Electronic Resources

OpenAthens

All electronic resources are accessible within the University Network either by institutional users (professors, students, technical-administrative staff) or by external users temporarily admitted to Library services. In the various reading rooms, there are 9 PC workstations available.
According to the specific licenses of use, remote access is possible only for some resources, through the institutional credentials provided by the Registrar's Office and thanks to the OpenAthens service; external users who have an annual card can request the credentials by contacting the Electronic Resources Section.

Catalogue

All Library electronic resources are catalogued and accessible directly through the catalogue. The Library offers numerous resources on CD-ROM, DVD, pen-drive, e-books, electronic periodicals and databases.

DigiPoint

All electronic resources acquired and catalogued by the Library, along with a selection of open access resources considered to be particularly relevant, are also accessible through the DigiPoint platform, sorted by type and searchable by title or by discipline.

Electronic Periodicals

The catalogue includes electronic periodicals for which the Library has made a direct subscription. Access to the entire collection of electronic periodicals, including titles available through databases, along with a selection of open access publications, is done through the Full Text Finder virtual catalogue, where it is possible to search for periodicals by title, ISSN or subject. For each link it is specified the source that hosts the content (database, platform or other) and the coverage (accessible years).

User Education

Each Semester the Library offers training sessions on electronic resources and it is also available to arrange targeted meetings upon request by contacting the Management.

Terms and Conditions

All electronic resources provided by the Library are governed by individual use licenses agreed with the publishers or service providers, in which the conditions for remote access are also established. The following terms of use are valid for all resources and any violation thereof results in the user being temporarily excluded from the Library services. Access to resources, whether from the University Network or remotely, determines that the following conditions are met.

It is allowed

  • To view, download, print, copy documents solely for personal studies, teaching or research purposes
  • To create temporary links to articles or chapters of monographs within electronic dispensaries or e-learning platforms for teaching purposes, with obligation of citing the author and the source and with a prior permission of the Library

It is forbidden

  • To communicate to third parties one’s credentials (User Name and Password) to access University Network and/or electronic resources
  • To redistribute or transmit content to unauthorized users, via any means (fax, email, social network sharing, etc.)
  • To save, copy, or systematically print documents and/or large amounts of data (e.g. an entire journal issue), also through specific software
  • To create derivative works based on products or information obtained from a resource
  • To remove, obscure or modify the author’s name, copyright information, or any identifying information that appears in the resource
  • Any use for profit or business purposes
  • To violate intellectual property rules that govern all material contained in a resource, including text, graphics, user interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, videos, images, applications, programs, computer codes and other information, including design and layout amongst others
  • To disturb the operation of a resource or obtain unauthorized access to any parts or features of the resource
  • To examine or to test the vulnerability of a resource, to violate the security measures, or authentication systems of the same.