USC E-Resources Update

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118373622008-07-22T16:03:14.079-07:00USC E-Resources UpdateEileen O'Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03276409532348891512noreply@blogger.comBlogger299125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-78709315643092805092008-07-22T15:55:00.000-07:002008-07-22T16:03:14.097-07:00July Credo Reference Content Update - New Titles

Welcome to Content Update -- your monthly email about new and updated Credo Reference titles. A number of titles have been added to Credo Reference in the past month. Below are the latest additions. To see a complete list of available titles, visit http://corp.credoreference.com/titles. In this issue: Latest additions Featured title of the month An enhanced Credo Reference platform is coming

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-84415276030379526272008-07-22T15:54:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:55:27.453-07:00

Dear EBSCO Customer, In just a few days, the long-awaited EBSCOhost 2.0 interface will be fully implemented. Its brand new look and feel, based on extensive user testing and feedback, will provide you with the most powerful, clean and intuitive interface available. This is the first redesign of the EBSCOhost interface since 2002, and its functionality incorporates the latest technological

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-56266771250565092452008-07-22T15:52:00.000-07:002008-07-22T15:54:02.567-07:00Update on Wiley InterScience - Blackwell Journals

Dear Customer, We would like to sincerely apologize if you are continuing to experience delays with gaining full access to your Blackwell journals on Wiley InterScience. A number of issues have been raised with us during the past week which we wish to update you on here. We are making good progress with resolving these outstanding issues as quickly as we can and are grateful for your

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-6892764752982339512008-07-21T17:10:00.000-07:002008-07-21T17:15:52.523-07:00JSTOR Update, July 23, 2008

New Content Three journals were added to the JSTOR archive today. The full details for the journals are: Mnemosyne (Arts & Sciences Complement) Release Content: Vols. 1 – 11; 1852-1862 New Series, Vols. 1– 60; 1873-1933 Third Series, Vols. 1 – 13; 1933/1934 - 1947 Forth Series, Vols. 1 – 55; 1948-2002 Moving Wall: 5 years Publisher: Brill ISSN: 0026-7074 Oecologia (Biological Sciences; Life

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-62674142650755923512008-07-21T09:37:00.001-07:002008-07-21T09:37:51.014-07:00JSTOR Update, July 18, 2008

New Content The following journals were added to the JSTOR archive today: Clinical Infectious Diseases (Health & General Sciences; Life Sciences) Previous title: Reviews of Infectious Diseases (0162-0886) Release Content: Vols. 1 – 35; 1979-2002 Moving Wall: 5 years Publisher: The University of Chicago Press ISSN: 1058-4838 In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology (Biological Sciences;

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-43514368099417674052008-07-17T10:38:00.000-07:002008-07-17T10:44:07.536-07:00June Credo Reference Content Update - New Titles!

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-39019975777911478032008-07-17T10:36:00.000-07:002008-07-17T16:54:37.798-07:00Auto/Biography Content Triggers at Portico

Because your library is a participant in the Portico preservation archive, your institution now has access to Auto/Biography published by SAGE Publications via the Portico website (http://www.portico.org/Portico/browse?journal=ISSN_09675507). Auto/Biography is no longer accessible from SAGE's online offering; therefore this content is “triggered” and is now made available to Portico

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-3065453467005127522008-06-30T14:59:00.000-07:002008-06-30T15:06:13.866-07:00Problem with Blackwell Synergy Open URL linking ...

