Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

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Did you know that the full text of the 8-volume edition of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics is available on-line via the Consortium Luxembourg portal?

The on-line Dictionary is a dynamic resource for economists which:

  • offers excellent search and browse facilities, both full text and advanced, which make it possible to explore the Dictionary with great speed and ease;
  • contains hyper-linked cross-references within articles, making it an indispensable tool for researchers and students;
  • features carefully selected and maintained links to related sites, sources of further information and bibliographical citations;
  • enables users to bookmark searches and articles, along with their own notes, in My Dictionary, or add links to articles on social bookmarking sites;
  • incorporates quarterly additions and updates.

To find out more about what the Dictionary has to offer, view the demo.

The Palgrave Dictionary of Economics can be accessed via the “Find Database” tab under the letter “P” or by clicking here.
 

Find it! Links now in PubMed

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It is now possible to link directly from PubMed to the Find It! service of the Consortium Luxembourg Portal.  There are two ways of doing this:

  1. Use the PubMed link available in the portal and you will automatically see the Find It! icon in the article details.
  2. Configure your PubMed preferences:
    • Go to PubMed.
    • Create or log in to your My NCBI account. Use the “My NCBI” link in the upper right corner.
    • After clicking on My NCBI, click on Preferences in the left menu.
    • Under PubMed Preferences, click on Outside Tool.
    • In the resulting list, navigate to C and choose Consortium Luxembourg.  Click on the green Save button.
    • Consortium Luxembourg will now be defined as your chosen Outside Tool.

 

Portal connection problem resolved

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Consortium Luxembourg’s electronic documentation portal experienced problems when attempting to connect and access resources this morning.  This problem has now been resolved.

We apologize for any inconvenience.
 

European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750

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Consortium Luxembourg is pleased to announce the addition of a new database to the Consortium Luxembourg Electronic Documentation Portal.

European Views of the Americas contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of native American peoples. A wide range of subject areas are covered; from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery. The original bibliography was co-developed by John Alden and Dennis Landis, Curator of European Books at The John Carter Brown Library. The John Carter Brown Library, founded in 1846, is a foremost repository of rare books and materials and is a center for advanced research in history and the humanities.

The database can be found under the letter “E” in the “Find Database” tab or by clicking here.
 

Lamyline – Nouveau Guide d’Utilisation

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Lamyline vient de sortir un nouveau guide d’utilisation de leur site. Ce guide répond aux questions suivantes:

  • Comment trouver l’information dont vous avez besoin sur Lamyline ?
  • Comment trouver les meilleurs documents dans la liste de résultats ?
  • Que puis-je faire lorsque je consulte un document ?
  • Comment consulter vos publications en ligne ?

Ce guide est téléchargeable en format PDF ici : Lamyline: Guide d’Utilisation

Nouvelles Icônes pour le portail bnu / New Icons for the portail bnu

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La liste des bases de données du portail bnu a des nouvelles icônes qui indiquent le type d’accès d’une ressource:

  • Sans icônes – accessible par tous lecteurs partout après avoir se connecter – à la bibliothèque, à la maison, au travail, etc. ;
  • “Accès local limité à” – accessible uniquement à partir du réseau indiqué par l’icône :
    • Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg– à l’intérieur du réseau de la Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg ;
    • Université du Luxembourg– à l’intérieur du réseau de l’Université du Luxembourg ;
    • CPR Lippmann– à l’intérieur du réseau du Centre de Recherche Public – Gabriel Lippmann ;
    • CRP Santé– à l’intérieur du réseau du Centre de Recherche Public – Santé ; et
    • CRP Henri Tudor– à l’intérieur du réseau du Centre de Recherche Public – Henri Tudor.

The database list available on the portail bnu now contains new icons which show the type of access for a particular resource:

  • No icon – accessible by all patrons everywhere after login – in the library, at home, at work, etc. ;
  • “Access only in” – accessible only from with the network indicated by the icon :
    • Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg– from within the network of the National Library of Luxembourg ;
    • Université du Luxembourg– from within the network of the University of Luxembourg ;
    • CPR Lippmann– from with the network of the Centre de Recherche Public – Gabriel Lippmann ;
    • CRP Santé– from within the network of the Centre de Recherche Public – Santé ; et
    • CRP Henri Tudor– from with the network of the Centre de Recherche Public – Henri Tudor.