Emerald journal problems

There is currently a problem with some links from the library catalogue and DISCOVER to Emerald journals and articles in them. If you are off-campus, you may get error messages following some links. Emerald are working on this issue but meanwhile there are some workarounds if you have problems.

1) From the library catalogue, please use the link marked “via UK Access Management Federation”

2) From DISCOVER you may need to log in to see the full text of the article.

a) If you get the message: “You might not have access to this content”, click on the Login button

b) You will then be asked your institution. Put in “Bedfordshire”, click on the Find button and select University of Bedfordshire.

c) You will then be shown a University of Bedfordshire Login button. Click on this and log in using your student number and UoB password.

If you still have problems, please contact library.technical@beds.ac.uk

ProQuest ebooks downtime 19th October 5pm-8pm

We have been warned that ProQuest will be performing maintenance on ProQuest Ebook Central on 19th October, 5pm-8pm. During this time ebooks with URLs containing ebookcentral.proquest.com may be unavailable.

Westlaw problems 13th September

Westlaw have told us that they are having technical issues today which may mean that you cannot access content. They are working to resolve this as soon as possible.

NewsBank Special Reports September 2019

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.

September Topics
9/11 Anniversary
National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 - 10/15)
Constitution Day (9/17)
World Health - World Alzheimer's Day (9/21)
Education Around the World

Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
World Environment
World Economics
U.S. Presidential Campaign - 2020
Natural Disasters
Science and Health in the News

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. 

 

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