Following feedback about the way that ‘deep-links’ from the eSearch home page to MetaSearch Categories were resolving; the underlying linking syntax has been revised to ensure that the ‘ALL’ Sub-Category of the selected Category will be selected and displayed at the end of the eSearch login process. (In some cases, the Category/Sub-Category display was not resolving correctly after login.)
Category: eSearch
Web of Knowledge – service problems resolved
MIMAS report that the problems affecting the Web of Knowledge service earlier today have been confirmed as resolved – all services should now be operating normally.
Please contact the eServices team if you continue to encounter access problems to WoK resources.
Web of Knowledge – service problems
The Web of Knowledge service is experiencing technical problems which are leading to failed connections and page ‘time outs’. Engineers are working to fix the problem, but customers are likely to be experience difficulties accessing the following services:
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index
- ISI Proceedings
- Journal Citation Reports
- Science Citation Index
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Web of Knowledge
- Web of Science
For those WoK services that are so enabled, it is still currently possible to carry out successful remote and metasearch requests in eSearch, and to send the resulting data to SFX – but connections to the WoK native interface are still likely to fail.
A further update will be provided when it has been confirmed that the service is operating normally once again.
Academia Portal – changes in access and content
The resource previously described in eSearch as ‘Academia Portal – Einstein Network’ service has been updated. The access URL has been revised to resolve to a new interface – although authentication is still by Athens username and password on-campus and off-campus, as before. The resource name has been shortened to ‘Academia Portal’ (although eSearch ‘Find a database’ title searches for ‘Einstein’ will still retrieve the resource).
The Einstein Network has ceased operations, and eServices are in liaison with providers NBS and in2itive to identify which video materials that were previously available to NTU staff and students are no longer being provided. In the meantime, some multimedia content listed as available within the Academia Portal may be inaccessible. A further update will be provided once the new content situation has been clarified.
Key Skill: Animal Anatomy and Physiology Collection
The access URL for the Key Skill: Animal Anatomy and Physiology Collection has been updated in eSearch to point to a new login and registration screen.
Mergent Online – temporary increase in number of simultaneous accesses
The Mergent Online business database service has agreed to a request from LLR to temporarily extend the number of simultaneous user licences permitted under our subscription to 20 (up from LLR’s usual allocation of seven simultaneous accesses) to support a seminar training programme. This extension will remain in place until the end of our current subscription on 31 December 2008. Information in eSearch has been updated accordingly.
FORS (Forensic Science Service): temporary access arrangements
Access to the FORS database is normally direct on-campus and by university domain, username and password off-campus. Following a recent upgrade to the FORS web site, this method of access is temporarily unavailable. FORS’ technicians hope to be able to reinstate normal access arrangements shortly, but in the meantime the following update has been added to the FORS access page in eSearch:
24 October 2008: The FORS service is experiencing temporary authentication problems following an update to their website. If you are challenged to enter a Login to WebSPIRS username and password, please contact Liaison Librarian Ian Rogers to request the temporary username and password details.
Spon’s Price book collection updated
The collection of Spon’s Price books available in electronic format through eSearch has been updated as follows:
- Architects’ and Builders’ Price Book (2009, 134th edition)
- Civil Engineering and Highway Works Price Book (2009, 23rd edition)
- External Works and Landscape Price Book (2009, 28th edition)
- Mechanical and Electrical Services Price Book (2009, 40th edition)
Access remains by university domain, username and password on-campus. Access off-campus is not available, due to licencing restrictions.
eSearch to RefWorks export – now possible to export multiple records
An enhancement to the way that the export of records from eSearch to RefWorks is handled has now gone live. It is now possible to export multiple records from eSearch into RefWorks at the same time (rather than simply exporting individual records), using the functionality of the eSearch eShelf. The wiki guide to using the eSearch to RefWorks export has been updated to include the new feature.
Withdrawn resource: Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption
The Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption database has been withdrawn from service, and has been removed from eSearch.
New resource: Child Welfare Information Gateway
The Child Welfare Information Gateway has been added as a new resource in eSearch. Access in unrestricted on-campus and off-campus. The resource is described as follows:
A US government gateway which provides access to information and resources related to child safety, welfare and adoption.
Direct export from eSearch to RefWorks now available
The launch of a new facility in eSearch means that it is now possible to export a record from an eSearch search directly into RefWorks.
A walkthrough guide to the new functionality has been added to the eServices Support wiki.
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