Roehampton University Library Resources

Welcome to the Roehampton University Library Resource Page

Many of you will be accessing the resources from off-campus and this guide
will cover
1.Accessing the online resources
Usernames and passwords
e-journals
finding journal articles
e-books
2. Obtaining a University ID card
3. Using other libraries
4. Interlibrary Loans
5. Research Information
6. Where to get help

1. Accessing the online resources

This is a step by step guide to help you logging into these resources.

Usernames and passwords

To allow free access to these resources you need to authenticate yourself as
a current Roehampton student by using university username and password.
These should have been sent to you as part of the registration process.
You need to change your password every 90 days – reminders will be sent
through to your Roehampton email.
For more information please check the webpage of IT Services
If you do not have a password or it is not working please contact the IT
Helpdesk
Phone 020 8392 3737; e-mail it.helpdesk@roehampton.ac.uk

If you are using a computer on campus many of these resources allow you
access without logging on – this is because they recognise your computer
(through its I/P address) as belonging to Roehampton.

If you are off campus, and for a small number of resources if you are on
campus, then you will need to login to the resource using one of two
authentication systems – Shibboleth (also known as institutional login)

(For a small number of resources we have been unable to organise access

through Shibboleth – you will need to obtain a specific username and
passwords by contacting Virtual Librarian).

Go to the online resource page

You do this once you get to the online resource page This provides links to
the e-books, e-journals and databases.

Finding an e-journal
If you know the title of the journal you can use the e-journal finder.
Type in the title of the journal and if Roehampton subscribes to this journal
you will find the years that the title is available online listed
Select the best link for you – some publishers do not allow access to the most
recent issues so look carefully at the dates available
Demo of journal title search

If not prompted, look for a link called Shibboleth login, Institutional login,
Login via your institution (may be small!).

Shibboleth login (sometimes called Institutional login) usually comprises

three steps:

1. Identifying the region or group (always select the UK option)

2. Selecting the institution (Roehampton University)
3. Logging in via the Roehampton University Shibboleth login page

Depending on whether you are accessing onsite or offsite, which

resource you are accessing and your previous access record you may
come in at step 2 or 3 (e.g. some resources take you straight to the
Roehampton University Shibboleth login page).

Different resources will look slightly different. The illustrations below show you
examples of the three steps:

Step 1. Identifying the region or group (always select the UK option)

Step 2. Selecting the institution (Roehampton University)

Selecting the UK option usually causes a list of UK institutions to be

generated. (Or it may be a separate dropdown list.)
Step 3. Logging in via the Roehampton University Shibboleth login page
Offsite access – troubleshooting

Shibboleth - where do I log in?

 DON’T fill in any login boxes: these are for personal subscribers
 Look for a link e.g. Shibboleth Login, Institutional Login, Academic
Login, Login via your institution. If you don’t see one:
 Look for Login link (may then take you to Shibboleth Login link etc)
 Link may be anywhere/any size on webpage (eg top right hand corner)

Shibboleth – why do things look different?

 The login dialogue varies with software platform and may not include
all steps (identifying region/selecting Roehampton/logging in) e.g. you
may be taken straight to logging in
 Previous browsing history may affect the dialogue e.g. it may
remember you are Roehampton or even your username and password

Deleting your browsing history will reset

When you have to log in

Choose to login via the UK Federation (Institutional or Shibboleth,) Access

method. This may be labeled “Institutional login”, “Shibboleth login” or “Login
via your home institution” You will need to choose Roehampton University
from a list then use your usual network account username and password to
authenticate. Each resource has its login information in a different place so do
check carefully for the links.

Note: In some cases with international services you may need to indicate that
you are from a UK institution (or UK Access Management Federation) before
seeing a list of institutions to choose from.