We have just received a notification from ProQuest that the problems we were experiencing earlier are now largely resolved. The Ebook Central platform is now back, but you may still experience some issues with ProQuest Central.
You can also visit the ProQuest Status Page to check whether the platform you need is working yet.
Our apologies for the inconvenience this may have caused you. Thank you for your patience while this matter was resolved.
Lindsay Warwick , E-resources Team
A change to the licence for EndNote means that it is now possible to download the full Desktop EndNote to your own computer saving you nearly £100. Just follow these steps:
You will be sent an email containing a download link and product key.
Note that under the terms of the licence if you leave the University you must remove EndNote from your computer.
To find out more about this software and how to use it see our EndNote guide.
Jackie Skinner
Academic Liaison Librarian
The Library currently has a trial to the online Churchill Archive – try it now! Access is available until 21st December.
The archive consists of more than 800,000 pages of original documents, produced between 1874 and 1965, ranging from Winston S. Churchill’s personal correspondence to his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians, and military leaders. There is a video tour of the archive available here.
Access is available on-campus and off-campus.
Help us to decide
Please let Charlie Carpenter, Academic Liaison Librarian for History, know what you think of the archive at c.a.carpenter@reading.ac.uk
Sophie Dorman, E-resources Team
Over the summer, Digimap have produced a number of improvements which will help compare and combine the different services, and increase interoperability with other mapping applications.
A new button gives access to ‘Web Services’. 
This will allow you to export Digimap to other applications like ArcGIS or QGIS, without having to store the data locally. The data can be used as backdrop mapping and there are no size restrictions. You can also use this function to combine different Digimap services eg Aerial and OS. Transparency sliders allow you to adjust the visibility of each component.
New overlays available include:
Include photographs on a Digimap base
Upload your own photographs to a Digimap base! Simply click on the Camera icon on the Drawing Tools panel. Once added it is treated as a drawing feature and can be moved or resized.
You can now request an A5 sized print – better for fitting into an essay or report
Search results are now grouped by type – places, roads, coordinates etc, and shown in different tabs
If you have questions about using Digimap, contact Judith Fox – j.a.fox@reading.ac.uk
Judith Fox, Map Librarian
We are currently experiencing problems with resources that we link to via DOI. A DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique alphanumeric string that is used to identify content and provide a persistent link to its location on the internet. An example of a resource that links via DOI is this, http://idpproxy.reading.ac.uk/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316338773.
Unfortunately one of our authentication methods is currently interfering with such linking and preventing users from accessing content. If you find a link with this problem it will take you to a webpage with a ‘Bad Gateway’ error message. This is affecting resources that are using our Proxy that link via DOI, and as such may appear in Talis, Enterprise or Summon. We are aware of the urgency of this problem and are working with the company that manages this authentication system to resolve the situation. In the meantime we have changed links in Talis and Summon so that they no longer authenticate with the proxy, these changes may take up to 48 hours to complete. Once on a platform you may need to login to a resource via the institutional sign in.
If you come across such an error message you can still access the resource by using our A-Z databases list to search for the platform the eBook or article is on, and then search the database using the title or author to find the resource.
I apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Lindsay Warwick, E-resources Team
The problems we were experiencing accessing international content and news content on Lexis Library have now been resolved.
You can now access these two platforms by using the links below.
For International content these are the new on campus and off campus links.
For News content these are the new on campus and off campus links.
We will be updating the Library website with the new links shortly. In the meantime please use the above links for access to Lexis’ international and news platforms. To access all other areas of the Lexis platform please use the links found on the A-Z database.
If you are still having any problems with access, please contact us at eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk or submit an e-resources problem report form.
Thank you for your patience during this time.
