Help using resources in the eLibrary from outside College
- You must have a IT Services (ITS) username and password
- You must set the institutional cookie on your computer/log in via the alternative login page
- You must have your computer enabled to accept cookies
- Is the journal restricted to use in College? Does it say "VPN needed for remote access"?
- Check the date of the journal article
Which service are you using?
Please make sure you read the access instructions very carefully for the following services as extra steps are required to access these services remotely. Please click on the name of the service you are using below or if it is not listed here, click on the Database and Online Resources A-Z list and select it from there
Art Full Text
Cambridge Journals Online
Oxford Journals Online
Sage Journals
Still having problems?
Please let us know of any problems you are having with particular titles which are not covered in the help pages above.
Contact the Help Desk in the Library: tel: 020 7631 6063 email library-help@bbk.ac.uk
To access the Library's electronic resources from outside the College you will need to log in with your ITS (IT Services) username and password. All students are given a username and password at the start of their course. If you have not received a letter from IT Services containing these details you can get them from the ITS helpdesk or by email if your library record is current.
Important: if you are doing a Faculty of Lifelong Learning diploma or certificate course you need to activate a ITS username and password for yourself: FLL online computer account activation (activation takes 24 hours).
Instructions are on the main eLibrary page - click on the eLibrary tab above and see the section Accessing the eLibrary from outside College
Internet Explorer: to enable cookies, click on Tools then choose Internet Options. Click on Privacy and make sure the setting is Medium or lower.
Netscape: Click on Edit then Preferences. Choose Advanced and then check the box for Accept all Cookies
FireFox: Click on Tools, then Options, then Privacy. Check the box for "Accept cookies from sites" or click on Exceptions and type in the College web address. Click on Allow
Services which state VPN needed for remote access can only be accessed from college computers or from outside College via the Birkbeck Virtual Private Network (VPN). The VPN gives you direct access to the college network.
The Library's subscriptions are usually restricted to a particular date range. Go to the Ejournals search page and type in your journal title in the search box and this will tell you the dates available.
If you are checking the electronic availability of a particular journal using the Ejournal section of the eLibrary, you will be presented with a Wilson Web page. Ignore the box asking you for a User ID and Password and click on "Login" where it says Athens Users. This takes you into the database. To locate a particular article you can search by the author's surname and one or two words from the title of the article using the Advanced Search screen.
Help with Cambridge Journals Online
When you reach the page for the journal you want, ignore the username and password box and click on "Athens Login" on the left hand side.
Help with using Oxford Journals Online
Navigate to the year/volume that you need. If you get a message saying that you cannot access it, scroll down to the "Sign in via Athens" section and click on "Athens users"
When you try to access the full text of an article, you will get the message "This item requires a subscription to ..". Scroll down and click on "Sign on via Athens" and this will take you through to the point where you can download the full text of the article you wish to view.