Category Archives: Eresources

Eresource news such as new subscriptions and features

New anatomy resource – BioDigital Human

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The library is happy to announce access to a new online resource, BioDigital Human.  

screenshot showing the main search box on the BioDigital Human platform

The BioDigital Human platform is a medically accurate, virtual map of the human body—composed of over 8,000 individually selectable anatomical structures, 600 simulated health conditions, and a toolkit to map and visualize data.  

Users can find BioDigital Human directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for BioDigital Human in the Database A-Z or by clicking here. 

You can find guidance on how to use BioDigital Human here. Initial training for staff in key departments will take place on June 7 with further online training courses starting in September 2024; more information will be distributed ahead of time. 

This new resource will be replacing the Anatomy.tv resource. Access to Anatomy.tv will cease on the 26 June 2024. Any academic staff currently linking to Anatomy.tv on their module resource lists will be contacted individually by the library team. 

If you have any issues accessing the database, please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk  

SPORTDiscus – new online resource

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The library is happy to announce access to a new online resource, SPORTDiscus with full text.

Banner logo reading "SPORTDiscus with full text, powered by EBSCOhost" and the image of a stylised arm throwing a discus.

SPORTDiscus with Full Text is an EBSCO database which provides bibliographic and full-text content for 660 sports and sports medicine journals. The subjects covered in the database include:

  • Athletic training
  • Coaching and education
  • Exercise science and fitness
  • Kinesiology
  • Nutrition
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Orthopedics
  • Physical education and therapy
  • Sociology of sports
  • Sport psychology
  • Sports injuries and rehabilitation

Users can find SPORTDiscus directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “SPORTDiscus” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.

If you have any queries about using SPORTDiscus, please contact the Academic Librarian team. If you have any issues accessing the database, please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk

Business Source Premier – New online resource

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The library is happy to announce that it has now upgraded to the online resource Business Source Premier.

Banner logo that says "Business Source Premier, Powered by EBSCOhost" in blue text on a blue banner.

Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text access for more than 2,300 journals, including for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database also provides access to 8,225 business case studies, over 14,000 company profiles, 7,353 industry reports, over 75,000 videos and 5,298 SWOT analyses.

Users can find Business Source Premier directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “Business Source Premier” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.

If you have any queries about using Business Source Premier, please contact the Academic Librarian team. If you have any issues accessing the database, please contact the Electronic Resource Team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk

Business of Fashion Professional – new resource

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The library is happy to announce access to the online resource Business of Fashion Professional.

Logo of the Business of Fashion website, the letters B, O and F in bold font.

The Business of Fashion is recognised around the world for its authoritative, analytical point of view on the $2.5 trillion global fashion industry. Their mission is simple: build fashion’s global membership community to open, inform and connect the industry.

Serving members in more than 125 countries, BoF combines independent, agenda-setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career-building tools and immersive events and experiences, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world.

Users can now access unlimited articles on the BoF website, as well as their case studies and online courses and more.

Users can find Business of Fashion directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “Business of Fashion” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.

First time must users register here using their GCU email address. Users must choose Glasgow Caledonian University as your company when registering for an account in order to access the subscription.

If you have any queries about Business of Fashion, please contact the eresource team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk

 

New ebook collection – CIPD Advanced

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The library is happy to announce access to a new collection of ebooks from Kogan Page.

The CIPD Advanced ebook collection gives access to 21 core textbooks and further reading for all CIPD qualifications and HR courses, covering human resource management, learning & development, employment law, reward management and more.

Users can find the ebooks directly on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching for “CIPD ebooks” in the Database A-Z or by clicking here.

Zetoc service to be retired

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JISC and the British Library have taken the decision to retire the Zetoc service from 1 August 2022.

This decision has been taken due to a progressive decline in its use and a diminishing number of users. In addition, the emergence of alternative services and changes to the way information is typically searched, means there is no longer a viable strategic case for Jisc to continue delivering this service.

Any users who are currently signed up to Zetoc should have already been contacted by Jisc and informed of their plans. From 1 August 2022 alerts from Zetoc will automatically stop and users will no longer be able to carry out searches.

If you have any particular queries, please contact help@jisc.ac.uk.

As an alternative to Zetoc, you may wish to use the online resource BrowZine. You can find out more information on this resource as well as help guides on our website.

Resource Lists@GCU feedback

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The library recently ran a survey of staff and students on the performance of our Resource List at GCU service during the 2021-22 academic year. Gathering user feedback has been an integral part of growing the service since it was launched in 2019 and our wish is to use the feedback to improve the service for the upcoming academic year.  

We wanted to circulate some feedback we’ve received from our users in order to share some more information about the Resource List service and platform.  

Continue reading →

British Standards Online – FileOpen plug in

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We’re aware of an issue downloading standards from the BSI website. This is due to new digital security requirements put in place by the publisher.

For Academic Staff:

To download standards on a GCU computer you’ll now need to install a special plugin called FileOpen. You’ll find the plugin by searching for the Software Centre app on your computer and downloading Install BSOL plugin for Adobe Reader. You need to be signed into the Cisco AnyConnect VPN if you’re off campus. Please restart your machine before attempting to download any files. Files can only be opened in PDF readers such as Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader, they can’t be opened in-browser.

You will also need an internet connection to open the documents for the first time. Once your documents have been authenticated, you will be able to access the documents offline.

Please let us know if you have any problems installing the plugin by contacting the team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk

For students:

If you are using your own device, you will be able to download the FileOpen plug in directly from the BSI platform. You may not need to restart your machine before downloading.

If you are using a machine on campus, the FileOpen plug in will already be installed on your machine. If you have having any problems opening documents, please contact the team at ertenq@gcu.ac.uk

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Sage Research Methods

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The library is happy to announce that it now has online access to Sage Research Methods.

SAGE Research Methods is the ultimate methods library with books, reference works, journal articles, podcasts, an online project planner and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online in one place. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. The online Methods Maps can help those less familiar with research methods to find the best technique to use in their research.

Users can find SAGE Research Methods on the Library’s Discover platform, by searching the Database A-Z or by clicking here.