Changes to EBSCOhost Interface

Hi Everyone,

We've received the following message from EBSCO about changes they have made to the new EBSCOhost interface, in response to feedback. I know there were a number of things that some of you didn't like and you were going to give some feedback, so I hope some of these changes might be in response to your comments. Details of the changes are given in the message below.

Thanks,

James.

Dear EBSCO Customer,

In response to feedback from our customers, we have added several enhancements to the recently redesigned EBSCOhost interface. Below is a summary of the new features now available:

A new Image Quick View limiter replaces the Articles With Images limiter
The Image Quick View limiter includes multiple sort options by image type. Can I limit my EBSCOhost search results to articles that have Image Quick View available? (http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=4207) Can I set the Image Quick View limiter to display under Limit your results on the EBSCOhost Result List screen? (http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=4206)
Direct link to the Basic Search Screen from both the Basic and Advanced Search Screens
Keyword renamed New Search
Result List mouse over text changed from Refine Search to Search Modes and Limiters
Entire phrase for cited references on Result List replaces the number of references in parentheses
Search mode specified on Result List green bar
Search History View Results anchor positioning improved
Date Slider Bar with original search date ranges How do I use the Date Slider feature in EBSCOhost? (http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3873)
Additional Help link added to Choose Databases Screen
Publication name and date added to NewsBank results

EBSCOadmin has been updated to provide library administrators with automatic advance notification when the login used to access EBSCOadmin is about to expire. Visit EBSCO's Support Site (http://support.ebscohost.com) to learn about new features, search among thousands of FAQs, download Flash tutorials, Help Sheets or User Guides, or communicate with Technical Support at any time, using the EBSCO Support Form (http://support.ebscohost.com/contact/askus.php).

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.

EBSCO & SFX Problem Fixed

Hi Everyone,

I've spoken to EBSCO and they have made a change to our account profile which seems to have fixed the problem with linking to articles from SFX. Previously we were sometimes being taken to a login screen, even when we were on-campus.

If anyone experiences this problem again, please do let me know.

Thanks,

James.

Problem linking to EBSCO from SFX

Hi Everyone,

Several people have reported a problem of being presented with a login screen when they link through to articles in EBSCO databases from SFX, even though they are on-campus. This only appears to happen when the Year, Vol, Issue & Page boxes are populated. It happens even if the correct information is in these boxes.

For now the only way that I have found around this is to take the information out of the boxes. You should then be able to link to the Journal Publication page within EBSCO and can then select the relevant year, volume/issue and article from the lists.

I've asked Sandy to investigate this further and if necessary we will report it to Ex Libris or to EBSCO. It's currently difficult to establish where the problem lies. This has been corroborated by an email sent to the SFX mailing list which appears to describe the same problem at another institution.

Thanks,

James.

Alphabetical Ordering of EBSCO Databases

Hi Everyone,

Now that we have so many different databases from EBSCO it seemed sensible to change the ordering of this list to be alphabetical. After a quick poll amongst the SLs I received only positive feedback about this, so have made the change today before term starts.

James.