Research Guides and Electronic Resources page

Update: The provide has given the all clear and all services should be restored.

The provider for our Research Guides and Electronic Resources pages are currently experiencing service disruptions due to a high volume of automated traffic - bot activity - that is causing repeated DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks on their servers. Their Security and Server team is working on getting this error resolved as quickly as possible. Follow this announcement post for more information. 

Below are links to all resources available from our Electronic Resources page

Academic Search Elite

AccessMedicine

AccessPharmacy

AccessPhysiotherapy + F.A. Davis PT Collection

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy

Agricola

Alt HealthWatch

Anatomy.tv

Anatomy.tv  – 3D Dentistry

Anatomy.tv – 3D Leg, Ankle, and Foot

Audio  Digest

Bates' Visual Guide

BioOne Complete

BIOSIS Citation Index

Books@Ovid

Business Source Elite

CINAHL

ClinicalTrials.gov

Cochrane Library

CONSULTANT

DailyMed

Data Citation Index

Derwent Innovations Index

Dissertations & Theses @ WesternU

DynaMed

EBSCO eBooks

EBSCOhost

Embase

ERIC

F.A. Davis PT Collection

Google Scholar

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

ICE Video Library

Ingenta Connect

Journal Citation Reports

Lexicomp

LWW Health Library

LWW Total Access Collection

MedOne Vet

MedPix

Micromedex

Natural Medicines

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations- Global ETD Search

Newspaper Source

Nursing@Ovid

OSTMED.DR

OTseeker

PA Exam Prep

PEDro

Plumb's Veterinary Drugs

PsychiatryOnline

PsycInfo

PTSDpubs

PubMed

R2 Digital Library

Regional Business News

REHABDATA

ScienceDirect

SpringerLink

UpToDate

Visible Body

VisionCite

Visual Guides of Animal Reproduction

VisualDx

Web of Science

Wiley Online Library

Zoological Record

Booked Study Room Reservation system

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.

Booked Study Room Reservation system

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.

Catalog Maintenance - February 27

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.

Catalog 'My Account' Unavailable – February 21

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.

EMBASE outage

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.