By Catherine L Sharp, on 3 January 2012
Owing to essential maintenance, MetaLib will be unavailable between 08:00 – 11:00 on Thursday 5th January 2012.
Alternative lists of ejournals and other eresources will be available during that time.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
By Lesley A Rogers, on 5 December 2011
UCL students and staff now have access to Rav-Milim Ha-Shalem which is the most up-to-date and comprehensive dictionary available for the Hebrew language today. The dictionary was written and developed by a team of linguists and software developers headed by the renowned computational linguist, Prof. Yaacov Choueka, within the Center for Educational Technology.
By Lesley A Rogers, on 22 February 2011
For a short period between 0800-0900 on Tuesday 1 March, off-site access to library e-resources, including ejournals, will only be possible using Remote WTS, or institutional login for those resources which offer it. Please consider the login service ‘at risk’ throughout that period.
This is due to a system upgrade. We apologise for any inconvenience.
By Catherine L Sharp, on 7 February 2011
By Catherine L Sharp, on 21 January 2011
UCL is currently experiencing problems with the login for electronic library resources and some other systems. Technical staff are currently investigating and the service will be restored as soon as possible.
UCL staff and students may use Web WTS to access resources through the UCL Windows desktop.
We apologise for the inconvenience.
By Catherine L Sharp, on 2 November 2010
Between 0830-0900 on Tuesday 9 November, off-site access to library e-resources, including ejournals, will only be possible using Remote WTS or institutional login for those resources which offer it. Please consider the login service ‘at risk’ until 0930 on that day.
This is due to an system upgrade. We apologise for any inconvenience.
By Catherine L Sharp, on 27 August 2010
MetaLib will be upgraded on Monday 13 September, to introduce features including a new QuickSearch module, an ExpertSearch for tailored subject searches and new search results options.
MetaLib will be unavailable on the morning of Monday 13 September, and “at risk” during the rest of the day. Alternative lists of e-journals and databases will be available on the Library website.
For more information about the new features, please visit the MetaLib information page.
By Catherine L Sharp, on 22 July 2010
Students who completed their courses in Summer 2010 now no longer have access to e-resources even though their UCL userids and passwords continue to allow them to use services such as e-mail. This is because the licences which UCL has signed with suppliers restrict e-resource access to current staff and students only. No exceptions are possible.
You can check your status in Portico to see whether your record has been closed. If your status is incorrect, and you have not completed your course, please contact Registry.
By Catherine L Sharp, on 20 May 2010
Users with personal accounts on ejournal and database sites (such as JSTOR) may find themselves presented with security certificate error messages when they log in to a site via the ejournals or databases list, then log in to their personal account on the site to access saved searches and alerts.
Library Services is investigating solutions to this problem, but if you see a security certificate error message you can safely select the option to proceed to the website.
Security messages vary between web browsers. Below are some instructions for Internet Explorer 8 and Firefox 3:
Internet Explorer 8
After logging into the resource via the ejournals or databases list, when you try to log in to your personal account you may see the following message:
Click Continue to this website (there is no danger in doing so.) If you then see a security warning message, select No.
Firefox 3
After logging into the resource via the ejournals or databases list, when you try to log in to your personal account you may see the following message:
Click Or you can add an exception..., then Add Exception, then Get Certificate, then Confirm Security Exception.
Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.
By Catherine L Sharp, on 9 April 2010
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