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.
Thursday 11 April 2024
Thursday 4 April 2024
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!):
Thursday 21 March 2024
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
Tuesday 19 March 2024
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
Thursday 14 March 2024
IEEE Xplore downtime Saturday 16th March
Monday 4 March 2024
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?
Monday 19 February 2024
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.