Category Archives: E-Books

ProQuest: Down for Maintenance (6/15)

Posted on by

On Saturday, June 15, 2013 ProQuest will install new enhancements, features, and databases, to improve the research experience. Highlights from this release include:

  • Faster ebrary e-book discovery
  • Improved search experience for tablet users
  • New custom format options when exporting records to RefWorks

A four (4) hour maintenance window is needed to install these enhancements. The window will take place from Saturday, June 15, at 7:00 PM PST to 11:00 PM PST.  All ProQuest databases will be offline during this time-period.

Ebook Database Trial: eBook Academic Subscription Collection

Posted on by

The eBook Academic Subscription Collection is a growing eBook complement to Academic Search Complete – covering the same broad spectrum of academic subjects with search results integrated on the EBSCOhost platform. There are more titles from the publishers customers say are most important (e.g. Cambridge University Press, ABC-CLIO, Sage). Since the initial release, EBSCO has added a large number of quality titles and over 50 respected publishers, including Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, Columbia University Press, University of California Press, and more.

This OSU Trial runs through 6/10/2013.

Please tell us what you think. Comments on this resource can be submitted on the electronic resource evaluation form.

Ebook Collection Trial: Business Expert Press

Posted on by

Trial access to Business Expert Press ebooks is available until March 23, 2013. This collection of 160 titles features curriculum-focused content for advanced business students. Topics covered include accounting, entrepreneurship and small business management, human resources and organizational behavior, international business, marketing, management, supply and operations management, and other core business topics.

Please tell us what you think. Comments on this resource can be submitted on the electronic resource evaluation form.

EBSCOHost: (December 18) Personalization Maintenance

Posted on by

Please note that for about three hours beginning at 4:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 certain EBSCOhost functionality will be unavailable due to planned maintenance.  Please note that EBSCOhost will continue to be available during this brief interval, however EBSCOhost with Navigator may experience intermittent interrupted access.  Affected functionality will include:

  • Personal User Authentication
  • Checkout and Download of eBooks
  • Alerts
  • Access to My EBSCOhost folder items or the ability to save items to personalized folders from session
  • RSS will be unavailable

Springer Platform Migration and Individual User Accounts

Posted on by

SpringerLink is moving to a new and much improved platform on November 26, 2012. The new SpringerLink is faster, easier to use and optimized for most mobile devices.

Redirection and Linking:

Springer will redirect all users to the new SpringerLink upon migration. Meaning that if you try to access any Springer content within your institution you will be redirected to link.springer.com. So whether you find a Springer article on Google, via our catalogue or even using an old Springerlink direct url, you will be redirected to the article on link.springer.com.

 

My SpringerLink:

Individual accounts from the old SpringerLink will unfortunately not be migrated.

You will need to go to link.springer.com and set up a new profile/account. Make sure to do this while within the institution’s IP range as you will then be automatically associated to the institution’s access rights. Meaning that remote access to link.springer.com is set up immediately.

Training:

Webinar training sessions will be available throughout the coming months. During these sessions you will be informed about features and functionalities of link.springer.com. There will also be plenty of time to ask questions.

 

You can register for one of these training sessions via the Springer training page. An extensive FAQ and future training dates can be found here.

 

In case you have any questions please feel free to contact us at e-resources@oregonstate.edu

Now Available: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Posted on by

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy features articles from international experts across the discipline of philosophy. Topics include Anglo-American, ethical and political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental and contemporary philosophy. REP Online will be updated in a number of different ways, with new, revised and updated articles; refreshed bibliographies; introduction of more interdisciplinary subject guides; subject reviews and research news, and links to other philosophy web resources. The database features over 2000 original articles from over 1300 leading international experts across the discipline of philosophy. The summary provides a rapid orientation at the beginning of every in-depth article and the Encyclopedia is specially designed to meet the needs of all levels of researchers.

Trial Database: EBSCO eBook Academic Collection

Posted on by

EBSCO eBook Academic Subscription provides access to thousands of ebooks.  Integrated into the EBSCOhost platform, EBSCO ebooks are easily discoverable alongside the content in Academic Search Premier and other familiar EBSCO databases.  The collection covers a broad range of subject matter by important publishers such as Springer, Wiley, CUP, ABC-CLIO, and Sage and more.  Books can be view online or downloaded to eReaders (not including the Kindle).

This OSU Trial runs through 5/31/2012.

Please tell us what you think. Comments on this resource can be submitted on the electronic resource evaluation form.