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Notice history

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Oct 2026

OCT4
Scheduled maintenance for LibrarySearch
Planned7:00 AM – 7:00 AMUTC
  • Planned
    September 28, 2026 at 3:45 PMUTC
    Planned
    September 28, 2026 at 3:45 PMUTC

    LibrarySearch will undergo scheduled maintenance on Sunday, October 4th at 3:00 a.m. It will not be possible to search for resources during this time. The site's functionality should be restored by 5:00 am.

https://library.utoronto.ca is back up
ResolvedMajor outage
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved
    https://library.utoronto.ca is back up. This incident was automatically resolved by Instatus monitoring.
  • Investigating
    UTC
    Investigating
    https://library.utoronto.ca is down at the moment. This incident was automatically created by Instatus monitoring.

Sep 2026

SEP26
Scheduled maintenance for Factiva
CompletedMaintenance5 hours
  • Completed
    September 26, 2026 at 9:00 PMUTC
    Completed
    September 26, 2026 at 9:00 PMUTC
    Maintenance has completed successfully
  • In progress
    September 26, 2026 at 4:00 PMUTC
    In progress
    September 26, 2026 at 4:00 PMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    September 25, 2026 at 1:56 PMUTC
    Planned
    September 25, 2026 at 1:56 PMUTC

    Access to Dow Jones products (including Factiva) will be unavailable due to planned maintenance.

    Start: Saturday, Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 EDT

    End: Saturday, Sep 26, 2026, 17:00 EDT

    Access is expected to resume when maintenance is complete. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Select webpages in Collections U of T are currently unavailable
InvestigatingDegraded performance
  • Investigating
    UTC
    Investigating

    Select webpages within Collections U of T are currently unavailable and result in a 503 error page. The majority of all other Collections U of T functionality, including searching and viewing digitized items, remains available. This issue is related to the major outage of University of Toronto Libraries digital exhibits under active investigation.

Digital exhibits unavailable
InvestigatingMajor outage
SEP6
Scheduled maintenance for LibrarySearch
CompletedMaintenance4 hours
  • Completed
    September 06, 2026 at 11:00 AMUTC
    Completed
    September 06, 2026 at 11:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance has completed successfully
  • In progress
    September 06, 2026 at 7:00 AMUTC
    In progress
    September 06, 2026 at 7:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    August 31, 2026 at 5:04 PMUTC
    Planned
    August 31, 2026 at 5:04 PMUTC

    LibrarySearch will undergo scheduled maintenance on Monday, September 6th at 3:00 a.m. It will not be possible to search for resources during this time. The site's functionality should be restored by 7:00 am.

Intermittent Access to Oxford University Press eBooks and Journals
ResolvedDegraded performance168 hours 52 minutes
  • Resolved
    UTC
    Resolved

    Access to Oxford eBooks, Journals, and the Oxford English Dictionary has been restored.

  • Update
    UTC
    Update

    Most access to Oxford content has been restored, but pages may be slow to load. We will continue to investigate and provide updates as information becomes available.

  • Investigating
    UTC
    Investigating

    We are investigating an issue preventing users from accessing Oxford eBooks, Journals, and the Oxford English Dictionary. Users will see a 500 Internal Server Error.

    We are working to restore access and will provide updates as more information becomes available. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Aug 2026

AUG9
Scheduled maintenance for LibrarySearch
CompletedMaintenance2 hours
  • Completed
    August 09, 2026 at 9:00 AMUTC
    Completed
    August 09, 2026 at 9:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance has completed successfully
  • In progress
    August 09, 2026 at 7:00 AMUTC
    In progress
    August 09, 2026 at 7:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    August 04, 2026 at 3:34 PMUTC
    Planned
    August 04, 2026 at 3:34 PMUTC
    We are planning for a scheduled maintenance during that time.
AUG5
Scheduled maintenance for Collections U of T
CompletedMaintenance1 hour
  • Completed
    August 05, 2026 at 1:30 AMUTC
    Completed
    August 05, 2026 at 1:30 AMUTC

    Maintenance period ended following successful upgrade.

  • In progress
    August 05, 2026 at 12:30 AMUTC
    In progress
    August 05, 2026 at 12:30 AMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    August 04, 2026 at 4:10 PMUTC
    Planned
    August 04, 2026 at 4:10 PMUTC

    Collections U of T will undergo scheduled maintenance on Tuesday, August 4th at 8:30 p.m. The expected maintenance period is from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. During this time, you will not be able to use the search page. Other functionality on the site will also be degraded. The site's functionality should be restored by Wednesday, August 5th. If you require any assistance please email digitalinitiatives@library.utoronto.ca.

AUG2
Scheduled maintenance for LibrarySearch
CompletedMaintenance2 hours
  • Completed
    August 02, 2026 at 9:00 AMUTC
    Completed
    August 02, 2026 at 9:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance has completed successfully
  • In progress
    August 02, 2026 at 7:00 AMUTC
    In progress
    August 02, 2026 at 7:00 AMUTC
    Maintenance is now in progress
  • Planned
    July 27, 2026 at 4:17 PMUTC
    Planned
    July 27, 2026 at 4:17 PMUTC
    We are planning for a scheduled maintenance during that time.

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