20,000 years of journal publishing added to OULS e-resources

Thanks to generous funding from the University in support of the Library’s academic programme, OULS has been able to acquire the largest number of e-journal backfiles in its history. Readers in Oxford now have access to an additional 20,000 years of journal publishing from their desktops which was previously only, if at all, available as physical volumes on the shelves of their libraries.

Some examples of backfiles now available include English Studies (1919-), Historian (1938-) and Nature (1869-) .

Full details can be found on the OULS website

Recent additions to the Library

A list of all additions to the Library, whether purchased or donated, for December 2008 is now available on the Library website

Sunday 11th January

Please note that the Continuing Education Library will NOT be open on Sunday 11th January. It will however be open on Saturday 10th January from 9.30am - 5.30pm.

Normal term time hours resume on Monday 12th January. For full details please see the Library website

Christmas closure

A reminder that the Continuing Education Library will close for the Christmas break on Tuesday 23rd December at 4.45pm and will reopen at 9.00am on Monday 5th January.

Please note that the whole Department is closed for this period, so the Reading Room will not be available. All students must have vacated the Department by 5pm on 23rd December.

All online resources including SOLO, OLIS, OXLIP+ etc will of course be available during the closed period, although any faults which may develop may not be dealt with as quickly as usual.

Recent additions to the Library

Lists of all additions to the Library, whether purchased or donated, for October and November are now available on the Library website

Switching to OxLIP+

Following the successful launch of OxLIP+ (http://oxlip-plus.ouls.ox.ac.uk/), the old version of OxLIP (http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/oxlip/oxlip.html) will be discontinued from 15 December 2008.

The new service OxLIP+ offers all the functionality of old OxLIP (viz.the ability to locate individual bibliographic databases and e-collections by title or by subject) and much more, namely:

• remote access via Single Sign-On
• cross-searching across several databases
• more sophisticated subject break-down
• improved title/keyword searching
• personalized services in the "My Research" area.

Furthermore, the export functionality in OxLIP+ means that the titles of all databases can be searched and displayed in SOLO. Feedback shows that, of all these improvements, the fact that remote users are no longer required to use VPN when using OxLIP+ for remote access is considered by far the most important enhancement.

If you use electronic library resources and haven’t yet explored the new OxLIP+, it would be a good idea to do so before 15th December. Printed guides are available in the Library, and Library staff will be pleased to give you any help you may need. Alternatively, if you are having problems accessing resources, you can contact the Electronic Resources Team on eresources@ouls.ox.ac.uk

OxLIP+ - have your say!

Have you been using OxLIP+, the new interface to electronic resources?

Would you prefer Title or Subject to be the default screen?

You can vote by clicking the appropriate box on the OxLIP+ home page - available until 4th December

General feedback is still welcome. There is a link on the OxLIP+ home page that will open an email to the E-resources Team so that you can send in your comments