Wiley service interruption

Due to essential site maintenance, access to Wiley Interscience will be unavailable on Saturday 18th July at 10 am for approximately 2 hours and Monday 20th July at 9am for approximately 1 hour.

Swetswise downtime: Saturday June 20th

The journals database SwetsWise will be undergoing some maintenance this coming Saturday (June 20th). There may be a small period during which access will be interrupted between the hours of 8am to 11.30am.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

Wiley service interruption

Due to essential site maintenance, access to Wiley Interscience Online will be unavailable on Saturday June 13th from 2pm for up to 1 hour.
Apologies for the inconvenience.

Changes to Ebrary authentication: Bookshelf information

Please note that the Ebrary e-books supplier will be moving to Shibboleth authentication on June 22nd. You should then use your Aston University username and password to access the database, as Athens passwords will no longer be recognised after this date.

If you have saved items to your personal bookshelf and wish to transfer them to your new log-in account please follow the instructions below:

1. Make sure that you save your Athens login in a safe place before the Shibboleth migration. This can be found by copying your login name as displayed in the banner. An example would be athens_1c5sdfghbhesd6.
2. After the Shibboleth migration date, log into ebrary again with your Shibboleth credentials. You will see a different login name.
3. Contact ebrary Customer Support via email with both login names support@ebrary.com
4. If you have any additional questions, please contact support@ebrary.com

These instructions can also be found under the Bookshelf Migration Button in the top right hand of the ebrary homepage screen.

If you have any concerns about this, please comment on this post or contact lis-enquiries@aston.ac.uk

Final year students-clear your library record!

Attention all final year students!
Please remember to return all your Library books and pay off any outstanding fines by June 16th 2009.
Your co-operation is appreciated, as failure to do so may unfortunately result in your degree certificate being withheld. If you have any questions about this please contact library@aston.ac.uk

Problems logging in to electronic resources off-campus?

In the majority of cases, you should only need your Aston University network username and password (the same one you use to log on to PCs on campus and your email) to log in to electronic databases and journals. Very few resources require a separate username and password and a list of these with login details can be found in the Electronic Resources section of Library Matters on Blackboard.

For instructions on logging in to each database, go to Aston e-Library, search for the database in the Find Resource section and follow the instructions given in the "i" information icon next to each resource. For example, the instructions for accessing Science Direct read "For off-campus access click on Athens/Other Institution login; select UK Access Management Federation; then Aston University; enter your Aston University network username and password." Each database follows a slightly different access route.

You can also find instructions for logging on to each e-journal using Find e-Journal, searching for the journal you need and clicking on its title. Alternatively, if you are having problems logging into any specific resources, please add a comment to this post and we’ll give you instructions.

Quiet study space

Need a quiet place to revise or make last minute alterations to your dissertation? No space in the Library? The Chaplaincy are offering a quiet, informal study space, plus the offer of tea or coffee. There is no need to book, but for further information please email chaplaincy@aston.ac.uk