Thursday, September 13, 2012

Oxford Reference Online Relaunch

Oxford Reference is delighted to announce that a new site will be launching on the 19th of September for Oxford Reference Online. You can preview the change by accessing this resource. Most importantly, may be the following, regarding updating links and bookmarks:
Bookmarks for specific titles will have automatic redirects in place to the new title homepage on Oxford Reference. They are unable to provide a direct mapping of entry level and public page content from the old sites to the new, so the user will need to update bookmarks manually by visiting the new site and locating the new pages. They advise that people update their bookmarks as soon as they can after the launch.
Public Pages: all public pages on the old site will be improved and transferred to the new site; thereafter users will not be able to access public pages on the old site.
Search boxes: the existing Oxford Reference Online search box which you may have embedded will no longer work after the new site launches. They will be in contact when a new search box is available for to download.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

LibGuides Issues Resolved

Everything is back to normal as of yesterday. You can read a technical explanation of what went wrong and what we've done to fix it here. Again, we and they apologize for any inconvenience.
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Have a reference question? Get What You Need:
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Call: (336)750-2454 | Text: (336)459-0987
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601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110

Monday, September 10, 2012

LibGuides - Slow Access

It has come to our attention that there is some issue accessing LibGuides. The vendor has been notified that access has been slow or has been timing out. If you need to access a particular resource, and you know its name, click here. If you still need help, contact us using the information below. Stay up to date on this issue here. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Have a reference question? Get What You Need:
Ask a Librarian
Call: (336)750-2454 | Text: (336)459-0987
Email: reference@wssu.edu
Or Visit:
O'Kelly Library
601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27110