Getting Started

University Login

You will need your University of Portsmouth (UoP) Institutional Login username and password to access most of the Library's electronic resources either on campus or more especially when off campus.

Shibboleth/Institution/Federated route
When prompted for a login, Select the "Shibboleth/Institutional/Academic login link" ... read more
Off-Campus Passwords

A few resources do not use shibboleth/institutional logins. Note the name of the service you are trying to access (eg Wiley, Ingenta) and login to our off-campus access page using your University username and password. You will see a list of database services with information about accessing them.

University Web proxy (webcache)

This enables you to access resources as if you were on campus and reduces the number of times you have to log in.

Resources for your mobile

We are starting to get resources that have been specially tailored for use with your iphone / blackberry / pda.

  • EBSCOhost Mobile
  • Nature for iPhone

Guide to Accessing Electronic Resources (pdf)