Delays to British Library Inter-Library loan requests 16 December 2010

The British Library has discovered asbestos in some of the buildings that house its collections at Boston Spa. As such they are closing these areas until the asbestos can be removed. This means that we are receiving replies from the British Library that are telling us they will not be able to supply some items on inter-library loan for 3-8 weeks. Where possible we are trying to source the items from other libraries, but please be aware that there may be extra delays in the processing of your inter-library loans in this period.

Thank you for your patience.

Stuart

WorldCat unavailable 6-12am, Sunday December 19th

OCLC will be conducting a maintenance install on Sunday, December 19th, which should be completed between 6-12 am. WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local will be unavailable during this time. This is to move the WorldCat database to a new storage device.

This means that the Search functions for Catalogue and Catalogue Plus will be unavailable during this time. However, you will still be able to renew and check your loans and use the old catalogue interface.

Stuart

Possible disruption to off-campus access to eJournals and eBooks 14 December 2010

Eduserv will be making unscheduled maintenance changes to all OpenAthens Services on the 14th December 2010 between 10:00 - 17:30. This is to address a security vulnerability with a third party email software component called Exim. They do not anticipate these changes to be service affecting, however the service should be considered ‘at risk’ whilst they implement these changes.

This may lead to disruption to access to eJournals and eBooks off-campus during this time.

Stuart

Resolved: Access to Ovid Online ejournals 10 December 2010

UPDATE 16 December 2010: Access to Ovid Online journals on campus is now back to normal. If you have any difficulties accessing these resources, please go to the library enquiry desk or contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk with the details of the journal.

We are currently experiencing some technical issues on campus with accessing electronic journals from Ovid Online (e.g. American journal of occupational therapy). We hope to have them working again soon.

We do not believe that this is an issue off-campus, but if you experience any difficulty accessing Ovid Online journals when outside the university, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk and let us know the title and the nature of the error.

Stuart

Inter-library loan requests and the Christmas break

The inter-library loan service will stop processing requests for books from Monday 13 December 2010 until 4 January 2011. This is to ensure that books do not arrive during the period that the university is closed. Please try to consider this when making your inter-library loan requests.

Also, if you think that you might want to renew your inter-library loan book to use over the Christmas period, please make your renewal request before the 13th December 2010 so that we have time to get a reply from the owning library before the university closes. We will not be processing any renewal requests after the 13th.

Stuart

Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary is transferring to a new website www.oed.com, you may experience some technical difficulties when trying to access it.

Creative Chaos International Summer School

Creative Chaos is an international summer school, hosted by York St John University, held in the beautiful historic Roman City of York, England and Terni, Italy.

An accredited summer school that offers the chance to build skills within film & television and performing arts.

Extend your practice through creating new work delivered through workshops, lectures and a final presentation in Italy. Led by a team of internationally renowned practitioners and skilled academics.

Deadline for submissions from International students Tuesday 14th December 2010

Deadline for submissions from UK Students Friday 3rd December 2010

Selection Panel results provided week commencing 10th January 2011

See Creative Chaos website for more information.

Possible disruption to electronic resources - 23 November 2010

On 23 November 2010, Eduserv will be performing maintenance on the OpenAthens Account Administration website. This could lead to disruption of off-campus access to our online resources. Should you experience any difficulties on this day, check http://status.openathens.net for more information on whether resources are not working. You can also contact the library information desk by email to libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk, by telephone on (10904)876698, or by the library instant message service for help. Please let us know what resource you are trying to access and any error message you receive.

Stuart

Off-campus access to electronic resources - technical issues 18 November 2010

We have experienced some technical issues with off-campus access earlier today which meant that some users may not have been able to access eBooks and eJournals. These issues should be resolved and apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

However if you continue to experience issues, please try entering your username in the following format:

yorksj/firstname.lastname or firstname.lastname@yorksj.ac.uk

If you still experience issues, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk, or ring (01904) 876698 with details of the problem, including any error messages and the address of the webpage you are accessing.

Stuart

[Lecture] The Small Secret Sociology of Jane Austen Subjectivities, Hierarchy, Context

You are invited to attend a guest lecture by Chris Wilkes, Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Sociology at Pacific University USA

The Small Secret Sociology of Jane Austen Subjectivities, Hierarchy, Context

The interiority of Jane Austen's novels leads most sociologists to conclude that they are a lost cause. A claim can be made, however, that this focus on the interior life offers a largely unexplored avenue into social subjectivities and social habitus. More than this, Austen's account of largely rural, domestic life is rife with judgements about hierarchy and social context. Using Bourdieu's theory of habitus, field and capital as a backdrop, we can begin to form a picture of the social fields, capitals and positionalities that formed in Austen's period.

The lecture will take place on Tuesday 16th November at 17:00 in De Grey Mini Lecture Theatre (DG/014). Please note that this is a change of venue.. There will be a sparkling wine and canape reception afterwards in the Second Floor Lounge, Fountains Learning Centre.

No prior booking is required. We hope to see you there.

