We are having a login issue with Brightmine (which was XpertHR) at the moment. If you need access, please email librarians@beds.ac.uk and we will give you a temporary login.
Thursday, 9 July 2026
Science Direct and Scopus update - problem resolved
We believe that we have finally solved the problem with access to Science Direct and Scopus.
If you do come across any more error messages, please report them to us via SID.
Monday, 6 July 2026
DISCOVER/EBSCOhost databases problems 6th July
We are having some problems today with DISCOVER and EBSCOhost databases.
Friday, 3 July 2026
Problems with Science Direct/Scopus login - update
We are still working on this issue. However, we do have a temporary workaround that does seem to work, using these alternative links to access Scopus and Science Direct:
http://0-www-scopus-com.brum.beds.ac.uk
https://0-www-sciencedirect-com.brum.beds.ac.uk/
Tuesday, 9 June 2026
Problems with DISCOVER and EBSCOhost resources 9th June
EBSCO have reported some issues this morning which are affecting multiple databases including DISCOVER. They are working on fixing this as soon as possible.
Resources affected could include:
Academic Search Complete, AMED, Art Full Text, British Education Index, Business Source Premier, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL Ultimate, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Education Abstracts, Education Research Complete, Educational Administration Abstracts, ERIC, Global Health, GreenFILE, Hospitality and Tourism Complete, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, MEDLINE, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, PsycTESTS, Regional Business News, SocIndex with Full Text, SPORTDiscus with Full Text, Teacher Reference Center, Ejournals from EBSCO and EBSCO ebook collection.






