Kogan Page books temporarily unavailable

We are currently experiencing a loss of access for several of our CIPD Kogan Page books, with links returning the following error message: ‘Connection refused by ebs-patron.eb20.com, please try again later’.

Thank you for your patience while we working with the supplier to resolve this technical issue.

Box of Broadcasts – scheduled maintenance – Wednesday 14 February 2024

A scheduled system maintenance period for the Box of Broadcasts (BoB) platform will begin Wednesday 14 February 2024 at 13:00.

The provider advises that the service should be considered ‘at risk’ during this time.

Resolved – access issues for Rock’s Backpages

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.

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:

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

British Library gates and building

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 – 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.