tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-372320512011-07-08T05:31:06.194ZThis blog features all the latest news and tips from the University of Liverpool Online Library for online students & staff. This includes information about e-journals, e-books, databases, trial resources, information literacy and more. We welcome your views so please leave your comments - it is helpful if you can leave your name and programme. Thanks!Lisa Hawksworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323370020967284204noreply@blogger.comBlogger1621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-24214125068956879132010-08-31T09:05:00.012Z2010-08-31T09:17:33.104Z

Please see the Library Web site for Online Programmes to view Library News http://liv.ac.uk/library/ohecampus Library News is also accessible from E-Campus, Twitter and other sources.

Paul Catherall (E-Learning Support Librarian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09479551680062706439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-14163931754925080062009-04-14T09:38:00.003Z2009-04-14T09:42:23.344Z

Please note the online library service is currently experiencing technical difficulties, our Computing Services Department is working to resolve the problem as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Paul Catherall (E-Learning Support Librarian)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09479551680062706439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-77503118012969960552009-01-21T10:09:00.001Z2009-01-21T10:09:37.854Z

We now have access to all of the journals published by Multi-Science Publishing. We have licenced this collection as part of the Knowledge Exchange initiative.We previously subscribed to 5 Multi-Science journals:Building AcousticsInternational Journal of Architectural ComputingInternational Journal of Space StructuresJournal of Low Frequency Noise and Vibration and Active ControlWind

David Clayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05226482277772249721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-18691077791517564382009-01-21T10:07:00.000Z2009-01-21T10:08:25.386Z

From 2009 we will no longer subscribe to the Taylor & Francis Full Collection, but will instead subscribe to their Social Sciences and Humanities collection, together with the new Informa Healthcare collection.This change was precipitated by the transfer of the Taylor & Francis medical and healthcare journals to Informa Healthcare, a separate division of Informa plc.Our analysis showed that it

David Clayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05226482277772249721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-84588496467360898322008-09-22T10:28:00.003Z2008-09-22T10:33:18.396Z

In order to improve the resilience of the University web service, it is necessary to upgrade various parts of the hardware upon which the service is based.The upgrades are scheduled to take place in several phases and during each of these phases some, or all, of the University Web Service will be unavailable.The third phase of this is scheduled to take place between 08:30 and 09:30 (UK time) on

Lisa Hawksworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323370020967284204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-38093105714390637882008-09-17T08:28:00.004Z2008-09-17T08:44:59.851Z

In order to improve the resilience of the University web service, it is necessary to upgrade various parts of the hardware upon which the service is based.The upgrades are scheduled to take place in several phases and during each of these phases some, or all, of the University Web Service will be unavailable.The second phase of this is scheduled to take place between 08:30 and 09:30 (UK time) on

Lisa Hawksworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323370020967284204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-73267254267490604312008-09-02T09:07:00.001Z2008-09-02T09:17:21.129Z

Owing to an urgent software upgrade to two core routers, there will be network downtime between 07:30 and 08:00 [UK time] on Thursday 4th September.All network services should be considered at risk during this period, including logging into the portal and accessing electronic resources.

Lisa Hawksworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323370020967284204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-17659718233278522612008-09-01T11:15:00.001Z2008-09-01T11:20:57.795Z

Lisa Hawksworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323370020967284204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-69236368541296053412008-09-01T10:02:00.001Z2008-09-01T10:08:56.278Z

We have just been made aware that the SFX server is down; this means you may have difficulties accessing the full text of journal articles via Metalib as find it @ liverpool links will not work.It is still possible to access electronic journals via the Library catalogue. Remember to login to the portal first, then select Search Library catalogue for ejournal titles and search for the journal

Lisa Hawksworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323370020967284204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-80123531072651035352008-09-01T09:05:00.003Z2008-09-01T09:12:13.133Z

Following the work on Thursday and Friday last week to move the Library catalogue to a new server, the catalogue is now available again.

Lisa Hawksworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323370020967284204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-54357219047375494152008-08-27T10:37:00.004Z2008-08-27T10:48:21.595Z

The Library catalogue (web OPAC) will be unavailable after 13.30 UK time on Thursday 28th August. The Library's automated management system, including the catalogue, is to be migrated to a new server and into a new configuration by our system supplier working with CSD and Library staff. The whole system will be unavailable after 13.30 UK time on Thursday 28th August. We hope to be able to

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-12472951013312666702008-08-26T16:17:00.001Z2008-08-26T16:29:01.787Z

You may have noticed that the chat box on the blog has gone. Thanks for all who have used it but as I'm leaving as Online Librarian at the end of the week it's going to have to disappear for a while. Please carry on sending your enquiries to onlinelibrarian@liverpool.ac.uk (or olib@liv.ac.uk) and they will be answered by a member of the Library team at the University.Thanks to everyone who's

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-54616869440350067192008-08-26T11:38:00.002Z2008-08-26T11:45:27.108Z

The Online Librarian enquiry service and the University Computing Services Helpdesk are back to normal service hours after the Bank Holiday in the UK. The Online Librarian enquiry service is normally available Monday - Friday 0900 - 1700 hours UK time: Email: onlinelibrarian@liverpool.ac.uk; Telephone: + 44 (0) 151 794 4345The University Computing Services Helpdesk is normally available Monday -

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-29312093744879025042008-08-22T10:10:00.000Z2008-08-22T10:14:13.524Z

Monday 25th August is a Bank Holiday in the UK so although all Online Library resources should be available as normal, the Library enquiry service and the University Computing Services Helpdesk will not be available. Normal service will resume the following day. If you have an enquiry please email as normal and your enquiry will be dealt with on Tuesday 26th August.If you have an enquiry you may

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-79500150980637238772008-08-18T15:32:00.003Z2008-08-20T12:28:06.395Z

Just to let you all know that the Library database Scopus is working again after a short break in the service. Scopus is a multidisciplinary database covering a range of subject areas, including business, management, public health, computing and clinical research administration - so it will be of interest to all students and staff. A direct link to Scopus is here. Add your MWS username and

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-18938002832294793892008-08-15T15:49:00.003Z2008-08-15T16:03:24.698Z

A few weeks ago I advised anyone using Google Scholar to make sure that you use the University of Liverpool EZproxy version at: http://scholar.google.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/Using this will ensure that you are logged in via EZproxy with your MWS username and password and will be authenticated to access resources included in Google Scholar that the Library subscribe to.Another tip is to make sure

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-62534900986391107592008-08-15T14:51:00.002Z2008-08-18T15:38:38.893Z

Much as the Library likes to encourage online students and staff to start your off-campus searches from the University portal page and the Online Library home page, especially since Athens was withdrawn, we know that lots of you like to start from places like Google Scholar, PubMed or ScienceDirect. The problem is that these sites lead you to full-text articles that you cannot access because the

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-9845992855839760732008-08-08T09:59:00.002Z2008-08-18T15:39:50.674Z

We now have access to NewsFilm Online (NFO), a new JISC-funded resource.NewsFilm Online offers access to over 3,000 hours of downloadable television news and cinema newsreels, selected from the huge ITN/Reuters Television archives. It contains material in the following subjects: Economy, Business & Finance; Arts, Culture & Entertainment; Crime, Law & Justice; Disaster & Accident; Education.You

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-37894363835047054712008-08-05T11:09:00.001Z2008-08-18T15:40:22.914Z

We have purchased all of the English-language Springer e-books published between 2005 and 2008 (including books not yet published) - some 12,000 in total. This includes collections in:Architecture and DesignBehavioral ScienceBiomedical and Life SciencesBusiness and EconomicsChemistry and Materials ScienceComputer Science (including Lecture Notes in Computer Science)Earth & Environmental

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-31222660678819341312008-08-05T11:04:00.002Z2008-08-18T15:40:48.417Z

The Library have purchased about 1,500 e-books from Oxford University Press in Oxford Scholarship Online. They are all of the available titles in:BiologyBusiness and ManagementClassical StudiesEconomics and FinanceHistoryLinguisticsLiteratureMathematicsMusicPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical ScienceEach e-book will appear in the catalogue soon, but in the meantime you can access them directly from

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-34937838191237425362008-08-05T11:01:00.005Z2008-08-18T15:43:18.806Z

This time last year we purchased over 6,000 e-books from Taylor and Francis. We were also granted trial online access to the remaining T and F e-books, and we have now purchased 588 of those titles - the ones that were used 5 times or more. We will also continue to have trial access to the other T and F e-books for another 12 months.You can go direct to the Taylor and Francis e-book collection (

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-5642531755250050162008-08-01T13:41:00.003Z2008-08-18T15:44:04.245Z

Although Athens authentication has not been needed to access most Library resources for some time, it is clear that many people have still been using that access route. The recommended route for online students and staff to access the Library resources is via the University portal - just login to EZproxy with your Managed Windows Service (MWS) username and password when prompted. This gives you

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-23133638523706722972008-07-15T15:50:00.001Z2008-07-15T15:56:19.232Z

Please note this message we have received from Thomson Reuters about an upgrade to ISI Web of Knowledge on Sunday, 20 July 2008. Thomson Reuters will be performing its quarterly upgrade to the ISI Web of Knowledge this coming Sunday, 20 July 2008. This upgrade will start at 9:00 EDT - 14:00 BST.Please Note: There will be disruptions to WOK access including personalisation services and End Note

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-77784527702216399482008-06-30T11:01:00.001Z2008-06-30T11:07:26.500Z

