Online Resources Updates

HeinOnline

HeinOnline is a premier online database containing more than 188 million pages and 292,000 titles of historical and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges an important research gap by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of more than 2,800 law-related periodicals. In addition to its vast collection of academic journals, HeinOnline contains the entire Congressional Record, Federal Register, and Code of Federal Regulations, complete coverage of the U.S. Reports back to 1754, and entire databases dedicated to treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and much more.

Nature

From major discoveries in the last 175 years to today’s breakthroughs – you can find important research from across science, technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities.  Nature is a flagship portfolio of high quality journals, products and services across the life, physical, chemical and applied sciences.

For more information on these resources please contact AskaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk

There are currently no resources on Trial.  Please check this page regularly for updates.

Recommended browsers for OneSearch 

When using OneSearch it is recommended that the following browsers are used:

Chrome

Firefox

Microsoft Edge

From May 2021 OneSearch will not be compatible with Internet Explorer and you should upgrade to Microsoft Edge or use one of the other recommended browsers.

I’m having problems when I try to download the full text of a journal article; what should I do?

It’s a good idea to clear your computer’s cookies, cache and saved preferences, as these have sometimes been the cause of error messages.

To do this in:

Firefox:

Go to Tools and select ‘clear recent history’. Tick everything and choose the timeframe to clear (e.g. a day), then click ‘clear now’.

Internet Explorer:

Go to Tools, and select ‘Internet Options’. Under Browsing History select ‘delete’. Tick everything, then click ‘delete’.

Chrome:

Click on the spanner icon and select ‘Settings’. Click ‘show advanced settings’ and under Privacy choose ‘clear browsing data’. Tick everything and choose the timeframe to clear (e.g. a day), then click ‘clear browsing data’.

Close the browser and then re-enter the online resources.

A small number of students are having problems linking to the full text of an article when using Internet Explorer 9; you might want to try using Firefox or Chrome.

If you are still having problems, call the Library on 0151 291 2079 (ground floor Subject Support Point) or 0151 291 2007 (first floor Subject Support Point).

If you need any further assistance please contact AskaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk

Scheduled Downtime Notification

Please be aware that regular software updates are undertaken on the second weekend of the month between Saturday 23.00 and Sunday 9.00 and some services including OneSearch may not be available during these times.

Ebsco Databases

We are currently experiencing some issues with Ebsco databases including:

Academic Search Complete

Art Full Text

British Education Index

Education Research Complete

Humanities International Complete

SportDiscus

MLA International Biography

When conducting a search using OneSearch for an article that is included in any of these databases, you may be taken to a screen that says "Forbidden".  This is a known issue and is currently being worked on so as a temporary measure, please make a note of where the article is available and search the database directly by accessing it via the A-Z list.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Covid-19 related research