Accessing full-text e-journals: do I need a password?
On-campus
When on-campus you will not need to login to access the full-text of many of our e-journals. Where a login is required, you just need to use your University username and password.
- Other questions about e-journals? See E-journals: frequently asked questions
Off-campus
If you are off-campus you will need to login to show that you are from University of Reading. By authenticating yourself you will then be given access to full-text articles in our e-journals. There are two ways of doing this - Athens authentication or E-resources login.
Athens authentication
An Athens login is required to access many full-text articles from off-campus. Follow these two simple steps:
- Download the Reading Athens Cookie
- When you reach a journal's home page look for the Athens login option and login with your Reading University username and password.
If you are unsure if the journal you want to access needs an Athens login, search the E-journals Finder for the title and it will show you if an Athens login is required for the journal you want to access. More about Athens authentication
E-resources login
Some titles can be accessed off-campus by logging in through via the E-resources login page. To do this you will need to access the journal via the E-journals Finder or Item Finder. For these titles you will then be prompted to login using your University username and password.
- Other questions about e-journals? See E-journals: frequently asked questions