Updates & FAQs
Students working in a Group Study Room in Boots Library

Scheduled maintenance affecting library systems and services 12-13 July

OVER THE WEEKEND of 12 and 13 July, from approximately 07:00 on Saturday until 07:00 on Sunday scheduled maintenance will affect some of our Library systems and services, including:

  • Resource Lists
  • Library OneSearch
  • Requesting items, including through Get My Book / Get My Journal Article
  • Laptop loans

The Library will be open as advertised and the following will be available:

  • Loan and return of print books
  • The Find Databases service, where you can find subject resources and databases such as JSTOR, Scopus and Mintel
  • Browzine - which provides full text access to journal issues and articles
  • Other online search services, such as Google Scholar
  • Printers
  • IRep - NTU's institutional repository

The full range of library applications will begin to return to normal operation after 07:00 on 13 July. Library teams will conclude operational checks throughout the day, and in-person and online library support services will be available to respond to queries from 08:30 on Monday 14 July.

If you would like to discuss this further, or have any concerns, please contact libinfodirect@ntu.ac.uk

 University libraries
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The Boots, Brackenhurst, Clifton and Mansfield libraries are all available to visit. Please check the current opening hours before you travel.

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Online library services

Access electronic resources, including eBooks, eJournals and databases through Library OneSearch and Library OneSearch Pro

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Need help with using the library off-site?

Review the answers to Frequently Asked Questions on this page, and access NOW Help resources on NOW

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 Academic Skills support
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 My account

Review the items you have on loan in the My Account feature of Library OneSearch

 Learning and Teaching

One-to-one appointments (on campus and online) and workshops are available to book

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 Known access issues

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