Worldcat.org maintenance outage Mar. 21, 1-5am CT

OCLC will be conducting a maintenance install this Sunday, March 21, which should be completed between 1-5 A.M., CT. WorldCat.org, OCLC's free resource for searching library catalogs, will be unavailable during this time.

Bibliography of the History of Art discontinued 3/31/10

"Discontinuation of the Bibliography of the History of Art: please note that the Bibliography of the History of Art is being withdrawn from distribution, and will no longer be available after 31st March 2010. [...] Getty Research Institute is no longer able to support the database and has not yet been able to reach an agreement with a new publisher."

Fondren Library will investigate a possible replacement for the BHA.

ScienceDirect & Scopus down, over night 3/13-3/14

This just in from the publisher:

"ScienceDirect and Scopus will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance for approximately 8.5 hours during the period from 9:30PM CST on Saturday 13, March to 07:00AM CDT Sunday 14, March.

We apologize for the inconvenience."

Wiley/Blackwell 2010 journals unavailable - RESOLVED 3/10/10

We have been attempting to obtain an acceptable license renewal with Wiley since September 2009. They continue to place language in their license which Rice General Counsel and library staff agree are unacceptable.

Unlike the industry standard to continue access while good faith negotiations are underway, Wiley has removed our access for 2010 content.

We continue to negotiate with the publisher for a suitable license; in the (hopefully, short) interim, please let our interlibrary loan office know - via the ILLiad request system - what articles you need from any of this publisher's journals, and the library will obtain copies for you.

Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Kerry Keck
Asst. University Librarian, Collections
keckker@rice.edu

Update: 3/10/10 - 3pm

Fondren Library and Wiley have come to a verbal agreement regarding the licensing terms for our Wiley renewal.

Pending formal completion of the license, Wiley has reactivated Rice University's access to 2010 journal content.

We thank you for your patience. Please use our web form to report any problems or concerns with any library digital resources.

Kerry Keck
Asst. University Librarian, Collections
keckker@rice.edu