News and problems

24/7 Library opening ends at 23.59 pm on Friday 12 June. 

Summer vacation library opening hours begin on Saturday 13 June.

While the Library remains open for long hours most days over the Summer vacation period, we are not open every day.   Please check the Library opening hours webpage before travelling in to avoid disappointment.

Only the opening hours of the Library building change; our electronic resources and online services, including live chat support, remain available 24/7 all year round.

Our EBSCO eresources will undergo maintenance from 7.30 - 9.30 am (BST) on Thursday 11 June.  EBSCO services, including the Discovery Service, EBSCO Ebooks, and other databases, are expected to remain available during this time, but you may be logged out without warning and asked to log in again.

We apologise for any inconvenience this essential maintenance may cause.

Our EBSCO eresources will undergo further maintenance from 7.30 - 9.30 am (BST) on Monday 15 June.  If you are using any EBSCO service during this window, you may be logged out without warning and asked to log back in.  

We apologise for any inconvenience this essential maintenance may cause.

Our postponed electrical maintenance works will now take place when the Library is already closed, on Sunday 5 July.

There is a small possibility that some Library systems operating in the Library building may require restarting when we first reopen on Monday 6 July.  Our staff will be working to minimise any downtime. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

Laptops you borrow from the lockers in the Library may block third party cookies by default.  This appears to interfere with authentication for many electronic library resources.

Solution

Click on the crossed-through eye icon in the web address bar at the top to allow third-party cookies (the icon should become an un-crossed eye), then reload/refresh the page (click the circular arrow in the toolbar or press F5).