News & Updates

Check here for our newsletters [1], recent FAQs [2], and latest news & updates [3] including scheduled server upgrades and downtime.

October 19th, 2026 Server Migration: SFU IT has re-scheduled the Illume (SHAREit) server migration on Monday October 19th (from ~7am to 12pm PT). Staff & Patrons should halt all update activity (eg. creating or updating requests) in SHAREit during the server migration in order to avoid a loss of data. More information available via the listservs and we will update Staff ILL listervs and your Staff Dashboard announcements with further information when available.

Questions for the Illume Administrative Support Centre? Please contact us [4]!

Latest News

SHAREit Software Update September 2026 [6]

Illume (SHAREit) Resume Services [7]

Illume (SHAREit) Temporary Service Pause [8]

Illume (SHAREit) Intermittent Network-wide Outages [9]

SHAREit Software Update February 2026 [10]

More News [3]

New Software Features & Known Bugs submitted to Auto-Graphics

Feature: The OpenILL feature [11] has now been added to Illume (SHAREit)! Patrons can now submit pre-populated ILL requests directly from external third-party vendors (eg. EBSCO) or library web forms. This new feature can help students quickly and easily submit Non-returnable (Copy) requests from discovery layers such as EDS and database resources. Group training available in the spring or contact Illume Support [4] to set-up this feature. For more Enhancements and Improvements please check-out our list of major software changes approved from 2017 onwards here: https://illumebc.ca/news/software-enhancements [12]
Bugs: For bugs or issues check our V6 Known Bugs or Issues [5] page.