UPDATE: Booked is working again. 3/31/25 11:38 am
The study room reservation software Booked is currently down. A ticket has been opened with the IT department. We will update this post when we have additional information.
To request a study room reservation, please call the library front desk at 909-469-5323 or email circ@westernu.edu.
UPDATE: Booked is working again. 3/25/25 10:55 am
Booked is currently not working as expected. You are able to log in but can not create new reservations or edit existing ones. You will see an error that states "error loading reservation". We have opened a ticket with IT and will update this post when we have more information.
If you have a question regarding study room availability, please call the library front desk at 909-469-5323 or email circ@westernu.edu.
When: Thursday, February 27 from 2 am – 3 am PT
What: SirsiDynix is completing system maintenance that will affect the library catalog.
Impact: The catalog will be completely down. You will not be able to search or use any of the ‘My Account’ features like placing holds or renewing items.
The Electronic Resources webpage and the Discovery Service search box on the library website will be available.
Thank you for your patience while we improve the site’s security, reliability, and performance. If you have questions about items you borrowed, contact circ@westernu.edu.
When: Friday, February 21 from 2 am – 3 am PT
What: SirsiDynix is completing system maintenance
that will affect the library catalog.
Impact: You will not be able to place holds or renew
items through the ‘My Account’ feature.
The Electronic Resources webpage and the Discovery Service
search box on the library website will be available.
Thank you for your patience while we improve the site’s
security, reliability, and performance. If you have questions about items you
borrowed, contact circ@westernu.edu.
UPDATE - EMBASE database access is now available 1/7/25
The EMBASE database is currently unavailable. We have reached out to the vendor to investigate the issue. We will update this post when access has been reinstated.
When: Thursday, December 12 between 9 pm - 11 pm PT
What: SirsiDynix is completing system maintenance
that will affect the library catalog.
Impact: You will not be able to place holds or
renew items through the ‘My Account’ feature.
The Electronic Resources webpage and the Discovery Service
search box on the library website will be available.
Thank you for your patience while we improve the site’s security, reliability, and performance. If you have questions about items you borrowed, contact circ@westernu.edu.
UPDATE: The Full Text Locator button is back. 12/12/24 6:50 am
Our Full Text Locator is missing in the Pumerantz Library Discovery Service (results from the search box on library homepage) and the EBSCO databases. This is the drop down box that says "Access options". We have contacted the vendor and hope to have it working again soon. In the meantime, you can follow the below instructions to find the materials you need.
Databases like PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science are not affected and will still have the Full Text Locator as usual.
EBSCO databases affected:
We will update this blog when the problem has been fixed.