Open Access Week: What is It?

Open Access Week is an international event that raises awareness of the many benefits of making research free and open for others to use. This year’s theme is “Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge,” which asks libraries and researchers around the world to consider how they will create and support platforms for sharing knowledge […]…Continue Reading Open Access Week: What is It?

Bye-bye Summon, Hello LibrarySearch

The Library has hundreds of databases, indexes and catalogs, providing access to millions of articles, books, films, musical recordings and primary sources.  That sounds promising… until it sounds overwhelming. Where should you start your research? We used to recommend Summon, but over the summer, we replaced Summon with LibrarySearch.   Like its predecessor Summon, LibrarySearch is […]…Continue Reading Bye-bye Summon, Hello LibrarySearch

Issue RESOLVED – 503 errors when attempting to open links to websites sent via email

We are pleased to report that the Safe Links service issue is now resolved and we have re-enabled Safe Links. To recap, Safe Links provides extra protections for the Middlebury community from phishing attacks and other malicious email activity by providing time-of-click verification of web addresses (URLs) sent via email. Thank you for your patience […]…Continue Reading Issue RESOLVED – 503 errors when attempting to open links to websites sent via email

Issue UPDATE – errors when attempting to open links to websites sent via email

Microsoft is making significant progress towards resolving the issue with the Safe Links service. In most all cases now, clicking on a link sent to you via email works on the first try. If it doesn’t work, you can typically try again, and the linked website will open. We are sorry for this disruption in service […]…Continue Reading Issue UPDATE – errors when attempting to open links to websites sent via email

ISSUE – 503 errors when attempting to open links to websites sent via email

We are experiencing an issue with the Microsoft Safe Links service which means you may receive a “503” error if you attempt to click on a link someone outside the organization sent to you via email. We are working closely with Microsoft to resolve this issue as swiftly as possible. Microsoft has confirmed that this […]…Continue Reading ISSUE – 503 errors when attempting to open links to websites sent via email