Thursday, May 21, 2015

Library Database Server Maintenance, Friday May 22

Access to the Kresge Library Databases via the Ross user links will be unavailable for a period of about 2 hours between 7am - 9am Friday morning  due to server maintenance.

During this time, access to most of the databases is available via the UM user links on the A-Z Database page.

OneSource is now Avention!

OneSource, the go-to database for company information, has a new name and interface! Now called Avention, this database provides the same great company profiles and industry information but with a more powerful search capability and easy to use interface.

New features include:
  • Additional coverage: around 3 million new companies, expanded number of contacts and emails plus additional data points such as technologies (software, etc.) used at a company.
  • Conceptual search: works like a keyword search across all database content including company info.
  • Build-A-List is now Advanced Search: with filtering capabilities on just about every data point and keyword. The search results look nicer, the downloading is a bit easier to figure out. The email viewing restrictions have been removed. 
  • Business Signals: analysis of company operations, actions and changes from social media, news, and other resources within the database.
Avention is available on the Library's A-Z Database page.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Library Catalog is Down

The library catalog is currently experiencing technical difficulties.  We will have service restored as it is available.  Information similar to that of the catalog can be found using the following:

Monday, May 4, 2015

Kresge Database Server Maintenance Today 5/4/2015

Access to the Kresge Library Databases via the Ross user links will be unavailable for a period of about 2 hours between 10am and noon due to server maintenance.

During this time, access to most of the databases is available via the UM user links on the A-Z Database page.