Photographs of new Curved Monitor Displays installed at University Library

News and problems

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Clinical Key is temporarily unavailable. We are in contact with the supplier and pursuing an urgent fix.  We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

We regret that Rhino House is temporarily unavailable.  This has been identified as a supplier-side problem.  We hope this service will be resolved soon.

PressReader is refusing to allow some clients to log in off campus, presenting them with a sign in error at the point they would ordinarily expect to log in.  We are working with the supplier to restore normal access.  We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused.  

 

Workaround

Connecting via the VPN appears to solve this login problem.  Instructions (including video guides) for installing and connecting via the VPN are available on MyPort for all common operating systems.

 

Alternative news resources

Many of our newspapers are also available in searchable scanned image format from other newspaper archives, while the full-text content (without images, formatting or layout) for most global news outlets from the 1980s to the present day is available from Nexis Uni (until late October 2025) and Global Newstream.

Portsmouth Public Libraries are also free to join and offer access to a wide selection of digital magazines through their independent PressReader subscription.

Resolved problems

These known problems have now been resolved.  If you experience any ongoing difficulties, please let us know.

  • EBSCO Discovery Service has gone back to the current interface and is working normally again.
  • Visible Bodies appears now to be allowing almost everyone to register on campus or via the VPN.  Please get in touch with us if you still cannot register or log in.
  • Ebook Central appears to be working normally again.  If you experience any difficulties accessing any eresources, please let us know straight away.

Suggestions and feedback

We are proud to offer a responsive Library service developed in collaboration with our clients and would love to hear your suggestions and ideas!  If you have any suggestions or feedback about the Library website, facilities, services or resources, please let us know through our feedback webform.