eResources Blog
“What’s up with E-Resources, now?!”
ebrary Reader: Will it work with my browser?
Mostly, yes. If you want the full browser story from ebrary, visit here. you must use Java 1.6 or higher you must have browser cookies enabled and you may need to turn off pop-up blockers for ebrary.com use Internet Explorer 5.x or newer ( if running under Windows you need only go view a book) […]
Gale Databases: What’s “InfoMark”?
Have you ever seen this icon when searching in a Gale database (Business & Company Resource Center, Sabin Americana, and Literature Criticism Online to name 3 of several)? What it means is that the URL at the top of the page (in the browser’s window) is persistent… it lasts long after you have left the […]
Google Scholar & UBC eLink: Dare I Say Success?
Searches in Google Scholar are yielding much more consistent results. Possible links are almost always listed as “UBC eLink” and only occasionally as “UBC Library Catalogue” (both go to the same SFX menu). But, alas, no yet. Some problems still exist, but these are due to the poor incoming information rather than a resolving problem […]
Black Friday for AACR and ASM journals
*UPDATE* Grey Monday? AACR titles are back. Still waiting on ASM. Previously… We’ve lost access to the current content published in our subscribed journals from the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Society for Microbiology. We’re working to restore access as soon as possible. This is HIGH priority and we apologize for the […]
Extra! Extra! Black Press Newspapers Now Available
The Kelowna Capital News, The Peace Arch News, the Omineca Express… and more! Sixty-seven new newspapers are now available online from ProQuest via the Black Press collection. Search for a title in the Library’s A-Z list of ejournals or see everything the Canadian Newsstand has to offer.
Google Scholar & UBC eLink: Still a Mess
See the later post above. Or you can read about past problems
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 […]
Investext Plus: No Access *UPDATE*
It has come to our attention that this resource is really important to a group with assignments due soon. Re-accessing is in process. We will SHOUT OUT a posting here when it happens. In the meanwhile, please contact the David Lam Reference Desk [604-822-9399] to see if they can possibly direct you to a source […]
Wiley Titles: eLink Error Messages
A few Wiley titles (“European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry” & “Arthritis Care and Research”, for example) are coming up with: Error: Entity not found Error Code: 4090 …when the button is used. We are investigating the problem. The links from the ejournal A-Z list are not affected. Stay tuned.
EZproxy & PIN Changes
Previously, there was a 30 minute gap between the time a patron changed their PIN number and when the change was updated on EZproxy. The time gap is now 15 minutes. So, the MOST a patron will need to wait after changing their PIN until they can use, say, our old friend GMID is 15 […]
