Hi, for now you can use xxxxxx and xxxxxx to access search all resources. We're making some changes to this service and so we're not handing out individual logins at the momentIf you're not a new student and haven't used Ask-A-Librarian to ask about accessing 'Search All Resources', well let me tell you that we're making some changes to this facility.
The big change and the one from which other changes flow, is that we are changing suppliers. We have been using WebFeat, supplied by Serial Solutions. Shortly, we will be switching over to EBSCOHost Integrated Search (EHIS). We like WebFeat, and it has functionality that EHIS lacks, but we like EHIS even more, particularly since one can search more databases through EHIS. With the change in supplier comes a change in user interface: individual or multiple databases are searched using the EBSCOHost database interface that you should be familiar with using databases such as Business Source Complete or PEP Archive, and results are presented in the same EBSCO interface. The other change relates to the way resources are accessed off-campus: we have been using WebFeat as a gateway for off-campus access, in that even if the database couldn't be searched by WebFeat, the link was still there for you to access the database off-campus. This isn't the case with EHIS: access to all databases off-campus will be through EHIS and if a database isn't searchable through EHIS it won't appear on that list. Offhand I can think of only one database where this will be problematic, but we'll address that down the line.
If you're on campus, then here's a preview of what EHIS looks like. It's still missing (more than) a few databases, but it'll give you an idea of what to expect. We'll keep WebFeat going for a while yet.
Any and all feedback gratefully received
Edit: Also available through "Search All Resources" itself (scroll to bottom)
Edit: Firstlaw now searchable in EHIS
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