July 29, 2008
ScienceDirect downtime
From 05:30 EDT on Saturday August 2, to 01:30 EDT on Sunday August 3 (09:30 UTC to August 3, 05:30 UTC), ScienceDirect and Scopus will be unavailable due to an upgrade of the administrative system that will improve access to both platforms.
As a consequence, Email alerts and RSS feeds for ScienceDirect and Scopus will not be sent from 11:30 EDT on August 1 (15:30 UTC) until the downtime has finished. Email alerts and RSS feeds can still be created until 05:30 EDT on August 2 (09:30 UTC), but they will not be sent until after the upgrade is completed.
July 28, 2008
Textbook Lists available
Interim versions of the Textbook Lists for Spring 2008 and Fall-Winter 2008-09 are now available on the Library website. These lists may be moving to the campus website once the transition to the new Student Information System is complete.
July 11, 2008
New Database: Cairn
Cairn provides a comprehensive collection of French language periodicals in the social sciences and humanities. This database represents a broad collaboration between several European publishing houses (Belin, De Boeck, La Découverte and Erès). The collection currently consists of 149 titles is expected to grow to 230 by 2010. Some of the subject areas covered include: History, psychology, economics, political science and sociology.
Cairn is part of CRKN's DCI initiative.
July 3, 2008
Statistics Canada Website Maintenance
Statistics Canada's website will be temporarily unavailable from 4:00 a.m. on Saturday July 12, 2008, to 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2008 because of maintenance.