UC Library E-Resource Trials

Licensed Electronic Resources are:

• Specialized, fee-based resources that require UC Library maintain a license and paid subscription for their use

• Usually priced based on the number of current UC full time students, faculty and staff

• Governed by a license that stipulates only current UC students, faculty and staff will be granted use of the resource

• Restricted to current UC students, faculty and staff

Examples of Licensed Electronic Resources

• Databases
• E-Journals
• E-Newspapers
• E-Books
• Websites with enhanced services for subscribers

Before purchasing a new resource, we test the product using all the paid features and attributes to evaluate:

• Content
• Functionality 
• Usability
• Appropriateness for curricular and research missions

• All current part or full time UC students, faculty or staff member may participate

• Use a licensed electroinc resource currently under trial

• Complete the E-Resource Trial Feedback web form

There are 2 ways to learn about trials:

Library News

• Currently running trials are announced in the Library News section of the UC Library home page
• A link to the resource is included with the full news story

Find an Online Resource

1. Open Find an Online Resource in a browser window
2. Perform the title keyword search: trial
3. Any current trials will be listed in search results. If no search results are returned, UC Library is not currently offering any trials.

We offer three ways to share your thoughts:

• Complete our E-Resource Trial Feedback web form

• Send an email the Reference Librarians: reference@utica.edu

• Stop by and chat with a librarian about our resources during regular reference hours or contact a librarian directly.

Your feedback is a critical component in our decision to purchase or pass on a resource:

• Both positive and negative comments can be useful

• Feedback from anyone who uses the resource (students, faculty and staff) are valued

• The trial end date is in both the Find an Online Resource description and the Library News story

• Tip:

  To see the full description in Find an Online Resource, click the Show Full Description link

• Some vendors control access to a resource during a trial through username/password authentication

• If a trial requires a login for use the Find an Online Resource and Library News entry will note this and provide instructions for obtaining the login information

UC Library does not buy every resource we trial. To learn if we've purchased a specific resource, search Find an Online Resource by resource title:

• If the resource is listed without (Trial) in the title, UC Library probably purchased the resource

• If the resource is listed with (Trial) still in the title, UC Library is still trialing the resource

• If the resource is not listed, UC Library probably did not purchase the resource

If you have any questions or comments about trials and online resources, contact a UC Librarian:

• Use our web form to Send a Message to the Reference Librarians
• Email us at reference@utica.edu
• Stop by and talk with a librarian during regular reference hours or contact a librarian directly