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CUFTS Free! Open Access Collections adds over 2,000 titles 

The CUFTS Free! Open Access Collections have grown by more than 2,000 titles over the past year, to a current total of 8,722 high quality open access or free journals and magazines.

For a list of the collections, links to the A to Z title list and downloadable title ... More
Category: Resource SharingUpdated: 02-Sep-2010
 
BC ELN Partner Library FTE Counts - 2010/2011 

July 7, 2010To:        BC ELN Library DirectorsCc:        BC ELN Collections Development TeamFrom:    Anita Cocchia, BC ELNRe:        BC ELN Partner Library FTE Counts - 2010/2011The updated Partner Library FTEs are now available at:http://www.eln.bc.ca/view.php?id=1772These numbers are used in licence negotiations with vendors and for the BC ELN cost sharing ... More
Category: Partner LibrariesUpdated: 07-Jul-2010
 
BC ELN Connect July 2010 - Now Available 

The July 2010 issue of BC ELN Connect is now available: http://www.eln.bc.ca/view.php?id=1824&printformat=1This issue focuses on Resource Sharing.  Dive into this issue to read about:    -Why you should know about SFU's award-winning reSearcher Suite, an open-source tool for locating and managing electronic information resources;     -Answers to common questions about how ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 06-Jul-2010
 
Announcing the New Undergraduate Foundation Collection (UFC) 

Thrilling news: the Undergraduate Foundation Collection (UFC) will continue for another two years! The UFC is a suite of essential, foundational databases for meeting the needs of undergraduate learners from the smallest college to the largest university. It was originally launched in 2008 on a two-year license term thanks to ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 05-Jul-2010
 
Public Library AskAway Now Closed 

It is with great sadness that we report the final closure of Public Library AskAway at 5PM June 30th.

Post-Secondary AskAway, which serves college and post-secondary students in British Columbia, remains in place. It is funded by its libraries in partnership with BCcampus, a collaborative online learning agency that ... More
Category: Projects & InitiativesUpdated: 30-Jun-2010
 
Revised ICOLC Statement on the Global Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Consortial Licenses 

The International
Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) is reissuing its Statement on the
Global Economic Crisis and its Impact on Consortial Licenses to
update information providers on the state of library and library
consortia budgets in 2010. The statement has been endorsed by 120
library consortia around the world to date, including BC Electronic
Library Network. ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 22-Jun-2010
 
EBSCOhost Default Setting Updates 

July 14, 2010 *Note: To opt-out, you must complete the online form by July 31st.  The form can be found here: http://support.ebscohost.com/contact/relevancyranking.php Forwarded on behalf of Marcie Brown, EBSCO Publishing: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We have some important news concerning changes to two default settings on the EBSCOhost user ... More
Category: DatabasesUpdated: 01-Jun-2010
 
BC Books Online Launched 

BC Books Online, a unique and unprecedented e-book collection, is up and running as of today at 12 libraries.

The collection, a one year beta of which was launched on May 12, includes of a broad range of non-fiction titles from BC publishers that focuses on the genres of ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 17-May-2010
 
New ADM Post Secondary Education 

April 28, 2010To:        BC ELN ContactsFrom:    BC ELN OfficeRe:        New ADM Post Secondary Education ***Forwarded from Philip Steenkamp, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Advance Education and Labour Market Development*** I’m very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark Zacharias to the position of Assistant Deputy Minister, Post Secondary Education.  Mark ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 28-Apr-2010
 
BC History Digitization Program: 2010 Recipients Announced 

BC History Digitization Program: 2010 Recipients AnnouncedA handful of First Nations projects and the first out-of-province initiative are among the successful recipients of the 2010/11 B.C. History Digitization Program (BCHDP) awards.The digitization program, an initiative of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, was launched in 2006. It provides matching funds ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 14-Apr-2010