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New Britannica School web site

Britannica is releasing a new version of their School Edition web site that we will be moving to by the end of the school year. A trial version of this this resource is now available on Marvel. Click on Britannica School Preview (trial) to preview it, or use the following direct link: http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?db=bse

When using the trial version, please remember that all created logins and stored data will be lost, upon the expiration of this trial! A single school code has been provided to us to create teacher accounts. It is: E2FA20684E8AA3E0

Training webinars are available at https://student.gototraining.com/1rq37/catalog/520829108662251008 If additional or customized training is needed, please let me know as other options may exist. Their promotional video is also available at http://info.eb.com/images/BOLSE%20Overview.wmv

We have the flexibility to migrate to the new web site anytime between now and the end of the school year. I would like to give everyone the opportunity to test drive it and attend an upcoming webinar and then schedule the migration when it is least disruptive to teachers and students.

If you have any questions or concerns on the new web site, migration, training, timing of transition, please contact us.

EBSCO "A System Error has Occurred"

An unresolved technical issue with the EBSCO resources is causing sporatic access issues where users are getting "A System Error has Occurred". If you should encounter this, please do the following: (steps below specifically for IE 8 and 9 browsers, although similar workflows apply to other browsers):

1. Open the Safety menu or Tools>Internet Options in the IE browser
2. Open “Browsing History DELETE”
3. UNCHECK “Preserve Favorites website data”
4. CHECK OFF the rest of the settings, specifically Temporary Internet files, Cookies, InPrivate Filtering data
5. Click DELETE button
6. Close all IE web browsers and launch a new IE window and try logging into EBSCOhost now via MARVEL.

If this does not work for your browser, please try using a different browser, like Firefox, Chrome or Safari. All are free to download and use on both Windows and Mac platforms.

If you need assistance with the above or you continue to have problems, please contact us online at http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/contact.asp.

Also, at EBSCO's request, an online survey has been created to assist them in collecting technical information that will potentially help them diagnose and resolve this issue. The survey is located at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DWYXMY5. All fields are optional.

Note: The issue applies to other EBSCO customers and is not specific to MARVEL.

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OneSearch Search Box and Widgets

OneSearch search box and widget creation tool is now available to add to your library or school web site. The pre-existing HTML code snippets can still be used. In addition, more customized search widgets can be created using the online search creation tool at http://www.maineinfonet.net/summon/customize/.