MyiLibrary Browse Warning

Hi Everyone,

Please be aware of the following in case you get any enquiries from MyiLibrary users about this.

Sharon had a recent query from a student who recieved the following warning when she was skimming through a book in MyiLibrary:

Sharon was able to replicate this warning by skimming through the same title herself and confirms that she didn't copy or print anything.

I queried this with our MyiLibrary contact and they informed me that there is a 'flow regulator' which exists as part of the Digital Rights Management System. Apparently this is set at 10 pages per minute and will trigger this warning if a user flicks through a publication quite quickly.

I pointed out that the warning was triggered when nothing untoward was happening (no printing or copying). Although they took this point on board MyiLibrary tell me that the system is set up like this to prevent 'print spiders' from going through a title and printing large amounts of it. Also, it is possible that a user could skim through a title and save each page to a memory stick to print later, and MyiLibrary wouldn't be able to detect this.

So, the response is that the warning will have to stay, but they will review the wording. They did point out that although it would be normal for a user to flick through a print book, they don't necessarily need to do this with an e-book, as they have the option to keyword search, so if we get users reporting these warnings, we probably need to advise them of this.

Hopefully this shouldn't happen too often and users do get 3 warnings before they are locked out of MyiLibrary.

Thanks,

James.

Law Encyclopedias

The loose-leaf encyclopedias that have been kept in the 2nd floor office will go out onto the shelves next week with the exception of:

Encyclopedia of Consumer Law

We will be monitoring usage of this one title over next year. It will be in the 2nd floor office on my desk.

I’ve cancelled lots of loose-leaf encyclopedias and I’ve put stickers on them all to say when they have been last updated. Bibs will make the necessary adjustments on Aleph.

Sue

Sue White's hours

Hi,

My new hours are:

Mon 8.30am to 1pm
Tues 8.30am to 12.30pm (because the law dept insist my surgery is from 11.30 to 12.30)
Wed 8.30am to 5pm (1 hour lunch)
Thurs 8.30am to 4pm (1 hour lunch) = 22.5hours

Let me know if you experience problems because of this change…

New hours start 31st March

Sue White

Saunders, Research Methods for Business Students

Hi All
I've no doubt you will have been asked for this book many times. It is in huge demand and is the essential reading for a number of modules. I have checked with a couple of module leaders about getting chapters digitised and some will be doing this. However, some of the 3rd year business students are expected to buy this book. I just thought it was worth bearing this in mind if anyone has any problems at the desk.

Thanks
Sue

ASC journal embargo info corrected

Hi
Following Paul's running of a patch on SFX, all the embargo information is now displaying correctly on ASC. Also, when trying to link to an embargoed journal, the relevant Document Supply prompt is given. This updates James' earlier blog of 7.1.08.
Gill

CrossSearching Science Direct & Scopus from eLibrary

Hi Everyone,

Paul has been in touch with Ex Libris and they have helped him resolve the problem of CrossSearching within these 2 databases via the eLibrary. They both seem to be working again, so we've reactivated them.

Thanks,

James.

Changes to Ovid Interface 4/2/08

Hi Everyone,

We have received the following information about changes to the Ovid interface which will take place on Monday 4/2/08.

Thanks,

James.

Over the last few months you will have heard from Ovid and read in our IBSS newsletter about the new OvidSP interface which was launched on 25 October 2007. Since then users have had dual access to IBSS via both Ovid Web Gateway and OvidSP (access to OvidSP is currently via the “Try OvidSP” link at the top of the Gateway screen).

On Monday 4 February 2008 Ovid Web Gateway will be switched off and all links will automatically re-direct to OvidSP – librarians will therefore not have to make any changes. All users’ alerts, jumpstarts and saved searches will be available in the new interface. SilverPlatter users can continue using the SilverPlatter WebSPIRS interface until 2009 if they wish.

The OvidSP interface includes an IBSS thesaurus which is an important development for IBSS and which can be accessed via the Search Tools tab. The thesaurus will benefit users by enabling them:
· to discover more about the relationship between keywords (subject headings) used to index IBSS records
· to find alternative search terms for their subject area
· to search more effectively and find all material related to their subject.

Thomson Scientific have informed us that they are putting the finishing touches to a new EndNote filter for IBSS via OvidSP and this will be available to download soon at http://www.endnote.com/support/enfilters.asp

Ovid support materials - Information and support materials are available on the Ovid website resource centre, including an OvidSP quick reference guide at: http://resourcecenter.ovidsp.com/docs/qrc_merged_HQ.pdf

IBSS support materials
· A new PDF version of our leaflet “IBSS quick tips for OvidSP” is available online at http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/IBSS/pdf/IBSS_QuickTips_Ovid_v2.pdf and an HTML version at http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/IBSS/support/OvidSP_quicktips.htm
· An updated version of “Using IBSS for dissertations” – a guide for final year undergraduate and taught postgraduate students – will be available online as a PDF by mid February.
· Please note that the two Ovid Gateway online tutorials are now out of date, so you will need to delete any links to these from your website. We will let you know when we produce new tutorials in the future.