Wednesday, July 9, 2025

PubMed and NCBI Database Maintenance - July 26

When: Saturday, July 26 starting at 3 am PT for 12 or more hours

What: NCBI will be taking all databases offline for website maintenance, including PubMed.

Impact: Starting at 3 am PT, maintenance will commence and is anticipated to last 12 or more hours. During this time, users may experience interrupted access or degraded performance across a range of NLM resources, including databases, search tools, submission systems, and programmatic services. Visit NCBI Insights for more information.

Other resources will be available on the Electronic Resources webpage and the Discovery Service search box on the library website.

Thank you for your patience while NCBI improves the site’s security, reliability, and performance. 

Contact: If you have questions about using electronic resources, contact reference@westernu.edu.