Taylor & Francis ejournals downtime 2nd December midnight-1am

We've been warned that Taylor & Francis Online will be unavailable, for up to 1 hour, on Saturday 2^nd December 00:00:00 - 01:00:00 GMT. This is due to a scheduled improvement to the platform infrastructure. This will affect all journals with www.tandfonline.com in the URL.

STEM Building

Good view from the Library this morning of the crane being installed for the new STEM Building. Not sure if the local traffic is too impressed though!

Westlaw problems

We've been warned of possible problems using Westlaw. If this happens to you, please let us know so that we can report it. The problems seem to be browser-related, so try using a different browser (eg Chrome if you usually use Firefox.

If you get this login screen, don't try to enter your details in the username and password box - it won't work.  Instead use this link and try again.

SiD online downtime Wednesday 8th November

The Student Information Desk (SiD) online system will be upgraded tomorrow. There will be no access for staff or students until Thursday. The SiD desks at our campuses and telephone lines will be open as normal where advisers will be able to assist you.

Reading list problems fixed

We believe that the problems with Reading lists have now been fixed, but please let us know if you have any further trouble.

Reading list problems

We are currently having problems with access to Reading Lists. Our supplier is working to fix this so please try again later.

DISCOVER top searches last month

These were the top searches in DISCOVER last month:

Newsbank Special Reports November 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.

November Topics
Indigenous People - Native American Indian Month
World Health - National Diabetes and Epilepsy Awareness Months
Military Family Appreciation Month
World Politics and Government
Natural Disasters

Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
Issues in the News
Mental Health
World Economics
World Environment
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.

Please view and share this video with others. It shows you how to find Special Reports, what they are and how they can be used.