Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Redirect error when trying to access Web of Knowledge records through DISCOVER off campus

We've had reports of a problem when trying to get to Web of Knowledge records found through DISCOVER when off campus - you first get a message that Web of Knowledge doesn't recognise your computer's IP address, and are then asked for an Institutional login. Having selected "UK Access Management Federation" and then "University of Bedfordshire", you then get an error message like this:









or this:









We're reported this problem to the providers of both DISCOVER and Web of Knowledge, and will let you know when we have a solution.   

Thursday, 11 October 2012

XpertHR temporary login


XpertHR professional
We have a temporary username and password here for XpertHR, while the supplier works to restore access via your usual UoB usernames and passwords.

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

XpertHR login problems

We are having problems logging in to the XpertHR database. We have reported this to the supplier and will let you know when it is fixed.

Thursday, 4 October 2012

CBT Nuggets iPad app available

CBT Nuggets now has an iPad app.

The app features a clean design, fast video playback, and mobile-to-web bookmarks. You can easily find and play Nuggets IT training videos.

The app is free, but requires our username and password (find it here). You can find it in the App Store.

CBT Nuggets - working again, problem fixed.

We're pleased to report CBT Nuggets is up and running again.

Wednesday, 3 October 2012

CBT Nuggets unavailable

We are having a temporary problem with access to CBT Nuggets.  Bear with us and we will try to restore access as soon as possible.


Reserving books on loan from DISCOVER


We have an improved feature in DISCOVER, if you have discovered a book which is out on loan you can now reserve it without having to do a separate search in the Library Catalogue

 Click the "Retrieve Catalogue Item" link to go straight through to the library record for that book, then click the Reserve button.