This is a reminder that you need to take action if you normally login to your RefWorks account via Athens. Following the previous announcement on this blog about the withdrawal of Athens by 31st July - if you have been accessing RefWorks via Athens you will need to amend your RefWorks account following these instructions: 1. Login to Athens at http://www.liv.ac.uk/athens2. Follow the link

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-58215538208976864612008-06-27T13:45:00.002Z2008-06-27T13:58:36.093Z

When you are using Google Scholar make sure that you use the University of Liverpool EZproxy version at: http://scholar.google.co.uk.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/Using this will ensure that you are logged in via EZproxy with your MWS username and password and will be authenticated to access resources included in Google Scholar that the Library subscribe to.Do remember though that:Sometimes links will break

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-87525070733972884162008-06-27T08:56:00.002Z2008-06-27T09:02:44.721Z

Following the merger of Blackwell Publishing with John Wiley and Sons, the Blackwell Synergy site will cease to be available after June 30th 2008. All content on the Blackwell Synergy site, including current issues, backfiles, and issues published online before print, will be transferred to the Wiley InterScience site as of 1st July 2008. A completely new, 'next-generation' Wiley-Blackwell site

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-18102496557882091792008-06-20T15:20:00.002Z2008-06-20T15:23:27.284Z

Please note this announcement we've received about Web of Knowledge (Web of Science) access: Thomson Reuters will be performing maintenance on ISI Web of Knowledge and EndNote Web, commencing Friday 20 June 2008 at 5.00pm EDT - 10.00pm BST. There will be brief disruptions to access on services during this time and throughout the day on Saturday 21 June 2008. We apologise for any inconvenience

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-27252554910896786362008-06-17T15:37:00.000Z2008-06-17T15:49:03.577Z

I've had a number of enquiries recently from users who have wondered why they are only recognised as a guest once they have logged into MetaLib (the Library cross-searching tool). Please be assured that this is completely normal! If you have got as far as accessing the MetaLib cross-searching tool then you are fully authenticated as a University of Liverpool user.However, MetaLib does have some

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-24138628937227453042008-06-10T10:37:00.002Z2008-06-10T10:48:27.762Z

SFX / find it @ liverpool and Metalib will be unavailable for 6 hours between 6am and 12 noon (UK time) on Sunday 15th June because the servers need to be physically moved to a new location within the Ex Libris Data Center in Chicago.E-journals, databases and e-books will still be accessible via the Library catalogue.You can check what time this is where you are here.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-60494327903262994802008-06-05T16:05:00.007Z2008-06-10T08:51:41.187Z

Please note this announcement made to all University users:For many years, Athens has been UK HE's Identity Management service, run by Eduserv and funded by JISC. JISC will stop funding Athens on 31st July 2008 and will replace it as the national access management service by a new service called the UK Federation, based on the Shibboleth technology. How does this affect you? If you are used to

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-81517951632228091172008-06-05T07:44:00.000Z2008-06-05T07:53:59.926Z

This cartoon about Wikipedia from the Daily Telegraph might make you chuckle - of course I'm not suggesting that taught postgraduate students would be doing this sort of thing ;-)If you've not seen it already, or would like a reminder, there is some Laureate/University of Liverpool guidance on the use of Wikipedia and other such encyclopedias.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-65840295261187041732008-06-03T15:46:00.001Z2008-06-03T16:00:30.266Z

You have to change your Managed Windows Service (MWS) password for the Online Library every three months now for security reasons. If you find that you try to login to EZproxy and see an error message saying 'Bad credentials supplied' it is very likely that your password has expired.What do you do?Well, first of all, try changing your password using this Computing Services web page. Please read

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-54963072974969810922008-05-30T14:13:00.003Z2008-05-30T14:54:20.946Z

If you've not tried out the Intute service yet you might find it worth taking a look. Intute is a free online service providing access to the very best web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners with subject specialists selecting and evaluating the websites in the Intute database and writing high quality descriptions of the

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-89977059765663918672008-05-21T10:52:00.005Z2008-05-21T11:03:00.218Z

Need help with finding, evaluating and organising information for your research? Well look no further! The Information Literacy Resource (ILR) from the Library has been added to the Online Library web site whilst we migrate from the Embanet VLE to Blackboard VLE. It is also still available in Embanet - you'll find it with your modules in a folder called 'Information Literacy'.It is recommended

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-39271631528659508072008-05-15T14:54:00.003Z2008-05-15T15:09:34.343Z

You will often be told in the course of your studies that you should be using scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, but how do you know that the journal you are using is?A publication is considered to be scholarly if:It is authored by academics for a target audience that is mainly academicThe printed format isn’t usually a glossy magazineIt is published by a recognised society with academic goals

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-74350348284836263082008-05-12T15:54:00.003Z2008-05-12T16:00:38.681Z

