Final reminder: Save your DISCOVER folder

This is a final reminder that from 8^th July onwards the Library will be updating access to the DISCOVER Folders option, which allows you to store references and articles you find in DISCOVER within a personal folder. 

This may overwrite some existing folders. If you use Folders in DISCOVER you need to follow these instructions before 8^th July 2019 in order to save your  references and articles. 

If you have any questions or are having problems with saving your references, please contact library.technical@beds.ac.uk

ProQuest Ebook Central downtime planned, Saturday 20th July 5pm-8pm

We've been warned of planned downtime for ProQuest Ebook Central, on Saturday 20th July from 5pm to 8pm. This will affect all ebooks with ebookcentral.proquest.com in the URL.

Problems with links resolved

The problems with links beginning 0-...brum.beds.ac.uk have now been fixed. Please let us know if you have any further problems.

Problems with links including 0-....brum.beds.ac.uk

We are currently having an issue with all our links to resources which include 0-....brum.beds.ac.uk. We have our supplier working on this urgently and hope it will be fixed very soon.

In the meantime please choose the alternative links "via UK Access Management Federation" from the library catalogue.

Scopus 403 Cloudflare errors - a cookie problem

It seems that the error messages some people have been seeing in Scopus are due to a problem with cookies saved on your machine. If it happens to you, either clear your cache and cookies and start a fresh browser, or switch to a different browser. Alternatively, use the "via UK Access Management Federation" link instead, which has not been affected.

Scopus - "403 Forbidden Cloudflare" errors

We have been noticing some strange errors in Scopus today. We advise you to use this alternative link to Scopus which seems to be error free, while we investigate with our suppliers.

If you access Scopus via the library catalogue, please use the "via UK Access Management Federation" link.

NewsBank Special Reports June 2019

NEWSBANK SPECIAL REPORTS

June 2019

NewsBank’s Special Reports are news articles, images, maps and other useful content grouped for convenience under specific topics and themes. They enable users to quickly locate information while helping them gain better insight into current global issues and events.

Following is a listing of ones that may be of particular interest at this time.

June Topics
Mental Health Month - Alzheimer's Awareness Month
National Oceans Month
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
U.S. Presidential Campaign - 2020
World Travel and Tourism
History in the News - Apollo Moon Landing

Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
World Health
World Economics
World Environment
World Politics and Government
Natural Disasters

Each Special Report features current and retrospective coverage with new articles added daily. There are over 60 Reports to be sure the information you need is always available.

Special Reports are easily accessible from the left side bar on your online resource menu page, on search screens and the Other NewsBank Products link in full-text newspaper products. 

This video shows you how to find Special Reports, what they are and how they can be used. 

https://www.newsbank.com/videos/learning-center/how-find-use-special-reports