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eBook URLs leading to the off-campus “Oops” page

By madgett on October 2, 2018

Certain ebook URLs are breaking and leading to the Off-Campus Access “Oops” page (even when users are on campus). Mostly, these are ebooks that were on the old eBook Library platform (retired some time ago) and are now on the ProQuest eBoook Central platform. We are working on the issue and hope for a solutions […]

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Cambridge eBooks Linking to Wrong Title

By madgett on September 26, 2017

Sorry to report that a number of Cambridge eBooks are linking to the wrong title. A fix is in the works. If this happens to you, go to the Cambridge Core eBooks site and do a search from there.

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SwetsWise / ALPSP Platform: building PURLs?

By irobb on January 13, 2011

First, a “PURL“? That’s a Permanent URL. Meaning that you can send the link to a journal or article to someone and they can click that link and see the same journal or article. Platforms like EbscoHost help by providing a button: one click and a PURL is automatically created. SwetsWise / ALPSP however, is […]

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