Off campus access to journals using your University login “It keeps asking me for money, but I’ve been told we should get it for free!” – a frequently asked question

“Why can’t I get access – it works on campus?”

Access to journals is not free – the university has to pay for this

Off campus you need to tell the supplier that you belong to the University of Southampton

For example – Science Direct and Institutional login

Off Campus Access to ScienceDirect

Click on Login

Login option box appears

Click on Go to Athens/Institution Login

Select UK Access Management Federation from the list and click on Go

Scroll down and select University of Southampton

This should bring you to the University authentication page.Here you enter your University username and password

Return visit

You should be offered the University of Southampton Login option on subsequent visits to ScienceDirect assuming that you allow Cookies and are on the same machine

“So all journal sites use the term Institutional login?” No but the principle will be the same

i.e. telling the publisher that you are from the University of Southampton

Route and wording may be different e.g.

“How can I tell if I can use my University login?”

Check on TDNet

Search for the journal title

Look for an next to the publisher/ supplier and click on it.

On TDNet you can find advice on access in the Notes

For Further Assistance

View “Accessing resources from off campus”

(http://www.soton.ac.uk/library/infoskills/offcampus/index.htm)