System Alerts

Use of library resources for text and data mining and AI

The TTU Libraries contracts with vendors and publishers to provide our authorized users with licensed access to electronic resources such as databases, ejournals, ebooks, streaming videos, and streaming music. Most of our license agreements prohibit systematic/bulk downloading and the use of robots, spiders, or other programs to automate full text downloading. Text and Data Mining (TDM) may be allowed for research purposes only and with prior approval of the vendor or publisher. In most cases using licensed content to train AI models is a violation of our contract agreements.

If you are planning a text and data mining project, please send an email to libraries.ERLIBSYS@ttu.edu and include a detailed description of your project and the resources you’re interested in using. We may be able to offer help depending on your project’s parameters and the vendor’s terms of use.


Unless approved by the vendor or publisher, these activities are a breach of the terms of our license agreements and can result in suspension of access or permanent loss of access to electronic resources for the entire Texas Tech University community.

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(posted 2026-03-11 11:00:00)

Access to De Gruyter ejournals and ebooks intermittently unavailable

Access to De Gruyter ejournals and ebooks may be intermittently unavailable due to maintenance work on De Gruyter s website services. If you receive "server error" or "page not found" messages when attempting to access these resources, please try reloading the page. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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(posted 2026-03-16 11:00:00)

Possible Intermittent Access to Electronic Resources Apr. 10th - 11th, 10 PM - 6 AM CST

System maintenance is scheduled to start on April 10th at 10:00 PM through April 11th at 6:00 AM CST.
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(posted 2026-03-10 08:00:00)

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)

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)