Monday, September 17, 2012

Ancestry Library Edition

O'Kelly Library now has a subscription to Ancestry Library Edition brought to you by ProQuest. This is similar to the version of ancenstry.com, available online, but since you're a part of WSSU, you can access it free, right here.
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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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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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Friday, August 31, 2012

NC LIVE maintenance

NC LIVE staff will perform overnight website and server maintenance early on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 between midnight and 1:00 AM.
Remote users may temporarily lose access to the NC LIVE website and NC LIVE resources during this time. They expect to have all services running normally by 1:00 am, September 4th.
Patrons who attempt to login remotely while maintenance is being performed will see an error message. Those patrons will need to clear their web browser's cache, close the browser, and try again following the completion of the maintenance.
They will post any information and updates throughout the process in their Library Staff blog:
They apologize for the inconvenience, but thank you for your patience while they work to improve NC LIVE web services. Please notify the NC LIVE Help Desk if you have any questions.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Library Closings/Hours

The library will be closed from Saturday, September 1 to Monday, September 3 for the Labor Day holiday. We will resume regular semester hours on Tuesday, September 4.
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Monday, August 27, 2012

ProQuest's Business Dissertations and Theses Trial Ending

The trial period ends August 31. To access this resource, click the LibGuides link located on the library home page under Research, then click Trials under Browse by Subject on the left side. You can go directly to this resource now by clicking here. You may have to login during this trial period using the following information:
Username: ProQuest
Password: bizdiss318
This may be your last chance to leave any feedback in the comments section.
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