Access to online resources
UNSW students and staff can access most of the Library's subscribed resources and open access content wherever you have internet access, on and off campus. Other Library memberships may only access some online resources using the on-site Library desktop computers.
When you are on campus and logged in to the UNSW network, many databases and publishers will recognise you are from UNSW and provide access to subscribed resources as well as open access content.
If you are off campus or not on the UNSW network (e.g. using home or public internet/Wi-Fi), databases and publishers will not recognise that you have access to resources from UNSW. To access the Library's resources remotely, choose one of the options listed below.
When accessing online resources, ensure you are aware of the conditions of use for electronic resources.
Library website
Access Library resources via Library collection. This is a useful place to begin looking for scholarly resources that are not freely available online. UNSW Library subscribes to many databases and publishers that provide access to full-text articles.
When using your own internet service provider off campus to access electronic resources, you will be prompted to authenticate using your zID and password. UNSW Library supports single sign on and your off-campus UNSW authentication credentials will automatically be applied when you sign in to myLibrary. As long as you keep your browser open, you will remain logged in to Library resources. If you close your browser, you may be presented with the login page again.
Course resources for students
Course related online resources may be available in Moodle. Once you are logged in to Moodle you can access listed items as if you are on the UNSW network, no matter where you are.
Tools and plugins
When you are searching for resources but not using the Library collection to search, you may encounter issues with accessing the full text. For more information to help you directly access Library subscribed and open access full-text articles see Search tools and plugins.
UNSW VPN
UNSW Remote access VPN connection routes all your internet traffic through the UNSW network to replicate on-campus access to resources.
For more information including step by step installation and connection guides for your operating system see UNSW Remote access VPN.
Trove
Trove is a collection of records for books, images, newspapers, maps, music, archives. It is developed and maintained by the National Library of Australia. For items held in Australian libraries you can search Trove.
Need more information?
For assistance with single sign on authentication or accessing the Library Resource VPN contact IT at UNSW.