Connect to electronic resources from off-campus
Students and employees at Örebro University have access to the library's licensed electronic resources from home.
Databases
Find the database you’re looking for through the library’s database list. When you click the link to a licensed database you’ll get prompted to insert your credentials. Enter the username and password for your ORU-account.
Certain databases may not be accessible off campus, for technical or contractual reasons. In such cases, it is specified in the database description.
E-books, journals and articles
E-books, journals and articles are best accessed through the library’s search engine Primo from the library home page. When you click the link to the resource you'll get prompted to insert your credentials. Enter the username and password for your ORU-account.
Alternative ways of logging in
Direct login on the publisher platform
You can use your ORU account to log in on multiple publisher platforms. It might look a bit different depending on the platform, but usually says something like “Log in via your institution”. Next, search for Örebro University and enter your ORU credentials. If you are required to choose an identity federation, Örebro University is part of the SWAM ID federation.
Browser extension LibKey Nomad
Libkey is a browser extension that links to fulltext articles that the library has access to or have open access.
Install the extension in your browser, and select “Örebro universitetsbibliotek” as organisation. If prompted, log in with your username and password.
VPN (employees only)
If you are connected through VPN the IP-address of the University will be recognized automatically. You will not have to use your ORU account to access the licensed resources. Read how to do so on Inforum.
Google Scholar
If you are using Google Scholar when searching for articles, you can continue that off campus. If you have done a search while on campus the identification is saved for 30 days. You can now access the library’s licensed resources via Google Scholar from off campus without logging in.
Please observe that some providers have not made the necessary connection to Google, in those cases the automatic access will not work.
For those who are not students or employees at Örebro University
If you are not a student or employee at Örebro University, unfortunately you cannot access the e-resources from home. To access the library’s e-resources, you must instead visit one of our libraries and use the library computers. However, freely available resources can be accessed by anyone - for example, open access articles and the subject category in the library’s database list for freely available databases.
For employees within Region Örebro County, we refer you to the Medical e-Library. If you wish to access the university’s resources, the easiest way is to use the computers at the Medical Library on the USÖ campus. If you are employed by both organizations, you have access to both sets of electronic resources using your respective login credentials.
Contact and error report
If you can not access the resources as expected, there are a few things you can try that may help you to overcome the problem. Here are some general troubleshooting tips. If the problem persists, please submit an error report.
If you have general questions on electronic resources you can contact us at e-library@oru.se
If your inquiry is regarding a resource that you want the library to buy, we are happy to take suggestions.