ICYMI, we will shift to EBSCO’s new user interface (UI) for all EBSCO databases on 31 December 2025. There have been some issues with the new UI, particularly but not exclusively around search functions that are essential for knowledge synthesis research (systematic reviews, etc.). EBSCO has promised meaningful improvements in […]
We’ve just been notified that the bibliographic database Repère is being discontinued on 30 June 2025. Details are a bit scarce but more information on the database’s future is promised for July. What we’ve learned is that Repère’s provider, Services documentaires multimédia (SDM), is ceasing operations on 30 June 2025. It is […]
Hello everyone, For two of our large subscription ebook packages, books are added throughout the year (and their accompanying records are added to the catalogue), but removals happen only twice each year. This is an update on removals that will occur in June and July 2025. Lists of removed ebooks […]
CSU is currently analyzing the Library’s Springer journals package. Changes to our Springer subscriptions may be necessary for us to meet the collections budget cut we’ve received. As part our work to understand which Springer journals are most essential at the U of A, we’re asking researchers for their direct […]
Tl;dr: As we’re all aware, lately there’s been a lot of worrying news about widespread defunding and dismantling of American research and knowledge infrastructures. In CSU, we’re working to stay informed and to understand the impacts on our collection. One resource that’s been under a cloud of uncertainty is core […]