The University portal for online students and staff now includes a link to the Blackboard login screen. The link is located to the right of the screen in the 'Quick Links' section.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-83548549312550498912008-05-07T15:41:00.004Z2008-05-12T16:01:29.823Z

Just to let everyone know that I have changed my email contact address to:onlinelibrarian@liverpool.ac.ukThe Online_Librarian@embanet.com email address will still be active for a while yet, but please start using the onlinelibrarian@liverpool.ac.ukOr, of course you can also always chat with me on this blog if I'm online :-)ThanksStephanie Allen, Online Librarian

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-33892014476530787132008-04-30T13:03:00.007Z2008-05-12T16:01:56.631Z

Are you struggling with your referencing, or simply looking for an automated way of managing your references? If you are, then why not try out RefWorks, an online reference management tool. The University provides access to this software for all users, so for you, it's free to use! Details of how to access it are here, but please contact me if you need help: use the chat box to the right of the

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-8550165818462347782008-04-25T08:43:00.007Z2008-05-12T16:02:31.549Z

The observant amongst you will have noticed that there is now a chat box called 'My Plugoo' on the Online Library News blog. This should provide an easy way of chatting with me if you have a question, a suggestion or just want to say hello :-) It's in an experimental stage at the moment, but I hope you'll like it and that it will be useful.If it says 'I'm Online' in the chat box it means that I'm

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-50019508093263324012008-04-24T10:15:00.003Z2008-05-12T16:03:15.617Z

Isn't it annoying when you search a Library resource, you're sure that there must be something written on the subject you are interested in, but you can't find any relevant search results? If you find that sometimes this happens to you then you may find some search tips helpful. There are MetaLib search tips specifically for the MetaLib cross-searching tool, and some more general search tips

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-86980742415951160102008-04-21T13:31:00.003Z2008-04-21T13:42:31.060Z

The Library provides thousands of e-books in a variety of subject areas through the e-book collection, ebrary. However, before you can read the content of books in ebrary you must first download the ebrary reader. This is a quick and easy download and instructions are available in this Library FAQ.Please do ask though if you have any questions: Online_Librarian@embanet.com

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-86136564131502131002008-04-14T11:13:00.001Z2008-04-14T11:31:14.630Z

When you search MetaLib, the Library cross-searching tool, you may want to save some of your search results so you can go back to them later. This is easy to do by logging into MetaLib with your MWS username and password and using the 'My Space' area. Instructions are provided in this Library FAQ, but please do ask if you have any questions: Online_Librarian@embanet.com.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-88370529502857933472008-04-09T15:08:00.003Z2008-04-09T15:24:14.327Z

Are you a public health student looking for a specialist international public health database which includes significant unique content particularly in the areas of tropical medicine, infectious diseases, vector control, food safety and epidemiology?If you are, then take a look at the Library database, Global Health. Add your MWS username and password when prompted and you will be taken to the

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-27096750228914402962008-04-09T14:28:00.001Z2008-04-09T14:43:50.484Z

Another one for management students here. Last week I mentioned Yahoo Finance as a useful source of financial information. Well, some of you may have also come across Google Finance - another good source of stock market, share price, and company information.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-13361220040823809622008-04-04T11:20:00.000Z2008-04-04T11:22:35.690Z

The Library have subscribed to an online collection of Emerald journals (mostly business and management but also some engineering titles) for many years now. In that time, Emerald has launched or acquired many new journals but these have not been added to our subscribed collection.Following a successful bid to the discretionary fund we have now paid for access to the Emerald Management Extra 150

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-51475975927215586242008-04-03T14:22:00.002Z2008-04-03T14:39:52.837Z

Are you a management student looking for financial information? As you will know, the Library provides excellent, quality sources for your research and they are a real asset to your University of Liverpool programme. However, there are of course other resources out there that are also valuable to your research and these are also worth taking a look at. One excellent web site is Yahoo Finance.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-89784629153656628112008-04-01T08:40:00.005Z2008-04-01T09:06:50.942Z

Do you find that sometimes you search MetaLib, the Library cross-searching tool, but you are denied access to the full text of a journal article? There are two main reasons why this happens:Your search results may contain articles from journals that the Library do not subscribe to. Some of the Library databases are indexes that include some references to articles the Library do not subscribe to.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-61954636228272543862008-03-26T17:24:00.001Z2008-03-26T17:29:57.394Z

The Online Library enquiry service and the University Computing Services Helpdesk are back to normal opening hours now. Normal hours for the Online Library enquiry service are Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00 UK time; for the Helpdesk, they are Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:30 UK time.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-43413815342993941442008-03-14T09:41:00.000Z2008-03-14T09:46:04.347Z

Easter is approaching and so please note that although the Online Library e-resources should be available as normal, the Online Librarian enquiry service and the University Computing Services Helpdesk will not be available over the Easter period: Friday 21st March - Monday 24th March (inclusive). If you have a question about the Library over Easter you may find the Online Library FAQs helpful.All

