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.

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

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

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.

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

Consumer Reports -- Now with No Embargo!

Gale is extremely pleased to announce that our partnership with Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. has been revised to continue to offer Consumer Reports titles in full-text – but now with no embargo. Through this newly revised license agreement, users will no longer have to wait 90 days to read current issues of Consumer Reports titles through InfoTrac, our renowned periodical program.

Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers. Consumers Union publishes Consumer Reports, Consumer Reports on Health, Consumer Reports Money Adviser, ShopSmart Magazine, and Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide.

Consumer Reports titles can be found in the following acclaimed Gale resources: General OneFile, Academic OneFile, Popular Magazines, Health Reference Center Academic, Business & Company Resource Center and the Student Resource Center products, among others. Full-text for current issues is available without embargo for current InfoTrac subscribers beginning today.

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

Project MUSE is pleased to announce that over 30 new titles have been confirmed to date for addition to its online journal collections in 2009. Among the new publishers contributing content to MUSE are the Liverpool University Press, The Western Literature Association, and The New Chaucer Society. List pricing for the journal collections for 2009 is also now available.

The new interface that will launch this August offers enhanced functionality at the journal article level, additional tools for locating relevant content in MUSE, and easier navigation of the site's informational pages, along with an attractive new layout.

New Titles for 2009

The journals joining MUSE in 2009 enhance its offerings in Asian studies, Women's studies, African-American studies, Latin American studies, Iberian studies, higher education, literature, and public policy, among others. Highlights of the journals joining the MUSE collections include African-American Review, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, The Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, Western American Literature, International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, and Anthropological Linguistics. (Please see below for a complete list of titles confirmed to date.) Further additions will be announced later this summer.

The next ProQuest® platform enhancement release will be on July 26, 2008. A twelve (12) hour maintenance window will take place to install these exciting new enhancements. The window will begin Saturday, July 26, 2008, at 22:00 EDT to Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 10:00 EDT. See below for a more complete list of times and time zones.

Enhancements include:

• Reference Linking-ProQuest will now include cited references and cited by references functionality. Reference linking allows users to view documents which have been cited by other researchers. These additional sources help users explore their research topics further, and enable discovery of additional relevant documents.


• New Browse Functionality for ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source-Subscribers to ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source will see a new browse option allowing users another way to easily discover the valuable evidence-based nursing content from the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Users can access the new browse option from the product's opening screen and also from the Publications tab when viewing JBI content.

The following products will be unavailable during these windows:

• ProQuest interface products, ProQuest Historical Newspapers (traditional and graphical K12 interface), American Periodicals Series


• K12 products including, eLibrary®, SIRS®, and CultureGrams™

MINITEX Reference Services staff are offering webinars to introduce you to the changes. For more information or to register visit www.minitex.umn.edu/events/training/webinars.asp#192.

EBSCO also offers tutorials and information on the new interface at www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?marketID=1&topicID=969.

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 advances.

We have created a wide range of tools and information to streamline your transition to the new design:

• An overview of EBSCOhost 2.0 is provided in the Flash demonstration here. www.ebscohost.com/2.0_flash
• The EBSCOhost 2.0 Support Center is available here. http://support.epnet.com/ebscohost2
• Our marketing web site also features new EBSCOhost 2.0 web pages, where you can learn more about its key features, here. http://www.ebscohost.com/2.0

We hope that you and your users enjoy the clean new design of EBSCOhost 2.0, and welcome your feedback.

Visit EBSCO's Support Site http://support.ebsco.com to learn about new features, search among thousands of FAQs, download Flash tutorials, Help Sheets or User Guides, or communicate with Technical Support at any time, using the EBSCO Support Form http://support.epnet.com/contact/askus.php.

Sincerely,

Marcie Brown
Technical Communications Manager
EBSCO Publishing
10 Estes Street
Ipswich, MA 01938

If you would like pricing or would like to place and order, contact Oxford directly: Heather Taylor heather.taylor@oup.com; remember to mention that you're with MINITEX Library Information Network.

The Administrative Module and Usage System for CSA Illumina will be unavailable Saturday July 12 from 8AM EDT to 12 PM EDT due to network enhancements. We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause you.

Access to databases on CSA Illumina will not be effected by this outage.

If you have any questions or concerns about this planned outage, please contact support@csa.com.

Best Regards,

ProQuest Support