Google Scholar
Google Scholar Drops UBC Library (UBC eLink) -Feb.2021
UBC Restored to Google Scholar Google Scholar has dropped UBC Library (UBC eLink) as an option from its “Library Links” under “Settings”. Unfortunately, this will take about a week to resolve. In the meanwhile, if you have installed our Library Access Browser Extension from Lean Library, you can highlight the article’s title from a Google […]
Using Google Scholar with EZproxy for Off-Campus Access to UBC Library Resources
Using Google Scholar with EZproxy (the UBC Library off-campus authentication method) can be tricky. You need to set up a Google Scholar session BEFORE logging into EZproxy. Our Google Scholar resource page (with instructions) is HERE (Google Scholar). Basically, the steps are: Go to Google Scholar and log in, if you have a Gmail account. […]
Google Scholar & EZproxy on Macs – Problem Solved?
There had been reports of people having problems off-campus using Macs/Safari and logging into Google Scholar via EZproxy. If you are wondering why someone would even do this, the reason is that using EZproxy means you have a UBC IP address. So, you can follow the UBC eLink form the Google Scholar results and get […]
AnthroSource & Google Scholar: Linking issues
From Google Scholar (or from our own Citation eLinker, for that matter), trying to resolve to the article level via our button results in being dropped at a rather bare AnthroSource page… a journal cover but no volumes to even click on. Part of the reason is all the articles have moved to the Wiley […]
Google Scholar & UBC eLink: Dare I Say Success?
Searches in Google Scholar are yielding much more consistent results. Possible links are almost always listed as “UBC eLink” and only occasionally as “UBC Library Catalogue” (both go to the same SFX menu). But, alas, no yet. Some problems still exist, but these are due to the poor incoming information rather than a resolving problem […]
Google Scholar & UBC eLink: Still a Mess
See the later post above. Or you can read about past problems
Google Scholar & eLink: .ca VS .com *UPDATE*
A plugin called LibX seems to play a roll in the way eLink buttons are displayed. Ed from Systems reports Google is also going to run an update (soon?). So, keep watching for an improvement on this front. Previously… We are not sure why (we are investigating) but the eLinks show up better in Firefox […]
