Electronic Resources Blog

We are currently experiencing sporadic problems when searching on FAME.  An error message displays saying your search was interrupted.  Publisher informed.

Ebrary have just launced their new web interface (see screencast and pdf). Unfortunately their new site isn’t working correctly with Athens at the moment and is producing a “page not found” error when you try to access the site for the first time after logging in. The publisher has been informed and hopefully they’ll be able to resolve the problem a.s.a.p.

Due to an upcoming upgrade of the Storage Area Network (SAN), we’ll be carrying out an upgrade of the Horizon server at the start of the week commencing 16th February.

We’re hoping to keep the actual downtime to a minimum. When it does occur, the downtime will affect the following services:

1) library catalogue
2) book renewals (via the library catalogue, the automated telephone renewals system, and the self-issue machines)
3) book issues and returns via the self-issue machines

During the downtime, any items to be borrowed or returned should be taken to the main Lending Counter.

We apologise in advance for any inconvenience the downtime causes.

EJS is currently experiencing a problem with journals published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge. The link between EJS and Informaworld is not working. Until this is resolved, please use the publisher’s site link on EJS for access.

We are currently experiencing problems accessing this database.  Publisher has been informed

The Guardian (1821-2003) and its sister paper, The Observer (1791-2003), both part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers program, give readers online access to facts, firsthand accounts, and opinions of the day about the most significant and fascinating political, business, sports, literary, and entertainment events from the past 200 years. Both papers have been digitized from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in easily downloadable PDF format.

Access via: http://proquest.umi.com/login

Trial ends 12/02/09

Ebrary is not working correctly at present. Pages of books do not load. The publisher has been informed.

We’ve just been informed by Ex Libris that there’s a problem with the cluster/facet feature on MetaLib:

Dear MetaLib customers, we have just been notified about a problem with the Clusters and Facets functionality, which results from an expiration of the Vivisimo license. We are currently working towards its solution, and we will update you as soon as we solve it. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience.

A “quick fix” has been implemented whilst we wait for Ex Libris to fully resolve the issue.

Some users are experiencing problems when accessing Web of Science. A page comes up displaying a system error message. Publisher has been informed.

American Chemical Society Journals are not currently available.