Access to research

Free online access to academic journal articles on Oxfordshire library computers.

Free access to more than 30 million journal articles provided by many of the world’s leading academic publishers.

Suitable for students and independent researchers but it is available to all members of the public.

Subjects covered include the sciences, medicine, art, architecture, business, engineering, history, languages, politics, philosophy, mathematics.

Research at home by author, title or subject keywords, then come to any Oxfordshire public library to read the full article on one of our computers.

Find a searchable list of available journals here.

For frequently asked questions click here.

Watch this short video for an overview of Access to Research.

Licensing conditions for this information which is usually only available on subscription in academic libraries, means that we can only provide it on computers in the library and that it is not available through wifi.

Use the service from a library computer.