New Agricultural eBook Collection Available

August 16, 2023 Kristy Leave a Comment

Dalhousie Libraries is excited to share that we’ve added the comprehensive Burleigh Dodds agricultural eBook collection to our resources. In it, you will find over 1,900 chapters on subjects like crops, livestock, and forestry, that focus on areas including crucial steps in the supply chain, breeding to harvest, and sustainable management practices.

This collection is an excellent resource for undergraduate students, as well as more experienced researchers in the field of agriculture. It features an easy-to-navigate platform and the ability to read chapters online or download them to your computer, with new content chapters being added frequently. The procurement of this collection highlights agriculture-centered resources for our students, faculty, and researchers.

A unique feature of the Burleigh Dodds eBooks collection is its organization. Rather than a limited assortment of full books, this compendium is comprised of themed chapters from a wide range of various books. Searching these chapters for the information you need is simple – a search bar on the top of each page allows you to search by keyword, title, author, ISSN, or subject. You can also do an advanced search by selecting the “search” button at the top of the page. You will then be directed to an advanced search page to sort and narrow your results based on your needs.

You can access the collection directly or visit the Dal Libraries website and select Databases A-Z in the Quick Links and scroll until you see Burleigh Dodds Agriculture eBook Collection.

If you need help navigating the database, please don’t hesitate to contact our Agriculture subject specialist librarians, Erin MacPherson or Jaclyn Chambers-Page.

We hope you enjoy this expansive collection!

Embase services are currently not available

December 21, 2015 Michele Charlton Leave a Comment

Dear Embase users,

Due to technical problems Embase services are currently not available. Our team is working with the highest urgency to resolve the issue.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this outage and thank you for your patience.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.

Your Embase Team

Library Access to BMJ Best Practice Renewed

September 10, 2015 Michele Charlton Leave a Comment

Following some helpful feedback from students and faculty, Dalhousie Libraries have renewed the subscription to BMJ Best Practice for the remainder of this year and will be renewing for the next subscription year as well.

This fall, Dalhousie Libraries will be trialing an updated version of another evidence based resource, Dynamed Plus.

We will again be looking for your advice on the value of Dynamed Plus to your work and its place in our suite of evidence based resources

ProQuest EBL platform temporarily unavailable on September 15

September 9, 2015 Michele Charlton Leave a Comment

In preparation for the upcoming ProQuest Ebook Central launch, the ProQuest EBL platform will be unavailable for up to three hours September 15, 2015 to combine ebrary and EBL content into a single new back-end system. This update means that when Ebook Central launches, it will have all the content and access models you’re enjoying with EBL and ebrary today.

The EBL Patron Interface and EBL LibCentral will not be available at these times: 7:00 pm -10:00 pm September 15. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Cambridge University Press ejournals down

September 4, 2015 Michele Charlton Leave a Comment

We are experiencing problems with the Cambridge journal online website at the moment. The provider is working on solutions to restore access, and have confirmed that it could take several days before all functionalities are made available again.

Issue resolved: ProQuest databases and full text access temporarily unavailable

August 25, 2015 Michele Charlton Leave a Comment

Update: August 26 – This issue has been resolved. Thank you for your patience!

Some ProQuest databases and access to full text content are temporarily unavailable. The Libraries are working with ProQuest to restore access as quickly as possible.

Update: Trial to Dynamed Plus now including ACP Smart Medicine

August 11, 2015 Michele Charlton Leave a Comment

Updated August 31

A trial has been set up for Dynamed Plus, which will run until the end of September. Dalhousie currently subscribes to Dynamed and to ACP Smart Medicine (formerly known as ACP PIER). By the end of the year, ACP Smart Medicine will be discontinued as a stand-alone product and the content will be incorporated into Dynamed Plus.

Please check it out during the trial period and provide your feedback on any advantages a subscription to Dynamed Plus might deliver by the end of September.

Please provide feedback through this online form by the end of September.

eTherapeutics/eCPS renamed RxTx – August 14

August 6, 2015 Michele Charlton Leave a Comment

On August 14, eTherapeutics/eCPS will switch over to RxTx, a new robust and intuitive product with a powerful search engine that gives you the drug and therapeutic information you need in fewer steps.

The switchover means you’ll see RxTx when you first login. You’ll still be able to access the older interface by clicking on the link in the bottom banner. Please note that the publisher has provided a link to a survey in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.

If you haven’t tried RxTx, we encourage you to do so before the switchover date. You can also register for the RxTx Product Overview webinar. Attend this live, interactive product tour on August 11th, 12th or 13th to familiarize yourself with the new interface.

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