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American Antiquity

Published by Anonymous

Q:  I tried to access an article in the latest issue of American Antiquity by Lepofsky et al. [Lepofsky, D. et al. 2015. "Ancient shellfish mariculture on the Northwest Coast of North America."  American Antiquity  80:236-59.], but when I went to the e-version of American Antiquity that the library provides access to, everything in the issue seemed  to be available EXCEPT pp. 236-59 which simply seemed to be missing.  Can you help clarify what is up and how I can get access to this article online?

Suggestion for New Title Purchase: The Kepler Problem

Published by Dipa Barua

Q: Suggestion for New Title Purchase
Title: The Kepler Problem
Author: bruno Cordani
Publisher & where & when published: Birkhauser Springer 2003

A: Thanks very much for recommending this book for purchase. An ebook copy of "The Kepler Problem" is now on order for the SFU Library. You should receive an email once this book has arrived.

Thanks,
Jenna

Suggestion for New Title Purchase: Cultures of Financialization

Published by Dipa Barua

Q: Suggestion for New Title Purchase:
Title: Cultures of Financialization
Author: Max Haiven
Publisher & where & when published: Palgrave MacMillan & New York & Oct. 2014
Where you saw this item mentioned: Facebook
Your affiliation: SFU Alumna/Alumnus

A: Thank you for taking the time to recommend this title to the library. I have ordered this book in electronic format and you will be notified when it becomes available. As an alumni, you can access the book from any of our 3 campus libraries.
Best,
Carla Graebner

Suggestion for New Title Purchase: Handbook of Motivation Science

Published by Dipa Barua

Q: Suggestion for New Title Purchase
Title: Handbook of Motivation Science
Author: James Y. Shah & Wendi L. Gardner
Publisher & where & when published: The Guildford Press; 2007
Where you saw this item mentioned: In the online catalogue

A: Thank you for your request. You will be pleased to know that this title is already in the SFU Library's Collection. It is an electronic resource and our institution has unlimited access to this book. http://troy.lib.sfu.ca/record=b5504794~S1a

Suggestion for New Title Purchase: World Energy Outlook 2014

Published by Dipa Barua

Q: Suggestion for New Title Purchase
Title: World Energy Outlook 2014
Author: International Energy Agency
Publisher & where & when published: November 12th, 2014 details in link below
Where you saw this item mentioned: http://www.iea.org/W/bookshop/477-World_Energy_Outlook_2014
Your affiliation: SFU Alumna/Alumnus

A: Thank you for your suggestion; we appreciate your taking time to make a recommendation for our collection. Currently we have ongoing access to the annual IEA World Energy Outlook through our subscription to the OECD iLibrary.

Suggestion for New Title Purchase: Living in Balance - ebook

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Q: Suggestion for New Title Purchase
Title: eBook: Living in Balance: a Mindful Guide for Thriving in a Complex World
Author: Joel Levey; Michelle Levey
Publisher & where & when published: New York : Divine Arts, 2014
Where you saw this item mentioned: Professional listserve

A: Thanks for your book request. I have ordered a copy on demand for you, for pick-up at Belzberg. You will be notified by email when it is ready for pick-up.

Best wishes,
Yolanda Koscielski
Liaison Librarian for Criminology and Psychology

Canadian Newsstand database at SFU

Published by Dipa Barua

Q: Hello, I wanted to comment on the Canadian Newsstand database at SFU. This resource unfortunately is not accurate reflecting Canadian news coverage. We did a comparison search with the Canadian Newsstand Complete database, accessible at UBC versus the one at SFU. We found over 2 times the amount of article on our topic area. This is significant if people are trying to do media related research that is national in scope.

We have access to that journal, but libaccess won't let me get to it.

Published by Dipa Barua

Q: For some reason you can't get Acta Crystallographica papers via lib access. For example: "To allow http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S0567739476001551 to be used in a starting point URL, your EZproxy administrator must first authorize the hostname of this URL in the config.txt file.
Within this database's section of config.txt, either the following line must be added: Host scripts.iucr.org or, alternatively, a RedirectSafe for this host or domain may be appropriate.
After editing config.txt, the EZproxy server must be restarted to make changes take effect."

Suggestion for New Title Purchase: Executive Bulletin

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Q: Suggest a Title for Purchase
Title: Executive Bulletin
Author: Global Institute of Forensic Research
Publisher & where & when published: Global Institute of Forensic Research, US, monthly
Where you saw this item mentioned: https://www.gifrinc.com/services/bulletin
Your affiliation: SFU Undergraduate Student

A: Thanks for the suggestion. Indeed, this might be a good fit for both departments, and costs are often shared for resources that fit the research needs of multiple departments.