Online resources updates
Law Trove
Law Trove is a key online resource providing access to around 200 legal textbooks published by Oxford University Press. It offers excellent functionality and features allowing users to search through the entirety of OUP’s legal textbooks. Contents and cross-references are hyperlinked for fast and easy navigation, and users can personalize their experience by creating their own profiles and saving content, searches, and annotations.
For more information on these resources please contact askaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk.
The following online resource is currently available for trial access:
IBISWorld
IBISWorld provides trusted industry research on thousands of industries worldwide. In-house analysts leverage economic, demographic and market data, then add analytical and forward-looking insight, to help organizations of all types make better business decisions.
Trial access to this resource is available both on and off campus until 16th December 2022 for all Hope students and staff by clicking on the following link:
To help us decide whether this resource would be useful for Liverpool Hope please send any feedback to: askaLibrarian@hope.ac.uk
Recommended browsers for OneSearch
When using OneSearch it is recommended that the following browsers are used:
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Chrome
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Firefox
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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.
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:
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Academic Search Complete
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Art Full Text
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British Education Index
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Education Research Complete
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Humanities International Complete
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SportDiscus
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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.
Law Trove
We are currently experiencing some issues with Law Trove when searching via OneSearch. When clicking on a link to an ebook, journal, etc, you may get the following message:
Some errors occurred while retrieving services
However, if you access Law Trove via the Library Databases A-Z list and then search for the item directly in the database, you will be able to gain access.
Please be assured that we are working with the System Support Team and this should be rectified as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
BMJ: BMJ's covid-19 hub supports health professionals and researchers with practical guidance, online CPD courses, as well as the latest news, comment, and research from BMJ. The content is free and updated daily.
EDP Sciences: To support all researchers during the Covid-19 pandemic, EDP Sciences has made all journal content from 2018-2020 open access, so it is freely available for all to read.
Elsevier: Access to 326 textbooks plus access to 20,000 Coronavirus-related articles via Science Direct. Available via the link or OneSearch.
IEEE Xplore: Articles and standards from the IEEE Xplore digital library that may help researchers understand and manage different aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic are free to access. All content in this collection is now free to access for the duration of the global health crisis, with additional rights for all types of reuse, including full text and data mining, and analysis. IEEE is continually monitoring the developments and will update the content of this page periodically. Available via the link or OneSearch.
Science: The Science journals are striving to provide the best and most timely research, analysis, and news coverage of COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. All content is free to access.
Springer Nature: To support urgent research to combat the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the editorial teams at Nature Research have curated a collection of relevant articles. Their collection includes research into the basic biology of coronavirus infection, its detection, treatment and evolution, research into the epidemiology of emerging viral diseases, and our coverage of current events.