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No access to ScienceDirect
Issue is now fixed. April 30, 2024 Our authentication service, OpenAthens, is currently seeing issues with ScienceDirect. A lot of users are being blocked access. Seems to be impacting multiple institutions. We are investigating! A couple workarounds that seem to work: From the ScienceDirect page, if you click the Orange Institutional Icon and search for […]
Access to Sage Website and Database not working via UBC OpenAthens
Issue is now fixed. April 30, 2024 OpenAthens is seeing issues with the Sage website not loading. Users will see a blank screen or a HTTP ERROR 500. OpenAthens is working to resolve the issue. As a workaround, clear your cache and cookies and then place this URL in front of the Sage Website Address […]
CNKI databases slow load issue
We are seeing slow loading issues and sometimes no access with our CNKI databases. We are investigating, please use access through our Resource Pages in the meantime
Ethnologue Database Not Working
Issue is now fixed. April 2, 2024 Ethnologue: Languages of the World database is current not working and a “HTTP ERROR 503 Cannot contact upstream server” error is appearing. We are working to solve the issue.
IEEE site maintence outage on Saturday, March 16th
On Saturday, 16 March, IEEE Xplore will undergo scheduled maintenance from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET (1:00 – 6:00 PM UTC). Due to the nature of the upgrade, the platform will be unavailable for the entire duration of this timeframe. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Lost access to Diao Long Database of Chinese and Japanese Ancient Books
Issue is now fixed. March 13, 2024 We have lost access to the Diao Long Database of Chinese and Japanese Ancient Books https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details=diao-long-database-of-chinese-and-japanese-ancient-books—&id=2670 We are working with the provider to get this issue resolved.
CPS ( RxTx) Access Issues
Issue is now fixed. March 7, 2024 Some users are seeing access issues with CPS. http://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?id=674 The CPS website is having technical issues blocking access for some users.
Multiple Authentication Issues
Issues now fixed. March 7, 2024 There appears to be a technical issue happening with our authentication tool OpenAthens and we have lost access to multiple resources including: Access Medicine- Workaround in place here American Physical Society (APS) Journals Duke University Press eBooks and Journals Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Journals Bates Visual […]
Access Medicine Error – “do not have permission to access this particular resource”
Issue is now fixed. March 7, 2024 Users trying to access McGraw Hill’s Access Medicine may see this error: “You are logged into the OpenAthens service, but you do not have permission to access this particular resource. Please contact the OpenAthens administrator at your institution to request access.” As workaround please use the Access Medicine […]
Mary Ann Liebert Access Issues
Issue is now fixed. Feb 27, 2024 We are having some access issues with Mary Ann Liebert Journals. As a workaround, placing this URL in front of journal will give access: https://proxy.openathens.net/login?qurl= You can also go this page and then search/browse to the article you are looking for: https://proxy.openathens.net/login?qurl=https://www.liebertpub.com/
