EBSCO Login Guide

Academic Search Complete, Business Source Premier, PsycArticles, PsycInfo, PsycEXTRA, MLA, EJS E-Journals.

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  • Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

Notes:

  1. We strongly recommend that you use the Firefox browser which may be downloaded from https://www.mozilla.com/
  2. If you use Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0 it may help if you set your privacy options. To do this go to: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy ... click Sites (half way down the page). In the address of the website box add https://idp.londonexternal.ac.uk and click Allow on the right.

Logging in from the portal and Online Library website

  • Select the database you want to access e.g. Academic Search Complete from the list of databases available to you.
  • You will be taken to the Online Library Login screen (shown below).
  • Enter your student portal username and  password and click Login to go to the EBSCO database you selected.

University of London: Online Library

Logging in from Summon

  • If you are logging into EBSCO databases from the results of a Summon search you will be directed to the screen below.

 

  • Select View article on EBSCOhost.
  • You will then be given the option to login via Shibboleth Login (the student portal password) or with your OpenAthens Login.

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  • To log in with an Athens account, select OpenAthens Login and enter your username and password.
  • To log in with a student portal password select Shibboleth Login.
  • You will be taken to the Shibboleth Login page (see below).

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  • From the drop down list select UK Higher Education.
  • A list of institutions will appear. Scroll down the list and select University of London: Online Library.

  • You will be taken to the Online Library Login screen. Enter your student portal username and your password and click Login.

If you have any problems, please contact the Online Library team by email at onlinelibrary@shl.lon.ac.uk, by telephone +44 (0)20 7862 8478 (between 09.00 and 17.00 GMT), or by the Enquiries Form