We pay for access to electronic resource subscriptions and collections to support the studies and research needs of our students and staff. Log in using your University user ID and password to access them.
Electronic resources (eresources) are protected by copyright law just like printed resources. Use of these resources is subject to the terms of a licence agreed between the publisher and us. 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.
What is acceptable
- 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 or a single chapter of a book.
What is not acceptable
- Distribute or provide access to content to anyone outside the University of Sunderland.
- Post content on the internet, whether privately or publicly.
- Modify or alter the content of licensed resources in any way.
Authorised users and access permissions
In addition to the conditions of use, each publisher's licence defines who may access their resource. These people are called 'authorised users'. Each group of authorised users has different access permissions.
Authorised users with accounts can access subscription resources using Library Search or by going directly to the resource and choosing the Academic/Institutional/Shibboleth option. There is no remote access to eresources for user groups without a user ID.