New Databases Added

The University of Akron recently added two new databases from Congressional Quarterly:

• CQ Weekly: CQ Weekly provides in-depth reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon, plus a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
• CQ Researcher: CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and online 44 times a year.

These databases may be accessed on campus or remotely via the UA VPN (virtual private network).

Database Cancellations

Beginning July 1, several OhioLINK databases will no longer be available. The affected databases are funded through the combination of an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and the state appropriations of the Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO) partners, and are available to all Ohioans. LCO is a collaborative effort of OhioLINK, OPLIN, INFOhio, and the State Library of Ohio. Libraries Connect Ohio is constantly striving to provide the strongest portfolio of research resources possible within budgetary limitations to serve the diverse lifelong learning needs of all Ohioans.

The following databases will be modified or no longer be available as of July 1:

• Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) – Try Health Source Consumer Edition instead.
• America's News Magazines (NewsBank) – Search for magazines in the E-Journal Finder instead.
• America's Newspapers (NewsBank) – State and national papers will no longer be available, except for four major statewide newspapers -- the Columbus Dispatch, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Toledo Blade, and the Dayton Daily News (as well as archives of the Cincinnati Post). This package is being funded by the Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN). If state budget developments reduce the OPLIN budget to the point where OPLIN cannot afford this newspaper package, then it will be discontinued before the fall term. For other newspaper coverage, try LexisNexis Academic and Newspaper Source instead.
  

OhioLINK Announcement

Several OhioLINK resources and services, including the ETD Center, OLinks, E-Journal Finder, and OhioLINK EZProxy, will be unavailable while planned maintenance is performed on Friday, June 5, from 12-1 a.m.

The following services and resources will be affected:

• the E-Journal Finder
• MyEJC
• Electronic Theses and Dissertations database (search/retrieval and submissions)
• EZProxy, which provides remote access to databases and resource not hosted at OhioLINK (e.g. you will be able to access the EJC during this time, but not EBSCOhost databases)
• the List of OhioLINK Databases, including By Subject, By Type and By Name or Title. The OSearch databases themselves will still be available if you link to them directly.
• member library contact information
• OLinks, OhioLINK’s linking service