Following the withdrawal of the free-to-educational-access WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) service, the resource has been removed from eSearch.
Author: Head of Discovery and Digital Futures
Withdrawn resource: Research Starters – Business
Following the conclusion of LLR’s extended trial subscription to the Research and Starters – Business database, the resource has been removed from eSearch.
Withdrawn resource: Research Starters – Education
Following the withdrawal of the free-to-educational-access WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) service, the resource has been removed from eSearch.
Withdrawn resource: JISC eBook Observatory Project: 16 records removed; 20 retained
LLR will retain access to 20 of the 36 eBook titles from the now-concluded JISC eBook Observatory Project; while access to the remaining 16 titles will be withdrawn.
Details are as follows: Of the 36 eBook titles included in the JISC eBook Observatory Project, 26 titles were hosted on the MyiLibrary platform and 10 on the Books@Ovid platform. With the Project now concluded, records for the 10 titles on the Ovid platform have been removed from the Library Catalogue. Access to 20 of the MyiLibrary titles from the Project is being retained in perpetuity, and updated Shibboleth login links are being added to the catalogue records for those titles; while the records for the six withdrawn MyiLibrary project titles have been deleted.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography – Shibboleth authentication
Access to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is now direct on-campus and by university username and password (using Shibboleth) off-campus. Links and prompts in eSearch have been updated accordingly. A guide to using Shibboleth authentication on the DNB has been added to the eServices Support wiki.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online – Shibboleth authentication
Access to the Oxford English Dictionary online is now direct on-campus and by university username and password (using Shibboleth) off-campus. Links and prompts in eSearch have been updated accordingly. A guide to using Shibboleth authentication on the OED Online has been added to the eServices Support wiki.
Oxford Reference Online Core Collection – Shibboleth authentication
Access to the Oxford Core Collection online is now direct on-campus and by university username and password (using Shibboleth) off-campus. Links and prompts in eSearch have been updated accordingly. A guide to using Shibboleth authentication on the Oxford Reference Core Collection Online has been added to the eServices Support wiki.
New resource: Institute for Employment Studies
An entry for the Institute for Employment Studies has been added to eSearch. Access to the main areas of the web site is unrestricted (although the Members’ area is not accessible). The resource is described as follows:
The Institute for Employment Studies aims to improve employment policy in the UK and internationally by carrying out authoritative research of practical relevance to policy makers and those responsible for implementing policy programmes and initiatives. Its work covers all aspects of employment policy and labour market activity. There are free to download reports on the website under the ‘Publications’ link. Please also search on the Library Catalogue to find print copies of other Institute for Employment Studies reports that are available in the Library.
Library Catalogue – SFX, eSearch and other search connections
The LLR web site and NOW Library Catalogue search widgets have been confirmed as retrieving results from the upgraded v.20 of ALEPH on its new sever. Search connections from eSearch and SFX are also now configured to connect correctly, as do remote searches from RefWorks, Ulrich’s, Journal Citation Reports and a number of other external services.
eBrary – Shibboleth authentication
Access to eBooks on the eBrary platform is now by university username and password (using Shibboleth). Because of the way in which Shibboleth authentication is managed for LLR’s subscription to eBrary, all existing URLs in eSearch, SFX and the Library Catalogue will continue to work as before, but will now resolve to the NTU Single Sign-on page rather than to an Athens login screen. Staff and students who wish to retain their customised eBrary content (stored in their Bookshelf) will need to contact eBrary to arrange the migration of data to their new login. A guide to the simple email-based process is provided via a ‘Bookshelf Migration’ link from the Nottingham Trent University banner in the eBrary interface (see illustration below).
Lawtel – Shibboleth authentication
Access to the Lawtel service (which was previously by Athens username and password) is now direct on-campus and by university username and password off-campus. Links in prompts in eSearch have been updated accordingly. Please be aware that the access URL has changed as a result.
Updated Library Search widget in NOW to go live shortly
An updated version of the Library Search widget in NOW will go live shortly. The new version, which incorporates changes requested by the ALT, replaces the ‘Find a database’ search option with an eSearch link and description. The library catalogue search options remains unchanged, but has been renamed ‘Catalogue quick search’ (see illustration below).
The ‘Athens – Login Details’ link to the Athens username and password look-up service (currently held in the NOW ‘My Information’ widget) is also to be withdrawn shortly (see illustration below):
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