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.