Geolocation failures on a library computer
A librarian asked the following: When I click on an updated link for access to a statewide electronic resource I am taken to a page that which asks for a library card number. Is my link wrong? Once...
View ArticleProblem with library links for Gale, Proquest or Britannica statewide resources?
The MBLC and MLS often get calls and emails from libraries saying that their statewide electronic resources links aren’t working. The majority of the time, whenever the user is prompted for a user...
View ArticleReady Made Statewide Licensed Resources Web Page for Your Library (Galesites)
Need help designing an electronic resources or database or research page for your website? The MBLC and MLS recognize that many Massachusetts Library System member libraries do not have the staff, time...
View ArticleMBLC Link generator
Libraries have been wondering if they can link to our MBLC link generator page instead of providing the direct links for the statewide licensed products by vendor or database title. The answer is NO....
View ArticleInstructions for Opening Citation and Bookmark Links in Statewide Electronic...
A question came up at the Gale workshops about citation and bookmark links that do not work when a user clicks on them. All of the statewide licensed electronic resources, including Gale Cengage, the...
View ArticleStatewide Electronic Resource Access and Expired Passwords
The MBLC and MLS stopped using the above cookie passwords for libraries that did not have static IP addresses a couple of years ago when geolocation authentication was implemented. In some cases,...
View ArticleEnhancements to Using Bookmarked and Citations links in Gale Cengage
This updates the Instructions for Opening Citation and Bookmark Links in Statewide Electronic Resources blog entry section on Gale Cengage resources. It’s now easier than ever to use Gale content from...
View ArticleResearch in Context – New Gale database replaces InfoTrac Junior Text &...
Gale Cengage has expanded its “In Context” family of products to bring middle school (grades 6-8) resources into this student-friendly, mobile-responsive database named Research in Context. Research in...
View ArticleGale Artemis Literary Sources
Gale Artemis Literary Sources provides an unprecedented, seamless research experience that helps students find a starting point, search across a wide array of materials and points in time, and discover...
View ArticleGale Business Collection and General BusinessFile ASAP
Gale’s Business Collection was introduced in August 2015 and added to your Gale common menu and Galesites pages at that time. Use Business Collection to search nearly 4,000 leading business &...
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