WorldCat Local unavailable 7-11am, 14 November 2010

OCLC will be conducting a maintenance install this Sunday, November 14th, which should be completed between 7-11 am. WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local will be unavailable during this time. This is to move the WorldCat database to a new storage device.

This means that the Search functions for Catalogue and Catalogue Plus will be unavailable during this time. However, you will still be able to renew and check your loans and use the old catalogue interface.

Stuart

WorldCat Local unavailable 7-11am, 7 November 2010

OCLC will be conducting a maintenance install this Sunday, November 7th, which is typically completed between 7-11 A.M. WorldCat.org and WorldCat Local will be unavailable during this time. This means that the library catalogue search and catalogue plus functions will be unavailable. The old library catalogue at http://stjohnslibrary.yorksj.ac.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/57/49?user_id=WEB-SJ will still be available, and you will still be able to renew and place holds on books.


Further maintenance is due to take place on Sunday, November 14th.

Technical difficulties with inter-library loan form 4 November 2010

We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the inter library loan book request form at http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/library/library--information-services/get-help/help-and-information/inter-library-loans/ill-forms.aspx. If you have submitted a book request electronically this week, please contact interlibrary@yorksj.ac.uk so that we can check whether the form came through.

We are working to rectify the situation asap.

Best wishes

Stuart

UPDATED: Library closed - possible disruption to electronic resources 28 October 2010

UPDATE 29 October 2010: Fountains Learning Centre has re-opened and access to electronic resources should be restored. However if you experience any difficulties with off-campus access, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk with the name of the resource you are trying to access and any error message you are receiving.

Due to an unexpected power outage Fountains Learning Centre has been closed for security and safety reasons at 4.30pm on 28 October 2010. It is expected to re-open as normal in the morning of 29 October 2010.

The outage will also have affected access to electronic resources, so please keep trying as the services will return once the outage and its after-effects are dealt with.

Stuart

New electronic resources

We now have electronic access to the following journals:

International journal of rehabilitation research, from Vol. 24 2001-
Journal of strength and conditioning research , from Vol. 18 2004-

Please see the Library Catalogue for more information and to access these titles.

RESOLVED: Library catalogue problems, 30.09.10

We are currently experiencing problems with the library catalogue.

If you are having difficulty searching for items, please contact us or come to the Information and Help Desk on the first floor of the Fountains Learning Centre.

We are working to resolve these issues, and will post an update here when we have one.

E-journal finder unavailable Sunday 26 September 2010

The WorldCat e-journal finder service will be taken down for essential maintenance from 11.00 to 15.00 on Sunday September 2010. This may cause difficulty accessing electronic journals and books during this time.

If you continue to have difficulty after this time, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk, with the resource you were trying to access and any error message you recieved.

Athen services warning - 21st September 2010

Eduserv will be performing maintenance on the Athens administration website on 21 September 2010. If you experience any difficulties accessing material off-campus, please check http://status.openathens.net/ to see what the current status of the service is.

If the service is meant to be okay, please take a note of the resource you are trying to access and the error message you are receiving, and pass this information on to the information and help desk in person, by email to libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk or by phone to (01904) 876317 during our opening hours.

Athens services warning - 8 September 2010

Eduserv report that they will be performing emergency maintenance tonight. This may result in problems accessing the library's electronic resources.

Please check http://status.openathens.net for more information.

If the systems at the website above are all functional, and you continue to have difficulty accessing resources, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk, with the resource you are trying to access and the error message you are receiving.

Stuart

RESOLVED: Off-campus access to Wiley electronic journals

12.08.2010 - Problems with Wiley resolved.

We are currently (15.00, 11.08.2010) experiencing problems with Athens authentication for Wiley electronic journal titles.

We will post an update here as soon as more information becomes available.

Update (15.05, 11.08.2010) while access via the Athens login is not possible, if given the option use the Institutional Login, and choose York St John University, and you should gain access.

RESOLVED: Problems with off campus access for e-books and e-journals

RESOLVED: As of 10.00, 30 July 2010, the issues with off-campus access have been resolved. If you continue to experience difficulty with access to electronic resources, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk or telephone the information desk on (01904) 876698 during our opening hours. Please be prepared to tell us which resource you are trying to access and the error message you are receiving.

Previous information:

Eduserv have reported that there is an issue currently affecting all Athens services. This will mean that you may find it difficult to access electronic resources when not at the University. At present we do not know when this problem will be resolved, but will let you know as soon as we hear anything.

In the meantime, please keep trying the electronic resources at regular intervals. We apologise for any inconvenience.

UPDATE 30 July 2010, 09.00: Eduserv report that the service is now intermittently available. You can check the current status of the Athens services at http://status.openathens.net/. If the service is showing as available and you are still unable to access electronic resources, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk or telephone the information desk on (01904) 876698 during our opening hours. Please be prepared to tell us which resource you are trying to access and the error message you are receiving.