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-51718942913693830742008-03-10T15:13:00.000Z2008-03-10T15:17:32.039Z

The University portal is now available and you can access the Online Library services again from here. University email is also back to normal and can also be accessed from the University portal. Login with your Managed Windows Service (MWS) username and password.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-7052578751065162862008-03-05T13:23:00.000Z2008-03-05T13:31:53.340Z

Following on from my previous post about the Library not being available this weekend, the University Computing Services have now advised that the Library system should be available, but 'at risk'. The University email service should also be available, but 'at risk'. However, the University portal will not be available so users will need to access the Online Library through the Online Library web

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-42088937275908106332008-03-04T13:37:00.008Z2008-03-04T13:49:07.301Z

Please can I draw attention to this message from the University Computing Services as it will have an impact on access to the Library e-resources and the University portal this weekend:The University Computing Services regrets that in order to carry out essential remedial work to the electrical power distribution system in the main University computer suite it will be necessary to close many

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-63241722845002385202008-02-27T12:41:00.000Z2008-02-27T12:55:37.210Z

If you have any questions about your Managed Windows Service (MWS) password or username please contact the University Computing Services Helpdesk - they have access to the MWS registration system and can answer enquiries about this.The Helpdesk contact details are: Email: helpdesk@liverpool.ac.uk; Telephone: +44 (0) 151 794 4567If you send an email please use your Embanet address. Explain that

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-44119099084114990422008-02-20T14:37:00.001Z2008-02-20T14:37:58.137Z

Scopus has announced that the situation with recently-loaded Scopus records containing incorrect and incomplete information has been resolved. As part of their archiving initiative of loading pre-1996 articles to enrich Scopus content, a large number of articles of Elsevier journals were loaded erroneously into Scopus. A solution to resolve this issue was immediately installed. Since the end of

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-33718817635068362232008-02-19T16:49:00.001Z2008-02-19T16:50:29.727Z

This is a reminder that when you use the Online Library e-book collection, ebrary, you must first download the ebrary reader so you can view the full text of books. This is a simple, quick download - details of how to do this are here.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-34811930887837161872008-02-14T11:31:00.003Z2008-02-14T11:46:26.933Z

Management students may find the Library database, FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy), helpful for their research. FAME gives access to information on up to 1.8 million UK & Irish public & private companies. For the top 500,000 of these companies, up to 10 years information is available. To access FAME, login to the University portal for online students & staff and select the search option '

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-81740910696215835652008-02-06T11:09:00.000Z2008-02-06T11:17:05.107Z

The University portal for online students and staff provides easy access to the Online Library resources and other useful features, including:Single sign on to Online Library resources. Once logged in you should not have to login to EZproxy to access a Library e-resource again (if you have to login to access one of the very few resources that does not use EZproxy authentication you will be

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-9338695640026855842008-02-05T17:10:00.000Z2008-02-05T17:13:31.646Z

The Library have a trial of Business Monitor Online until 28th Feb.To access this trial go to http://www.businessmonitor.com/login/ and login with the trial username and password (add your MWS username and password to view this).Business Monitor Online offers total and up-to-the-minute access to BMI's content: daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly services covering political risk, finance,

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-31877276203216659832008-01-30T12:14:00.000Z2008-01-30T12:16:26.380Z

The Library has been informed that an upgrade of the IEEE Xplore Digital Library has been rescheduled now for Saturday, 2 February. During this deployment, the system will be unavailable for up to up to eight hours beginning at approximately 9:00 AM ET. IEEE apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-83444192871943092182008-01-30T11:10:00.000Z2008-01-30T11:11:42.169Z

In the past two weeks, as part of an initiative to load pre-1996 articles to enrich Scopus content, a large number of articles from Elsevier journals were loaded erroneously into Scopus with incorrect publication year and incomplete source title information.As a result of this, an incorrect publishing year of 2007 and 2008 has been assigned to these records and only limited source information is

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-8057868547946171222008-01-28T15:33:00.000Z2008-01-28T15:53:21.654Z

...well I'm not surprised to be honest! Google is good for many things, we all know that (well, give or take a few things we might not like...) but when it comes to finding academic research you still can't beat a good 'old fashioned' University Library.And when that good 'old fashioned' University Library provides its users with easy access to most of its collection online, so much the better :-

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-71137278472559403902008-01-23T17:10:00.000Z2008-01-23T17:12:40.515Z

As part of the JISC E-Books Observatory Project, the CIBER research group at University College London have been commissioned to carry out a national survey about e-books. Please complete this survey as a high response rate will make it much more useful. To complete the survey, please see the further information for students or teaching staff. The survey closes at midnight (UK time) on Friday 15

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-31480387000094075872008-01-22T17:05:00.000Z2008-01-22T17:39:31.593Z

