The Online Library is a part of the University of London
Select your study programme below to find out which databases you can access, or visit your Study Programme page for more details.
Please note: all Online Library databases are password protected. For further information see the passwords page.
You can log into this database with an Online Library Athens account by clicking on the login button and selecting OpenAthens. If you need an Athens account, fill in the Athens request form.
E-book Central contains a growing collection of electronic textbooks. To suggest a book, please contact the Online Library Enquiry Service.
You can log into this database with an Online Library Athens account by clicking on the login button and selecting OpenAthens. If you need an Athens account, fill in the Athens request form.
You can log into this database with an Online Library Athens account. If you need one, fill in the Athens request form.
Full text access to over 3,800 peer reviewed journals in a wide range of subject areas, including education, health, psychology, business & management, economics and earth sciences. Full text access is limited to those titles we have selected and paid for.
To login, click the ‘Login’ button and then select University of London Online Library (Distance Learning). Then enter the part of your Portal username before the @ e.g. ab123
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database from Elsevier, with over 91 million records.
"Quickly find relevant and authoritative research, identify experts and gain access to reliable data, metrics and analytical tools."
To login, click the ‘Login’ button and then select University of London Online Library (Distance Learning). Then enter the part of your Portal username before the @ e.g. ab123
The Online Library's subscription covers two collections of journals: the Science and Technology Collection, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Collection.
You can log into this database with an Online Library Athens account by clicking on the login button and selecting OpenAthens. If you need an Athens account, fill in the Athens request form.
The complete digital edition of The Times (London) 1785 - 1985.
You can log into this database with an Online Library Athens account. If you need one, fill in the Athens request form.
VLeBooks is our principal e-book database.