Lindsay Warwick- E-resources Team
This term the Library purchased access to the Kanopy Video Streaming service – it’s a huge collection of online videos including documentaries, films, and instructional videos. You can watch Kanopy videos online, on- and off-campus, and they’re all accessible through the Library here: https://www.reading.ac.uk/library/eresources/image-sound/lib-kanopy.aspx
Since the start of Spring Term, 874 of you have watched a total of 247 hours of content – mostly on Sunday or Monday nights… we won’t ask why!
These are the top 5 films that you’ve been watching, and their summary from Kanopy.
There’s a wide range of films available, as you can see from the list above. Take a look for yourself! You can browse by subject or topic, or search for a filmmaker or subject area to see what Kanopy has to offer.
Kim Coles, Liaison Team Manager
Try out the archive of Cuban Culture and Cultural Relations now! We have trial access until 22 March.
This primary source collection from 1959 onward is split into two parts, covering the culture and cultural relations of Revolutionary Cuba and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Part 1, “Casa y cultura”, provides unique access to 45,000 documents, covering almost 60 years of cultural relations between Revolutionary Cuba and abroad.
This is available on-campus and off-campus.
Part 2, Writers, provides access to more than 63,800 digital files and records on 1,046 writers and artists .
This is also available on-campus and off-campus.
Please send any comments on this resource to Katie Winter, Liaison Librarian for Modern Languages and European Studies – k.l.winter@reading.ac.uk.
Katie Winter, Trainee Liaison Librarian
Digimap, the online map and data delivery service, has a new trial service available. In addition to Ordnance Survey, Historic, Geology, Aerial, Environment, Marine and Global, we now have access to Society Digimap.
Society Digimap provides a wealth of census and socio-economic data for Great Britain. Although census data is available through the UK Data Service, the processing required to show census and other demographic datasets on a map can be a barrier to use for many interested in the value of the datasets. By providing these datasets as layers to visualise along with high quality Ordnance Survey data, users can access this rich information source to gain valuable insights for their areas of interest without the need to learn how to use a GIS.
Over 40 layers of data from a range of Census 2011 data, broadband availability and Output Area Classification (OAC) are available. Initially this can be mapped using a Roam mapper, but a download facility is also planned.
If you are using or planning to use this service in your teaching or research, please let us know! The trial is available until 31 July 2019. Please send any feedback about it to Judith Fox, Digimap Site Representative.
Judith Fox, Map Librarian
We now have access to Kanopy!
Kanopy is an online streaming platform, providing access to thousands of films from over 800 film makers. Whether you’re a Film student or an Historian, you will find a range of films related to the arts & humanities – including documentaries, Hollywood cinema, early film, a range of genres, and The Criterion Collection.
Access is provided by the Library, so it is free for you to access, and you can stream films on-campus and off-campus. Use the Browse feature to search by subject or genre, or the search bar at the top of the page to look for a film by title.
Sophie Dorman, E-resources Team
The intermittent problem with access to many of our e-resource platforms has now been resolved, and you should be able to access all e-resources as normal.
If you are still having any problems with access, please contact us at eresourceshelp@reading.ac.uk or submit an e-resources problem report form.
Thank you for your patience during this time.
Sophie Dorman – E-resources Team
Do we not stock that one book you really want for your dissertation? Then why not see if you can borrow it from another Library through our Inter-Library Loans service!
The Inter-Library Loans service delivers material you need which is not held in our Library. We can obtain a wide range of academic books, journals, and conference proceedings from other libraries.
All members of the University can request inter-library loans – Staff, Students, and Associates. Please note that the Inter-Library loan service is not available to External borrowers.
We do not charge for the majority of requests, however we do charge for certain items and repeated renewals.
We would also charge users for any overdue or lost requested items.
Please see our webpage for more information.
You will need to fill in a request form via Unicorn with a much detail as possible about the item you want to request.
The length of time it will take for your item to be processed varies so as a guide please allow a minimum of two weeks for your request to be ready.
Although in some cases items will be ready for collection within a couple of days of the request!
Please see our Inter-Library Loans webpage for further information.
Matthew Pearson, Library User Services
