The slides below show you how to access ProQuest resources from the Online databases and academic journals link in the portal when you are off campus/outside the university. You will need to follow these steps if connecting from your own laptop/mobile device on campus as well.
Category: login
Accessing Mintel
- Clear your web browser history, cookies and cache
- Close and reopen your browser
- Login again to the portal.
Logging in and using ScienceDirect
Scopus Off Campus Login Change
Select My Learning
In the Search the Library portlet select the Online databases and academic journals link
On the next page the eresources are arranged alphabetically by title
Select the letter ‘S’ of the alphabet or scroll down the list and select Scopus to be transferred there.
Note also that you should never enter your University of Greenwich login credentials anywhere other than the University portal.
Science Direct login change
Elsevier has changed the authentication process for Science Direct and Scopus. All users are now required to login via the UK Federation option and select ‘University of Greenwich‘ from a list of institutions.
Select the My Learning link
Select the Online databases and academic journals link in the Search the Library portlet
On the next page select ‘S’ from the alphabet or scroll down the A-Z list and select Science Direct to be transferred to the resource.
You should see your name at the top right of the screen above the Brought to you by: University of Greenwich box. This indicates you are logged in and authenticated.
Taylor & Francis Online Mobile
- Visit the full site while authenticated via the My Learning page in the university portal when you are on campus. (If you’re not sure how to login to e-resources via the portal, you can select this link to find out what to do).
- Click the Mobile link at the top of the screen.
- You will be directed to a page where you can sign in or register to receive a mobile pairing code. Save the code once you have received it – you will then be able to use it for five minutes.
- On your mobile device, go to www.tandfonline.com, tap the Settings icon and select Device Pairing.
- Log in here then enter the pairing code and tap Verify Code.
- Go to My Account to check your pairing status.
- iPhone and iPod devices running OS 3.2 or later
- iPad 3.2.2 or later
- Android 2.2 or later
- BlackBerry OS 6 (including the Torch 9800)
- BlackBerry Tablet OS devices (including PlayBook)
Logging in to eresources
The University uses single sign-on to authenticate our students and staff and provide access to our eresources on and off campus. This has to be done via the University of Greenwich portal. We do not use individual Athens usernames and passwords.
- Login to the portal with your computer ID and password.
- Select the My Learning link.
- In the Search the Library portlet, select the Online databases and academic journals link.
- On the next page the eresources are arranged alphabetically by title.
- Scroll down to the resource in the list on the next page.
- Select the name of the resource to be transferred there.
Find out more on our LibGuides page.
Science Direct Athens username activation
- First login to the university portal on and off campus
- Select the My Learning link
- Select the Online databases and academic journals link in the Search the Library portlet
- Scroll down the A-Z list on the next page and select Science Direct
- Click the Login button at the top right of the screen
- Click the Athens/Other Institution Login link at the top right of the screen
- On the next screen Login via Athens or Your Institution click the View all institutions link at the bottom of the grey box
- On the next screen scroll down to UK Access Management Federation and select University of Greenwich
- You will now see an Athens login screen – wait to be transferred
- You will now be logged into Science Direct as University of Greenwich