We have received a recording of the recent webinar about the new Alexander Street video experience: In this 30 minute session, we will look at the new video user experience for Alexander Street video content through ProQuest.Highlights include channels, extracting content, full screen experience, embedding in course LMS systems, and navigating […]
Everyone, an update on the Elsevier/University of California situation. If you’ve been following this story, you’ll recall that in February, UC announced that it would not renew its Elsevier subscriptions. In brief, in their negotiations, Elsevier was unwilling to recognise (and then compensate for) the nearly one million dollars paid […]
Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions (VSIs) are pocket-sized introductions written at an approachable, but scholarly, level, by recognised experts. We have some, but not all, VSIs in print in our collection, so you can check out titles such as Drugs: A Very Short Introduction,Dinosaurs: A Very Short Introduction, or, hey, why not,Teeth: A […]
As you know, in CSU, we do buy some print textbooks from Pearson, both as part of the textbook lending program, and as regular additions to the collection. Pearson has just announced that it will phase out print textbook publishing. Details are scant at this point, but it appears that […]
The Center for Research Libraries will be hosting three webinars on July 24 that will serve as an excellent staff orientation tool (or a refresher) on how to best utilize CRL collections to enhance your library’s services: CRL Collections Overview Discovering and Accessing CRL Collections Leveraging CRL Services University of Alberta […]