Electronic Resources Delivery update 26.06.09

1. The UK Access Management Federation
Information regarding access to electronic resources continues to be amended to reflect the implementation of authentication through membership of the UK Access Management Federation rather than via Athens accounts. Various sections of the Electronic Resources web pages have been amended as well as access information provided through EBSCO Electronic Journals A to Z and FindIt. Staff and students have been e-mailed to remind them about the change and news items have been posted in Library News, Electronic Resources News and on InfoShare. Links to services continue to be changed as suppliers join the Federation and implement Shibboleth authentication. Other services hope to be able to provide access in the near future. Access to some services, which it seems are unlikely to have adopted the new system in time, is now enabled through EZproxy.    

 2. Enquiries
Electronic resources enquiries dealt with since the last report (13th May to 24^th June): 364

 3. Changes to resources

     Ovid / SilverPlatter
We have had access to a number of services through the SilverPlatter interface which is scheduled to be withdrawn.
–  ATLA Religion Index and ATLAS and Humanities Index – now accessed through the OvidSP interface.
–  RPS e_PIC Database – will become unavailable.
–  Social Science Index Database – future access uncertain.

     Journal Citation Reports
JCR data for 2008 is now available.

     KnowUK
The subscription is not being renewed.

 4. Stand-alone databases
Following the problems with the thin client server some databases have been made available as stand-alone services on the walk-in machines.