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ER Roundup - What's new with RL's E-Resources: September 2016

Annual roundup of changes to library's e-resource collections.

RoundUp - Sept 2016

New Content:

Swank Digital Campus - good usage, funding renewed, new films have been added for the Fall term.

New Sage Titles - see new content on right

JSTOR Arts and Sciences XIV - last A&S collection, 140 new titles added to JSTOR

GVRL Flex Program - adds over 2,300 titles to our 345 owned titles.  EBA program.  Have $5K to spend by March 31. Flex records not in catalog.

APS Journals

Scopus - in the process of signing for a 3-year deal starting Oct 2016, Elsevier providing us trial access for Sept., on-campus access only.

PALCI eBook Program 2016-17

  • EBSCO DDA - participating again, starts Oct. 1
  • EBSCO Academic ebook subscription - live now, added academic presses, business, engineering, history, religion collections, added apx. 50K new ebooks (not in catalog)
  • ebrary/PQ Central academic ebook subscription - ebrary live now, PQ Central ebook later. Can only be used on-campus.  Authentication issue with ebrary folder feature. Apx. 175K ebooks (not in catalog).
  • JSTOR EBA - email from PALCI

Trials

Britannica's Original Sources - 420K primary sources.

Changes:

EBSCO Personal User Authentication - allows students to just Google “EBSCOhost Login”, click on the link and login without going  through the library’s authentication process.

BrowZine Enhancements - now searching all library ejournal content; added SCImago impact factor.  See email from WALDO.

Choice Upgrade - new interface again!

Cancelations:

Learning Express Library (EBSCO)

Islamic Studies Center (Oxford)

Something About the Author (Gale)

Misc

E-Journal Searching - any questions?

Charles Sturt University Library (Australia) - a Primo site with FB integration.

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