British Library "Driving UK research" copyright report

The British Library have produced a report on how the UK research community would like to see copyright law change to allow better research. The full report can be found at
http://www.bl.uk/ip/pdf/drivingukresearch.pdf.

Stuart

Athens Maintenance 13 July 2010

Please be aware that scheduled maintenance will be taking place on the 13th July 2010 to the following services:

- OpenAthens MD Single Sign-On service
- OpenAthens Account Administration website
- OpenAthens DSP Administration website
- MyAthens user portal
- MyAthens self-registration services
- Customised self-registration services

There is a possibility that you may experience difficulty accessing resources using Athens authentication.

Please see http://status.openathens.net for more information.

14.07.10 Library system - scheduled maintenance

On Wednesday July 14 2010 we will be performing maintenance and upgrades to our library system. We anticipate that this work will take no more than one day to complete, and will commence Wednesday morning. The system should come back online by Thursday July 15 2010.

During this time we will be issuing and returning items manually and the self-issue and self-returns points will not be working. Information Desk queries about locating items in the library will take longer to complete, and we will also be unable to answer queries on the Issue Desk about fines, overdue books or renewals.

We thank you for your patience.

Possible off-campus access disruption on 29 June 2010

Please be aware that scheduled maintenance will be taking place on the 29^th June 2010 on the OpenAthens Administration website.

There is a small chance this might interfere with access to off-campus resources.

Please see http://status.openathens.net for more information.

Wiley Interscience unavailable 19 June 2010

Wiley Interscience will be undergoing essential systems maintenance from 13.00 on 19 June 2010 for approximately 5 hours. During this time any e-journals delivered by Wiley Interscience will be inaccessible.

If you experience difficulty accessing e-journals during this time, please try again on 20 June 2010, when the service should be restored. Should you continue to have difficulty accessing e-journals after that, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk with details of the journal you are trying to access or check the off campus access advice at http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/library/guide/accessing.aspx for help.

Athens maintenance 14 May 2010 10.00-12.00

Athens will be performing essential maintenance on their OpenAthens Proxy Services, which may lead to service outages on 14 May 2010. The maintenance is scheduled to take place between 10.00 and 12.00 and will probably lead to a break in service of one hour. If you have any difficulty accessing resources off-campus on 14 May 2010, please check http://status.openathens.net for the service status. If you have any concerns, you can also contact us on the information desk on (01904) 876698 or by email to libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk. Please have details of which resource you are unable to access and any error messages to help us figure out what's wrong.

Stuart

RESOLVED Monday 26 April 2010: Off-campus access problems

28.04.2010
Athens problems have been resolved. Please contact the Information and Help Desk if you are continuing to experience difficulties.

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We are currently (12.00am, 26.04.2010) experiencing problems with Athens authentication. Some users may find that Athens authentication is intermittently available - that is, access to electronic resources such as electronic journals and databases from off-campus may be patchy.

We will post an update here as soon as more information becomes available.

Friday 9 April 2010 access to off campus resources - UPDATED

Access to off campus resources should now be restored. If you have any difficulty accessing electronic resources outside the university, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk or ring 01904 876698.

Stuart

Mobile technology at York St John University library - Have your say

York St John University library wants to develop new web services for your mobile phone and other devices. As such we want to know what library services you would like to be able to access with your mobile device. Please send your suggestions to libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk or use the suggestions form on the website at http://www.yorksj.ac.uk/library/feedback/index.aspx.

Digital archive - scheduled maintenance

On Wednesday February 24 2010 we will be performing maintenance and upgrades to our digital archive. We anticipate that this work will take no more than one day to complete, and will commence Wednesday morning. The archive should come back online by Thursday February 25 2010 at the latest.

The affected sites (digarch.yorksj.ac.uk, www.yorkshireplaybills.org) will be unavailable during this window.

Copyright help

If you have any copyright queries, please contact libraryqueries@yorksj.ac.uk. We can help you with the following:

• Is it okay to create a digital copy?
• Can I put digital copies of other people's work on my website?
• How much of a book or journal can I photocopy?
• And many more issues dealing with what is and isn't allowed in copyright.

This is just one of the ways that the library service can help you. Please inquire at the library information and help desk.

New database subscription – Literary Resource Center

Library and Information Services now subscribes to the Literary Resource Center, a comprehensive database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.

This subscription replaces our subscription to LION, and the Literary Resource Center provides additional material, including full text content.

The database is available from the Library website, and off-campus users may access it using an Athens username and password.

Lift access in Fountains Learning Centre restored

Please note that lift access in the Fountains Learning Centre has now been restored. We apologise for any inconvenience caused during the recent loss of lift access to the first and second floors.

Access to Fountains Learning Centre/Returning items

If you are planning a visit to the Fountains Learning Centre in the next two weeks please be aware there is currently no lift access to the second floor. Access to the first floor can be gained via the De Grey building using the lift there and the bridge between the two buildings, open from 9 am to 5 pm. Library staff will be able to assist with retrieving items from the second floor if required. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you are unable to come in to the Learning Centre to return items please note that you can renew them, either online or by phone.