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Library Outages

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Title:	Journals at Wiley InterScience
Outage Date:	07/03/2008 -- 14:58:17 (EDT)
Description:	Some back issues, ceased journals, and other content will not be loaded until after the initial transition of Blackwell Synergy journals to Wiley InterScience.

Title:	Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis [1538-7933]
Outage Date:	07/03/2008 -- 10:44:50 (EDT)
Description:	Electronic access is not available.
Update:	07/03/2008 -- 14:20:25 (EDT): We have contacted Wiley about restoring our access.

Title:	Former Blackwell Synergy Journals now available via Wiley.
Outage Date:	07/01/2008 -- 17:13:25 (EDT)
Description:	OpenURL links are currently not redirecting to the journal level but instead default to the journal homepage.
Update:	07/03/2008 -- 14:54:07 (EDT): Wiley is aware of this problem and "will have it resolved within a few days."

Title:	Jane's All the World's Aircraft [0075-3017]
Outage Date:	06/26/2008 -- 10:32:14 (EDT)
Description:	Access denied; site prompts user for subscription renewal when trying to gain access.
Update:	07/03/2008 -- 11:53:36 (EDT): Jane's is aware of the problem, and is working on solving it.

Title:	MyJSTOR
Outage Date:	06/24/2008 -- 08:17:38 (EDT)
Description:	MySTOR not working via remote access; unable to set up account.

Title:	Sage Journals Online.
Outage Date:	06/19/2008 -- 14:54:43 (EDT)
Description:	SAGE is currently in the process of updating and loading back-file issues to the journals hosted on SAGE Journals Online. Please note that some of the back-file journal issues may be temporarily unavailable during this enhancement process. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

Title:	In Situ Hybridization Protocols; Fibrosis research : methods and protocols.
Outage Date:	06/19/2008 -- 10:18:39 (EDT)
Description:	The Mirlyn link to the electronic copy of the book In Situ Hybridization Protocols (2006, ed. Ian A. Darby, Tim D. Hewitson) leads to a page that shows downloadable PDFs of parts of the book. However, it seems we can download only the front and back matter -- other PDF links go to a page that asks for a username/password or requests payment. **Also found same problem with the e-book, Fibrosis research : methods and protocols, on 6/24/08.
Update:	06/25/2008 -- 08:27:04 (EDT): This problem involves titles available electronically through SpringerLink and, published by Humana, and in a series. We may or may not be entitled to electronic access to these titles-right now we have no access and we have brought this to the attention of representatives of the publisher.

Title:	Academic OneFile (Gale)
Outage Date:	06/05/2008 -- 11:41:35 (EDT)
Description:	Many journals from Gale are not available via Infotrac off-campus using the URL in Mirlyn. Try visiting the database (e.g. Academic OneFile) through Search Tools and then navigating to the journal.
Update:	06/19/2008 -- 09:09:50 (EDT): If Mirlyn link does not work, try accesssing through Search Tools and then navigating to the journal.

Title:	Astronomy Reports [1063-7729] and Plasma Physics Reports [1562-6938]
Outage Date:	05/22/2008 -- 13:48:50 (EDT)
Description:	Access to 2007 issues of Astronomy Reports and Plasma Physics Reports via Springer is not available. Try the paper copy of Astronomy Reports in the Shapiro Science Library. There is also a print copy of Plasma Physics Reports available in the Art Architecture & Engineering Library.
Update:	05/22/2008 -- 16:22:14 (EDT):

Title:	Sociological Abstracts
Outage Date:	03/25/2008 -- 08:46:40 (EDT)
Description:	Mirlyn link for article, "Integration of Women into the Military" goes to incorrect link ("Balan [sound recording] : The Cracow Klezmer Band plays Masada book two.")
Update:	03/26/2008 -- 12:36:47 (EDT): Vendor is working to resolve problem.

Title:	Hamsa
Outage Date:	03/20/2008 -- 13:21:48 (EDT)
Description:	No electronic access via URL supplied in Mirlyn record.
Update:	05/13/2008 -- 10:54:09 (EDT): Contacted publisher; awaiting response.

Title:	SpringerLink
Outage Date:	03/20/2008 -- 08:49:25 (EDT)
Description:	"Recommend This Book" auto-email feature not working.
Update:	03/25/2008 -- 12:30:45 (EDT): Wrote to SpringerLink to see if "Recommend This Book" feature is not working; awaiting response.

Title:	Health Affairs [1544-5208]
Outage Date:	03/11/2008 -- 15:23:00 (EDT)
Description:	Vol. 26, no. 1, article "Health Reform Interrupted: The Unraveling Of The Oregon Health Plan" unavailable from ProQuest and LexisNexis; Project Hope link does work.
Update:	05/27/2008 -- 15:45:28 (EDT): Use link for Project Hope for access to this article.

Title:	Book Review Index (MGetIt)
Outage Date:	11/02/2007 -- 16:15:42 (EDT)
Description:	When searching in Book Review Index, if you click on MGetIt, links to articles in LexisNexis are not working. Links to articles in ProQuest Research Library work sporadically.
Update:	11/02/2007 -- 16:39:24 (EDT): Preliminary investigations have found spotty results. Some successes and some failures. Could be a problem with limited metadata being generated at BRI and MGetIt (SFX) not being able to target the article. Or something changed in a recent SFX update. Regardless, referring to sfx-tech group.

Title:	The Nation [0027-8378]
Outage Date:	10/10/2007 -- 09:26:16 (EDT)
Description:	(Via e-mail) Gale’s General Ref Center Gold database has incorrect bibliographic information regarding the journal The Nation. The record, although linking to the correct corresponding issues and articles, describes the magazine as a daily (it is a weekly), and the description is: “Magazine covering news in the James Bay Cree area of northern Quebec and Ontario in Canada.”
Update:	10/10/2007 -- 09:27:10 (EDT): The EA Unit has notified Gale technical support.

Title:	Cell and Tissue Research [0302-766X]
Outage Date:	07/23/2007 -- 12:06:00 (EDT)
Description:	Mirlyn says we should have this online from 1974 onwards. There is spotty full text access for 1994 and 1995 issues.
Update:	10/04/2007 -- 09:05:11 (EDT): All the full text is there but the webpage is poorly designed. For the earlier issues, each issue is listed twice. Select the second one if you want to get to the full text, the first link listed does not work. I contacted Springer about this on 7/23/2007.

Title:	Politics & Society via Sage
Outage Date:	07/13/2007 -- 10:38:18 (EDT)
Description:	(Via e-mail) A patron was accessing an article and found that it was missing most of the footnotes. The article cuts off in the middle of note 5 on page 439 and we're told that there's a 143 footnotes. The article info is: Politics & Society DOI: 10.1177/003232928901700401 Politics Society 1989; 17; 403 Rights: An Essay in Informal Political Theory by Mark Tushnet
Update:	10/18/2007 -- 15:45:31 (EDT): Still missing rest of footnotes.

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