Routledge Encyclopaedia of Philosophy New Update

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The Routledge Encyclopaedia of Philosophy has recently had a significant update which includes 10 brand new articles and 7 revisions, including contributions from some of the most celebrated authors in the field.

Examples of new essays available to read now:

For a complete summary of the Logic, Language and Mathematics update, visit the What’s New page.
 

Taylor & Francis – Library and Information Science

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Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the Library and Information Science Collection from Taylor & Francis to the BnU Portal.

This collection includes, among others:

  • Collection Management;
  • Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship;
  • Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve;
  • The Reference Librarian;
  • The Serials Librarian.

For a full list of the journals available in this collection, click here.

These journals are available by searching for the journal name via the “Find e-journal” tab or by selecting the “Taylor and Francis Library and Information Science Collection” entry via the “Find databases” tab under the letter “T”.
 

The Journal “Nature” Now Available

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Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the journal Nature to the BnU Portal.  You now have access to not only the most recent 4 years via Nature itself but also most articles from 1997 to last year via Ebsco.

Access to Nature is available by searching on the title “Nature” under the “Find e-journal” tab of the BnU Portal.

 

A quoi sert le bouton « find it! » ?

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Le bouton vous permet tout simplement de trouver le texte complet d’un article.

Quand vous cliquez sur le bouton, le portail cherchera dans tous les produits disponibles dans le portail et vous montrera si le texte intégral est disponible.

Ce bouton se retrouve à plusieurs endroits :

  1. Les recherches effectuées dans le portail.
  2. Les recherches effectuées auprès d’un produit du portail.
  3. Dans les résultats du service des recommandations, bX.

Les recherches effectuées dans le portail

Lorsque vous faites une recherche directement dans le portail, le bouton « find it! » est affiché pour chaque article trouvé.

Les recherches effectuées auprès d’un produit du portail

Quelques produits dans le portail, par exemple les bases de données d’Ebsco, sont également configuré pour vous fournir le bouton « find it! ». Quand vous vous connectez à une de ces bases et vous faites une recherche, si le texte intégral n’est pas disponible directement dans le produit choisi, le bouton « find it! » apparait.

Dans les résultats du service des recommandations, bX

Le bouton « find it! » apparait également dans la liste des résultats suggéré par le service des recommandations, bX.

 

Trial: Rock’s Backpages

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Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the trial period of Rock’s Backpages. Rock’s Backpages is an on-line library of popular music journalism, sourced from freelance contributions to the music and mainstream press from the 1950s to the present day. It is the ultimate rock & roll on-line library – an ever-growing archive of legendary interviews, classic features, and ground breaking reviews.

Rock’s Backpages is available on trial until the end of August 2011 via Consortium Luxembourg’s electronic documentation portal under the letter “R” on the “Find Database” tab.
 

Maitenance: ProQuest – Sunday 31 July – 04h00-18h00

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Due to essential site maintenance, the following databases will be unavailable on Sunday 31 July 2011 from 04h00 to 18h00:

  • ArtBibliographies Modern
  • International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I

Suite à un entretien essentiel, les bases de données suivantes ne seront pas disponible dimanche, le 31 juillet 2011 entre 04h00 et 18h00:

  • ArtBibliographies Modern
  • International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I

 

Notre page de connexion fait peau neuve

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Afin d’améliorer votre expérience avec le portail, nous avons changé notre page de connexion. Vous y trouverez, dès maintenant, les dernières nouvelles de ce blog ainsi qu’une petite explication comment procéder face à un problème de connexion.

Finalement, comme toujours noté sur la page de connexion, n’oubliez pas que votre utilisation aux ressources électroniques est sujette à la législation luxembourgeoise sur les droits d’auteurs ainsi qu’au règlement interne de la Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg.
 

Scopus & Science Direct – Firefox 5 Not Supported

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It has just come to our attention that Scopus and Science Direct do not support Firefox 5.  If you are accessing Scopus and/or Science Direct, please use either Firefox 2, 3 or 4 or Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8.

Users at other institutions have also reported problems accessing the full text PDF files on Science Direct. If you do experience this problem, instead of directly opening the PDF file, you may find it necessary to right-click on the link and choose “Save As”.

If you find you have problems, don’t hesitate to contact us via e-mail on consortium [at] bnl [dot] etat [dot] lu.
 

More Springer e-Books Now Available

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Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of the 2011 Springer e-books to the Consortium Luxembourg Electronic Documentation Portal.

Access is provided to all English and German language Springer e-books from 2005 to 2011 inclusive. The books cover a variety of subjects including:

  • Architecture and Design;
  • Behavioral Science;
  • Biomedical and Life Science;
  • Business and Economics;
  • Chemistry and Materials Science;
  • Computer Science including Lecture Notes in Computer Science;
  • Earth and Environmental Science;
  • Engineering;
  • Humanities, Social Science and Law,
  • Mathematics and Statistics;
  • Medicine;
  • Physics and Astronomy; and
  • Professional and Applied Computing.

Topics covered in the German collection include:

  • Medizin;
  • Technik & Informatik;
  • Natur- und Basiswissenschaften incl. Mathematik;
  • Wirtschaftswissenschaften; und
  • Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften.

The e-books are accessible in one of two ways:

1. If the print edition of the book is in bibnet.lu catalogue, then access to the electronic version is automatically provided from book’s details screen.

2. Connect directly to SpringerLink e-books using the link that can be found under “S” in the “Find Database” section of the portal or by clicking here.

And don’t forget, if you want a working copy of the book for your own personal use, you can order it via Springer MyCopy.

MyCopy allows library patrons to order their own personal soft cover edition of those Springer eBooks included in their library’s eBook package. More than 16,000 eBooks are available in this format. Best of all, MyCopy is available to end users for just 24.95€. The price includes shipping and handling. Local VAT and Sales Tax will be added.

To access MyCopy, first connect to Springer e-Books via Consortium Luxembourg’s portal by clicking here.  For full instructions on how to order, click:  How to order MyCopy.

Note: in Windows XP, you may receive a message indicating a certificate problem. It is not a problem to accept the exception and continue with your MyCopy purchase.
 

What is the OECD iLibrary?

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The OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998 – some 390 complete databases, 2 500 working papers, 5 500 books, 14 000 tables and graphs, 21 000 chapters and articles.

Themes include:

  • Economics – Over 13 000 published items including OECD Economic Outlook and OECD Economic Surveys;
  • Education –  Over 4 000 published items including PISA and OECD Education Statistics;
  • Development – Over 4 500 published items including Development Aid at a Glance and the International Development Statistics database;
  • Governance – Over 2 000 published items including the OECD e-Government Studies.

Features include:

  • Intuitive navigation by theme or country;
  • Search and click directly to tables, chapters or articles;
  • Content in context – related content is one click away;
  • Links to previous editions, with the opti on to download any full-text item such as tables or chapters from the table of contents;
  • Executive summaries available for key titles in up to 20 languages;
  • Bilingual (English & French) user interface.

Access to the OECD iLibrary is offered free of charge to all National Library card holders and is available under the letter “O” in the Databases tab of the Portal bnu or by clicking here.

Getting started guides are available in English, German, Russian and Polish directly from OECD by clicking here.

OECD iLibrary contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF) since 1998 – some 390 complete databases, 2.500 working papers, 5.500 books, 14.000 tables and graphs, 21.000 chapters and articles.