Category Archives: Library

2/28 10pm Five hour downtime for ProQuest databases

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

Resources affected include Historical Newspapers, Newsstand, PAIS, Periodicals Index Online, Ethnic NewsWatch, GeoRef, PAO Collections, British Periodical Collections, and other resources provided by ProQuest. Cover art from these resources will not be displayed in the catalog or SuperSearch. To: Students, faculty, … Continue reading →

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2/23 4pm Virtual desktops restored

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

Apologies for the inconvenience. 3:30pm This affects public lab computers and self-service kiosks that use virtual desktops; we are working on the issue. To: Students, faculty, staff From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More info: Computing Help Desk, helpdesk@wellesley.edu, 781-283-7777 (students), x3333 … Continue reading →

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2/15 All Libraries will close at 9pm tonight

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

With wind chill warnings in effect, do bundle up and stay warm tonight. To: Students From, more info: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171

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2/12 2pm Institutional repository not available

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

From our vendor: “Our technical team uncovered a problem temporarily interrupting service to all Digital Commons repositories and SelectedWorks. Service will be restored as quickly as possible.” Please try again later if you’re trying to use one of our institutional … Continue reading →

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The Blizzard

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

We wanted to provide you with some valuable information regarding communication and various technology related matters in light of the impending blizzard. During times that the College is officially closed, all libraries will also remain closed. Our College website, email, … Continue reading →

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1/6 9pm – 1/7 5pm: NExpress unavailable

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

Due to a system upgrade, NExpress will be unavailable tonight, Tues. Jan. 6 from 9pm until Wed. Jan. 7 at 5pm. WorldCat and ILL will not be affected. To: NExpress users From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More info: Angie Batson, LTS, x2101, or … Continue reading →

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12/2 1:30pm Interlibrary loan services available

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Veronica Brandstrader

NExpress and ILLiad are back. Apologies for the inconvenience. 9:30am The vendor is working on the issue; we will update this post when it is fixed. NExpress is not affected. Please use the contact info below if you have any … Continue reading →

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10/28 7-8:15am Library systems unavailable

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Veronica Brandstrader

The Library catalog and the following services will be unavailable during maintenance: My Library account (renew library materials) Proxy server (access to e-resources)* NExpress and WorldCat Local requesting *Tip to access e-resources without the proxy server: On campus or using … Continue reading →

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9/18 11:45am MyLibrary is available

Posted on September 18, 2014 by wellesley

The problem has been fixed, you can now view/renew checked out materials in MyLibrary 9am Users cannot log in to MyLibrary to view or renew their checked out library materials. We’re  working with the vendor to fix the problem. To: … Continue reading →

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8/27 10pm NExpress unavailable

Posted on August 26, 2014 by wellesley

NExpress will be down for up to an hour on Wed, 8/27 at 10pm while issues following server migration are cleared up.  ILLiad and WorldCat Local will not be affected. To: Interlibrary loan (ILL) users From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More … Continue reading →

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