The Library Systems Team have produced a tool called AirPAC that will allow users to use mobiles and other handheld devices to search the library catalogue. This will mean that you can now check whether the Library has an e-journal title or e-book using your mobile or other handheld device.To use AirPAC simply go to: http://library.liv.ac.uk/airpac/ or any device that is connected to the internet

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-4059586720291736322008-01-15T12:19:00.000Z2008-01-15T12:24:08.701Z

Times Higher Education (the re-branded magazine that used to be the Times Higher Education Supplement newspaper) is now freely available online. The site includes a free archive back to 28th October 1994. A link to this site now appears in the library catalogue and the searchable SFX journals list.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-81008038972630446902008-01-07T12:03:00.000Z2008-01-07T12:18:21.772Z

All University users are now required to change their Managed Windows Service (MWS) password (the password used to access the Online Library resources) every three months. This measure is a requirement of the University's Auditors and is designed to increase security.Between 7th January and 4th February 2008 MWS passwords for University of Liverpool Laureate online students and staff will start

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-26865480128144727272008-01-04T09:44:00.000Z2008-01-04T09:56:02.049Z

The Online Library enquiry service and the University Computing Services Helpdesk service are now back to normal after the Christmas closed period. Please get in touch if you have a question. Contact the Computing Services Helpdesk for Managed Windows Service (MWS) registration enquiries or forgotten usernames/passwords (helpdesk@liverpool.ac.uk; + 44 (0) 151 794 4567). For all other enquiries,

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-48562213909762096892007-12-19T15:26:00.000Z2007-12-19T15:32:19.422Z

Although the Online Library resources will be available over the University Christmas closed period, the Online Librarian enquiry service and the University Computing Services Helpdesk will be closed from Friday 21st December 13.00 (UK time) 2007 and will open again on Wednesday 2nd January 2008. All electronic resources services will be 'at risk' during the closed period so if any service fails

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-62205191198018607592007-11-30T12:22:00.000Z2007-11-30T12:49:59.266Z

Now the Library search tool, MetaLib, has been available for a few weeks, you may be interested in using the option to login so you can personalise it and access more advanced features, such as saving articles from your searches, using the My Space area. To login to MetaLib just click on the padlock icon at the top right of Metalib screen and login using your MWS username and password. Note that

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-56790421400742847722007-11-21T11:32:00.000Z2007-11-21T11:37:33.870Z

The Library has a trial of the SAGE eReference 2007 Collection until 19th December 2007.To access this trial from off-campus you need to use the Windows Terminal Service. Login with your MWS username and password, select the IE icon, and once in IE, go to the URL http://www.sage-ereference.com/. If we purchased this resource access would be enabled via EZproxy.SAGE eReference is a collection of

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-64390650251236742772007-11-08T16:01:00.000Z2007-11-08T16:11:14.231Z

The Library has been informed that there will be some downtime for IEEE Xplore on Saturday 10 November - please see their announcement below:Dear IEEE online subscriberOn Saturday, 10 November, IEEE will implement an upgrade to the IEEE Xplore digital library. As a result, users will experience approximately 2-4 hours of downtime on that date, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. EST. A message will

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-76116816515922267112007-11-01T16:38:00.000Z2007-11-01T16:43:45.862Z

The Library have a trial of The Economist 1843-2003 until 24th November 2007. Currently we have The Economist available, but only from July 1990 onwards.To access this trial go to The Economist 1843-2003 and login with the trial username and password. You will need to type in your MWS username and password to access the trial username and password.The current site includes 70% of the overall

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-78746081198565076842007-11-01T16:23:00.000Z2007-11-01T16:34:43.684Z

Some core e-textbooks are now available in Business & Management (5 titles). There are also titles for Engineering (14 titles), Media Studies (7 titles) and Medicine (10 titles).These titles have been licensed by the Library free of charge for 2 years as part of the JISC E-Books Observatory Project which aims to look at how core texts are used online, and how their availability affects purchasing

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-36272219976983891782007-10-26T12:01:00.000Z2007-10-26T12:16:43.022Z

It's easy now to cross-search key collections of databases using 'Quick search' from the Library home page. 'Quick search' enables you to search the twelve key databases in your subject area in one search.But if you want to make the most of the more advanced searching features available using the native interfaces of databases, such as, Emerald Fulltext, Business Source Premier, ACM Digital

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-21666850728033380172007-10-25T12:51:00.000Z2007-10-25T13:08:08.043Z

When you try to access a Library resource now it automatically prompts you to login to EZproxy (with your Managed Windows Service (MWS) username and password). As nearly all Library resources are authenticated through EZproxy now and not Athens the Library has removed the login box as it is no longer necessary to login to both. On the rare occasions that you need to login to Athens to access a

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-70602486944541193682007-10-24T11:45:00.000Z2007-10-24T11:54:44.030Z

