We are aware of the exposure of user credentials from two of our vendors.

Kanopy

We were notified by Kanopy of a security breach that affected a small number of user accounts. We do not think any UW user accounts were affected, but individuals who also access Kanopy films and videos through their local public library may be affected. Kanopy is notifying the affected users directly.

Elsevier

Researchers at the cybersecurity company SpiderSilk recently discovered that a misconfigured server of Elsevier was exposing user emails and passwords in plain text for an unknown length of time. According to the reports on this leak, after being notified of the leak Elsevier remedied the situation and is investigating.

Elsevier services include the ScienceDirect platform for journals and ebook, Scopus database, and Mendeley. We recommend anyone at the University of Washington with an Elsevier account change their password immediately.

Black Thought and Culture is a landmark electronic collection of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders covering nearly three centuries of history. It showcases the writings of teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures. In addition to the most familiar works, the collection shares previously inaccessible material, including letters, speeches, prefatory essays, political leaflets, interviews, periodicals, and trial transcripts.

Trial URL: http://bltc.alexanderstreet.com

Trial ends: 4/27/2017

An online (no software installation needed) U.S. national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with multidisciplinary applications for college students and faculty.  It is used in undergraduate and graduate curriculums and research related to social sciences, urban studies, real estate and housing analysis, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business, economics, statistics, and geography, among others.    Users can leverage thousands of U.S. data indicators in PolicyMap to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block group in many cases, up to a national level, as well as create custom regions, for their research and studies.

Trial URL: https://washington.policymap.com/maps

Trial ends: 4/24/2017

Unique compiled docket histories provide legal researchers with the ability to quickly search the full text of all content related to each Indian claim, which can be narrowed on the fly to pinpoint a topic. The compilation includes not only court documents, but also cites treaties, related congressional publications, and maps to  facilitate the ability of researchers to fully understand the specifics of each case without leaving the docket history page.  The inclusion of histories for both Court of Claims and Indian Claims Commissions dockets allows researchers to easily grasp the changes in the Indian claims process throughout U.S. history up to the present time.

Trial URL: https://trials.proquest.com/trials/trialSummary.action?view=subject&trialBean.token=0ZNJX7U5UEC4B0G4RMMD

Trial ends: November 2, 2016

Gale Researcher helps students discover credible content written and produced by experts, including article summaries that provide journal-like abstract overviews and streaming videos from the Associated Press, PBS, BBC, and other trusted sources.

Trial URL: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/wash_main?id=washington&db=GLRS

Trial ends: November 19, 2016

Home to over sixty digitised primary source collections for teaching and research within the Humanities and Social Sciences. Collections, range from colonial, missionary and transatlantic relations to twentieth century political and social development, cover four-hundred years of world history.

Trial URL: http://www.britishonlinearchives.co.uk/

Trial Ends: April 10, 2016

The vast majority of articles written for Victorian periodicals were published anonymously, or under pseudonyms. The Wellesley Index identifies the authors of articles within 45 major Victorian periodicals, and provides a bibliography for each contributor.  A must-have resource for scholars of 19th Century British literature and culture.

URL:  http://offcampus.lib.washington.edu/login?url=http://wellesley.chadwyck.com/home.do

Canadian Research Index has been can­celled effec­tive January 1, 2014. Updates to lists and guides are in process.

For additional resources for research on Canadian Studies, see the Canadian Studies research guide at:http://guides.lib.washington.edu/canada

Met Opera on Demand provide access to more than 500 Met performances streaming online.

URL: http://metopera.org/ondemand/index.aspx

Trial ends: December 3rd, 2014

The Criterion Collection showcases the definitive versions of seminal titles in the history of motion pictures. Features accompanying the films include HD streaming, scrolling transcripts, and shareable clips and playlists.

URL: http://search.alexanderstreet.com/crit

Trial ends: September 29, 2014