Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Catalog Maintenance – March 4

When: Wednesday, March 4 from 1 am – 2 am PT

What: Some library catalog features will be offline during server maintenance.

Impact: The catalog will be available for searching but “My Account” features like placing holds, renewing items, or accessing your account will be down.

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.

Friday, January 30, 2026

Catalog Maintenance – February 2

When: Monday, February 2 from 1 am – 2 am PT

What: SirsiDynix is completing system maintenance that will affect the library catalog.

Impact: The catalog will be down for 1 hour. Searching and accessing ‘My Account’ will be unavailable.

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.

Thursday, December 11, 2025

ILLiad Maintenance – December 20 & 21

When: Saturday, December 20 at 1 pm to Sunday, December 21 at 1 am PT.

What: OCLC is performing critical upgrades affecting ILLiad.

Impact: ILLiad may be intermittently unavailable during maintenance. You might not be able to submit or access your requests.

Thank you for your patience while we improve the site’s security, reliability, and performance. If you have questions about your requests, contact ill@westernu.edu.

Monday, December 1, 2025

Catalog Maintenance – December 4

When: Thursday, December 4 from 1 am – 2 am PT

What: SirsiDynix is completing system maintenance that will affect the library catalog.

Impact: The catalog will be available for searching but “My Account” features like placing holds, renewing items, or accessing your account will be down.

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.

Friday, October 17, 2025

Catalog Maintenance – October 23

When: Thursday, October 23 from 1 am – 2 am PT

What: SirsiDynix is completing system maintenance that will affect the library catalog.

Impact: The catalog will be down.

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.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

ILLiad Maintenance – October 11 & 12

When: Saturday, October 11 at 6 pm to Sunday, October at 4 am PT.

What: OCLC is performing planned maintenance affecting ILLiad.

Impact: ILLiad may be intermittently unavailable during maintenance. You might not be able to submit or access your requests.

Thank you for your patience while we improve the site’s security, reliability, and performance. If you have questions about your requests, contact ill@westernu.edu.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Catalog Maintenance – August 22

When: Friday, August 22 from 1 am – 2 am PT

What: SirsiDynix is completing system maintenance that will affect the library catalog.

Impact: The catalog will be available for searching but “My Account” features like placing holds, renewing items, or accessing your account will be down.

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.