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Trial access Oxford Dictionary Of National Biography

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Consortium Luxembourg is offering a trial access to Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB).

ODNB lets you explore the lives of over 60,000 people worldwide in an illustrated online collection of specially written biographies. This vast resource covers individuals who have shaped all aspects of British history, from Romans-times to present day. Written by specialist authors, ODNB introduces you to the people behind British history’s great events, as well as its literature, science, art, music, and ideas.

Alongside the faceted search options, you can discover the wealth of content through themed articles, reference lists, special features, and learning resources. Listen to a life by downloading regular episodes from the free biography podcast, receive a free Life of the Day delivered to your inbox, and view over 11,000 portrait illustrations.

Trial access is available until 15 December 2025 for all users with a valid library card of the National Library, University of Luxembourg, LIST, and LIH.

Available now: New England Journal of Medicine

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Consortium Luxembourg is happy to announce that users have now access to the New England Journal of Medicine as well as NEJM Evidence.

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is one of the most trusted, influential source of groundbreaking medical knowledge and clinical best practices, serving to directly shape the future of medicine, inform healthcare policies worldwide, and advance patient care.

While NEJM focuses on critical late-stage trial findings, NEJM Evidence offers a different lens on early stage trials along with fresh insights into methodologies.

Access the journals on the Ovid platform:

New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
NEJM Evidence

Access is available for all users with a valid library card of the National Library, University of Luxembourg and LIH.

Defending sustainable access: Consortium Luxembourg responds to Clarivate/ProQuest’s announcement of ending the sale of single ebooks with perpetual access

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On 18 February, Clarivate/ProQuest, the vendor behind the platform Ebook Central announced their new ‘transformative subscription-based access strategy’, which ends the sale of single ebooks with perpetual access by 30/06/2026. Their offer will be reduced to ebook packages available for subscription only which makes it impossible for libraries to build up permanent collections. 

Providing long-term access to content is a fundamental mission of libraries and a core value shared among the member libraries of Consortium Luxembourg. With tight budgets, libraries need the ability to curate sustainable collections that match the specific needs of their users, rather than subscribing to generic packages.

For the past 10 years, Consortium Luxembourg has purchased ebooks via Ebook Central through various licensing models. Our members’ libraries have always appreciated the flexibility and ease of purchasing single ebooks through one platform. The variety of acquisition models enabled Consortium Luxembourg to offer the largest ebook collection in Luxembourg on one platform with over 300.000 titles.

Consortium Luxembourg decided to significantly reduce the investment in ebook purchases on Ebook Central. While all historic purchases will remain accessible on the platform, the current catalogue on Ebook Central will shrink over the coming months.

Instead, the Consortium will focus on acquiring ebooks directly from publishers or other distributors to continue offering access to the most extensive and valuable collection possible through different acquisition models respecting library biodiversity and user needs.

Discover all our ebooks on a-z.lu.

Consortium Luxembourg

Claude D. Conter – Director National Library of Luxembourg
Marie-Pierre Pausch – Director Luxembourg Learning Center, University of Luxembourg
Pascale Degiorgi – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
Regina Sinner – Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)

New Yorker, Vogue US and others now available on PressReader

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We are excited to share that Condé Nast’s US publications are now available on PressReader. With this update, library users can read American editions of popular titles like The New Yorker, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, or Bon Appétit on PressReader. These titles represent the best in fashion, culture, travel, technology, music and more, bringing a new world of content to audiences who can access it with a library card.

Please be aware that PressReader only offers the most recent 3 months of published content.

All international Condé Nast publications can also be found via a-z.lu.
Access is available for all users with a library card of the National Library, University of Luxembourg, LIST, and LIH.

To access PressReader content with their dedicated app, please check the instructions here.

Trial access Oxford Bibliographies Trial access

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We are pleased to announce that Consortium Luxembourg is offering trial access to Oxford Bibliographies as of now until 30 november 2024.

Oxford Bibliographies provides scholars from across the academic spectrum with peer-reviewed guides to the key literature in a wide variety of fields like Art History, International Law, Communication, Linguistics and much more. With fully annotated bibliographies that are linked to the libraries catalogue, an Editor in Chief and Editorial Board for each subject, and articles written by current scholars in the field, Oxford Bibliographies is the most authoritative and reliable online resource for students, faculty, and researchers at all levels and is unparalleled in its contribution to the improvement of modern online research with up-to-date and fully peer-reviewed content.

Each article in Oxford Bibliographies is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship on a topic with original commentary and annotations by top scholars. Designed to streamline the research process, intuitive linking and discoverability tools quickly guide users to the content they are looking for, whether it be a chapter, a book, a journal article, website, blog, or data set. Users can sign in to save searches and create a personalized list of citations and links to full-text print and online content. Users can also receive email alerts when articles and bibliographies update.

Start using Oxford Bibliographies today at: https://www-oxfordbibliographies-com.proxy.bnl.lu/

Trial access is available until 30 november 2024 for all users with a library card of the National Library, University of Luxembourg, LIST, and LIH.

Numérique Premium – Le savoir en toute liberté

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Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer que la Bibliothèque nationale et l’Université du Luxembourg vous offrent l’accès à la plateforme Numérique Premium avec plus de 5.500 livres numériques francophones dans des domaines tels que les sciences humaines, sociales, juridiques, économiques et politiques. Vous y trouvez également un large panel de méthodes de langues, du niveau débutant au niveau professionnel.

