Conditions of use

We pay for access to electronic resource subscriptions and collections to support your studies. Log in using your University user ID and password to access them.

Electronic resources (e-resources) are protected by copyright law just like printed resources. Use of these resources is subject to the terms of a licence agreed between us and the publisher.

Publishers' licences require certain conditions of use. All prohibit systematic or substantial printing, copying, or downloading of content e.g. whole journal issues or whole books.

It is acceptable to:

  • Search, view, retrieve, and display content for individual, non-commercial, educational and research purposes.
  • Save or print a limited amount of content e.g. one journal article, a chapter of a book.

It is not acceptable to:

  • Distribute or provide access to content to anyone outside the University of Sunderland.
  • Post content to the Web, whether privately or publicly.
  • Modify or alter the content of licensed resources in any way.