What's New

AskAway 2010 Fall Term Statistics Available 

The complete Fall 2010 term statistics are now available from the the AskAway Portal: http://www.eln.bc.ca/askaway/index.php?page=statistics

Service Update
Fall 2010 term (Sept 20 – Dec 10)
Steady increase in fall traffic: AskAway’s biggest term to date, with 9272 sessions in total, a 12% increase over Fall 2009.
Qwidget usage increasing: 71% of traffic came via ... More
Category: Projects & InitiativesUpdated: 14-Feb-2011
 
Now Available: BC ELN Innovation & Success Report 2010 

February 10, 2011To:        BC ELN DirectorsRe:       BC ELN Innovation & Success Report 2010The BC ELN Innovation & Success Report for 2010 is now available on the BC ELN website at:http://www.eln.bc.ca/Innovation&Success2010.pdfInnovation & Success is BC ELN's annual report  to the Ministry of Regional Economic and Skills Development. The 2010 ... More
Category: About BC ELNUpdated: 14-Feb-2011
 
January 24th AskAway Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes & Coordinator's Report 

The final version of the minutes from the January 24, 2011 AskAway Advisory Committee meeting are now available for download:

http://www.eln.bc.ca/askaway/documents/AAAdComMin20110124.pdf


The Coordinator's Report is also available:

http://www.eln.bc.ca/askaway/documents/AACoordRep20110124.pdf ... More
Category: Projects & InitiativesUpdated: 14-Feb-2011
 
AskAway: January Statistics and User Feedback Now Available 

The first 2011 AskAway stats and user feedback are now available on the AskAway Portal:

Usage statistics for January have been posted: http://www.eln.bc.ca/askaway/index.php?page=statistics


User feedback from the patron exit survey can be found here: http://www.eln.bc.ca/askaway/index.php?page=surveys


It was a short month, but there were many enthusiastic and positive comments about AskAway!


Highlights of ... More
Category: Projects & InitiativesUpdated: 10-Feb-2011
 
Legislative Library electronic resource MARC records now available 

February 9, 2011

To: BC ELN Resource Sharing Team, Collection Development Team
From: Heather Morrison, BC ELN

Forwarding from the BCCATS list

As discussed at the fall 2010 BCCATS meeting:

Legislative Library of British Columbia electronic resource marc records are now available from the BC ELN website at http://www.eln.bc.ca/view.php?id=1876. These records are edited to a ... More
Category: Resource SharingUpdated: 09-Feb-2011
 
BCcampus hosting Privacy Laws & Educational Technology Session 

What are the privacy implications for post-secondary institutions using cloud-based third-party services (such as YouTube, Google Docs and WordPress) for teaching and learning?

BCcampus is hosting a one-day session that will clarify BC’s Privacy legislation and how it impacts the post-secondary sector, review some case studies and provide you with ... More
Category: AnnouncementsUpdated: 03-Feb-2011
 
CUFTS Free! Open Access Collections: over 10,000 journals, 3 new collections 

February 2, 2011

To: BC ELN Resource Sharing Team, Post-Seconday ILL, CUFTS Free! Open Access Collections Team
From: Heather Morrison, BC ELN
Re: CUFTS Free! Open Access Collections: over 10,000 journals, 3 new collections

The CUFTS Free! Open Access Collections have just been updated, and the total collection is now over 10,000 journals! (10,096 to be precise). ... More
Category: Resource SharingUpdated: 02-Feb-2011
 
BC ELN Connect December 2010 

Season’s Greetings! The December 2010 issue of BC ELN Connect is now available http://www.eln.bc.ca/view.php?id=1868&printformat=1

This holiday issue features:

The current BC ELN Environmental Scan, providing a background and history of BC ELN strategic planning;

Two end-of-year refreshers: the Resource Sharing Update and Finding your Library's Invoicing Survey on the BC ELN Website. ... More
Category: About BC ELNUpdated: 21-Dec-2010
 
2010-11 BC ELN Ranking Survey - Update 

December 14, 2010TO:         BC ELN Library Directors CC:         BC ELN Collection Development Team FROM:   BC ELN Office   RE:         2010-11 BC ELN Ranking Survey - Update*** ACTION REQUIRED NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 22nd, 2010; EARLIER RESPONSES ENCOURAGED! ***This is an update on the ongoing ... More
Category: DatabasesUpdated: 14-Dec-2010
 
BC ELN Resource Sharing Fee: Small Increase & Restructure 

December 1, 2010

To: BC ELN Directors
cc: BC ELN Resource Sharing Team
From: Heather Morrison, BC ELN
Re: BC ELN Resource Sharing Fee: Small Increase & Restructure

Beginning with the 2010 calendar year, BC ELN is introducting a small ($50) increase to the OutLook OnLine fee, for a total of $300 per library. This fee will now ... More
Category: Resource SharingUpdated: 14-Dec-2010