ProQuest downtime 3am 25th July - 1pm 26th July

ProQuest have planned maintenace for this weekend and some resources will be unavilable.

Ebooks from Ebook Central - this includes any ebooks with http://ebookcentral.proquest.com in the URL

Databases on the ProQuest Platform - including British Nursing Database

ScienceDirect and Scopus access problem and alternative access routes

There is currently a problem accessing ScienceDirect and Scopus via the UK Access Management Federation route. 

However these alternative access routes are still working:

ScienceDirect

Scopus

The problem has been reported to the publisher and we hope it will be fixed soon.

E:Vision downtime Wednesday 7th July 12:00 pm – Monday 12th July 9:00 am

E:Vision is having a software update this week. This means that the service will be unavailable Wednesday 7^th July from 12:00 pm – Monday 12^th July at 9:00 am 

NewsBank special reports July 2021

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. 

July Topics
World Health - UV Safety Month
The Olympic Games - Summer 2020
Issues in the News - Cell Phone Courtesy Month
World Politics and Government
World Economics

Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
Mental Health
Space Exploration
World Environment
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.

 

This video shows you how to find Special Reports, what they are and how they can be used. 

Library system downtime 1st July 2021 20.15-21.15

We are doing some work to update our library system, which means that the library catalogue and our self issue and return machines will be unavailable from 20.15 this evening for up to an hour. During this time you will be unable to issue, return or request books.

DISCOVER - top searches in June

 This is what our users have been searching for in DISCOVER over the last month: