ProQuest
RefWorks & New ProQuest Sites: Problems!
There are problems with the direct exporting of citations to RefWorks from the new ProQuest platforms. Patrons are being directed to the US server, then on re-direct to Scholar’s Portal (our Canadian instance of RefWorks), an error message appears. The worse news is ProQuest expects it to be August 24th or as late as September […]
ProQuest New Platform Migration Underway
*UPDATE* Migration nearly complete. Some smaller Databases (like “Ceramic Abstracts“) have been absorbed by larger Databases. Those Resource pages will point to the pages for the larger site. Please contact us if you have questions. We are currently migrating ProQuest, CSA and a couple Chadwyck-Healey Databases to a new Platform. Here is the list (so […]
Times of India Archive: Now on Trial!
“On The Bombay Screens This Week; Action & Thrills In Metro’s Canadian Melodrama ‘River’s End’” -The Times of India 25 Jul 1941 Read the movie review -and more- in the Times of India Historical Newspaper trial. Trial on till August 20, 2011. “The world’s most widely circulated English daily newspaper was founded in 1838 to […]
ProQuest Acquires CIS & UPA from LexisNexis
Several months ago, ProQuest acquired the acclaimed Congressional Information Service (CIS®) and University Publications of America (UPA) product lines from LexisNexis. You can read more about this in the press release. UBC Library subscribes to two collections involved in the transfer. After a bumpy transition, we’re happy to report our access is now active on […]
ProQuest: Some Databases Acting Up
*UPDATE* All fixed, per ProQuest. “We are currently experiencing system difficulties and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your users. We have every available resource working on the problem…” Hmm. Sounds like a peck of trouble down at the ol’ ProQuest place. Everything seemed to be working briefly around 3:30 pm. […]
Extra! Extra! Black Press Newspapers Now Available
The Kelowna Capital News, The Peace Arch News, the Omineca Express… and more! Sixty-seven new newspapers are now available online from ProQuest via the Black Press collection. Search for a title in the Library’s A-Z list of ejournals or see everything the Canadian Newsstand has to offer.