Can I access journals & databases from home?

Access to electronic journals and databases does vary, and there's no easy answer to accessibility. These resources are available only to people and institutions that have subscribed, so there is a need for access control.

Some resources restrict access by Internet domain - you will only be able to use these resources on-campus or possibly at home by connecting to the University's VPN service.

Other resources are accessed using a username and password - these are more likely to be available from off-campus, however this is not always the case. Most will require you to log in with your Institutional login (your University computer and email username and password details).

There are, however, a few resources that have their own username and password - you can find these on our  (available on-campus only).

Where possible we indicate the on and off-campus availability of resources in the listings of electronic journals, bibliographic databases and websites - however if you have any problems then please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Library at:   libenqs@soton.ac.uk