¹û¶³Ó°Ôº staff and students
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº staff and students have access to a wide range of online information sources using their ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº credentials. Your login details identify you as a member of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº and enable you to access materials that the university has purchased, including e-journals, e-books and databases.
- To make the login process easier, we recommend accessing ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº's e-resources via the Library Services website and preferably via , especially when working off-site.
- Current staff and students of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº, and honorary members of staff have a ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº computing account which gives access to e-resources. Please visit the .
- Troubleshooting - if you do not have a ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº account, first check that you are registered as a member of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº staff (contact ion.hradmin@ucl.ac.uk) or as a ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº student (contact ion.educationteam@ucl.ac.uk). If your password has expired or stops working, contact ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISD. If ISD confirm that you are using the correct password and are still having problems logging in you can complete the or contact the library.
NHS staff
NHS staff can access e-resources purchased by the NHS including e-journals and databases by registering for an NHS OpenAthens account. NHS staff can access additional e-resources purchased by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº (the university) using Explore Access Points (EAPs) based in the library. Please contact us for more details. Â
To register for an NHS OpenAthens account:
- Important: register from a computer connected to the NHS network or use your ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºH/NHS email address.
- Go to the and read the eligibility notes, remembering to tick the box agreeing to the Terms & Conditions.
- Enter your email address (please use your nhs.net address) and click Continue.
- Search for your organisation (type in ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Hospitals to bring up ¹û¶³Ó°ÔºH, select it and click Continue.
- Enter your personal details and then click Submit.
- You will receive an email containing a link (please check your spam folders if you do not receive it). You must click the link in the email to complete the registration process.
- If you move to another NHS organisation, you can after logging into your OpenAthens account, remembering to use an NHS computer and/or your NHS email address.Â
- Troubleshooting - you can check the status of your NHS OpenAthens account by logging into your account and you may if you are working from a computer within the NHS network. If you would like any help, please .