Credo Reference platform update Saturday 19th August

Credo Reference will be getting a refresh next weekend -work will begin Saturday 19th August 2023, beginning 1pm BST and is anticipated to take about 24 hours, during which there may be access disruptions. Banners will be present on the platform with messaging to let you know what is happening during this time. The new platform should be available to all on Monday, 21st August.

If you would like to know more about how the new platform will look, there is a help guide here.

DISCOVER top search terms July 2023

These were the top searches in DISCOVER last month - if you know why people are typing "discover" into DISCOVER, please let us know!

IEEE Xplore downtime 22nd July 2pm - 6pm

We've been told that on Saturday, 22 July, IEEE Xplore will undergo scheduled maintenance from 2pm  - 6pm (BST). During this time, there will be periods when the website will be unavailable. 

POSTPONED - IT systems essential maintenance Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th August - disrupted access to Digital Library

Please be advised that this planned work has been postponed and will be rescheduled in due course (4/8/2023)

The university is planning IT maintenance on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th August. During this time, only Office 365, email and Microsoft Teams will run as usual - all other systems will be affected. This includes BREO, DISCOVER, and access to digital library resources such as ebooks and ejournals. 

What are ICT doing?
We are upgrading networking equipment in our core server and storage infrastructure. This will require a weekend shutdown of University hosted systems.

When will this be?
Downtime: Saturday 5th August 2023 all day from 8:00am
At risk: Sunday 6th August 2023 all day until 5:00 pm

Library system maintenance 12th July 2023

We are going to be doing some work on the library system behind our library catalogue, book loans and renewals on Wednesday 12th July 2023 from 10.30am. Thursday 13th July will also be at risk.

During this time there will be no access to the library catalogue or to self issue/return/renewal of books.

Access to some digital library resources will be disrupted but DISCOVER and reading lists will not be affected and most digital library resources will be available via these routes.

Most popular DISCOVER searches in June

Here's what everyone was searching for in DISCOVER last month:

(Who searches "discover" in DISCOVER? what are they hoping to find?)

Discover interface upgrade

The library search engine, DISCOVER, is getting a shiny new upgrade this summer.  The upgrade will include a more intuitive interface, a visual search tool, and more ways to manage your documents.  You don’t need to do anything and all of the material in your folders will be moved over to the new interface once the upgrade happens (however, it is always a good idea to have a back-up!).

If you have any nested folders (sub-folders within folders) in your current DISCOVER account you will need to move any items in the sub-folder to the top-level folder, otherwise the items will not appear once the upgrade happens on 1^st August 2023. To do this, follow the instructions here.

If you have any queries about the upgrade you can email librarians@beds.ac.uk or library.technical@beds.ac.uk