Archive for the ‘Electronic Library news’ category
Early European Books Online
June
16
We’ve recently added Early European Books Online to our Electronic Library collection. This complements our existing access to Early English books online and provides scholars with new ways of accessing and exploring the printed record of early modern Europe, drawing together a diverse array of printed sources from the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries. Early […]
Scopus Alerts (Lite) iPhone application
May
28
Elsevier has built a new iPhone application, Scopus Alerts (Lite), that gives researchers mobile access to the searching and alerting features of Scopus. The new application, which is available on iTunes and the Apple App Store, gives iPhone users the ability to find and display abstracts and reference information from Scopus. Application features include the […]
IEEE Xplore new interface
February
17
IEEE has now got a new interface. IEEE Xplore includes the full text of IEEE journals, conference proceedings, and standards. You can see the new interface by going to: http://ieeexplorepreview.ieee.org Major new features include: “type-ahead” technology — a list of search suggestions is made when you type in keywords in the search box (try typing […]
Lloyds Law Reports no longer on Westlaw
February
17
Unfortunately, Lloyd’s Law Reports will no longer be available on Westlaw UK from 20th April 2010, as Westlaw have been unable to negotiate a renewal of their licence.
JSTOR and pop-up blockers
February
12
Some users may be having problems downloading PDFs from JSTOR. This usually comes about because they’ve got pop-ups blocked on Google. For information about how to unblock your Google pop-ups, go to http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=9171
Nature backfiles
February
10
We have increased our backfile coverage of Nature to include the years 1997 -2007. This means that we now have full access to the journal from 1869 to the current issue available through the Electronic Library.
FAME
February
2
Recently added to our online resources, FAME offers comprehensive information on companies in the UK and Ireland. It has a total coverage of 7 million companies, and allows the user to research individual companies, search for businesses with specific profiles, and to carry out detailed analysis.
Digimap improvements
January
25
Digimap Roam (released in October 2009) is replacing Classic as the standard mapping facility in Digimap OS Collection. Key features of Roam include: 12 fixed scale map views, click-and-drag navigation or “slippy maps” and enhanced printing options enabling you to generate printable PDF maps in landscape or portrait and A4 or A3 size.
Springer Journals update
January
22
The beta version of the new SpringerLink platform is now available. When you visit springerlink.com you will see a link on the left side of the screen under the Springer logo that will take you into the new site. This button will be visible on every page. The new version includes the following: Related documents […]
Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive
January
20
We now have access to expanded coverage of the Times Literary Supplement. The TLS Historical Archive adds an additional 15 years to our previous access and now includes content from 1902 – 2005. The updated resource also offers a much improved search function including the ability to search the full-text of reviews.