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EBSCOhost eBooks – Possible Down Jan.3-5, 2022
EBSCOhost eBooks may be down for maintenance from January 3rd to January 5th, 2022. Per EBSCO: Starting the evening of January 3rd, 2022 (EST), EBSCO will be performing an upgrade to systems which will affect the speed with which newly acquired content is made available to your library on the EBSCOhost platform. Maintenance is expected […]
EBSCO eBooks and Taylor & Francis eBooks Down – Dec. 2021
UPDATE – Problems resolved. 09de2021 There is currently a problem with EBSCOhost ebooks (PDFs are not opening) and with Taylor & Francis ebooks (“gateway” error). Stay tuned for updates.
Summon – Refreshed Look Coming Dec. 15th
NOTE: Refreshed look delayed till later on 15th or early 16th. Additional updates: As well as the changes listed below, there are two new features coming: 1) Select a result source: In some results, you will see “More Options” where you can select the source of the item if we have access to it on […]
Peter Lang eBooks – Loss of Access (Nov.2021)
UPDATE – Access restored We have temporarily lost access to Peter Lang ebooks. We are working to restore. Stay Tuned.
Several Oxford University Press Resources Unavailable (Nov.2021)
UPDATE – Access appears to have been restored. Various Oxford University Press resources (including ebooks) are inaccessible. eJournals appear to be unaffected. We are working with OpenAthens to restore access. Stay tuned.
Select Sage Titles Unavailable (Nov. 2021)
A number of Sage titles (ebooks and other items) are unavailable for access, while others appear to be working as expected. We are working with the Provider to find out why some items are being blocked. Stay Tuned!
EBSCO intermittent service issues (Nov.8, 2021)
UPDATE: Database level linking seems to be working, but not article level. Try entering at journal level and browsing to article. Please report any continuing issues via the eResources Help Form. Access to EBSCO databases and ebooks is intermittent. Users may be unable to login, or get a range of error messages (505, server upstream). […]
Taylor & Francis Journals Down – 20_Oct_2021
RESOLVED Access to the Taylor & Francis journals is down. NOTE : We have been advised that a fix is being tested Friday with an intention to release it on Monday 25th October. It has been reported. Workaround => if you follow a link through to an article, get the “Select your Institution” error BUT […]
DesLibris – HTTP 503 Error (Oct.2021)
RESOLVED The DesLibris ebook platform is currently experiencing technical issues. HTTP ERROR 503 Cannot contact upstream server: https://www.deslibris.ca/ We’ve reported the problem to the provider and will post a notice when service is restored.
Maintenance on Some Discovery Services this weekend Sept. 25, 2021
The following services will be unavailable 8am-4pm, Saturday, September 25th due to planned maintenance by Ex Libris. eJournal Portal (Journal Titles tab on the Library homepage) Citation Linker (Blue Full Text button) Ulrich’s
