Dawsonera ebooks download - Adobe Digital Editions Switchover

Dawsonera have almost finished switching all their ebooks from .pdf files to .acsm (Adobe Digital Editions) files.


From the 1st November all Dawsonera content (both PDF’s & ePub’s) downloaded will be via an ACSM file which can be opened with Adobe Digital Editions and the Bluefire Reader;


Windows/Mac users can download Adobe Digital Editions (http://www.adobe.com/uk/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.html)


The Bluefire Reader (http://www.bluefirereader.com/bluefire-reader.html) is also available for iOS, Android and Windows. 

DISCOVER and Full Text Finder update

We believe that yesterday's problems getting to full text articles via DISCOVER and Full Text Finder are now fixed. However if you do continue to have any problems, please let us know.

Springer ejournals access back to normal

Springer have informed us that they were having website problems yesterday which are now fixed. If you have any more difficulty getting articles, please let us know.

Springer ejournals access problems

We've noticed some problems accessing articles from Springer journals, where we are not getting access to items that we do have a subscription to. We have alerted the publisher and hope to have this resolved quickly.

IEEE Xplore Maintenance - Friday, 21 October 2am - 5am

IEEE Xplore will be unavailable due to maintenance,  Friday, 21 October from 2am to 5am.

DISCOVER full text finder problems

There are currently problems within DISCOVER in getting access to the full text of some articles. You will get an error message if you click on green buttons within results which say "Access the Full Text"

Ebsco have been contacted about this problem. Other parts of DISCOVER are still working correctly, including access to the full text of articles from other sources.

Printing downtime Thursday 19th October from 7.00pm

The managed print system that controls all printing across the University will be offline  on Thursday 19th October from 7.00pm. The work being carried out is essential to allow continued and stable printing facilities under Windows 10.


The print system will be offline for approximately 4-5 hours and there will be no access to print during this time.


If you experience any difficulties printing on Friday 20th October please report these immediately to the customer helpdesk.

Printing downtime Wednesday 11th October from 7pm

The managed print system that controls all printing across the University will be down from 7pm Wednesday 11th October for up to 5 hours, to try to solve the current problems.  There will be no access to print during this time.

If you experience any difficulties printing on Thursday 12th October please report these to the customer service desk immediately.

Printing downtime tonight Wednesday 4th October from 7.30pm

The managed print system that controls all printing across the University is being upgraded tonight Wednesday 4^th October from 7.30pm. This upgrade is needed to allow continued and stable printing facilities under Windows 10.

The upgrade will take approximately 4-5 hours and there will be no access to print during this time.

If you experience any difficulties printing on Thursday 5th October please report these to the customer service desk immediately.

FAME database - a new look

The FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy) database has had a redesign:

There's lots of information about what has changed here.

Don't worry though, the old version is still available and we'll keep both links on the library catalogue!

NewsBank special reports - October

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.

October Topics
Issues in the News - Bullying Prevention Month
Mental Health - Emotional Wellness Month
Natural Disasters - Hurricanes and Earthquakes
National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 - 10/15)
World Health

Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
Education Around the World
World Economics
World Environment
World Politics and Government
World Terrorism and Conflict

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.  http://newsbank.com/videos/how-find-use-special-reports

DISCOVER top searches last month

These are the top searches from last month: