Wednesday 21 December 2016

UoB password site change 22 December 2016

The site you use to reset your university password is changing as of tomorrow, 22 December 2016.


The new service will be at https://password.beds.ac.uk




Setting up Google Scholar to show links to UoB content

If you use Google Scholar on campus, you'll find it automatically links you to content you can access. You'll see a link "UoB access" whenever it has detected content UoB has purchased.










You can set it up to do this off campus as well,. Log in to Google, if you aren't already, and go to Scholar, then choose Settings from the top, and Library links. If University of Bedfordshire doesn't already appear, search for and select it.


Tuesday 20 December 2016

Library system back up

The library system downtime is now completed, and services should be back to normal. If you notice anything odd, please let us know.

DISCOVER problem fixed

DISCOVER is working normally again. Please let us know if you have any further problems.

Monday 19 December 2016

DISCOVER - "No results were found."

We're having a problem with DISCOVER returning no results to all searches.









We're working on a solution and hope to have it fixed as soon as possible.

Library system downtime 11am-3pm 20th December 2016

We will be upgrading the library system on 20th December 2016, beginning at 11am for up to 4 hours.
During this time there will be no access to:
  • library catalogue
  • self-issue
  • self-returns
  • reservations
  • renewals
  • digital library resources via URLs which include "0-...beds.ac.uk"
Many digital library resources including DISCOVER may be accessed via this alternative route. Books may be issued and returned via the service desks.

Friday 16 December 2016

Monday 12 December 2016

ICT alert - systems at risk Wednesday 21st December to Thursday 22nd December

ICT are carrying out essential work on our central storage system which does not require shut down of our systems. We do not anticipate any unplanned downtime;  however the following systems should be regarded as being at risk during this period.

What might be affected? And when?

  • Email system: from 10:00 Wednesday 21st December and all day Thursday 22nd December.
  • Other ICT  Services, including: Finance Systems; Student Record Systems; Breo; S-Drive; U-Drive; Local-Drives, University Internet; Printing etc. : from 10:00 Wednesday 21st December and all day Thursday 22nd December.
  • Library services including Library Catalogue, ebook / ejournal access, Digital resource access via UK management Access Federation, Self Service (book issue & return), Laptop loans: from 10:00 Wednesday 21st December and all day Thursday 22nd December.
  • (Please note: ICT do not anticipate downtime on Friday 23rd December; however, these systems should be considered at risk).
Who will this affect?

All Staff and All Students

Why are we doing this?

As part of a rolling programme of maintenance and support, we are carrying out an essential upgrade to all storage systems.

Scheduled read-only time on the Taylor & Francis Online platform 13th & 14th December.

There will be scheduled development work on the Taylor & Francis Online platform. During this time the site will be in read-only mode. You will still be able to download and read content but searching the site, viewing informational pages, and other My Account functionality and purchasing options will be unavailable. This will take place from 11:30hrs on Tuesday 13th December until 14:00hrs on Wednesday 14th December (GMT).

This will affect all journals with tandfonline.com in the URL. 

Thursday 1 December 2016

NewsBank special reports - December

NewsBank’s Special Reports are news articles, images, maps and other useful content grouped for convenience under specific topics and themes. They help you to quickly locate information while gaining better insight into current global issues and events.
December Topics and Monthly Themes
U.S. Presidential Campaign - 2016
Year in Review - 2016
Issues in the News - Human Rights
History in the News - Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary
World Economics
   
Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
Natural Disasters
World Health
World Terrorism and Conflict
World Environment
World Politics and Government
NewsBank have produced a short video explaing how to access and use Special Reports.



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