1. Accessing an e-book or an e-journal

2. To find a book or journal
Use the search box on the library homepage

3. To find a book or journal
Before you enter any words
Click E-journals by title for a journal
Click Books & e-books for a book

4. E-book
Enter the author’s surname and a keyword from the book title (the Books & e-books option you’ve chosen will be grey). Click Go.

5. E-book
Choose the record which says e-book. Click on the title.

6. E-book
Click on Access the resource.

7. E-book
You’ll need to log in using your Brookes student number and password to access the resource
The way the screen will look varies depending on the supplier
A few of our books only allow one person to access at a time. You may get a message asking you to try again later.

8. E-journal
You can only search on the journal title, not the title of the article (the E-journals by title option you’ve chosen will be grey). If you’re not sure what bit of the reference is the title, see our Basic Database Searching Guide. Click Go.

9. E-journal
The title should appear on the screen with options for access underneath. If it isn’t at the top of the list, scroll down.

10. E-journal
Choose whichever supplier covers the year you’re looking for. Click on the blue link.

11. E-journal
Follow the links to select your volume, issue, and then article. They all look different, but the same options should be on the screen.

12. Any questions?