Category Archives: Databases

Intermittant access problems with EbscoHost

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Users of the EbscoHost databases (Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, etc.) may encounter an intermittant “Application Level Exception” error message while using a database. It has been observed to happen when a user attempts to change from one database to another, for example.

This is due to a glitch between the latest upgrade of the Ebsco interface and the proxy authentication software the library users to allow access to electronic resources for off-campus users. They are working to fix this problem. At this time, I don’t know when this will be corrected.

New Database: Current Index to Statistics

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OSU Libraries has established a subscription to the Current Index to Statistics (CIS).

The Current Index to Statistics is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics, probability, and related fields. It replaces the print Current Index to Statistics, which ceased publication in 1999.

The on-line CIS Extended Database (CIS-ED) indexes

  • the entire contents of over 160 “core journals”, in most cases from 1975 (or first issue if later) to the current end year, and pre-1975 coverage for some,
  • selected articles with statistical content since 1975 from about 1200 additional journals (cumulatively) in related fields
  • about 11,000 books in statistics published since 1975.

The Current Index to Statistics is a joint venture of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

Upcoming change to LexisNexis Academic

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In the near future, LexisNexis Academic will be switching to a new interface. You can take a look at the new version by clicking on the Try the Beta release now link at the top of the web page when you are in LexisNexis Academic.

New features will include:

  • Shepard’s Citations will expand to cover all federal and state courts
  • Company Dossier will be included in all U.S. subscriptions
  • Search across broad content such as all news or all federal and state cases
  • Powerful source selection using language, geographic, topic, and other facets
  • Ability to create ad hoc combined sources
  • Sophisticated results clustering feature
  • SmartIndexing Technology™ at work throughout the interface
  • Support for article-level linking
  • Support for federated searching