A significant downtime period affecting many library systems and numerous university-wide applications supported by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 1st, and conclude with all systems expected to be returned to service by 12:00 noon on Sunday, October 2nd.

Please see OIT's IT Service Disruption: October 1-2, 2011 page for more information.

Library Systems EXPECTED TO REMAIN AVAILABLE:

NOTE: this listing is subject to change, pending testing and availability variables; please check the list periodically.

• A minimal Libraries web site (http://www.lib.umn.edu), with links to Indexes (A-Z), E-journals (A-Z), and WorldCat. Note: The Libraries web site will switch to the minimal version at 4:00 PM on Saturday October 1. This will allow Libraries IT staff to make a successful switch before OIT starts shutting down the WBOB Data Center.
• E-Journals A-Z / Citation Finder / Find It menus
• E-reserves
• Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
• Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
• Refworks
• Minnesota Reflections

Library Systems that WILL BE DOWN FOR THE DURATION OF THE OUTAGE:

• MNCAT
• MNCAT Classic
• Libraries comprehensive Web Site (www.lib.umn.edu/*) -- this will be a minimized version presenting most-frequently used links only
• UThink: Blogs at the U of M
• OneSearch
• AgEcon Search
• University Digital Conservancy
• EthicShare
• HarvestChoice
• UMedia Archive