The 'Quick search' option for MetaLib (the new Library search tool) is relatively easy to use as it uses 'Google type' search syntax. However, if you want to improve your searching techniques, take a look at these tips on searching MetaLib. And if you need more advice on searching, contact Stephanie Allen, Online Librarian.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-30697456358168682032007-10-22T15:57:00.000Z2007-10-22T16:01:46.820Z

The Library has now switched from the old style ASP database pages to the new style MetaLib database pages. This means that the links in the left navigation of the Online Library pages have changed to the following:Library resources for Management SubjectsLibrary resources for Computing SubjectsLibrary resources for Public Health SubjectsLogin to EZproxy with your MWS username and password when

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-77290532823664495852007-10-17T10:57:00.000Z2007-10-17T12:07:41.914Z

As part of improving access to Library resources, in the next few days, the Library will be switching to our new style MetaLib database pages from the old style ASP database pages. This will mean that the links in the left navigation of the Online Library pages that currently link to to the ASP lists of databases will change to the following:Library resources for Management SubjectsLibrary

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-26303618882274749522007-10-16T14:28:00.000Z2007-10-16T14:41:50.760Z

You may find that you need to contact the University Computing Services Helpdesk. For example, if you've forgotten your Managed Windows Service (MWS) username or password, you will need to contact the Helpdesk.Before the Helpdesk can help you though they will need to verify your identity. To save you time and make it easier for you, you can set a Secret Question and Answer for your Managed

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-21236693345907595282007-10-15T16:17:00.000Z2007-10-15T16:19:05.149Z

The Library's cross-searching tool, MetaLib, is now available again. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this down time has caused.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-91049886528208766392007-10-15T10:51:00.000Z2007-10-15T10:57:26.397Z

MetaLib is currently unavailable. The problem is being investigated and we hope that it will be available again soon. The old style ASP Library web pages that provide links to key Library databases are working (Management; Computing; Public Health) and also the e-journal search and the e-book search.Apologies for any inconvenience caused. I will update the blog as soon as I hear more about this.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-30148870675244026392007-09-27T14:20:00.000Z2007-09-27T14:26:41.242Z

If you have forgotten your Managed Windows Service (MWS) username and password for the Library please contact the University Computing Services Helpdesk and not the Online Librarian. Computing Services manage the registration system and will be able to advise about MWS username and password questions.The Computing Services Helpdesk can be contacted atEmail: helpdesk@liverpool.ac.ukTelephone: +44

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-19691542122714292382007-09-26T10:26:00.000Z2007-09-26T10:30:20.024Z

When connecting to some Library databases which use the https protocol (secure http), in Internet Explorer 7 you will see a screen like:You should continue to the web site, despite IE7’s recommendation not to.The University Computing Services will soon be purchasing a new, signed digital certificate and this ‘error’ message will no longer appear. (It is primarily designed to prevent users

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-65002681807555061262007-09-19T13:39:00.000Z2007-09-21T11:12:59.374Z

The Library is moving to a much more powerful searching tool called MetaLib. This allows users to search multiple Library databases in one quick, easy search. The ability to cross-search Library databases is something that many of our users have asked for and we hope it will be a useful search tool. Even if you don't use MetaLib for 'metasearching' it is still a more flexible way of locating

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-69217341518604352242007-09-06T10:48:00.000Z2007-09-06T11:13:35.603Z

In the few weeks the Library will be introducing a new search tool called MetaLib. This will allow you to cross-search the key collections in your chosen subject area in one quick and easy search. You will just need to login to EZproxy with your MWS username and password, type in your search, choose the collection you want to search, and from your search results you should be able to link to the

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-91930947357477030412007-09-03T15:37:00.000Z2007-09-03T15:38:36.045Z

The University computing network will be down between 17.00 - 19.00 UK time this evening (Monday 3rd September) so there will be no access to the Managed Windows Service (MWS). This will mean that you will not be able to login to the Library, self-register for a username and password, or use University email at this time. Please try again after 19.00 UK time. Apologies for any inconvenience this

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-56180212332962655372007-09-03T15:15:00.000Z2007-09-03T15:30:07.098Z

Since September 2005, anyone registering for a University of Liverpool Managed Windows Service (MWS) username and email account is asked to set a secret question and answer. This can be used to verify your identity with the University Computing Services Helpdesk in cases such as a forgotten MWS password. If you have not previously set a secret question or wish to change the one you did set,

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-23532516303502152832007-08-30T11:43:00.000Z2007-08-30T11:50:23.528Z

Please can I remind everyone that if you have a problem accessing an Online Library University of Liverpool resource, please never contact the vendor or supplier, please contact me initially (Online_Librarian@embanet.com; + 44 (0)151 794 4345). If the Library cannot solve the problem we will, if necessary, contact the vendor or supplier ourselves. This is very important and the Library appreciate

