CPERS (Cooperative Purchasing & Electronic Resources Services) Blog

ProQuest has released a new CSA Illumina Help Page: http://support.csa.com; support can also be contacted at support@csa.com.

Posted by Rita Baladad at 11:08 AM | Permalink

The new Project Muse interface went live on Sunday, August 17:

Project MUSE is pleased to announce the release of a new web interface, enhanced with many features to aid ease of navigation, expand discovery, and encourage deeper interaction with the wealth of scholarly content offered by MUSE.

Online now at http://muse.jhu.edu, the new site design offers several new tools and resources for scholars, librarians, and publishers. MUSE offers full text access to current content from nearly 400 high quality journals in the humanities and social sciences, from some 100 not-for-profit publishers, and the web site's improved features will help users find, utilize and share this content more readily and efficiently.

A highlight of MUSE's new web site is wider range of functionality at the individual journal article level, including the ability to email a link, find more articles from the same author(s), and share the article via popular social bookmarking services. Color indicators allow users to easily determine to which content they have full text access, at both the journal and article level.

Improved navigation in the site's informational pages makes it easier for researchers, librarians, and publishers to access tools such as training guides, usage statistics, journal holdings information, and technical documentation. A new search feature also offers the ability to search only the informational pages, to quickly locate key details such as pricing, upcoming journal additions, or supported technologies. An entirely new section is dedicated to information for current and prospective publishers of journals in MUSE.

Continue reading "New Project Muse Interface" »

Posted by Rita Baladad at 8:36 AM | Permalink

From Alexander Street Press:

Please note that we are doing scheduled maintenance to all of Alexander Street’s full-text collections on Thursday, August 14, 2008 from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. EST. Some interruption in service will probably occur for all Alexander Street full-text collections. No interruption in service is expected for any of the music collections. Our apologies for any inconvenience this causes and for not alerting you sooner. If you have problems or concerns or experience any access problems after 3:00 a.m. EST, please contact us at support@alexanderstreet.com or phone +1 703-212-8520

Posted by Rita Baladad at 12:55 PM | Permalink

From Ovid:

Dear Ovid Customer:

We are pleased to announce that new features and enhancements were added to OvidSP on Thursday, August 14th at 8:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (12:00 GMT). Click here for a World Time Zone converter to check the time for your local area.

Be sure to inform your users of the new features and functionality:

• A Multi-Field Search mode for all databases


• Collapsible Search Aid box


• Results Manager is collapsible and available above and below the main search box


• You can move the Search History above the main search box; plus, sort searches in ascending or descending order, and identify each search by search type


• Choose the limits you want to appear as common limits on the main search page


• Create, edit, and add multiple annotations to a citation


• Browse Books and Browse Journals links available on the Select a Database page


• Direct linking from Search Aids to the tree


• Browser support for adjusting font size


• Users logged into their personal accounts will see their name and institutions


• Instructional “hint” text for Basic Search

OvidSP Resource Center
If you have any questions about the latest release of OvidSP, please contact support@ovid.com or your Account Representative. Remember to visit the OvidSP Resource Center for all things related to the release to help you prepare your users, including screenshots, frequently asked questions, training schedules, marketing materials, and more.

Regards,
Wolters Kluwer Health - Ovid

Posted by Rita Baladad at 11:28 AM | Permalink

from Project Muse:

As has been previously announced, Project MUSE is preparing to unveil a new web site design, developed to ease navigation, increase discovery, and improve the user experience for researchers, librarians, and publishers. We received an overwhelmingly positive reaction and much helpful feedback during previews of the new design at the ALA conference in June, and are pleased to announce that the release of the new interface is imminent.

The launch of the new MUSE interface at http://muse.jhu.edu is expected to occur within a week. The new site design features enhanced informational sections and improved navigation and layout. Subscriber access should not be at all affected by the rollout of the new design; the changes are to the navigation, functionality, and appearance of the web site, not to access or authentication systems. Searches of MUSE content utilizing our search engine will work much as they currently do, with a more user-friendly design and some additional search limiters available to users.

A further announcement will be sent upon the actual launch of the new site interface. Please direct any questions to muse@press.jhu.edu.

Posted by Rita Baladad at 10:25 AM | Permalink

Dear ProQuest Customer,

ProQuest® will be performing infrastructure maintenance on August 16, 2008. A twelve (12) hour maintenance window will be required for this maintenance. The window will begin Saturday, August 16, 2008, at 22:00 EDT to Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 10:00 EDT. See below for a more complete list of times and time zones.

ProQuest has begun a transition to a new, state-of-the-art data center as part of our ongoing commitment to investing in superb support systems for our customers around the world. This move also reduces energy consumption and helps fulfill key environmental considerations.

It is expected that the vast majority of customers will transition seamlessly during this period. In a few instances, customers with specialized domain name server configurations may need to get in touch with ProQuest Technical Support, who will be available to answer any questions that arise. Within the United States or Canada, call 1-800-889-3358 or 734-761-4700 extension 2513 or email us at tsupport@proquest.com.

The following products will be affected during this window:

• ProQuest platform products, ProQuest Historical Newspapers (traditional and graphical K12 interface), American Periodicals Series
  
• Genealogy and local history products including Ancestry Library Edition, HeritageQuest Online, Historic Map Works Library Edition, ProQuest Obituaries and Digital Sanborn Maps


• UMI products including online dissertation products

Continue reading "Reminder: ProQuest Maintenance: August 16" »

Posted by Rita Baladad at 10:11 AM | Permalink

Oxford has launched a new online resource: Electronic Enlightenment, a research project of the University of Oxford, Humanities Division.

Electronic Enlightenment provides online access to 18th-century primary sources: read letters between the founders of the modern world (“the long 18th century”) and their friends and families, bankers and booksellers, patrons and publishers.

Contents to date

• Nearly 6,000 correspondents


• Over 53,000 letters and documents


• Over 80,000 document sources — citing manuscripts and early editions


• Nearly 230,000 scholarly annotations


• Many languages — English, French, German, Italian, etc.


• A network of external links to other online resources, including to biographies in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online (for mutual subscribers).


• Twice yearly updates — both published and previously unpublished correspondence

Until August 31, Oxford is offering first-time, one-year, unlimited access subscriptions for 20% off.

Please contact CPERS for a trial or pricing.

Posted by Rita Baladad at 4:16 PM | Permalink