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Education Research Complete: EBSCOhost Site Unavailable
**ACCESS RESTORED** We have lost access to the EBSCOhost database “Education Research Complete.” …but we are working on it! Stay tuned.
Medical Resource Trials: DynaMed & SMART ImageBase
Two trials for Medical resources are underway right now. DynaMed : …is a clinical reference tool created by physicians for physicians and other health care professionals for use at the point-of-care. With clinically -organized summaries for more than 3,200 topics, DynaMed provides the latest content and resources with validity, relevance and convenience, making DynaMed an […]
EBSCOhost Databases Down (27th March)
*UPDATE* Databases are back!!* Per EBSCO: “Due to routine maintenance currently underway, we are experiencing temporary service interruptions for EBSCOhost… We apologize for this inconvenience and assure you that our engineering team is working on this top priority to restore service as soon as possible.” Stay tuned.
H.W. Wilson Databases have Moved to EBSCOhost
EBSCO has taken over the H.W. Wilson databases. These are primarily Education, Humanities, Social Science, Fine Art, Architecture and Law focused Index & Abstract databases —some with Full Text. As a result, the following Resource pages now point to EBSCOhost sites rather than H.W. Wilson sites: Education Full Text http://resources.library.ubc.ca/91 Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983 http://resources.library.ubc.ca/1119 […]
What is happening with EBSCOhost Databases?
Just a heads up. There are some title URLs and coverage problems with various EBSCOhost databases. Per our good friends at Serials Solutions… “We are having data inconsistency issues… and are working to obtain the correct dates and URLs for every title.” So, keep emailing us if you run into problems, but be prepared for […]
Chrome Browser: Not Supported By EBSCOhost Databases
The Chrome browser from Google may be growing in popularity, but many vendors still only support the old standbys: Internet Explorer & Firefox (with some Safari). EBSCOHost databases, for example, do not support Chrome. You can read their thoughts here. Basically, the .pdfs will not open up in the EBSCO built-in .pdf reader. Rather than […]
AskAway: Now Embedded in EbscoHOST Databases
Looking around in “Academic Search Complete” or some other EbscoHOST database and suddenly need the help of a Librarian? Well, now you can get it. At the search result level within EbscoHOST databases (or at the article level, if you are browsing a journal), an AskAway box will pop up on the right. Don’t know […]
