Research Guides: Electronic Resources Access: Known Access Issues

Known Access Issues

Wednesday, 10/1/2025, 8:25AM: U.S. Government Shutdown: During a government shutdown, many government websites and databases may go dark or operate at a limited capacity. Please contact the UofM Libraries Government Publications department at lib_govpub@memphis.edu if you need assistance.

Shutdown Resources:

Navigating the Federal Shutdown: Tips for Data Users from the Tennessee State Data Center
Government Publishing Office
Wayback Machine: In the event of a government shutdown, you can use the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. On this site, you can enter the address of a government website (epa.gov; dol.gov; hhs.gov; etc), then choose a recent date the site was archived on. TIP: choose the most recent date with the largest circle. This will show you the site as it was on that day. Keep in mind that search boxes, video content, and databases within the site will probably not work.

If you encounter an issue, please submit a report here.

Past Issues

[RESOLVED] Monday, 10/20/2025, 12:15PM: Some library resources may be affected by the AWS outage, and may be functioning at a reduced capacity or not at all. Visit this page for up-to-date information on the AWS outage.

[RESOLVED] Thursday, 10/9/2025, 11:09AM: The main Libraries search, Journal Search, and various EBSCO databases are currently experiencing problems. This has been reported to EBSCO, and they are investigating. Other resources should be functioning normally. Visit this page for up-to-date information.

[RESOLVED] Wednesday, 10/1/2025, 8:00AM: EBSCO (which maintains the main Libraries search, Journal Search, and various EBSCO databases) has reported an issue of "links reverting to the previous user interface," which they are actively investigating. Visit this page for up-to-date information.

[RESOLVED] Friday, 9/19/2025, 1:55PM: The main Libraries search, Journal Search, and various EBSCO databases are currently experiencing problems. This has been reported to EBSCO, and they are investigating. Other resources should be functioning normally. Visit this page for up-to-date information.