Passwords to e-resources
Access to Northumbria's electronic resources has changed.
- Athens usernames and passwords are no longer in use at Northumbria.
- Students and staff of the university may now use their Northumbria University usernames and passwords to access electronic resources.
- A temporary page with quick links to individual resources can be found here. Where is that resource now ?
- The library catalogue and NORA also contain the correct links to our resources.
- The login box to use for your Northumbria Username and Password may be described differently dependent upon the e-resource supplier. Look out for 'UK Federation', 'UK Access Management Federation', 'Academic login', 'Shibboleth', 'Institutional Login' or 'Log in at your home organisation'.
- Please do not try to use an ATHENS login box - it will not work
- You may see a WAYF (Where Are You From ?) – a drop down list from which you should choose Northumbria University.
- No Password Required
If you are on campus you may not need a password if the electronic resource recognises the IP address of your computer. A few resources are ONLY available in this way. Please remember that these resources are only accessible off campus via Desktop Anywhere. List of resources which operate only with IP recognition - Non-University Passwords
There will be no change to resources which require non-university passwords. You will still be required to consult our list to locate these individual usernames and passwords. The non-university password list is available from the left hand link (login with your university username/password to see this.)
We provide access to over 300 databases and 50,000 full text e-journals, which staff employed by Northumbria University in Newcastle and enrolled students are entitled to use.For information about electronic journal collections see the e-Journals link on this page. Lists of databases are available within NORA.
Additional registration may be required for EDINA Digimap.
The Athens system has now been disabled at Northumbria.
