System Alerts

Possible Intermittent Access to WorldCat Discovery Wed., Mar. 4th - Thu. Mar. 5th

System maintenance is scheduled to start on March 4th at 11:00 PM  through March 5th 2:00 AM CST.
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(posted 2026-03-03 11:00:00)

System maintenance for WorldCat & FirstSearch on Mar. 6th at 10 PM to Mar. 7th at 2 AM

System maintenance is scheduled to start on March 6th at 10:00 PM through March 7th at 2:00 PM CST.    OCLC is performing maintenance that may affect WorldCat, WorldCat Discovery, and FirstSearch, which may intermittently impact access. If you experience problems, please retry your request. We apologize for any disruption this may cause. 

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(posted 2026-03-03 13:00:00)

New Ebook Central Reader App available as of Feb. 25, 2026

As of February 25, 2026, ProQuest’s Ebook Central Reader App has replaced Adobe Digital Editions as the primary offline reading solution for full-book downloads from the Ebook Central platform. Developed as a companion tool for the Ebook Central platform’s online reader, the Ebook Central Reader App is a new mobile and desktop app that offers a more streamlined, secure, and accessible user experience. You’ll continue to use the Ebook Central platform to search for books, read online, download chapters, and manage your Bookshelf. The Ebook Central Reader App will only be required if you want to download an entire book to your device. For more information, please see our New Ebook Central Reader App LibGuide.

The app is free and available to download on Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices. For download instructions, please refer to ProQuest’s installation guide.

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(posted 2026-02-25 09:00:00)

Persistent cookie banner on Oxford University Press platforms

Users may encounter a cookie banner multiple times when accessing resources on Oxford University Press platforms, including:

• Oxford Academic (journals and ebooks)
• Grove Art Online
• Oxford Music Online (including Grove Music Online)
• Oxford Bibliographies Online
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford University Press is aware of the problem and investigating possible solutions. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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(posted 2025-12-17 16:00:00)