Quintessence Journals Down

UPDATE - Access has been restored to all journals. 9/4/2019 8:50 am

Our Quintessence journals are currently down.  The publisher is aware of the problem and are working to restore access.  We have the following journals via Quintessence:

• Journal of Oral & Facial Pain & Headache
• Quintessence International
• The International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Implants
• The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry
• The International Journal of Prosthodontics
• The Journal of Adhesive Dentistry

We will update this blog when access is restored.

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

UPDATE - Access has been restored. 9/19/2019 9:15 am

We have lost access to the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. The provider has been contacted and we are working to get access restored.  We will update this blog when we receive more information.

Journal of Dental Hygiene

UPDATE - Access has been restored. 8/13/2019 1:09 pm

We have lost access to the last year of Journal of Dental Hygiene. We currently only have access from 2004 to June 2018. The publisher has been contacted and we will update this blog when access is restored.

DynaMed Plus System Maintenance

EBSCO will be performing system maintenance on DynaMed Plus on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 2:00 am to 6:00 am. Users may experience interruptions or slowness during this time.

EndNote for Mac Users

This fall Apple is releasing their new operating system, Catalina (macOS 10.15). With this update, they will no longer be supporting 32-bit applications, which effects EndNote.

If you already have EndNote X9 installed, please make sure you install all available updates by going to the EndNote Help menu and selecting Check for Updates. This will allow you to continue using EndNote with the new macOS.

If you are still running EndNote X8, and do not want to upgrade to X9, you can still use it as long as you do not upgrade your OS to Catalina.

For more details on this, please visit https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote/s/article/EndNote-for-Mac-macOS-Catalina-Compatibility.

To download EndNote, please visit our EndNote page. If you have additional questions, please contact Reference at reference@westernu.edu.

McGraw-Hill eBook Library

UPDATE - Access has been restored 8/19/2019

We have temporarily lost access to McGraw-Hill eBook Library.  We are working with the vendor to restore access and will update this blog when the problem is resolved.

New Electronic Resources Page

Introducing the Pumerantz Library's new Electronic Resources page.

Why a new Electronic Resources page?

• Faster updates - Our previous E-Resources page required a 24 hour wait period to update content. Our new page can be updated at any time, so we can provide URL changes or database outage notifications to you sooner.
• Outage alerts - If a database is experiencing problems, planning an update, or currently down, we can add an icon that will alert you, with a link to our blog with more information.
• Easier navigation - you can now search for databases by title, or filter by subject.  Don't know where to start? Filter by College or program to find out which database will be most useful to you.
• Report a problem - Use our new form located in the menu on the right side of the page to report problems with library resources, services, or facilities.
• Quickly identify databases that have mobile apps - Just look for the mobile phone icon next to the database name.
• View tutorials for certain databases - We have linked vendor-created tutorials, if they are available. Look for the tutorial link underneath the database description.

Help us make it better!

We value your opinion. Please fill out our feedback form and let us know how we can improve our page.

The new Electronic Resources webpage is scheduled to go live on August 1, 2019.