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EBSCOhost eBooks – Possible Down Jan.3-5, 2022

By madgett on December 20, 2021

EBSCOhost eBooks may be down for maintenance from January 3rd to January 5th, 2022. Per EBSCO: Starting the evening of January 3rd, 2022 (EST), EBSCO will be performing an upgrade to systems which will affect the speed with which newly acquired content is made available to your library on the EBSCOhost platform. Maintenance is expected […]

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EBSCOhost Databases & eBooks -Slow/Timeout -22se2020

By madgett on September 22, 2020

All Issues Resolved. PLease report any further problems via our Help Form: Electronic Resources Help EBSCOhost databases & eBook site having problems: “EBSCO Customer Support has received reports of an issue with Multiple Products showing slow response or timeouts.” Stay tuned for updates.

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EBSCOhost Databases Slow (June 23, 2020)

By madgett on June 23, 2020

UPDATE: As of June 24 morning, EBSCOhost databases seem to be back to normal. EBSCOhost Databases were down earlier today They appear to be back, but are very slow. Stay tuned for any further updates.

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EBSCOhost MedLine – Error in HttpHandler (April 2020)

By madgett on April 21, 2020

Issue resolved. Linking at the journal title level to select titles within EBSCOhost’s Medline can lead to an error: Error in HttpHandler We are working on a solution. Linking to the Database itself and then searching within the Database works fine. EBSCOhost Medline database level is HERE.

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Changes to EBSCOhost Database Search Results : Apply equivalent subjects

Changes to EBSCOhost Database Search Results : Apply equivalent subjects

By madgett on September 27, 2019

UPDATE: “Apply equivalent subjects” option has been set to default “off” . If you want to use this as part of a Advanced Search, tick the box when setting up the parameters of a search.   As of mid-August, 2019, there has been a change to EBSCOhost search results in databases. They have added “Apply […]

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Harvard Business Review : Limited Access & Functionality

By madgett on October 3, 2018

The UBC Library DOES NOT subscribe to Harvard Business Review. We have limited access through a subscription to EBSCOhost journal aggregator database “Business Source Complete.” UPDATE : As an alternative to the “browse” method below, if you have followed a PURL into the EBSCOhost database, you can also re-do your search within the EBSCOhost Database […]

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Creating a Personal EBSCOhost Folder (Off Campus)

By madgett on July 10, 2018

UPDATE : Issue has been temporarily resolved. IF you had problems in the past, please clear history (cache & cookies) from your browser and try to set up a folder now. Contact us if problems persist via our Help Form. Due to technical difficulties that EBSCOhost is aware of (and working on), patrons cannot create […]

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EBSCOhost Databases : Now able do a search for a Journal in the UBC Catalogue

EBSCOhost Databases : Now able do a search for a Journal in the UBC Catalogue

By madgett on July 10, 2018

New search linking from EBSCOhost to the UBC Catalogue for Journals When searching in EBSCOhost Databases, you will now see a new link next to Journal / Article results that has a “rainbow” book case:   This link will search for the journal ISSN in the UBC Catalogue so that you can see what Print […]

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MedLine & CINAHL (EBSCOhost): Changes to Search History

By madgett on November 6, 2014

In the EBSCOhost databases MedLine & CINAHL, the Search History now automatically appears above your search results.   If you want to turn this feature off at some point, just click on “Search History” (just to the right of “Basic Search” & “Advanced Search”).   For other EBSCOhost databases, if you want Search History to […]

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EBSCOhost Connection Problems : PsycInfo & more?

By madgett on October 3, 2014

FIXED!! Sorry for the delay. PLEASE do the following: Clear your Browser Cache & Cookies then try accessing the EBSCOhost database of your dreams again. UPDATE – Sorry, still seems to be a problem for EZproxy users. Doubtful there will be a resolution till Monday. Access on campus seems to be working. Suggest visiting a […]

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