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-81142652922711224222007-08-29T12:27:00.000Z2007-08-29T12:29:54.705Z

Please can I draw your attention to a notice issued by the University Computing Services as it will affect access to the Managed Windows Service (MWS) and hence the Online Library and University email this Friday (31st Aug) and Saturday (1st Sep).There will be a major interruption to the computing services between 16:30 Friday August 31 and 15:00 on Saturday September 1st. In order to install the

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-39029819643757900072007-08-23T16:41:00.000Z2007-08-23T16:46:59.260Z

Monday 27th August is a Bank Holiday in the UK so although all Online Library resources should be available as normal, the Library enquiry service and the University Computing Services Helpdesk will not be available. Normal service will resume the following day. If you have an enquiry please email as normal and your enquiry will be dealt with on Tuesday 28th August.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-52883376658162137712007-08-21T13:50:00.000Z2007-08-21T14:02:07.510Z

If you want to use ebrary, the academic e-book collection available from the Library, you must download the ebrary reader before using it. Also, make sure that your browser allows pop-ups from site.ebrary.com, and your cookies are enabled. Don't forget that if you try to access ebrary on a different or new computer, you must also download the ebrary reader on that computer to get full

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-83171970933910457302007-08-16T14:23:00.000Z2007-08-16T14:32:08.956Z

Over 400 historical medical films are to be digitised and made freely available online for the first time, via a new collaboration between the Wellcome Library and JISC Collections. The material consists of over 100 hours of moving image content from the Wellcome Library's unique and historically significant collection of film.Featuring in the archive are films exploring global health issues and

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-28011383704857034682007-08-13T10:58:00.000Z2007-08-13T11:07:24.777Z

Public Health students and staff may be interested in taking a look at BioMed Central. BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. All original research articles published by BioMed Central are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-59398699955985888412007-08-10T10:38:00.000Z2007-08-10T10:41:46.338Z

Want to learn how to keep up to date using RSS feeds? Take a look at this really simple guide.Click To Play

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-85626691645657798842007-08-03T08:43:00.000Z2007-08-03T08:49:03.514Z

Blackwell Synergy will be unavailable for a few hours today - this is their announcement:"To further improve the quality of our service, we are planning to perform system maintenance on the 3rd of August 2007 at 11:00pm BST(6:00pm EDT, 3:00pm PDT) for up to three hours. Blackwell Synergy will be unavailable during this time. We thank you for your patience and apologize for any inconvenience."

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-29953901841984888462007-08-02T14:32:00.000Z2007-08-02T14:37:45.134Z

The Library now has access to the Morgan and Claypool Synthesis Series. Synthesis is an innovative information service for the research, development and educational communities in engineering and computer science. It combines authoritative content with advanced digital delivery to create a product that is substantially more useful than traditional print and digital publications. The basic

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-31712596394386779792007-08-02T14:05:00.000Z2007-08-02T14:15:29.565Z

The Library trial of World Scientific e-journals now also includes access to volumes from 2001 onwards for most titles (or from the first available volume if that is later than 2001). WSP publish 79 journals in a range of subject areas including: Computer Science; Economics, Finance & management; and Medical & Life Sciences. Catalogue records and SFX (find it @ liverpool) have been updated. This

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-43096354107643865812007-08-02T13:48:00.000Z2007-08-02T13:57:08.297Z

The Library are delighted to announce that we have been able to purchase almost all of the remaining Elsevier e-journal backfiles on the ScienceDirect platform. We now have access to the full backfiles of more than 1,400 e-journals on ScienceDirect.We have also been able to purchase all of the remaining Blackwell Publishing e-journal backfiles and now have access to the full backfiles of more

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-32643302483434794162007-07-31T13:16:00.000Z2007-07-31T13:21:18.050Z

On Wednesday 1st August 2007, Library access to the CINAHL database will no longer be via the OVID platform. The database will migrate to the EBSCOHost platform.This is due to circumstances beyond our control. EBSCO have bought CINAHL and have decided not to make it available via any other platform, now or in the future. Please do ask if you have any questions.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-6334838017246222722007-07-31T11:24:00.000Z2007-07-31T11:28:56.985Z

During the weekend of August 4th & 5th, IEEE will perform planned upgrades to their systems. These upgrades require that IEEE Xplore will be offline from 9AM to 9PM EDT on Saturday, 4 August (Check the time where you live here). IEEE apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37232051.post-48351754656214040182007-07-31T11:18:00.000Z2007-07-31T11:23:32.051Z

Informaworld has announced that a period of maintenance is scheduled over the weekend 4th-5th August. This may cause their site to perform less quickly than usual. Informaworld provides access to Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals. Informaworld apologise for any inconvenience caused to library users.

Stephanie Allen, Online Librariannoreply@blogger.com0