Electronic Library / 'Is it @ Liverpool?' restored

The Electronic Library and 'Is it @ Liverpool?' are working again.

We apologise for the break in service and we are working with our suppliers to try to ensure that this does not happen again.

How do I use the new Electronic Library web pages?

If our rebuilt Electronic Library web pages have caught you by surprise, please take a look at the site's About this tab for a quick tour around, or for more detail about where familiar functions and pages can now be found please see our 'Ask Us' answer to : "How do I use the new Electronic Library web pages?".

The new Electronic Library pages are based on a single unified source of data that will allow us to keep our information much more up to data and in synch.

The library's e-journals and e-books are still to be found in the library catalogue too.

Future improvements will include:

· A single catalogue record for e-journals, with multiple links to all the places we have access (rather than multiple catalogue records, each of which links to a single site).

· The ability for Discover to respond intelligently to a search for a journal title (as opposed to an article title), with a highlighted record for the journal including a browse list of the years/volumes available through which you can navigate down to the article level, all within Discover.

New Electronic Library site launched

The new Electronic Library site has now been launched, introducing a number of improvements:

• - easier searching & browsing
• - improved linking to full-text
• - comprehensive, up-to-date listings
• - seamless access to quality-assured collections
• - enhanced citation finding
• - quick links to the major Database, Journal and e-Book sites

The new site places more emphasis on searching and browsing a complete list of titles, rather than listings and search tools by material type.

See About this site for more information about the new site's features.

New Electronic Library site - now featuring improved full-text linking

The new Electronic Library site now features a new full-text link resolver:

It will replace find-it@liverpool when the new Electronic Library site goes live in early September and will improve the reliability and performance of full-text linking.

So, searching DISCOVER from the new Electronic Library site, you should now see the is it @ Liverpool? icon appearing in your results:

These links take you to a screen showing your full-text options or suggesting an ArticleReach request if a full-text journal is not available:

 Please give it a try and leave us your comments below.

Try the new Electronic Library site

The Electronic Library site will be changing soon to take advantage of improvements to the way we manage e-resources. 

The new site gives more emphasis to searching and browsing a complete list of titles, rather than listings and search tools by material type. 

Benefits include:

• - seamless access to quality-assured collections
• - more comprehensive and up-to-date listings
• - easier searching and browsing
• - improved linking to full-text

Please try the new site site and let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

More information about the new site's features can be found within Electronic Library - About this site.