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Yearly Archives: 2015
Accessing articles emailed via OneSearch
There is a known issue with links to articles received via the “Send by email” option in OneSearch not resolving properly. The vendor, Ex Libris, is aware of the issue and is working to fix it. In the meantime, students are sending emails to themselves and getting frustrated that none of the links work. There […]
E-Resource Link Proxying in OneSearch
Proxying helps library users access commercially licensed e-resources off-campus, whether at home, on the road, or even standing on-campus but using a cell phone via the phone’s data plan. We began by proxying some vendor links, but wanted a solution that allows easy batch proxying of links while also letting library staff control individual links. […]
EZproxy and SIP: Update
This is an update on the recent trouble with the OLS-managed EZproxy servers. As far as we can tell, this was mostly an issue with the Queens College EZproxy instance. That particular instance sees the most usage of all our EZproxy servers. We solved the problem by adding an additional authentication step that’s invisible to […]
Scheduled OneSearch downtime on 04/26/2015
Ex Libris will be performing maintenance in our OneSearch production environment in the wee hours of Sunday, April 26, 2015. The server will be rebooted as part of this process so OneSearch may be unavailable between midnight and 4 AM that morning.
Easily move permanent items into temporary Course Reserves
With our updated version of Aleph, adding items to Course Reserves is easier than ever. (Removing them is a breeze now, too.) Items that are cataloged as being in the “Stacks” or any other permanent collection (including permanent “Reserves”) can be quickly added to the Course Reserves module. This process eliminates the need to edit […]
