Title: Accessing Online Resources
Course: Library - Library Sandbox > Section: Ontario Tech Library Online: Searching Omni for Books, Articles & More

Accessing Online Resources in Omni - Transcript

At some point in your Omni searching, you will want to access the full text for an online resources such as an article or eBook.

When you see a title that is of interest in your search results, you can go directly to the item by clicking on Available Online or selecting the title in your search results. This will open up the item record.

In the View Online section you can see Full text availability which lists the databases where we have access to the item. Sometimes an article or eBook is available through multiple databases and sometimes it is only available through one database. Below is an example of the item record where you can choose a database to access the item.

When you choose a databases to access an online resource you will be prompted to login with the network credentials to access the material.

One you login you will be taken directly to the resource on the databases website. From here you will be able to read or download your article or eBook.

Try it: Accessing Full Text

Click anywhere on the module below to begin. This module works best in Chrome browsers.

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