From Wiley Interscience-- OpenURL links are currently not redirecting at the journal level but instead default to the Wiley InterScience homepage. We are working on this and will have it resolved within a few days.[This means the Find It @ USC button takes you to the Wiley homepage. You will need to search for the journal title on the left (use "publication title"), then find the volume and

Maggie Freedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698059760966952958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-17834576239112210802008-06-30T10:19:00.000-07:002008-06-30T10:23:03.912-07:00Wiley InterScience now includes Blackwell Journals

Wiley InterScience now includes Blackwell journals Dear Customer, We are pleased to report that 1.6 million articles from Blackwell journals were successfully loaded onto Wiley InterScience over the weekend and the site went live again this Monday morning. ================================= ================================= Blackwell journal content has been incorporated into Wiley

Lana Litvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364669389055708666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-83075527817106884132008-06-25T11:55:00.000-07:002008-06-25T11:59:23.934-07:00JISC ADAT Alert: New Databases Added

ADAT Logo JISC ADAT Alert: New databases added We are pleased to announce that two new databases have been added to JISC's Academic Database Assessment Tool (ADAT): Academic Onefile (Gale) General Onefile (Gale) The ADAT service now includes: 13 bibliographic databases 4 full text databases 66,148 titles 8 database platforms 5 eBook platforms Search and compare these now at: http://

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-83476597125756106232008-06-18T15:23:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:52:20.732-07:00Blackwell Synergy & Wiley InterScience Journals now integrated

Blackwell Synergy titles successfully integrated into Wiley InterScience as of this morning, June 30th *********************************** As of Monday, June 30th 2008, all Blackwell journal content -- including all full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print -- will be incorporated into Wiley InterScience. We plan to close

Maggie Freedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698059760966952958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-71672543041570409412008-06-16T09:48:00.000-07:002008-06-16T09:50:03.625-07:00Portico and Equinox Publishing Reach Digital Preservation Agreement

Portico is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Equinox Publishing to preserve its entire digital journals collection of 28 titles. Equinox Publishing is an independent publisher founded in London in 2003 and they publish both journals and books on a variety of subjects for an academic audience. Through this agreement with Portico, Equinox Publishing ensures that

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-9034119369203433562008-06-13T16:27:00.000-07:002008-06-13T16:40:48.465-07:00Library Trial: Opera in Video

Dear Colleagues,USC Libraries has a trial subscription to Opera in Video, the newest offering from Alexander Street Press.Here is their description of the database: "Opera in Video will contain 250 of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries. Selections represent the world's best performers, conductors, and opera houses and

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-28681888842452724422008-06-13T14:33:00.000-07:002008-06-13T14:36:56.473-07:00Accessible Archives to Release Additional Units of the Liberator and African-American Newspapers

ACCESSIBLE ARCHIVES TO RELEASE ADDITIONAL UNITS OF THE LIBERATOR AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS Malvern, PA (June 12, 2008) Accessible Archives, Inc., a leading publisher of electronic full-text searchable historical databases, has announced the immediate release of Parts IV and V of The Liberator and the upcoming availability of the Part XII Supplement to African-American Newspapers: The 19th

Lana Litvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364669389055708666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-63725327937269495652008-06-13T13:32:00.000-07:002008-06-13T13:35:58.234-07:00New WilsonWeb Enhancements!

Improvements include: * New "My WilsonWeb" profiles. Using their email address as their password, library users can create their own sub-account within WilsonWeb, where they can create and manage saved searches, search histories, email alerts, and RSS feeds. * RSS feed for new search results. Configure RSS updates via links on the Search Results or Search History pages. * New "Content

Lana Litvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364669389055708666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-24578615871138714822008-06-11T11:00:00.000-07:002008-06-11T11:12:38.658-07:00Web of Science Coverage Expanded

700 New Regional Journals Now Available Subscribers access it now! Journal selection process Journal List Updated & Enhanced Web of Science® coverage expanded 199 from Asia Pacific 364 from the European Union 80 from Latin America 50 from the Middle East and Africa 7 from North America Now you can bring users at your institution thorough regional as well as global journal coverage through

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-81158433975787453962008-06-11T10:51:00.000-07:002008-06-11T10:57:19.115-07:00LexisNexis Statistical Datasets Trial

USC Libraries has a trial subscription to "Statistical DataSets" the new LexisNexis module (also known publicly as "Data Planet"). http://www.data-planet.com/ln ID: contact Katharin Peter PW: contact Katharin Peter Expires 7/3/2008 Database description: LexisNexis Statistical DataSets allows users to create their own tables, charts and maps from over 100 public domain and licensed quantitative

