1. OARE Module 3:
OARE Portal
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2. Table of Contents Using OARE Webpage
Journals by Title, Subject, Language and Publisher
Books by Title
Other Available Resources
Appendix: Access problems and solutions
for full-text articles
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3. How to Register for OARE
Step 1
Start your web browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox or Safari).
Step 2
Type:
in the “Address” box
Step 3
Press “Enter” on the keyboard
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4. Accessing OARE Displayed is the initial page of OARE. The url is
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5. Scroll down this page to Browse OARE Journals
databases and other resources.
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6. From the Content Home page, click on Log in for access.
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7. Logging In
For full-text journal articles: ebooks and other resources (databases)
Users’ institutions must be registered
Users must log in using institutional user name and password.
As of March 2018, the OARE login will give you access to all 5 programmes
NOTE: OARE login does not give access to all services offered on publishers’ websites; for each institution/country, publishers can grant access or not.
Publishers use their discretion when it comes to the kinds of services they want to make available through OARE. It is not uncommon to have a journal listed on the OARE page but find its contents inaccessible on the publishers’ website. Publishers as commercial businesses often will adjust their services depending on the fluctuations of market share in a country. Institutions from Group B countries often have more publishers’ exclusions than Group A participants.
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8. Enter the OARE USER NAME and PASSWORD in the appropriate boxes, change the language of the portal (if necessary), then click on the Login button,
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9. From the Access the Content page, click on Log in.
Click on the OARE - Environment logo to open the program.
All the Research4Life programs are listed. Login to any of the other programs by returning to this page (use the R4L AppPortal tab at the top of the web browser). To open another program, click on the specific logo. Your OARE username and password will grant access to the other programs (and ditto for an institution’s AGORA, ARDI, GOALI or Hinari username and passwords).
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10. Further Login Instructions
We strongly recommend to not bookmark this connection page. It is always preferable to open the OARE portal ( itself or another R4L program. The initial page of the program will have the right link to the login page – especially if there are any future changes to the authentication server.
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11. Auto-login option
Users at a registered institution can, using an auto-login-enabled computer, access a Research4Life search interface, review results and abstracts, and download the full text of articles, without needing to log on each time.
Auto-login can resolve many login and password problems
Your institution must have an intranet (internal network not publicly accessible)
To request the auto-login script and technical instructions, contact
Auto-login means that the usernames and passwords used by your institution to access HINARI, AGORA, ARDI or OARE might be preloaded as part of a file on your institution’s general-access computers or intranet. The auto-login approach for the access with the HINARI, AGORA, ARDI or OARE username and password can be used where your institution has an Intranet or a secure local network, to provide more automated login for authenticated users to scientific journals and e-book resources. The auto-login software code provided by Research4Life to registered institutions is also very effective in resolving access to the full text of articles. This benefits users, librarians, and Research4Life. We encourage your institution to use auto-login.
This is an institutional decision and to be implemented by the IT Department. You or your IT-knowledgeable colleague will need to place the script on your intranet (or other secure site that is protected by your own technology environment to restrict to your user community), and set up a link to it from an intranet page. A factsheet on R4L auto-login is available. To request the auto-login script and technical instructions, librarians are encouraged to write to and request it.
Requirements:
Your institution must have an intranet (internal network not publicly accessible)
You will need someone with some degree of IT knowledge to implement this
To operate, the auto-login codes must be loaded into an individual computer or be made available via an institutional intranet link.
The auto-login needs additional work to obscure the UserID and password
To request the auto-login script and technical instructions, librarians are encouraged to write to and request it.
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12. Besides access to journals and books, the initial OARE page includes links to Summon search tool, Databases for discovery, Reference sources and Free Collections. Note also the link to the Training Materials.
The Logged in from: … message confirms that you have completed the login. You also can confirm login by viewing the url (web address) at the top of the page that will read: login.research4life.org/tacsgr0oare...
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13. Note: OARE can be accessed with a mobile phone; ACCESS THE CONTENT/login to OARE
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14. Click on OARE – Environment;
the OARE Content page is displayed vertically
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15. The OARE website can also be opened in Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Remember - If you do not properly login, this message on the Contents page will remind you!
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16. Without the login, you only can access the Open Access journal titles
Without the login, you only can access the Open Access journal titles. Note all the titles with grey [!]. This is the All Items display for the Subject – Ecology & Wildlife Conservation list.
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17. Navigating OARE to Find What You Need!
In the next few slides you will learn to:
Browse by journal titles and publishers
Explore journals by subject lists
Locate journals by language
Download full-text articles (PDF and HTML versions)
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18. Searching by Title
Once you have logged-in, the OARE Contents page will be displayed.
If you have a citation for an article from a specific journal issue, you first need to locate the journal title by clicking on the appropriate letter from the Journals collection A-Z list. Then you would be able to access the journal and eventually locate the full-text article in the specific volume and issue.
Journals can be accessed by title from the Journals collection A- Z list. To find Advances in Environmental Chemistry, click on A.
