovery services, like Summon, are working – but any links from Summon results to the Cataloge do not work. Watch UBC IT Bulletins and this post for updates. Sorry for the inconvenience.
eResources & Access Christmas Closure
Hello: Hope everyone is looking forward to the break between Christmas & New Years. We are! eResources & Access will be closed from December 23rd and reopening January 2nd. Do continue to report any problems with our online resources during that time using the Help Form. We will investigate all problems and respond in the […]
Taylor & Francis Journals site down for maintenance
Taylor & Francis Online (Journals website) will be unavailable Friday, December 1, 2017 from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. From Taylor and Francis: “This is due to a scheduled improvement to the platform infrastructure. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and our developers will be working as quickly as possible to deploy the […]
Resource Pages with Additional Log-in info not working
UPDATE – log-in to Usernames & Passwords working as expected now. Certain online resources require additional log-in information – like a Username & Password that is shared by everyone. This info is usually hidden and requires Users to log into a secondary level. For example, access to the BC Building Code (click here). You need […]
MedicinesComplete – loss of access
UPDATE #2 : Access to Martindale: The Complete Drug Reference has been temporarily restored on a new site. Access on & off campus (via EZproxy). UPDATE: Access to AHFS Drug Information has been temporarily restored on a new site. However, access is on campus, Library branch or via UBCSecure only. UBC Library has lost access to […]
Catalogue will be down Saturday Night (for 2 hours)
Just a heads up… Due to systems maintenance, the public facing Library Catalogue will be unavailable for 2 hours (10:00 pm – midnight) on Saturday, September 30th. UBC IT notice here. Our Summon Discovery Service will be not be disrupted. So, you will be able to search for online resources.
Cambridge eBooks Linking to Wrong Title
Sorry to report that a number of Cambridge eBooks are linking to the wrong title. A fix is in the works. If this happens to you, go to the Cambridge Core eBooks site and do a search from there.
Off-Campus Access to JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association) Titles Down
ISSUE RESOLVED Currently, access to JAMA titles via EZproxy is down. This means access from off campus is not working. We are working on it. Access on campus is working. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Changes to Summon : AskAway added and Newspaper Articles enhanced
The Library’s Summon Working Group has implemented two immediate changes to the UBC Library’s current instance of Summon. These changes took effect on Wednesday, September 13, 2017: AskAway (chat with Library staff) has now been added to Summon. It can be found under the “chat bubbles” icon on the upper right of the Basic (keyword) […]
