There is a server problem with China Academic Journals that is preventing access. We are in contact with CNKI trying to get it fixed. Monitor our tweets and blog posts for updates.
BrowZine: New Journal Browsing App Now Live
UPDATE! Now use BrowZine online, too.
We have decided to go with a subscription to BrowZine, a great app for browsing our Library ejournal collection… from anywhere!
This app is available for iPads & Android tablets & now iPhones, too.
With BrowZine you can:
- Create your own custom bookshelves
- Download articles (PDFs) to read offline
- Set alerts for your favourite journals
Watch a video on how BrowZine works here.
To access BrowZine for the first time, please do the following:
- Download BrowZine. Go to the App Store, Google Play, or Kindle/Amazon store and search for BrowZine.
- Install BrowZine. Make sure you have the most up-to-date version.
- Open BrowZine and Go to “Choose Library”. Search for University of British Columbia and tap to choose.
- Enter your CWL ID and Password. Your credentials will only be stored on your personal device.
- Go to “Subjects” and select or search subject area OR “Titles A-Z” to search for a specific title.
If you’ve been using our Open Access library, log out of the Open Access library:
- Update version of BrowZine. Make sure you have the most up-to-date version.
- Open BrowZine. Go to “Settings” at bottom of page and tap “Change Library” in the upper right corner.
- Go to “Choose Library”. Search for University of British Columbia and tap to choose.
- Enter your CWL ID and Password. Your credentials will only be stored on your personal device.
- Go to “Subjects” and select subject area OR “Titles A-Z” to search for a specific title.
Start Browsing!
Summon 2.0 Launch
The new, streamlined interface for Summon (UBC Library’s resource discovery tool) has been launched as of Monday June 23rd. Try a search and see what you think! ow.ly/ylWEZ
ScienceDirect: Article-level Linking Problem
Currently, there seems to be a problem linking at the ARTICLE level from Summon, PubMed, etc. to ScienceDirect. We are investigating.
If you don’t want to land at the JOURNAL level in ScienceDirect and then hunt for your article, you can go to ScienceDirect’s Advanced Search page and search for the article from there. Remember though, that as you are not coming from the Library you will not see our coverage dates ahead of time. It is possible you will find an article outside our access dates. If the article lacks a green box or a PDF icon, odds are we do not have access.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
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 (PDFs) to read offline
- Set alerts for your favourite journals
Watch a video describing BrowZine here.
Go to the download page here.
Note: when setting BrowZine up on your device, you will be asked to “Choose a Library” (under “u” for University of British Columbia”) and to enter your CWL info. Your CWL info stays on your device and is NOT sent to BrowZine.
Give us feedback on BrowZine, PLEASE!
China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database (CNKI) – UPDATED
*UPDATE* China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database (CNKI) access has been restored. – Wednesday April 30th, 2014
China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database (CNKI) is down, it includes:
- China Academic Journals Full-text Database
- Century Journals Social Sciences
- China Doctor Dissertations Full-text Database
- China Master Dissertations Full-text Database
- China Proceedings of Conference Full-text Database
- China Core Newspapers Full-text Database
- China Yearbook Full-text Database
- Reference Works Online
Please monitor our Twitter and blog accounts for updates.
eDuke Ebook Link Issue – UPDATED
The eDuke Ebook linking issue has been fixed. Please continue to submit tickets to the Eresource & Access unit if you encounter any issues:
Some eDuke ebooks are linking to DOI error messages because they are not yet published on the eDuke site. We are in contact with Duke University Press to fix the problem and will soon update our eDuke holdings to reflect only those ebooks that are accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
This Week in eResources: March 31, 2014
Just a quick update on what is going on in eResources & Access.
Trials now on:
- African-American Historical Serials Collection (EBSCOhost) -ends April 30th, 2014 <click here>
- American Antiquarian Society historical periodicals collection (EBSCOhost) -ends April 30th, 2014 <click here>
- Medcom Streaming Video Collection [medical] -ends Sept. 22nd, 2014 <click here>
- Readex U.S. Congressional serial set, 1817-1994 -ends April 30, 2014 <click here>
- VAST: Academic Video Online (Alexander Street Press) -ends July 31st, 2014 <click here>
- AP Images (EBSCOhost) -ends Nov. 30, 2014 <click here>
- PsycTESTS (EBSCOhost) -ends May 16, 2014 <click here>
- Readex American State Papers 1789-1838 -ends Apr. 30, 2014 <click here>
- APA Handbooks -end April 5 <click here>
- CADAL / 大学数字图书馆国际合作计划 (Chinese eTitles) -ends Dec. 31, 2014 <click here>
- Naxos Music Library – Jazz -ends Sept. 30 <click here>
- Society, culture & politics in Canada: Canadiana pamphlets from McMaster, 1818-1929 -ends April 04 <click here>
Feature Resource of the Week!