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-28960091519678114152008-05-27T11:22:00.001-07:002008-06-09T09:39:09.420-07:00JSTOR Content and Platform Update

New Content We are pleased to announce the first journal to be released on the new JSTOR platform. The Wilson Bulletin was released today; institutions participating in the Life Sciences Collection or the Biological Sciences Collection will have access to this content immediately. The full details for the journal are: The Wilson Bulletin (Biological Sciences Collection, Life Sciences

Lana Litvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364669389055708666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-26973007398689357972008-05-27T11:22:00.000-07:002008-05-27T11:23:53.621-07:00Project MUSE introduces linked subject headings

Users of Project MUSE articles and Tables of Contents in our recently-launched new format may have noticed an additional feature - "clickable" subject headings for each article, allowing fast and easy connections to related content in Project MUSE. Built upon the rich controlled vocabulary classification of all MUSE articles and reviews with Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) by our

Lana Litvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364669389055708666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-69210923775581259492008-05-14T09:29:00.000-07:002008-05-14T09:30:08.207-07:00All journal content on Blackwell Synergy merges into Wiley InterScience

As of July 1, 2008, all Blackwell journal content—including all full-text HTML and PDF versions of articles from current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print—will be incorporated into *Wiley InterScience*. Over the weekend of *June 28th and 29th, 2008*, there will be a period when both Blackwell Synergy and Wiley InterScience will be unavailable while we transition and

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-32441288116529504972008-05-09T15:45:00.000-07:002008-05-09T15:48:20.392-07:00CSA Illumina Maintenance

On Saturday and Sunday, May 10th and 11th, 2008 some CSA Illumina services may be affected by maintenance procedures. During this time, you may experience intermittent slow service while using the CSA Illumina platform.

Lana Litvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364669389055708666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-67937440252000937282008-05-09T09:44:00.000-07:002008-05-09T09:51:19.386-07:00ISI Web of Knowledge Training Classed for May

Take a training class in May; learn how to use the new tools and features. Enter for a chance to win an iPod Nano! Even if you are an experienced ISI Web of Knowledge user, you might not be aware of all the advantages the latest enhancements can deliver. Thomson Reuters offers free training programs for every level of user that help you learn about all the latest capabilities. If you sign up

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-53213849218092655022008-05-09T09:19:00.000-07:002008-05-09T09:40:26.762-07:00EBSCO Historical Abstracts and America: History & Life

As a follow-up to our September 20, 2007 announcement, the transition of America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts to the EBSCOhost interface will be completed on June 30, 2008. This means that all access to these databases will be supported only via EBSCOhost. If you are still using these databases via the ABC-CLIO platform, please begin to familiarize yourself and your end-users

R. Wayne Shoafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01793372566861812145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-66825601081584766592008-04-28T08:15:00.000-07:002008-04-28T08:17:24.930-07:00InformaWorld downtime scheduled 9-11 pm Tues. April 29th (PST)

A short period of downtime is scheduled on informaworld on Wednesday 30th April 2008, 04.00 - 06.00 GMT to allow us to complete some essential maintenance. Some users may experience impaired performance for a short time after the downtime has been completed. The informaworld team would like to apologise to our customers for any inconvenience this might cause. We would also like to reassure

Maggie Freedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698059760966952958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11837362.post-11648966637978275582008-04-25T13:30:00.000-07:002008-04-25T13:31:35.999-07:00ProQuest Technical Notice - CSA Illumina Maintenance

On Saturday and Sunday, April 26th and 27th, 2008, some CSA Illumina services may be affected by maintenance procedures. During this time, you may experience intermittent slow service while using the CSA Illumina platform or your federated search client (Z39.50). My Research and the Administrative Tools may be unavailable for part of this maintenance window but we will do our best to minimize the

Lana Litvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364669389055708666noreply@blogger.com