Digital library logins at risk Monday 15th April

The authentication system for most of our Digital Library resources is going to be updated on Monday 15th April. We are not expecting any downtime unless there are problems with the installation.

Popular searches in March

This is what people were searching DISCOVER for in March - a mix of very specific searches, and people who really wanted to be searching somewhere else (or didn't realise they were already in DISCOVER!):

DISCOVER/EBSCOhost research databases maintenance 21st March

EBSCO have warned us there may be disruption to our DISCOVER platform and EBSCOhost research databases today between 11am and 12 noon

the following features may be unavailable during the maintenance window:

Classic user interfaces (EBSCOhost)
* Folders/Custom Folders
* Search and journal alerts
* Saved searches
* Saved persistent links
* Saved preferences

New user interfaces (EBSCO Mobile app, Discover)
* Projects (including Add to project feature)
* Saved articles (including the ability to save articles to the Dashboard)
* Saved searches
* Liked items

DISCOVER and EBSCOhost databases at risk 11am to 12 noon, Tuesday 19th March

EBSCO have warned us there may be disruption to our DISCOVER platform and EBSCOhost research databases today between 11am and 12 noon

the following features may be unavailable during the maintenance window:

Classic user interfaces (EBSCOhost)
* Folders/Custom Folders
* Search and journal alerts
* Saved searches
* Saved persistent links
* Saved preferences

New user interfaces (EBSCO Mobile app, Discover)
* Projects (including Add to project feature)
* Saved articles (including the ability to save articles to the Dashboard)
* Saved searches
* Liked items

IEEE Xplore downtime Saturday 16th March

We have been notified of planned downtime for IEEE Xplore (IEEE/IET electronic library) on Saturday 16th March, from 1pm to 6pm. Due to the nature of the upgrade, the platform will be unavailable for the entire duration of this time.

Top DISCOVER searches in February

These were the most popular searches in DISCOVER last month:

27 people searched for "discover" in DISCOVER - what were they looking for?

DISCOVER login issues - resolved

We believe that last week's problems with logging into DISCOVER have now been fixed. 

If you continue to have any issues, please contact us at library.technical@beds.ac.uk, with as much information as you can, including your student number and a screenshot of the error message if you can get it.