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Current Status of Interlibrary Loan Services

Wed, May 27, 2020 1:25 PM

Current Status of Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is an important service offered by the UC Merced Library that involves borrowing materials from other libraries. However, ILL requires that many libraries are open and able to lend us materials so that we can deliver them to you. Right now this isn’t the case, as most other libraries, like ours, are being staffed remotely. This makes it impossible for us to borrow and deliver items like we normally would although we are still fulfilling requests with digital delivery when possible.

To help mitigate this, HathiTrust has given the UC Libraries access to their Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS). This service makes a number of physical items held at UC Libraries available through limited digital means. More information on that service can be found here.

We understand that this isn’t ideal and are working to figure out how we can safely provide this service in the future when more libraries start to resume some of their operations. If you have further questions, please email library@ucmerced.edu. 

 

Access Alert - LibCal

Tue, April 28, 2020 1:10 PM

On Tuesday, May 5th beginning at 1:30am Pacific Time, LibCal will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 10 minutes. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.

Connect With Your Resources- Creating Newspaper Alerts Workshops

Tue, April 28, 2020 10:55 AM

Creating Newspaper Alerts Workshop 

These sessions will be of interest to anyone who wants to be notified, via email alerts, of news content whether you are following a favorite publication or keeping current with a specific topic like COVID-19 or UC Merced's 2020 Project. 

Three sessions are available and registration is appreciated, but not required to attend. Visit the event links below for more details and Zoom information.  

 

 

 

 

Access Alert - Web of Science

Mon, April 27, 2020 5:30 PM

On Tuesday, April 28th at 4am through 4pm Pacific time, Web of Science will undergo scheduled maintenance. During this time, access may be intermittent. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.

MIT Press Direct eBooks 2020 Frontlist

Thu, April 16, 2020 3:00 PM

The MIT Press Direct eBooks 2020 Frontlist is now available to all UC campuses. Comprising 150 ebooks, the collection features the following subjects: economics; environmental science; philosophy; and science, technology, and society, and is available solely via the MIT platform.

 

HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Service: Read Copyrighted Books for the Duration of the COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Order

Fri, April 10, 2020 4:00 PM

Millions of electronic books are now temporarily available to UC Merced users through the HathiTrust Digital Library’s Emergency Temporary Access Services (HT ETAS). By providing University of California students, faculty, and staff with access to digital versions of the printed volumes held by any campus library in the University of California system, this service helps UC Merced Library continue to serve its mission of teaching, research and learning in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cascade of disruptions that have followed.

To take advantage of this temporary expanded access:

  1. Visit HathiTrust Digital Library and click the yellow “LOG IN” button.

  2. Select “University of California, Merced” and log in using your UCMNetID.

  3. Search the HathiTrust digital library to locate the item you wish to view. (Be sure to choose the Catalog search option—not the “Full-text” option—in order to access all the books available via HT ETAS.)

  4. Click on the Temporary Access link at the bottom of the record to Check Out the item through the Emergency Temporary Access Service.

You can view the materials from anywhere with an internet connection—no VPN or special setup is required. (Please read this user guide for detailed instructions on accessing the materials from your computer.)

This ten-minute video (available via Box or YouTube) demonstrates how to search for and access books available via HT ETAS.

Additional Resources:

View the HT ETAS Library Guide

HT ETAS Information Sessions for Faculty and Graduate Students

Join one of the HT ETAS information sessions, "Accessing 17 Million Books via HathiTrust Emergency Temporary Access Services: A Live Zoom Session for Faculty and Graduate Students" presented by Deputy University Librarian, Donald Barclay.

            2:30pm- 2:50pm

 

           1:30pm - 1:50pm

 

           10:00am - 10:20am

 

          11:00am - 11:20am

 

          1:40pm - 2:00pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1000Prime Becomes Faculty Opinions

Sun, April 12, 2020 12:00 AM

Beginning Sunday, April 12th, 2020, F1000Prime becomes Faculty Opinions. In the short term, patron set filters, searches and selections will not change. Patron account domains will automatically redirect, but you should bookmark the new url in your browser. With the new name comes a streamlined focus to create a real alternative to the Journal Impact Factor and a better way of assessing the quality of researchers’ contributions.

Access Alert - F100Prime and F1000Workspace

Mon, April 6, 2020 3:30 PM

Beginning Saturday, April 11th at 11pm through Sunday, April 12th at 7am, F1000Prime and F1000Workspace will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope this interruption will create minimal disruption to our users’ research.

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