What's New

 

June 19, 2013 From:    BC ELN Office Re:        May 2011 BC ELN Steering Committee Meeting Minutes The final version of the May 21, 2013 BC ELN Steering Committee meeting minutes is now available for download at:http://www.eln.bc.ca/docs/view.php?id=1123 BC ELN Office Tel: 778-782-7003 Fax: 778-782-3023 Email: ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 19-Jun-2013
 
April 2013 Legislative Library MARC records 


The April 2013 Legislative Library MARC records are now available for free download from here. ... More
Category: Resource SharingUpdated: 03-Jun-2013
 
BC ELN 2013 Model License 

The BC ELN license, revised in conjunction with COPPUL, is now available for download from this page:
http://www.eln.bc.ca/docs/view.php?id=1080

The 2008 Model License was reviewed in light of current Canadian copyright developments. Notable additions include sections covering e-books and perpetual access. The revised license will be used when negotiating new licenses, or when ... More
Category: DatabasesUpdated: 23-May-2013
 
CUFTS Free! update: now over 15,500 titles 

The CUFTS Free! collections now include over 16,000 titles (up by 500 titles from February).

CJDB users note that you will need to set a rebuild for the new titles to appear on your A to Z list. A regular rebuild schedule is recommended to ensure that your A to ... More
Category: Resource SharingUpdated: 14-May-2013
 
Spring Renewals 

BC ELN has many databases with term dates starting from June - August. Where possible we work to complete as many renewals as possible before summer starts. For information about Trials & Renewals currently underway and soon to come, visit the BC ELN Trials & Renewals page and stay tuned ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 13-May-2013
 
New AskAway Administrative Centre Report Available 

Below is a link to AskAway's latest Administrative Centre report. This is the first to come out since we adopted a new streamlined approach to reporting; the Administrative Centre will produce these reports twice a year now, instead of for every Advisory Committee meeting.  The latest Administrative Centre report: http://askaway.org/sites/askaway.org/files/AAAdminCentreRep201303.pdfAdministrative ... More
Category: Projects & InitiativesUpdated: 22-Apr-2013
 
AskAway Actions and Achievements 2012 

The AskAway Actions and Achievements report has been submitted to BCcampus. The document is available here: http://askaway.org/sites/askaway.org/files/AskAwayActionsAchievements2012.pdf ... More
Category: Projects & InitiativesUpdated: 25-Mar-2013
 
WriteAway the future of online tutoring in BC 

BCcampus article on WriteAway the future of online tutoring in BC. ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 07-Mar-2013
 
Resources Forum and Ranking Survey update 

March 4, 2013

To: BC ELN Collection Development Team

This is an update on the outcome of the 2011/12 Ranking Survey (to date) and the process for the Ranking Forum and Survey this year.

The 3 top ranked products in the 2011/12 Ranking Survey were:


Springshare Product Suite: discussions with the vendor have made it ... More
Category: ForumUpdated: 04-Mar-2013
 
Planned Migration of BC ELN Websites in 2013 

BC ELN maintains a "family" of websites which support the various services of BC ELN to its partner libraries. These websites include the AskAway service providers' portal, the ILL statistics reporting site, the Forum & Ranking Survey, and of course the main BC ELN site which houses information on database ... More
Category: About BC ELNUpdated: 04-Mar-2013