Tuesday 26 September 2017

IEEE Xplore scheduled maintenance 18.00-21.00 Tuesday 26th Sept

We've been warned of scheduled maintenance to IEEE Xplore this evening. During this time, there may be intermittent impact on performance.


Emerald journals platform maintenance today

We've been warned of maintenance taking place today on the Emerald journal platform. Access to articles should still be available but there will be no search or login to individual accounts to access alerts or saved searches.

Print System Upgrade - Thursday 28 September, 7.15pm

The managed print system that controls all printing across the University is being upgraded on Thursday 28 September from 7.15pm. This upgrade is needed to allow continued and stable printing facilities under Windows 10.

The upgrade will take approximately 4-5 hours and there will be no access to print during this time.

If you experience any difficulties printing on Friday 29 September please report these immediately.

Friday 1 September 2017

NewsBank Special Reports - September 2017

NewsBank’s Special Reports are news articles, images, maps and other useful content grouped for convenience under specific topics and themes. They enable users to quickly locate information while helping them gain better insight into current global issues and events.

September Topics 
Natural Disasters - Hurricane Harvey
9/11 Anniversary
National Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 - 10/15)
Constitution Day (9/17)
Health - World Alzheimer's Month
Education Around the World


Additional featured Reports covering current issues and events
Issues in the News
World Economics
World Environment
Science and Health in the News
World Politics and Government
World Terrorism and Conflict




Special Reports are easily accessible from the left side bar on your online resource menu page, on search screens and the Other NewsBank Products link in full-text newspaper products.

This video shows you how to find Special Reports, what they are and how they can be used.  http://newsbank.com/videos/how-find-use-special-reports