The recent authentication issues for Rock’s Backpages have now been fixed by the databased provider.
Access is available both on and off-campus using the University username and password.
Resolved – access issues for Rock’s Backpages
Library Bookings page is available again
Following the security warnings issues at the end of last week (1 – 2 Feb 2024) the library bookings pages appear to be working again.
Should you experience any similar warning page please report this to the library.
Library Bookings page is currently unavailable
We are currently experiencing issues when trying to access the librarybookings.ntu.ac.uk site using Chrome and Edge. Access to the site is blocked and a security warning appears.
Use of the Firefox browser appears to be okay.
We are working with the provider and our digital technologies team to try and resolve this as soon as possible.
New resource: Big Ten Open Books
THE LIBRARY NOW provides access to 100 titles from the Big Ten Open Books initiative on Library OneSearch. Big Ten Open Books provides open access to books on the subject of gender and sexuality studies.
Selected new titles include:
New resource: Bloomsbury Open Collection
THE LIBRARY NOW provides access to more than 190 titles from the Bloomsbury Open Collections program on Library OneSearch.
Selected new titles include:
- Ebola : how a people’s science helped end an epidemic
- Today we drop bombs, tomorrow we build bridges : how foreign aid became a casualty of war
- Climate change in Africa
Access is direct on-campus and by university username and password from off-campus.
New resource: The Purple Guide
THE LIBRARY HAS subscribed to The Purple Guide, an online resource “designed to provide guidance for event organisers, suppliers, local authorities and others involved in the outdoor events industry.”
Primarily written for the UK, the guide covers Health, Safety and Welfare legal framework and good practices across the events industry to help professionals safely planning and organising outdoor concerts, festivals, and other similar events.
The Purple Guide can be accessed on and off-campus via ‘Find Databases’ on Library OneSearch.
Access issues for Rock’s Backpages
We are currently experiencing some authentication issues with Rock’s Backpages, and are working with them to restore access as soon as possible.
Note that the database can still be searched for references, but full content is temporarily unavailable.
British Library – Services update
Following last year’s cyber-attack that has paralysed its operations and online services, the British Library has now partially resumed its activities, providing users with a ‘read-only’ version of its online public catalogue and some physical access to the majority of its key special collections.
Read the full update on the British Library blog.
See more information on using British Library services and searching the public catalogue.
Box of Broadcasts – Scheduled maintenance at 7 am on the 7 December
Further maintenance is taking place early today at 7 am. The service may be at risk from this time for a short duration.
Box of Broadcasts – scheduled maintenance – Tuesday 5 December 2023
A scheduled system maintenance period for the Box of Broadcasts (BoB) platform will begin Tuesday 5 December 2023 at 19:00. The provider advises that the service should be considered ‘at risk’ during this time.
Updated resource: OverDrive
THE RANGE OF content available on the OverDrive platform continues to grow with the addition of comics and graphic novels from notable publishers such as Dark Horse Comics, Marvel and Disney.
Access to OverDrive materials is through the OverDrive web site and also through the Libby app (available for Android and iOS devices).
Authentication to OverDrive content is by university username and password. NTU staff and students need to register an OverDrive ‘library card’ which then entitles them to ‘borrow’ up to 30 comics at any one time, for an initial seven day loan period.
A new entry for the OverDrive All Access Comics Collection has been added to the Find Databases service.
Individual titles are also discoverable through Library OneSearch and Library OneSearch Pro, including:
British Library Public Catalogue Outage
The British Library is suffering an outage, affecting all technology services including website, phone lines, and services on-site in London and Yorkshire.
This will include the Public Catalogue.
This issue is ongoing and the British Library has a blog that lists the latest information available, including resources that are available. A recent update has been released on the incident here:
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