Friday, 25 November 2016

Digital resources

I am doing the Masters in social work (policy and practice). My supervisor  has recommended the following article



However I have logged in with my details and also searched the e journals database with no luck - could you confirm that I do not have access to this article as a Bedfordshire student?

Thank you for your enquiry. I am sure that your superviser told you that University of Bedfordshire does not subscribe to the journal “Subjectivity” – which is where the article you require was published
Springer is the publisher and there is no University of Bedfordshire access to its website.

As a Masters student you are entitled to use the University's Document Supply service via Learning Resources please read the information here

https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/docsupply/document-supply-q-and-a

You need to set up your BL on demand account following instructions here
https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/docsupply/document-supply-q-and-a/sed
please note this is for receiving materials only. If you request materials via this account you are liable for payment.

Make your request by following the link below and clicking on the link below - then click on Journal Request 
https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/docsupply/forms

Authenticate with your usual username and password
Complete as many details as possible on the form. It is essential that you type YES in the last field

The article will arrive in your UoB email account. You are recommended to download and print the article immediately as your access to it will expire in 30 days
  • The article is not automatically saved and you must save it at the browser prompt or click ‘File>Save As’ in Adobe Reader and name it to a drive or memory stick to save it. Do not save to the desktop oif University PCs always save to your U Drive. http://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/availableservices/regforserv/saving-your-work Once the document is ‘saved’, you should have access to it for three years from the date of supply. If files are not saved, access from the download link will cease after 30 days and the item will need reordering. Upon expiry, you will be locked out of the article permanently.
All the information you need is on LRWeb
https://lrweb.beds.ac.uk/libraryservices/docsupply/document-supply-q-and-a

contact docsupply@beds.ac.uk with any queries