News and problems

Due to scheduled maintenance, Ebook Central will be unavailable between 3-5 am on Sunday 14 December.  If you expect to be working in the small hours of the morning, please plan your work accordingly. 

If you experience any service disruption after this maintenance window, try clearing your browser data and reloading the site. If this doesn't work, please contact us.  

EBSCO have announced that they intend to carry out scheduled maintenance on all EBSCO eresources on Friday, 9 January 2026, between 11 am - 1 pm.  Please plan your work accordingly.  

Each of our EBSCO eresources, including all EBSCO databases, including the EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCO eBooks is expected to become temporarily unavailable at some point during this two-hour maintenance period for around 10 minutes.  The work is expected to be completed by around 1 pm, after which full access to all EBSCO eresources should be restored.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this scheduled maintenance may cause.

If you experience ongoing problems accessing any of our resources after 1 pm, please let us know.

From February 2026, users of EndNote will be required to change their password at least once every 180 days (around once every 6 months). 

What you must do now

If you do not use EndNote

If you do not use EndNote, you do not need to do anything.

If you have an EndNote account that you still use

If you are an EndNote user, you must check your EndNote account is linked to an email account you can still access before the end of January 2026.  Go into EndNote > Options > Email address and, if necessary, relink your account to an email account you currently use and can access.

When asked to reset your account password, go to Options > Password and a link to reset your password will be emailed to your registered email address.  For this reason, failure to update your email address may result in you becoming locked out of your account after you are required to update your password.

Need help?

If you find technology overwhelming, please ask for support.  Both Library and IT staff can help walk you through changing your registered email and/or resetting your password in EndNote.  Come find us at a staffed desk in the Library or chat with us online.

Alternative reference management platforms are also available.

The way we are staffing the Map Library is changing. If you want to use staffed Map Library services, please contact the Library in advance and make an appointment to avoid disappointment. 

You can still access all our Edina Digimap series, including land, aerial and marine Digimap and borrow folded maps as before.  This new arrangement allows us to deploy our staff responsively where they will have the greatest impact so we can offer the service that best meets all your needs.