DISCOVER/Digital Library login problems off-campus

We still have reports of people getting this error, "Sorry, cannot locate your account".

We think that this is caused by the autofill function in your browser (particularly Chrome) scrambling your login information.

You may need to turn off the auto fill option in your browser and try again:

•  Settings, show advanced settings, password and forms, uncheck auto-fill. (Chrome)

 If this doesn’t work please try a different browser  to see if that helps.

You may also need to clear your browser history, if you don't know how to do this check out http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser's-Cache.

DISCOVER login problems off campus

We're still getting reports of this "Sorry, cannot locate your record" error when accessing DISCOVER off campus, particularly when coming from BREO. We think that these problems are down to the Autofill function in the browser putting the wrong values into the login box. We recommend that you either turn off Autofill in your browser or clear the login boxes and manually enter your username and password.

If you are getting this error screen instead,

then you have a different problem. Click the Shibboleth login link and browse for University of Bedfordshire, you'll then get through to one of our login screens.

Library system downtime tonight Wednesday 16-12-15 between 11pm & 2am.

We have planned downtime for an upgrade to the library system tonight, Wednesday 16th December, between 11pm & 2am.

During this time there will be no access to self-issue, self-returns, reservations, renewals, library catalogue or many of our remote digital resources. Only resources via UK Access Management Federation will be available during this period (there is a list here).

LinkSource becomes Full Text Finder

If you search DISCOVER you'll notice that the LinkSource button which takes you out to content held outside DISCOVER has changed to Full Text Finder. It does exactly the same thing, taking you from information about an article in one database, to full text held in another.

Over the next few days the LinkSource links out from other databases such as Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar will also change to Full Text Finder links. We are not expecting any broken links during this transition but if you do come across any please let us know.

Changes to DISCOVER - searching for ejournals

We've made some changes to DISCOVER to make it easier for you to search for specific journal titles. The old A-Z list of ejournals has been retired and you can now search for journal titles within DISCOVER. When you start a DISCOVER search you'll see journal titles suggested as well as popular terms.

If the journal you select is indexed in DISCOVER you'll be able to search just within that journal, otherwise you'll get a link out from DISCOVER  to the journal content.

If you want to explore journal titles in more depth go to the Publications link in the red bar and you can search or browse by discipline.

Science Direct and Scopus downtime 20th December

Due to scheduled maintenance Scopus, ScienceDirect and Mendeley will experience a brief service outage on Sunday December 20 between 5:00 a.m. GMT and 5:00 p.m. GMT.
This brief outage is not expected to last more than 10 minutes

Improvements to 37 ebooks from Ovid

On 15th December, an Ovid platform release went live. This affects the 37 medical, nursing and health-related textbooks the University has bought on that platform. One popular title is Anatomy & Physiology Made Incredibly Easy! (2011).

The upgrades include the option to download and save individual chapters as PDFs - great in a book like Nursing Pharmacology Made Incredibly Easy! where you might want to save one chunk.

The other system change is an updated personal account login interface. This is less dramatic: the login page has basically been decluttered.The features and functionality of the personal accounts remain unchanged.

You can find a quick link to the Ovid platform under the Ebook collections menu on the Digital Library tab of the catalogue or by searching for Ovid ebooks or any of the individual titles on the catalogue (or DISCOVER).

New Android app: VleBooks eBook Reader

A lot of the ebooks the library catalogue has are on a platform called VleBooks. (All the eBooks On Demand titles are on that platform this year.) The books can be read from any internet browser (like Firefox or Safari) but if you have an Android device you may like to install the VleBooks app.

The app was recently released and is now available on Google Play here. It was a bit glitchy initially but is now reported to be working well.

"Sorry, cannot locate your account" problems logging into library account / DISCOVER

We're having a lot of reports of people getting "Sorry, cannot locate your account" messages when trying to access their library account or login to off-campus resources such as DISCOVER.

If you do get this error don't try to reset your password - instead switch to a different browser (Internet Explorer seems to be having the error least often) and open the Library Catalogue again. We think this problem may be related to the autofill function in Chrome, so if you are using Chrome, turn off auto fill (settings, show advanced settings, password and forms).

Internet problems on campus

Internet connectivity on Campus has been degraded as a result of a network wide denial of service attack on JANET’s (our suppliers) network.

They are dealing with this as a priority, many Universities are affected.

DISCOVER off campus

We have had a lot of reports of strange error messages when trying to access DISCOVER from off campus. We are investigating, but in the meantime please use this alternative link.

Wiley ejournals downtime Saturday 5th December 10:00-14:00

We've been warned of planned downtime for Wiley ejournals on Saturday 5th December from 10:00-14:00. This will affect all ejournals with onlinelibrary.wiley.com in the URL.

E-book Platforms workshop TODAY at 1pm in BEDFORD in G2.20

E-book Platforms workshop TODAY at 1pm in BEDFORD in G2.20.
Want to know more about how to access and make use of the ebooks we have available to you? Come along to this workshop for an overview of what’s on offer and some tips on how to use it.

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers

Three databases, 18th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, 19th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers and 20th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, have now merged to form House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, at a new site. There is detailed information about the new site here.