**ACCESS RESTORED**
We have lost access to the EBSCOhost database “Education Research Complete.”
…but we are working on it! Stay tuned.
Education Research Complete: EBSCOhost Site Unavailable
Emerald Site Down
**ACCESS RESTORED**
The Emerald sites seem to be down. This means that some others that re-route there (for example some ALPSP Learned Journals Collection titles) are also experiencing problems.
We will watch and update when they are back on line.
SpringerLink Move to New Platform: Personal Accounts Won’t Migrate
An update on the Springer migration to the new SpringerLink site. The change over will take place on Nevember 26th. And, unfortunately, any personal “My SpringerLink” accounts on the old platform will not migrate. You will need to create an account on the new site. Per Springer:
“Do our current SpringerLink users have to create new personal accounts on link.springer.com to make use of all personalization features, or will these personal usernames and passwords be migrated from SpringerLink?”
“Answer: Unfortunately, these personal accounts and usernames and passwords cannot be transferred and new personal accounts will need to be created to take advantage of personalization features.”
After November 26th, “You will need to go to link.springer.com and set up a new profile/account. Make sure to do this while within the institution’s IP range as you will then be automatically associated to the institution’s access rights.”
The new Springer site may offer to let you set up an ID & password for remote access. Don’t bother. All our remote access is via EZproxy, not individual IDs.
You can read about the new Springer site here.
Summon’s “Citation Online” Results: Wrong Journal Error
For search results in Summon (the primary search box from the Library Homepage) that point to “Journal Article : Citation Online“, all results currently point to the journal “Transactions of the ASABE”. This is a coding error that Summon is working to fix.
Sorry for the inconvenience this is causing; but take note: Journal Article : Full Text Online results are not affected… and you want the full-text stuff anyways, right?
Linking to Journal Articles: Supplements & Special Issues
Generally speaking, when presented with options for linking to an article, clicking 
works pretty well.
However, there are a couple cases where –more often than not– this direct linking fails. Articles that are in “Supplements” or “Special Issues” are a problem as there seems to be no standardized way of citing those articles. Sometimes the citation says “Sup.” or “Suppl.” or just “S.” rather than “V.” for volume. As well, some aggregators (like the EBSCOhost or Gale databases) do not get supplements/special issues from the publishers. It’s not in their agreements. Also, page numbering can take on strange formats, like “S-7” or “23-A”.
A good rule of thumb for these types of articles is, if the “Article” level linking fails, go in at the “Journal” level and then work your way to the right issue & article.
And as always, please report these problems via our Help Form. We pass on these problems and hopefully that will help the software developers work towards a solution.
ScienceDirect ejournals & eBooks: No Access via EZproxy
*UPDATE* The Rogue Account has been blocked. Access via EZproxy is back to normal.
Due to a “security breach in [our] servers via organized hackers from R____a” (no need to name the actual country), ScienceDirect has blocked our EZproxy server IP. For now, please use myVPN to connect to ScienceDirect ejournals & ebooks if you are off campus. On campus, there should be no problem.
Stay tuned for updates.
ALERT: myVPN and Some Buildings Experiencing Network Problems
***RESOLVED**
Just a heads up, UBC IT is reporting problems with myVPN and the UBC Network in some buildings. Please follow their Bulletins here.
EZproxy Error Message: “Inter-institutional access failure”
Recently, several people have seen the following error message when using EZproxy:
Inter-institutional access failure. Please contact your system administrator for assistance
We are investigating the cause. In the meanwhile, clearing the cache & cookies from your browser appears to help.
If you’ve tried this and the problem persists, please contact us using the eResources & Access Help Form.
Free Textbooks Next Year?
In case you weren’t watching the news this a.m., the British Columbia government says it plans to introduce free online textbooks for the 40 most popular post-secondary courses in the province.
SpringerLink moving to a New Platform this Fall
All “… journal, book, book series, references and protocols content prevoiusly [sic] available on the old SpringerLink platform” will be moving to a new platform around the end of November. There should be no interruptions and plenty of re-directing of link. If you do run into problems, please contact eResources & Access via our Help Form.
You can read more about the migration here.
