Access across Old Heating Station closed

Due to ongoing works in connection with the demolition of the Queen Mother Library, the path over the heating station will be closed between Academic Square and the QML car park – from 7.30am Monday 30th January until 5pm on Wednesday 1st February 2012. Sorry for any inconvenience this will cause.

PROBLEM UPDATE: Shibboleth login to ScienceDirect

Shibboleth login access to ScienceDirect is still not working correctly.

If you are encountering problems with access  try the following:

1. Working off campus, configure your web browser to use the University’s central proxy server (details on how to do this are available at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/proxy/), or
2. Go to http://www.sciencedirect.com
   1. Then go to ‘search’ before logging in rather than logging in from the home page.

We have been informed that the vendor is working on the problem.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Elaine Shallcross
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk

HeinOnline launches new app

HeinOnline, an important legal research database, has launched an app for the iPhone and iPad.

Use the app to search the database (including by citation), view and download PDF files, browse by volume, and navigate through a volume using the table of contents. HeinOnline account/authentication is required.

More information is available online here.

Elaine Shallcross
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk

LexisLibrary update

LexisLibrary is now back up and running. You may need to refresh the page if you receive an error message. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

New ebrary app launched

Ebrary’s free app for the iPad® and iPhone® is now available from the App Store®. You will be able to access the database – both online and offline, as well use an option to import your own PDF documents – outside the ebrary platform – through the app itself.

We use Shibboleth to login to ebrary, so you need to use the Facebook sign in feature to open the app on your mobile device. All you need to do is link up your personal ebrary account to your Facebook account, then you can use the ebrary mobile app by signing in with your Facebook login.

This is what you need to do to set up your Facebook login link:

1. Go to your ebrary site and sign in to your ebrary account as usual
2. Once signed in, open the My Settings link at the top-right of the ebrary screen
3. Under Link your account to Facebook click Log In
4. If you have a Facebook account, enter your Facebook username and password and click Log In
5. If you don’t have a Facebook account, click Sign up for Facebook at the lower left
6. Once you’ve successfully logged in to your Facebook account, you’ll be ready to use ebrary’s mobile app

Elaine Shallcross
e.shallcross@abdn.ac.uk

MAINTENANCE: Taylor & Francis – Fri 13 January

The Taylor & Francis Online service will undergo essential maintenance this evening (Friday 13 January). Work is due to start at 23.00 and may extend through to 01.00 Saturday 14 January. Taylor & Francis hope to minimise the disruption to 1 hour over this “at risk” period.

Susan McCourt, s.mccourt@abdn.ac.uk

Database access difficulties – ScienceDirect

There are difficulties being reported UK-wide in accessing Elsevier’s full text ScienceDirect database from off-campus. On-campus access from networked PCs does not appear to be subject to the same difficulties. Apologies for any inconvenience caused by this – Elsevier are investigating the problem.

Susan McCourt, s.mccourt@abdn.ac.uk

MAINTENANCE: RSC – Saturday 14 January

Due to essential maintenance the Royal Society of Chemistry’s publishing platform may perform slowly over a 48 hour period from 00.00am Saturday 14th January to 00.00am Monday 16th January 2012.

Susan McCourt, s.mccourt@abdn.ac.uk

MAINTENANCE: Wiley Online Library – Sat 14 January

Due to essential maintenance work access to the Wiley Online Library of full text Wiley material will be subject to disruption between 10 am and 12 noon on Saturday 14 January.

 

Susan McCourt, s.mccourt@abdn.ac.uk

Extended opening hours for exam period

From Wednesday 11 to Friday 27 January inclusive the University Library will remain open until 02.00. After 22.00 entry to the Library will strictly be by a valid user ID card only. Details are provided at the top of the page at http://bit.ly/upPN8U

Susan McCourt, s.mccourt@abdn.ac.uk