To ensure their ebook platforms remain updated and secure, ProQuest will be performing maintenance on Ebook Central.
This maintenance will take place Saturday, April 20 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
The ProQuest Status Page is another resource for you to see current, real-time status information and subscribe to notifications (email, Atom or RSS feeds) about planned maintenance and product outages. Visit the page anytime and subscribe to the notification type you prefer.
Gale Full-text search results in 1Search have been problematic lately. We are working with the vendor to resolve the problem, but the problem is taking some time for them to resolve. In the meantime, here a few tips for working around these:
When Gale Full-text links in a 1Search result lead to an error page, the full-text may actually still be available in a Gale database.
Try navigating directly to the Gale database, and search for the article there: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/az.php?v=27193
Sometimes Gale results will be part of a Multi-match record set (when the “See All” button appears):
Clicking the “See All” button will offer more record choices:
You can try the links in one of the individual records. Sometimes they actually work:
To maintain the currency and security of their products, ProQuest will be performing a 2 hour maintenance on their Ebook Central site on Saturday January 5, 2019, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST. During this time, access will be unavailable.
Access to ASTM Compass is currently unavailable. We are in contact with the vendor to restore access as soon as possible.
Off-campus access to the Natural Medicines database is temporarily only available through OSU’s VPN service. On-campus access works when the link is unproxied. Off-campus users can gain access by following these instructions to learn more about unproxied links and setup VPN access: https://library.oregonstate.edu/off-campus-access
All ProQuest databases are experiencing problems with full text downloads not working. This is impacting many institutions at the moment. ProQuest is aware of the problem, and they are working to resolve it soon as possible.
Beginning on Saturday August 20-21, 2016, ProQuest will be performing critical maintenance. The window is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time and will last for 8 hours. During this time, access to all ProQuest products (listed on this page: http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/az.php?v=27204) will not be available.
Access to Engineering Village/Compendex is currently not available. The provider is working to restore access as soon as possible.
On January 16, 2016, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability. The window is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM Pacific Standard Time and will last for 8 hours. During this time, access to all ProQuest products (listed on this page: http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/az.php?v=27204) will not be available.
JSTOR access may still be inconsistent today as their technical support team continues to work to resolve the problem.