If you need help finding a print book or physical DVD in the Library, see our page on Locating the Books on the Shelves.
The best way to find e-books is to go to Library Search: 'Books, e-books and DVDs' tab. You can search by author, title, or keyword, and use the advanced search function to include additional search clauses.
You can filter results to a specific format in the 'Refine by' menu, for example to view e-books only.
To access an e-book, select the link under the title result indicated by an arrow. You may be prompted to log in with your Queen Mary ITS credentials at this stage.
You can also search in the ‘Articles and more’ search tab for Open Access scholarly e-books.
Select the Library Search: 'Articles and more’ tab to search for academic journal articles and articles from other online resources such as conference proceedings, magazines and trade publication periodicals.
Enter your search term for example, keywords from the article title, author or subject.
You will be taken to the ‘Articles and more’ search results. You can edit your search term in the search bar, or apply additional filters by selecting the All Filters button to refine by date, subject, publisher, language and more. The search defaults to resources where the full text is available. You can widen results by deselecting the Full Text button or filter to only academic journals by selecting the Academic (Peer-Reviewed) Journals button.
Use the sort menu to sort results by relevance or date.
To see more details select the title of a result. The Access now or Access options button will show, depending on the different format available for the article:
Full Text Finder
Provides access options to read the article
LibKey Instant PDF
Opens article PDF
Linked Full Text
Links to full text online
View Complete Issue
Opens table of contents in BrowZine
In general, Library Search will provide an access option to link directly to the article. If a direct link is not possible, Library Search will link to the journal homepage where you will need to navigate to the article within the journal site.
Libkey Nomad is a browser extension that can help you find Library resources like scholarly journal articles when browsing the web. When you are searching for resources online, the LibKey button will appear if the Library has a subscription to the resource, or if an open access version is available.
For more information on how to download and use LibKey, see these FAQs:
What is LibKey?
How do I get LibKey?
To find an article by DOI (digital object identifier) or PubMed Identifier (PMID) you can also use the LibKey.io DOI tool.
You can search for individual e-journal titles in the E-Journals by Subject page. Search by title, subject, ISSN or publisher. Search results will show journal titles available from Library Services alongside the coverage dates and a direct link to the journal.
You can also browse for e-journals by title and subject area on BrowZine. BrowZine displays journal titles alongside a cover image in a visual layout. For more information on how to use BrowZine, see this FAQ:
What is BrowZine and how do I use it?
To get from Books, e-books and DVDs search to an article search, select Articles and more link from the header menu.
To get from Articles and more to a book search, select Search Books, e-books and DVDs from the left-hand Essential Links menu.
To return to the main search visit the Library Home page.
Databases are collections of material not easily categorised as books or journals. To search the content from individual databases find the database in the A-Z Databases list. The databases list includes:
For further details please contact us.
Archives and current issues of many newspapers are available from A-Z Databases list. In the subject area filter, select 'Newspapers' to view a list.
In Library Search ‘Articles and More’, you can filter article search results to only ‘News’ or ‘Magazine’ content from the Source Type button.
For advice on using and referencing newspapers, please contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian.
Library Services holds copies of theses awarded by Queen Mary University of London and its historically affiliated institutions.
To search for print theses (awarded years 1910-2012), use Library Search: 'Books, e-books and DVDs' tab.
Electronic theses (years 2013-present) can be found in the institutional repository QMRO (Queen Mary Research Online).
See the Open Research webpages for more info on searching for theses.
If you would like help or advice on using Library Search for research, literature searches, or on using subject-specific databases, please contact your Faculty Liaison Librarian.
If you need help using Queen Mary Research Online, contact the Open Research Team.
Queen Mary students can access some additional e-resources from Senate House Library. Information on how to register as a member can be found on Senate House website.
Browse our FAQs for further help with common e-resource questions:
What do I do when I can't find the full text of an article?
How do I login to online resources?