News and tips by and for staff providing reference services at the Newman Library, Baruch College (New York, NY).
We are currently experiencing a problem accessing ebrary from our databases page when on-campus.
ebrary titles can be accessed via the catalog however, and once in there, you can search ebrary. As a reminder, if you add “ebrary” to whatever keyword you are searching in the ALL FIELDS search, you will retrieve ebrary titles only.
I hope this will be resolved shortly but please let me know if you have any questions.
BCTC will upgrade the ezproxy server on September 27th 2011 at 8am so users may encounter sporadic problems accessing our resources, especially remotely. The updgrade should take about 1 hour.
Just an update on the Baruch situation regarding EBSCO databases: BCTC is working with OLS/CUNY CIS and EBSCO to resolve this issue. As you may have gathered via CULIBS it’s a system wide problem, maybe even a NY problem.
In any case, feel free to email me with any EBSCO problems you might be experiencing (especially if they are not about timing out).
WRDS has experienced major disk failure which is affecting all WRDS services. They do not have an estimated time for resolution. They are posting updates on their landing page (which can be reached via the databases page, and choosing WRDS).
We have added Sage Research Methods Online to our database collection and it is available via the database page.
Sage Research Methods Online (SRMO) links over 100,000 pages of SAGE’s book, journal and reference content on research methods, including the entire “Little Green Book” and “Little Blue Book” series. Use this database to help design research projects, conduct research, and write up findings. SRMO is focused on methodology, not disciplines, so it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and more.
Please let your faculty and students know about this new resource.
LexisNexis has announced that they are supporting the creation of permanent links to their articles. The icon of a clipboard with the link symbol appears on the top right of the screen, near the print and email icons. If you click on that, you will get a link that can be copied and pasted. More information can be found here.
Just a reminder that this link does not contain the remote prefix, so it will be availalable on campus only (or after authenticating). Please contact me if you would like to know how to add the remote prefix.
We have a trial to Oxford Language Dictionaries Online until September 28. It is accessible on-campus only.
Description from Oxford:
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (OLDO) features essential language resources never before available online – fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages. Offering over 4 million words, phrases and translations in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese, OLDO also features native speaker audio pronunciation – allowing you to hear how words actually sound! More than just a dictionary, OLDO offers a complete suite of language learning support materials for users of all levels: click-through verb tables and pronunciation charts, explanations of grammatical terms, hundreds sample letters, CVs and resumes, notes on life and culture, guidance on grammar and idiomatic usage, extensive links to other sites for further research, and more! Updates every six months ensure that the most current meanings and the latest new words are just a click away, making OLDO an invaluable resource for students and professionals alike.
I have updated the default interface for RefWorks to its new 2.0 interface. This new interface is in my opinion a big improvement over the older one – more user friendly, cleaner, easier to understand. The URL and access to it remains the same.
If you want to look to the older interface “RefWorks Classic”, there is a button on the top right that will take you back to that interface.
If you don’t see the new interface when you log-in, you may have to clear your cache.
Please let me know if you run into any issues or have any questions.
As you may already know, EBSCO bought netLibrary about a year ago. Since then, they have been working to migrate netLibrary content onto the EBSCOhost platform.
This transition is almost over and they have alerted us that in the next few days users accessing a netLibrary title will be seamlessly forwarded to EBSCOhost.
There shouldn’t be any problems, but please do let me know if you encounter any.
Bankscope has a new interface and URL. Training can be arranged if there is interest.