Subject Support
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ALERT: Password security when using e-journals or e-books
Please ensure that you do not use your Aberystwyth University (e-mail) login and password on the websites of e-journals, e-books and other AU electronic resources. You should only use these on a website or dialogue box that is in the .aber.ac.uk domain e.g. shibboleth.aber.ac.uk. Instructions for accessing e-journals etc off-campus are given in the ‘Authentication’ note in E-journals @ Aber or via the ‘ i ’ button in eLibrary. Please access these via Voyager or the ElecInfo gateway: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/elecinfo/index.html For further help, email ejournals@aber.ac.uk
AU E-resources and Information
- eLibrary (eLibrary User Guide)
- A-Z of Electronic Information Sources
- E-journals @ Aber (previously JoEy) (How to use E-journals @ Aber)
- Open Access E-journals
- E-books
- Voyager - AU Library Catalogue
- NLW and other library catalogues
- Subject information
- Data and Media Resources Online
- Virtual Reference Collection
- CADAIR - Aberystwyth University's digital repository
How to Access AU E-resources
Most AU e-resources and e-journals can be accessed on-campus, or off-campus using VPN, without the need for a password. Access requirements for each resource are given in our ElecInfo A-Z list, E-journals @ Aber, eLibrary and Voyager.
- Using Aber VPN - Recommended for off-campus access - Use VPN to become part of the campus network, without being physically connected to it.
- Using Federated Access Management, Shibboleth and Institutional Access - required by some resources, or when using eLibrary.
- Resource-specific username and password list - for resources that require a specific username/password.
ElecInfo News and Trials
Help and Feedback
Contacts
- Electronic Resources Officer, Sandra Morris
Telephone: 01970 62 1892
E-mail: ejournals@aber.ac.uk
Contact the appropriate Subject Support Librarian for your subject area. - Library Enquiry Service:
Level F Enquiry Desk, Hugh Owen Library
E-mail: libinfo@aber.ac.uk / Telephone (01970 62) x2399 - Computing Advisory Service:
Level E Help Desk, High Owen Library
E-mail: advisory@aber.ac.uk / Telephone (01970 62) x2474
Online guides and help
Contact Details
Subject Support & Electronic LibraryInformation Services
Aberystwyth University
Hugh Owen Library
Penglais
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DZ
Tel: 01970 621892 Fax: 01970 622404 Email: ejournals@aber.ac.uk