Secured access to the O'Reilly for Higher Education (formerly Safari eBooks) platform is now available.
Please remember that in addition to a new name and a new platform, this product change includes unlimited access to this product. Many thanks to VIVA for dramatically improving our concurrent user access, and to Emily Altman for her extensive work with Ex Libris, O’Reilly, and VIVA partner institutions in order to get secure access to the new platform working on schedule for all colleges!
Please see this internal staff guide for details and training materials: https://vccs.libguides.com/oreilly .
To do:
-Tara
Please remember that in addition to a new name and a new platform, this product change includes unlimited access to this product. Many thanks to VIVA for dramatically improving our concurrent user access, and to Emily Altman for her extensive work with Ex Libris, O’Reilly, and VIVA partner institutions in order to get secure access to the new platform working on schedule for all colleges!
Please see this internal staff guide for details and training materials: https://vccs.libguides.com/oreilly .
To do:
- Be aware that the product has a new name and offers more than just ebooks: O'Reilly for Higher Education (formerly Safari Tech Books Online).
- Understand that Quicksearch results now direct users to the new, unlimited O'Reilly platform.
- Recognize that the current limited-access Safari platform will be retired at end of the Fall 2019 term.
- Before Friday, 12/20/2019: Review the Access & Technical Information tab in the VCCS O’Reilly guide https://vccs.libguides.com/oreilly to become familiar with the new title-level linking and walk-in user access methods.
- On Friday, 12/20/2019: The existing Safari linker will redirect to O'Reilly platform access for your college.
-Tara
Tara Cassidy
Director of Library Services
Virginia's Community Colleges - System Office
Director of Library Services
Virginia's Community Colleges - System Office