Mutley
28-01-2008, 11:39 PM
I have just received this email from Bedfordshire Library. As one who resides outside the UK it was the only access I had to the Times Online. I will miss it......
"Unfortunately we have to inform you that from Monday 4th February you will no longer be able to access The Times Digital Archive, InfoTrac Newspapers Magazines and Journals and the Gale Virtual Reference Library. This is because it has been brought to our attention that we were in breach of our licensing agreement with Cengage, the supplier.
If you are able to visit a Bedfordshire library you can upgrade your membership, collect a library card and regain access to all the above resources. Find your nearest Bedfordshire Library here:
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vlib.sh?enqtype=OURLIBS (http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vlib.sh?enqtype=OURLIBS)
If you are unable to visit a Bedfordshire Library you can still access the following online resources:
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Credo Reference - Over 150 online reference books, including a crossword solver
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Oxford Reference Books
- Marketline - Business information
- Learning Topics - Online IT tutorials
My apologies again for the reduction to this service. If you would like to comment on this please reply to this e-mail and we will forward your response to Cengage."
"Unfortunately we have to inform you that from Monday 4th February you will no longer be able to access The Times Digital Archive, InfoTrac Newspapers Magazines and Journals and the Gale Virtual Reference Library. This is because it has been brought to our attention that we were in breach of our licensing agreement with Cengage, the supplier.
If you are able to visit a Bedfordshire library you can upgrade your membership, collect a library card and regain access to all the above resources. Find your nearest Bedfordshire Library here:
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vlib.sh?enqtype=OURLIBS (http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/cgi-bin/vlib.sh?enqtype=OURLIBS)
If you are unable to visit a Bedfordshire Library you can still access the following online resources:
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Credo Reference - Over 150 online reference books, including a crossword solver
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Oxford Reference Books
- Marketline - Business information
- Learning Topics - Online IT tutorials
My apologies again for the reduction to this service. If you would like to comment on this please reply to this e-mail and we will forward your response to Cengage."