IBSS is moving to EBSCO

Hi Everyone,

We've received this email about IBSS moving from Ovid to EBSCO over the summer. Gill or I will make the necessary changes to IBSS in the eLibrary after the term has finished.

James.


We are writing to tell you about a change to the IBSS online service during 2008. In accordance with public funding regulations, a competitive tender for IBSS service provision is carried out every three years to ensure value for money. As a result of this process, IBSS will be appointing EBSCO as its service provider for the UK user community from 1 August 2008. IBSS would like to thank Ovid for providing an excellent service during the 2005 - 2008 contract period.
Continued funding by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) means that the UK user community - UK HE/FE institutions, ESRC recognised research institutes and central government departments - will continue to benefit from access to IBSS free of charge.
The timetable for the transfer will be as follows:
* 1 June to 31 July 2008 - Dual access to IBSS will be available
via both Ovid and EBSCO, so that individual institutions can decide when they wish to transfer.
* 31 July 2008 - Final switch-off date of the IBSS via Ovid
service for institutions using IBSS free of charge.
As your institution already subscribes to other services via EBSCO, their customer service team will automatically switch on access to IBSS using the current access details (IP/Athens etc) they have for you.
EBSCO will get in touch with your main IBSS Library contact to confirm when this has been done, and to advise about the new IBSS login links so that these can be updated on your website.