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New Database

August 1, 2018February 24, 2020 Elizabethdatabases, new, uncategorized

We’ve just created a database asset for BCcampus OPenEd, a collection of open access textbooks. We do not generally catalogue open access e-books, as links tend to be unstable, but because this is a well-curated collection with good MARC records available for all titles, we will be cataloguing individual titles as well.

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Artstor Images in JSTOR

July 26, 2018February 14, 2020 ccarpanuncategorized

JSTOR users at institutions that also subscribe to Artstor may encounter a colorful surprise: some search results on JSTOR are now displaying image results from the Artstor Digital Library.

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JSTOR Webinars

July 24, 2018February 24, 2020 ccarpanuncategorized, webinars

JSTOR is offering Webinars and Webinar recordings to help you discover, annotate, and organize information from JSTOR, learn about changes and new features on the platform, and learn how to use special tools and products like Text Analyzer and Data for Research. 

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New Database Platform

July 23, 2018February 24, 2020 Elizabethdatabases, new, uncategorized

The Springer Protocols database has migrated to the new Springer Nature Experiments platform. There is no longer a separate landing page for Springer Protocols to which we can direct our users, and it is now listed together with some Nature databases that we do not own. Just a heads up that this may cause some confusion for our […]

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Dutch publishing giant cuts off researchers in Germany and Sweden

July 20, 2018February 14, 2020 ccarpanuncategorized

“Elsevier last week stopped thousands of scientists in Germany from reading its recent journal articles, as a row escalates over the cost of a nationwide open-access agreement.The move comes just two weeks after researchers in Sweden lost access to the most recent Elsevier research papers, when negotiations on its contract […]

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