[OPLINTECH] Explora to replace Searchasaurus, Kids Search, and Student Research Center

[Stephen Hedges]

(sorry, it's http://ohioweblibrary.org/ebsco, of course)
--
Stephen


On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Stephen Hedges <st.hedges at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Next Tuesday (right after the holiday) we plan to remove Searchasaurus,
> Kids Search, and Student Research Center from http://ohioweblibrary/ebsco.
> This is being timed to coincide with the end of most school years, and is
> coordinated with INFOhio and OhioLINK. EBSCO will not disable these
> interfaces until June 30, so if you are using direct links from your
> website to these interfaces, they should still work until then.
>
> The new Explora interface will remain. FYI, I have attached a spreadsheet
> comparing the databases we have included in our Explora interface and the
> databases that were included in Searchasaurus, Kids Search, and Student
> Research Center.
>
> If you have questions, please contact http://support.oplin.org.
>
> --
> Stephen Hedges, Director
> Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
> 2323 W. Fifth Ave, Suite 130, Columbus, OH 43204
> st.hedges at gmail.com  |  614-728-5250
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Stephen Hedges <hedgesst at oplin.org>
> wrote:
>
>> If you highlight the Searchasaurus, Kids Search, or Student Research
>> Center resources from EBSCO for your patrons, please be aware that these
>> three resources will be replaced by EBSCO's new "Explora" on June 30.
>>
>> More information about Explora is available at:
>>   http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/explora
>>
>> http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/search.php?keyword=explora&interface_id=&document_type=&page_function=search
>>
>> --
>> Stephen Hedges, Director
>> Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
>> 2323 W. Fifth Ave., Suite 130, Columbus, OH 43204
>> 614-728-5250  ::  hedgesst at oplin.org
>
>
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