eResources Blog

Lost access to Alexander Street Press Databases

We’ve lost access to Alexander Street Press Databases. Vendor is having technical issues and working to get it fixed. No workaround at this time.

Taylor and Francis eBooks Website Issues

Taylor and Francis is seeing a large-scale access issue with our authentication service, OpenAthens. Users will see a 404 Not Found error. As a workaround please access Taylor and Francis eBook Website by the Resource Page and search for the title of the book you are looking for there – https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details=taylor–francis-ebooks&id=2361 OpenAthens has an this […]

Sage Explorer- Access Issues

Users are seeing a “We’re very sorry, but the page you requested couldn’t be found.” when trying to login via OpenAthens to Sage Explorer
As a workaround, use this link – https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details=s…

Issues with Summon – “Check Availability”

We are currently seeing some issues with Summon struggling to load our holding information for print material.
Users will see a slow loading ‘Checking Availability” under search results and then an availability that may be missing library b…

CSA Access Issues

We are seeing some issues with standards not appearing on the Canadian Standards Association Website – CSA
We are investigating!

Lost access to SpringerLink and Nature

UBC has lost access to all (most) Springer and Nature content. Some users may still have access.
We are investigating and working to get the issue resolved as fast as we can.

Lost access to Irwin Law (Vlex)

We’ve lost access to Irwin Law ebooks via the Vlex Platform – https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details=vlex-global&id=2661
We are investigating and will get this resolved as soon as we can.

Lost access to Canada Commons and Policy Commons

Users are seeing a “Sorry, something went wrong trying to log you in.” error when trying to access Canada Commons or Policy Commons.
We are working to resolve the issue.
As a workaround please access via the Resource Pages – https://r…

PHUB error when accessing UBC Library CWL

UBC Users may see a ‘PHUB error’ when trying to login via their CWL to UBC Library.
We are still trying to figure out what is causing this issue and are working to solve it urgently!
We understand this a stressful time for students. We will…

No access to ScienceDirect

Our authentication service, OpenAthens, is currently seeing issues with ScienceDirect. A lot of users are being blocked access. Seems to be impacting multiple institutions. We are investigating! A couple workarounds that seem to work: From the ScienceDirect page, if you click the Orange Institutional Icon and search for University of British Columbia Library, you can […]