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19. A page appears containing all the journal titles beginning with A listing the Accessible Content for your institution. Scroll down this list. Note the per page titles displayed drop down menu (25, 100, 500 and all) and other options to display multiple journal titles. Scroll down to African Zoology.
Note the two tabs above the list of journals. The default listing is the Accessible Content. If you click on All Items, a new list appears that notes all the journals under P. If your institution is not eligible for all the journal titles, there will be a white ! in the box before the title. In this case, we have displayed a Group A country with no exceptions.
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20. Click on African Zoology to open the journal contents.
Note the list of what is available - in this case v. 41 (2006) – current issue
If you have a citation for an article from the Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, you would open the specific volume and issue. Then you would be able to view, print or save the article.
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21. Now displayed is the current issue with the citation and abstract of the articles and links to the PDF and Full Text (HTML) versions plus the Abstract & References.
Ensure that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader – to read the PDF format. If not, download a free copy from
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22. This is the PDF display of the article.
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23. Click on this link to View complete list of the journals.
Another option is to use the View complete list of journals that will display all titles (with links) available via OARE. This would take more time to load than the list from one alphabetical letter.
Click on this link to View complete list of the journals.
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24. This listing does not have hypertext links to the contents of the journals. You must go to the Journals collection A-Z list on the Content page.
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25. Searching by Subject
Journals also can be found via the Subject A- Z category list.
Note that the Subject list is available from the numerous language portals – in Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese
If you are not looking for specific citations or if you want to browse through the journals available to you in OARE on certain subjects, choose the Subject feature. This is a good way to familiarize yourself with the pertinent journals available to you in new subjects or to browse periodically through known journals in your subject area for the latest articles.
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26. Click on this link to the Subject list.
Another option is to use the View complete list of journals that will display all titles (with links) available via OARE. This would take more time to load than the list from one alphabetical letter.
Click on this link to the Subject list.
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27. Choose the subject that you are interested in. e. g
Choose the subject that you are interested in. e.g. Environmental Law, Policy & Planning.
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28. Similarly to the Journals collection, this subject listing has two tabs. These are the default Accessible Content (in this case a Group A country with no exceptions) and the All Items tab that would list all titles including any ‘exclusions’ for your institution.
An alphabetical list of Environmental Law, Policy & Planning Accessible Content (journals and books) list now is displayed with links to various journals and books.
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29. Click on a journal title to open the journal in a new window (the publisher’s portal) – open Environmental Communication
You will leave the OARE gateway and go to the publisher’s portal – in this case, to view the issues of Environment and Urbanization.
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30. The Environment Communication journal now opens in the publisher’s website. Note the links to the Latest articles and various volumes.
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31. Now displayed is the All Items list for the Botany
Now displayed is the All Items list for the Botany. Plant Biodiversity & Plant Science subject. Note all the available (Open Access) and unavailable journals and books – as some publishers have chosen to not make their material available.
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32. Searching by Language
Click on the link to the Language category list – to view the drop down menu of journals by language; choose the language you prefer. e.g. Francois.
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33. An alphabetical list of French language journals Accessible Content titles is displayed. Scroll down and select Archives: Afrique Science: Revue Internationale des Sciences et Technologie.
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34. A new window will open at the publisher’s site - with access to the current and previous volumes and issues. Note – the articles of this French journal may be in various languages.
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35. Searching by Publisher
From the initial OARE content page, click on the drop down menu for Publishers and choose the publisher that you want e.g. Botanical Society of America. . Note the list of publishers that You have full access to:
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36. The Accessible Content list of OARE journals available from the Botanical Society of America is displayed. One journal is listed. Open Plant Science Bulletin.
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37. The initial page of the journal is displayed
The initial page of the journal is displayed. Choose the volume, issue and article that you are interested in - e.g #58
The Publisher option brings you to the homepage of the journal you would like to see.
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38. The Browse Publisher list also lists what You do not have full access to:
This lists the publishers who have not granted access to your institution.
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39. Note that the Type (Journals & Books) is listed in the box below.
The All Items list notes all the journals of the publisher John Wiley (Journals). In this case, the institution does not have access to the journals and books which are noted by the grey [!] icons.
This is an example of an institution where the publisher has chosen to exclude access. Note the white box with the exclamation point. This notes that the journal titles are excluded.
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40. Searching for Books
From the initial Contents page, you can open the Books Collection A-Z list. For example, to find Ocean in the Earth System, click on O.
The e-books used to be at the top of each alphabet letter in the Journals Collection list. As of November 2011, these titles were moved to a separate Books Collection listing. The access is similar to that in other lists and drop down menus – e.g. Journal collection, Subjects, Languages, etc. Note also the View complete list of books listing. This listing does not have hypertext links to the full-text books.
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41. The Accessible Content page appears containing all the book titles beginning with O listing for your institution. Scroll down to Ocean in the Earth System and click on title.
To open the specific book, click on the link. This is an example for a Group A country with no exceptions.
