Wherever you’re going to be over the next few weeks, our online resources and other services can help you keep studying. Here are three quick steps to consider before you leave SGUL to make this as straightforward as possible.
- Reset your SGUL password
- Bring books to the library to renew
- Register to study in a library near you
1. Reset your SGUL password
With your SGUL login and password, you can use our journals and e-books, and online resources such as Acland’s Anatomy from anywhere with internet access.
We recommend you reset your password before you leave as this ensures you won’t need to change it again for 3 months.
If your password expires or you’ve forgotten it, you can usually reset it from offsite. Note: you must have already set up an external email address and if you don’t receive the reset link, check your junk mail folder.
For a refresher on finding online resources, have a look at our Hunter FAQs.
We also have a step by step guide to accessing e-resources from offsite [PDF].
2. Bring books to the Library to renew
Books and other items you have borrowed from us will now be automatically renewed 10 times, unless another library user has requested them.
To make sure you don’t reach your 10 renewal limit while you’re away from SGUL, we recommend bringing items into the Library so you can return and reissue them on our self-service machines before you leave.
3. Register to study in a library near you
SGUL Library is a member of the SCONUL scheme, which allows our users reference access to around 170 other university libraries across the UK and Ireland. Postgraduates may also get limited borrowing rights in some cases.
To use the scheme, follow the steps on the SCONUL Access page. Within a few days, and provided there are no fines on your Library account, you’ll receive an email from us which you can take to your chosen library along with your SGUL ID card to apply for access.
Like SGUL, many academic institutions in the UK and worldwide use Eduroam for WiFi. If you are near a university and have WiFi enabled on phone or laptop, you should immediately pick up the network. If you are using Eduroam for the first time, remember to enter your full SGUL username (including @sgul.ac.uk) and password.
Our website library.sgul.ac.uk is a great jumping off point for accessing the services and resources mentioned in this post.