Jewish life in America (Adam Matthew) (March 31, 1492 Queen Isabella of Castilia & Ferdinand of Aragon expels Jews), <click here>
“An indispensable resource for scholars and students interested in understanding and exploring the history of Jewish communities in America from the first arrival in of Jewish immigrants in New York in 1654 to the mid-20th century. All of the material has been digitized in colour and typescript and printed material is full-text searchable.“
This week in eResources: March 17, 2014
[I will be away next week, so publishing early]
NEWS!!
On the positive side, we have resolved the problem with ebrary “Canada embargoed” ebooks. Only ebrary ebooks accessible in Canada will be listed moving forward. On the down side, the Catalogue records need to catch up and may be quirky for a day or two.
Just a quick update on what is going on in eResources & Access.
Trials now on:
- African-American Historical Serials Collection (EBSCOhost) -ends April 30th, 2014 <click here>
- American Antiquarian Society historical periodicals collection (EBSCOhost) -ends April 30th, 2014 <click here>
- Medcom Streaming Video Collection [medical] -ends Sept. 22nd, 2014 <click here>
- Readex U.S. Congressional serial set, 1817-1994 -ends April 30, 2014 <click here>
- VAST: Academic Video Online (Alexander Street Press) -ends July 31st, 2014 <click here>
- AP Images (EBSCOhost) -ends Nov. 30, 2014 <click here>
- PsycTESTS (EBSCOhost) -ends May 16, 2014 <click here>
- Readex American State Papers 1789-1838 -ends Apr. 30, 2014 <click here>
- IBZ online (Internationale Bibliographie der geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur) -ends Mar. 6 <click here>
- APA Handbooks -end April 5 <click here>
- CADAL / 大学数字图书馆国际合作计划 (Chinese eTitles) -ends Dec. 31, 2014 <click here>
- Naxos Music Library – Jazz -ends Sept. 30 <click here>
- NewspaperDirect Library PressDisplay -ends March 26 <click here>
- Yearbook of International Organizations Online -ends March 25 <click here>
- Society, culture & politics in Canada: Canadiana pamphlets from McMaster, 1818-1929 -ends April 04 <click here>
Feature Resource of the Week!
British and Irish Women’s Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) (And why not enjoy a Guinness while browsing? …if you can find one!) <click here>
“…the immediate experiences of approximately 500 women, as revealed in over 100,000 pages of diaries and letters.” -http://solomon.bwld.alexanderstreet.com/
This week in eResources: March 3, 2014
Just a quick update on what is going on in eResources & Access.
Trials now on:
- African-American Historical Serials Collection (EBSCOhost) -ends April 30th, 2014 <click here>
- American Antiquarian Society historical periodicals collection (EBSCOhost) -ends April 30th, 2014 <click here>
- Medcom Streaming Video Collection [medical] -ends Sept. 22nd, 2014 <click here>
- Readex U.S. Congressional serial set, 1817-1994 -ends April 30, 2014 <click here>
- VAST: Academic Video Online (Alexander Street Press) -ends July 31st, 2014 <click here>
- AP Images (EBSCOhost) -ends Nov. 30, 2014 <click here>
- PsycTESTS (EBSCOhost) -ends May 16, 2014 <click here>
- Readex American State Papers 1789-1838 -ends Apr. 30, 2014 <click here>
- IBZ online (Internationale Bibliographie der geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur) -ends Mar. 6 <click here>
- APA Handbooks -end Mar. 5 <click here>
- CADAL / 大学数字图书馆国际合作计划 (Chinese eTitles) -ends Dec. 31, 2014 <click here>
- Naxos Music Library – Jazz -ends Sept. 30 <click here>
- German literary Expressionism online -ends Mar. 13 <click here>
- NewspaperDirect Library PressDisplay -ends March 26 <click here>
- Yearbook of International Organizations Online -ends March 25 <click here>
New Resources:
- Highway Capacity Manual 2010 <click here>
Feature Resource of the Week!
Opera in Video (Alexander Street Press) (…’cause it’s the 139th anniversary of Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen premièring at the Opéra-Comique in Paris) <click here>
“…five hundred hours of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries.” -http://search.alexanderstreet.com/opiv