Les ebooks peuvent être consultés en mode streaming via la liseuse intégrée.

L’accès est ouvert à tous les utilisateurs qui disposent d’une carte de bibliothèque de la Bibliothèque nationale ou de l’Université du Luxembourg.

Accèder Numérique Premium

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Trial: Learn new languages with Mango

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Consortium Luxembourg is offering a trial until 30 June 2023 for Mango Languages, a personalized, adaptive language-learning experience that provides the tools and guidance you need to expand your language skills wherever and however you learn best.

Our favorite Mango features include:

  • Real-world conversations that won’t leave you lost in translation
  • Voice Comparison for matching your pronunciation with native-speaker audio
  • Listening & Reading Activities for reinforcing learned material and building new skills
  • Personalized Review System that adapts to your individual learning pathway
  • Culture Notes for unique insights into different cultures
  • Mango Movies for learning through engaging, authentic content

Access Mango Languages here

You may either use Mango as a guest (your learning progress won’t be saved) or you create a profile once you log in for the first time.

For mobile usage, you may also download the Mango app from your appstore.

Download from Apple App Store
Download from Google Play Store

To benefit from the full experience in the app, you will need to create an account on the website before you login to the app. Please use these login credentials for the app as well.

Access is available for all users with a library card of the National Library.

New: American Chemical Society (ACS) Journals

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Consortium Luxembourg is happy to announce that we’re now offering access to the full journal collection of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

ACS Publications is a leader in providing access to chemistry-related information and research through peer-reviewed journals and eBooks. Research from Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry and Medicine have been published in ACS Publications in journals and eBooks.

The ACS Journal collection provide searchable full-text access to over 140 years of original research in chemistry, including more than 1,300,000 articles dating back to the inaugural volume of the Journal of the American Chemical Society in 1879. ACS publishes more than 65 peer-reviewed journals with articles across a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines.

ACS’ flagship journals continue to sustain growth by providing relevant, timely and high-quality peer-reviewed research. Access to the full collection includes – amongst others:

Please access the ACS journal collection here.
All journals can also be found in a-z.lu.

Access is available for all users with a library card of the National Library, University of Luxembourg, LIST, and LIH.

New: access to Cambridge Textbooks

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We are pleased to announce that Consortium Luxembourg now provides access to the full Cambridge Textbooks collection on Cambridge Core. Discover more than 1.000 textbooks across 20 subjects.

Please access to the textbook collection on Cambridge Core here.
All textbooks can also be found in a-z.lu.

Access is available for all users with a library card of the National Library, University of Luxembourg, LIST, and LIH.

Sample textbook on https://www-cambridge-org.proxy.bnl.lu/

Login issues Libby App

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Some users might experience some issues using the Libby App for downloading new ebooks or audiobooks.

Please find below some advices that may solve the issues.

Bitte scrollen Sie nach unten für Erklärungen in deutscher Sprache.

  1. Did you already reset your a-z.lu password?
    On 30 Nov 2022 our new library system ALMA was launched, that’s why all a-z.lu passwords have been reset. If you haven’t login since then, please click the “reset password” link in the description and follow the instructions.

2. I have already reset my password, but my old loans aren’t visible anymore.
Due to the password reset and new login, sometimes two library cards are connected with Libby.
Please go to the Libby main menu (3 lines) – Your libraries – Manage cards.
Now you will probably see two cards: one with 0 loans, another one with active loans (e.g. 1 out of 8).
To go back to your old loans, we suggest to delete the new card (0 loans) by tapping on “Actions” – “Remove card”. Your previous loans should now be visible again in Libby.

If you’re still experiencing problems, please send an email (preferably with a screenshot) to: help@consortium.lu.

Erklärungen in deutscher Sprache

Einige User haben aktuell Probleme beim Login mit der Libby App. Wir haben für Sie ein paar Tipps aufgelistet, die die Probleme lösen sollten.

  1. Haben Sie bereits Ihre a-z.lu Passwort zurückgesetzt?
    Am 30.11.2022 wurde das neue Bibliothekssystem ALMA eingeführt. In diesem Zuge wurden alle a-z.lu Passwörter zurückgesetzt. Falls Sie sich seit dem 30.11.2022 noch nicht wieder eingeloggt haben, klicken Sie bitte den “Passwort aktualisieren” Link im Beschreibungstext und folgen Sie den Anweisungen.

2. Ich haben mein Passwort bereits aktualisiert, aber ich kann meine alten Ausleihen nicht mehr in Libby sehen.
Aufgrund der Password Aktualisierung und dem neuen Login kann es dazu kommen, dass manchmal 2 Bibliothekskarten mit Libby verknüpft sind.
Bitte gehen Sie in diesem Fall zum Libby Hauptmenü (3 Striche) – Ihre Bibliotheken – Ausweise verwalten.
Dort sind nun vermutlich 2 Karten zu sehen, eine ohne Ausleihen (0 von 8) und dann eine ausgegraute mit Ausleihen (zum Beispiel 1 von 8).
Wir empfehlen nun die Karte ohne Ausleihen zu löschen, in dem Sie auf „Aktionen“ klicken und dann „Ausweis entfernen“.
Sie sollten nun Ihre alten Ausleihen wieder in Libby sehen können.

Sollten Sie weiterhin Probleme haben, schicken Sie uns gerne eine Mail (mit Screenshots) an help@consortium.lu.