Even in academia this could be a matter for concern, as many PG
students have to submit on 1st Sept, so during August could be
checking their references, or doing literature searches to make sure
they have not missed new research.
Cathy
On 14 August 2012 16:05, Richardson Andy (RDE) Colchester Hospital Uni
NHS Foundation Tr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I've got a note on my service desk software for 3 publisher upgrade and maintenance sessions in August within a span of 7 days. While I am sure that EBSCO, ProQuest and Elsevier will all have faultless sessions and nothing will go wrong.... given past experience......
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> I understand you guys primarily serve the academic sector and August is a quiet period for you, I do worry about the prospect of a fair size of our paid for resources not being available all at the same time for those of us using them outside the academic arena....
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> Ever thought of staggering your upgrades????
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> Regards
>
> Andy
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