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Resolved January 21, 2025 at 1:23pm Access has been restored. Please clear the cache and cookies from your browsers before trying to access online resources. Thank you for your patience as we worked to resolve this access issue. UBC Library is currently experiencing a disruption in access to our licensed electronic resources. We are […]
BrowZine: Try this “Magazine Stand” Journal App
*TRIAL HAS ENDED* Remember the “old” days when you could brows the journals on a magazine stand? Well, BrowZine virtually brings that back! From now till June 4th, 2014, UBC Library is trialling the BrowZine App. This app is available for iPads & Android tablets only. You can: Create your own custom bookshelves Download articles […]
American National Biography: on Trial till October 12th
“The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 18,700 men & women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped the nation.” –American National Biography Online Try out American National Biography for the next month. And please comment on the Feedback form.
ProQuest Public Health: New Resource Trial
“ProQuest Public Health is a new and unique database; designed to be the ideal starting point for public health information and research. It delivers core public health literature with centralized access to over 690 publications with over 495 in full-text… ProQuest Public Health also includes current newspaper articles for uncovering timely results on the latest […]
Times of India Archive: Now on Trial!
“On The Bombay Screens This Week; Action & Thrills In Metro’s Canadian Melodrama ‘River’s End’” -The Times of India 25 Jul 1941 Read the movie review -and more- in the Times of India Historical Newspaper trial. Trial on till August 20, 2011. “The world’s most widely circulated English daily newspaper was founded in 1838 to […]
Two Video Databases on Trial: A Mini DOXA Fest?
Two video databases on trial from Alexander Street Press… just in time for DOXA! Filmakers Library Online is a collection of award-winning documentaries from a broad range of research interests – race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, […]
Naxos Video Library: On Trial Now
Naxos Video Library offers an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts and documentaries. Watch the world’s greatest opera houses, ballet companies, orchestras and artists perform on demand! Note: Adobe Flash Player is required.
Kokushi daijiten: Encyclopedia of Japanese History (Trial)
Kokushi daijiten is a digitized version of all 15 volumes (17 books) of one of the largest encyclopedias of Japanese history. It encompasses every aspect of Japan’s history and includes entries in related fields such as archaeology, folklore, religion, art, Japanese language, Japanese literature and geography. Take a look at Kokushi daijiten while it’s on […]
History in Video: Trial Databases
Is it almost like being there? Check out American History in Video and World History in Video and see for yourself. American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. World History in Video […]
U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection: Access Down
UPDATE: March 31, 2011 – Access Restored on new Proquest Platform – for details see: ProQuest Acquires CIS & UPA from LexisNexis ************************************************************** Due to a change in provider (the collection has moved from LexisNexis to ProQuest), a new agreement for this collection needs to be negotiated. We are working on it. In the meanwhile, […]