Problem solved - UK Access Management Federation login problems (ebooks, RefWorks and other resources)

Login to UK Access Management Federation resources (including ebooks, RefWorks and other resources) is now back to normal. Please let us know if you have any further problems.

UK Access Management Federation login problems (ebooks, RefWorks and other resources)

We have a problem affecting UK Access Management Federation login.  This affects resources such as ebooks, RefWorks and Reading lists.

Problem solved - UK Access Management Federation login problems (ebooks, RefWorks and other resources)

Login toUK Access Management Federation resources (including ebooks, RefWorks and other resources) is now back to normal. Please let us know if you have any further problems.

UK Access Management Federation login problems (ebooks, RefWorks and other resources)

We have had a service outage which has affected UK Access Management Federation login.  This affects resources such as ebooks, RefWorks and Reading lists.

ICT are working to fix the problem as soon as possible.

Phishing campaigns against UK universities

Please be aware that there are active phishing campaigns specifically targeting students and staff at UK Universities.

Phishing to students includes emails asking that they "update their account information".
Suspected phishing messages should be deleted; links should not be clicked on.

Example message:

From: University of Bedfordshire <me@beds.ac.uk>

Subject: Your university account information

Hello,

Due to a recent update in our computer network, Its is important that you update your account information. Please follow the link below to update your account.

Update Link <a href="http://land-grain.com.ua/show/whnmxff1owk2p38o4i3pxh7k">

Best Regards,

University of Bedfordshire

If you any messages like this, ignore them and do not click on the links. We will only ever ask you to change your password at our password changing site, https://password.beds.ac.uk/sspr/private/Login (shortcut http://pwd.beds.ac.uk).

 

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NewsBank Special Reports - March 2017

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.

March Topics and Monthly Themes
Women's History Month
World Health - National Nutrition Month
U.S. Presidential Election
Issues in the News
World Economics
 
Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
Film and Television - Nominations and Awards
World Terrorism and Conflict
World Environment
World Politics and Government

Each Special Report features current and retrospective coverage with new articles added daily. They constitute a unique value to your users and are included with your NewsBank subscription. 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. 

NewsBank have produced a short video explaing how to access and use Special Reports.