Journals

FAQs

• Why can't I access some e-journals?

  Should you have troubles accessing electronic articles and journals the following checklist can assist you:

  • Is your computer registered in the network of Eawag, Empa, PSI or WSL?
  • Does Lib4RI license the full-text access?
  • Does the library’s subscription to an e-journal cover the required time period?
  • Does the library’s subscription to an e-journal cover your institute?
  • Clear the browser cache and delete cookies from your browser
  • Are cookies and JavaScript activated in your internet browser?
  • Are you unable to open the PDF-files?

  Please contact us via @email, or call the library at 058 765 5700 if you encounter any problem with the access to journals.

• How can I get an article that isn't part of Lib4RI's e-journal subscription?

  Should a journal article not be part of our online subscription (check with Lib4RI's E-Journal List), Lib4RI’s document delivery service is happy to order it for you. More details are available in Lib4RI-Info: Articles & Journals, including a how-to-guide.

  Lib4RI document deliveries are free of charge for members of Eawag, Empa, PSI and WSL.

• Who can access e-journals licensed by the library?

  Licensing agreements with electronic service providers restrict access to electronic resources, for which the library Lib4RI pays a subscription fee, to current members of Eawag, Empa, WSL and PSI. However, most licensing agreements permit visitors as so-called “walk-in users” on-site access to our electronic resources on publicly accessible library computers.

• Restrictions on using electronic resources

  Access to licensed electronic resources (such as databases, e-journals or e-books) are governed by the conditions of use contained in licence agreements between the library Lib4RI and the respective publishers. These licences vary but have some common elements.

  You are generally not allowed to:

  • systematically download from an e-resource, e.g. all articles from one issue of a journal, or an entire e-book. Publishers may monitor use levels of electronic resources and suspend access to this resource in the entire network of the institution if large amounts of information are downloaded in a short time period.
  • share downloaded material with third parties (unauthorised users, i.e. anyone who is not a member of Eawag, Empa, PSI or WSL). Third party use is also uploading licensed content or data to external platforms, specifically ChatGPT or other AI platforms, where storage and future use are controlled by third parties.
  • use e-resources for commercial gain (i.e. reselling, redistributing or republishing licensed content).

  If you are planning to use licensed electronic resources for a text data mining or an AI project, please contact us at @email and we will help you clarify the conditions.

   

  Restrictions on using electronic resources from AIP

  From AIP, the American Institute of Physics, we got a longer list of Terms of Use (which is, at least more liberal and allows for instance the delivery to a colleague).

• Why can't I access some e-resources?

  There is a number of issues you could encounter. Please try the following solutions:

  • Is your computer registered in the network of Eawag, Empa, PSI, or WSL?
  • Clear the browser cache and delete cookies from your browser
  • Enable cookies and JavaScript in your internet browser
  • Check the FAQs below for more tips specific to the resource type you are trying to access

  Please contact us via @email, or call the library at 058 765 5700 if you encounter any problem with the access to e-resources.