Wednesday 29 April 2020

Systems back online

Let us know if anything still doesn't work for you.

University system problem affecting all services

The University is having a major problem this morning. This is affecting all our systems including DISCOVER, the Library Catalogue, BREO and SiD online.

ICT teams are working to bring things back online ASAP.

Thursday 16 April 2020

Problem accessing WARC (World Advertising Research Center)

We are currently having a problem trying to login in to WARC:








We have reported to WARC and hope it will be fixed soon.

Wednesday 1 April 2020

Extra digital library resources while physical libraries shut

We are working to provide you with extra digital resources while our libraries are closed - there is a list here, we will keep adding to it as well as making resources available through reading lists, DISCOVER and the library catalogue.

NewsBank Special Reports - April 2020

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.

April Topics
World Health - Coronavirus
National Poetry Month
Mental Health - Autism Awareness Month
World Environment - Earth Day
World Economics - Financial Literacy Month
U.S. Presidential Campaign - 2020


Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
World Politics and Government
Issues in the News
Education Around the World
Space Exploration
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.