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42. Another window will open at the publisher’s site with the list of Chapters that can be viewed as HTML files or downloaded as PDF files
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43. Click on this link to View complete list of the books.
Another option is to use the View complete list of journals that will display all titles (with links) available via OARE. This would take more time to load than the list from one alphabetical letter.
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44. This listing does not have hypertext links to the contents of the books. For access, go to the Books collection A-Z list.
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45. For both the Journals & Books collection A-Z lists, all material added in the last month have a New button before the title. Click on this New button - to be redirected to a page titled Latest online information resources.
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46. Now displayed is the Latest online information resources page
Now displayed is the Latest online information resources page. Note how the new material is organized by Type and Publisher. The page lists Journals, books and other resources in this case 44 Books from John Wiley & Sons.
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47. When opening the All Items option of the Complete List of OARE Books, there is the Send to CSV option. You can receive a list of all the books in the format used by spreadsheets. Ditto for Complete List of OARE Journals.
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48. Now opened is the CSV list in Excel. This is a large (<6 MB) file.
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49. Additional Resources
Additional useful OARE resources can be opened from the two links and one drop down menu in the right column. Also note the link the Summon search tool (see Module 4).
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50. The link to the database for discovery list includes access to the Scopus database, Environmental Index, Environmental Sciences Collection and (OARE ) Google Scholar.
These three search tools will be discussed in subsequent modules.
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51. Displayed is the Advanced Search page of EBSCO’s Environmental Index
Displayed is the Advanced Search page of EBSCO’s Environmental Index. Module 5B is devoted to this database.
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52. Displayed is the initial page of the ProQuest Environmental Science Collection. Note the Subject coverage and Included databases.
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53. Searching in Google Scholar has been discussed in the previous Module 2. This tool searches for academic material and, via the links in the search result’s right column, you can access full-text material including what is available from OARE.
Note: you must use the OARE link to Scholar or, for non-Open Access articles, you will be asked to login (individually) or pay for the article. Also, if the publisher does not grant access to your institution, the Scholar link will not work.
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54. Access to Full-text articles from SAML Publishers
Elsevier, Oxford University Press, Springer, Thieme and Wolters Kluwer – Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins use the SAML (Single Sign-On-Secure, Password-Free Login) authentication system
For access to full-text articles via OARE/Google Scholar and OARE/Summon, a journal from these publishers needs to be opened in OARE prior to opening the specific programs.
For instructions, go to the OARE Training page ( open OARE_Module_4_Summon_Appendix
Note: If the country/institution receives content from these publishers, the direct links from the Journals collection, Subject and Publisher lists on the OARE Content page will work automatically without this procedure.
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55. The Reference sources page contains access to a number of useful reference tools – for example Agriculture and Environmental Statistics.
Open the resources that are of interest to you.
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56. The Free collections drop down menu has links to numerous sources of free e-journal sources.
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57. `
Now open is the Highwire Free Access to Developing Economies list of HighWire Press – journals that are available for many OARE eligible countries. For eligibility, see
The access is based on the computer's IP Address and you can go directly to the site using the url.
Access to HighWire’s Free Access to Developing Economies journals is based on IP address. If your country is eligible (and it Is a subset of R4L eligible countries), all computers within the country will have access. There is no username or password.
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58. HighWire Press 4
Also available from HighWire Press is list of Free Online Full-text Articles that includes free journals and ones with that have free articles after a set period of time.
Some publishers allow free access to their journal issues after 6, 12 or 24 months. This slide lists some of the HIghWire Press publications that are available after these different periods of time.
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59. Another useful Free Collections link is the Directory of Open Access Journals.
The Directory of Open Access Journals includes a keyword search option. It has access to journals in many disciplines.
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60. The sewage and water pollution search found 263 articles.
Using this keyword search option, you may choose to complete searches of interest to you.
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61. Databases & Search Tools
Summon Searching – see Module 4
Scopus (Elsevier) – See Module 5A
Environmental Index (EBSCO) – see Module 5B
In the following modules, we will view the key features of four databases – two general search tools (Summon and Scopus) and one environment specific search tools (Environmental Issues and Policy Index). These resources allow you to complete subject/keyword searches for journal articles and other resources. Much of this material is available via OARE but, in some cases, you are linked to resources (e.g. conference papers) that are available on the Internet. All of the databases have similar features – the ability to complete basic and advanced searches, further ‘limit’ searches, access full-text articles and print, save and the citations.
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62. Let’s Review What We Learned
You now should know how to:
LOGIN to and register for OARE
Browse by journal titles and publishers
Explore journals by subject lists
Locate journals by language
Locate books by title
Download full-text articles (PDF and HTML)
View OARE’s databases, reference sources and free collections options
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63. Exercises
Complete Module 3 exercises #1 - 8 in the accompanying OARE exercises document
Updated: July 2018
Note: Also see the appendix to Module 3 - OARE Access Problems and Solutions for Full-text Articles (ppt) presentation.
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