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This guide has been created to assist you with common problems related to accessing Stellenbosch University Library e-resources from off-campus. Some of these problems include:
Report your off-campus e-access problem by submitting a question to Ask a Librarian.
In addition to the off-campus e-access to all the e-resources the library subscribes to, undergraduate and postgraduate students (registered and prospective) who do not reside on campus and who are prepared to pay for the delivery of hard copy books and documents to them, may sign up for off-campus document delivery here.
You can do this by:
Pressing the Print Screen button on your keyboard
Click the window that you want to copy. Press CTRL + ALT+PRINT SCREEN or just press the PRINT SCREEN Button on your keyboard. Explained in detail here
Important: The text you see on your keyboard might be PrtSc, PrtScn, or PrntScrn. The other text on the Print Screen key is usually SysRq.
Where is the PRINT SCREEN button?
The PRINT SCREEN key is usually located in the upper right corner of your keyboard. The key looks similar to the following: PRINT SCREEN key
Paste (CTRL+V) the image into a Microsoft Office program or other application.
Using the Snipping tool on your computer
To access the Snipping tool follow these instructions. The snipping tool looks like this
Or using the screen shot on your mobile device
Follow these instructions. The screen will look like this once you have successfully followed the instructions
How do I access the Library e-resource from off-campus?
Many of our SU registered students and staff members may not physically visit the Library, but from off-campus you are still able to access these resources based on your affiliation to Stellenbosch University. Your must access these e-resources via the library homepage so that you can be authenticated via the University's 'Single Sign-on' screen (see screen shot below).
Type your search terms in the search box OR choose E-Databases, E-Journals or SU Research Output (E-theses) from the FIND menu. When off-campus and prompted to sign-on, sign in with your SU usernam (aslo called "network" or "portal" login) and password.
Please Note: If prompted to log into any other screen, this means we either do not have access to that specific e-resource or the resource is not authenticated for off-campus e-access.
Off-campus e-access webinar:
Who will have off-campus access?
Off-campus electronic access to the library e-resources is restricted to Stellenbosch University staff members and currently registered Stellenbosch University students, see Off-campus electronic access.
Can I get off-campus e-access if I am no longer a registered student at Stellenbosch University?
Unfortunately not. The Library's academic subscription agreements with publishers and aggregators do not allow for this arrangement. Off-campus electronic access to the library e-resources is restricted to Stellenbosch University staff members and currently registered Stellenbosch University students. See Off-campus electronic access.
How can I, as a prospective postgraduate student, access the library's e-resources from off-campus?
In order to obtain off-campus access to the Library's e-resources, prospective postgraduate students need to apply online to be enrolled as a network registered prospective postgraduate student at Stellenbosch University, see Off-campus electronic access.
Please note: This is not a registration process as a postgraduate student at Stellenbosch University, but only an application process as a prospective postgraduate student at Stellenbosch University.
How do I access and download eBooks?
Use our LibGuide for eBooks.
How do I report a problem when I cannot gain access to these resources?
Report your problem via Ask a Librarian.
