Dawsonera ebooks - upgrade to download facility and possible downtime 31st July

Access to library ebooks anywhere with dawsonera launching 31/7/13

Download PDF and ePub ebooks to your device  Download for 7 days Available on Apple and Android devices

As a result of the new upgrade, dawsonera may experience a period of downtime lasting no longer than two hours from 5.30pm on the 31st July. Download to Devices  The latest developments to dawsonera will see the launch of the much anticipated download-to-device function Download and read key research material straight to digital mobile/tablet devices Allows ebook borrowing for 7 days Easily reach remote students with 24/7 access and download    dawsonera device download has been developed to be compatible with a wide selection of Apple and Android powered devices. Full details on device compatibility will be available at launch.

Web of Knowledge and Journal Citation Reports enhancements - downtime Sunday 28th July

Web of Knowledge and Journal Citation Reports may be unavailable intermittently between 3pm on Sunday 28th July and 3am on Monday 29th.

The publisher is making the following changes:

Did You Mean

• Did You Mean spelling corrections are suggested for terms searched in the topic and title fields of all products.

Auto-Suggest for Publication Name

• When searching by publication name, you will see an alphabetical list of suggested publication names to complete your search.

Portuguese and Spanish Interfaces

• Researchers who speak Brazilian Portuguese or Latin American Spanish can now access Web of Knowledge in their local language.

Streamlined Sign In / Registration

• Sign In and Registration processes have been moved into overlays – so you don’t have to leave your current page or search to use your Web of Knowledge ID and personalization features.

Quick Output of Records

• Output options have been consolidated into one easy to use menu for quick access. Completing the output is done through an overlay, guiding you through the process without disrupting your work flow.

EndNote Online

• EndNote online accounts now have 2 GB of storage space for your PDF attachments.

• Please note that EndNote (basic) online is now located at my.endnote.com

ResearcherID

• ORCID now has an import wizard for ResearcherID – giving you expanded methods of exchanging publication data between your ResearcherID and ORCID accounts.

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Important update of browser support:

Internet Explorer 6 is no longer a fully supported browser. Some of these new features may have minor issues. For optimal performance, we recommend using Internet Explorer 8 or Firefox 19 for Windows users, and Safari 5 for Mac users.

ScienceDirect and Scopus downtime - midnight Saturday 20th July

We've been notified that ScienceDirect (Elsevier journals) and Scopus will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance by the publisher from midnight on Saturday 20th July for half an hour.


It is also possible that you may experience service disruptions such as slower response times and unexpected outages throughout the day.

Web of Knowledge & Journal Citation Reports downtime - 19th & 28th July

We've been warned that Web of Knowledge & Journal Citation Reports are may be unavailable during these times:

• Friday July 19, 2013 from 1500 to 1700 
• Sunday July 28, 2013 at 1500 and ending by Monday, July 29, 2013 at 0300

This is due to the publisher performing scheduled maintenance. 

New research database - Scopus

Learning Resources has recently acquired a new database SCOPUS.

SCOPUS is the largest database for abstracts and citations of peer-reviewed literature on the market with records of 19,500 peer-reviewed publications from around the world.

It covers all subject areas and links to the full text of articles (where the University has a subscription).

The really great thing about SCOPUS is that it provides links to all the references used by an author to write their piece of research so you can find out more about the available research in a particular area. 

It also tells you which other articles have cited a particular source and provides links to these articles, helping you to discover which are the most popular journals when researching a topic. (This will of course, make it easier for you to find the quality material for your topic and help with critical analysis).

You can watch a video about accessing SCOPUS here.