Patrons unable to access library record or databases off campus and are getting the message "Sorry, your code is not unique."

It can be that an Employee has both a student record (if taking courses) and an employee record each with the same Patron ID number. Refer them to the circulation desk.
Thanks,
Gretchen

Blackboard problems

We are still experiencing some technical difficulties with the Blackboard (WebCT) application. We’ve taken many corrective steps to address the instability of this software. Extensive tuning of the application has resulted in the software remaining functional for longer periods of time. However, we’re still experiencing difficulties early in the morning, around noon or around 4:00 PM. When Blackboard (WebCT) services become unavailable, we are able to restart them within one hour.
We recognize that this is only a temporary fix and want you to know that the software vendor (Blackboard) is actively working on a permanent solution as many other higher education institutions are currently affected by the same problem.
A similar announcement for students will follow in myDouglas.
If you have any questions about this outage, please feel free to contact the Help Desk at extension 5330.

New Databases

1. Business Source Complete http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/Business_Source_Complete.html
This database replaces ABI Inform which has been cancelled. Business Source Complete is an enormous database with full text articles, market research and industry reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses (detailed information about a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).

2. CBCA Complete http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_cbca.html
Before this upgrade we subscribed to CBCA Reference and CBCA Business. Now with CBCA Complete we have gained CBCA Current Affairs (which includes newswire stories) and CBCA Education. CBCA Complete also links to full text in Canadian Newsstand.

3. Child Development and Adolescent Studies http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_cdas.html
Contains citations and linked full text, with indexing back to 1927 of all of the issues of Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography. Currently updated with indexing of journals, technical reports, books, book chapters, theses and dissertations.

4. IIPA Full Text: International Index to Performing Arts
http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/IIPA_Full_Text__International_Index_to_Performing_Arts.html
A performing arts journal database of 242 indexed titles and 84 full text titles covering dance, film, drama, television, the arts and entertainment industry, stagecraft, magic, musical theatre and performance art.

5. JSTOR http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_jstor.html
We have added the JSTOR Arts & Sciences III, IV, and Complement collections to our previous Arts & Sciences I and II collections. Note that as a result we now have the complete JSTOR Music collection of 32 titles.

6. Project Muse http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_muse.html
Full text of over 300 journals from 60 scholarly publishers, including University of Toronto. Humanities, arts and social sciences journals back to 1993.

7. ScienceDirect College Edition http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_sciencedirect.html
We have added the Physical Sciences Journals collection to our previous Health and Life Sciences and Social and Behavioral Sciences collections. Indexing and full text back to 2001.

8. SocINDEX with Full Text http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_socfulltext.html
A sociology research database that contains the full text of 397 'core' coverage journals dating back to 1908, and 150 'priority' coverage journals. Also includes the full text for more than 720 books and monographs and 6,743 conference papers.

9. SPORTDiscus with Full Text http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_discus.html
We have upgraded to the full text version of SPORTDiscus. SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports and sports medicine journals, providing full text for 380 journals. Of those, 238 are not found with full text in Academic Search Premier, Health Source or Biomedical Reference Collection. Full-text coverage dating back to 1985.

10. QuickLaw
http://www.douglas.bc.ca/library/period_quicklaw.htmlThe Library now offers college wide access to QuickLaw, available to all students and employees, without the previous limitation to only Criminology students and faculty. Quicklaw is an online research service for Canadian legal information including both legislation and law reports.

Career Cruising password

Just a reminder that the password and user name for the Career cruising link from the library homepage is :

douglas
careers