Using Electronic Resources

To locate library resources, start at the Penn Libraries website or one of the departmental library websites, and use the Franklin Catalog, Franklin Articles+, or one of the many search databases available. To help with your research, this guide provides information on accessing e-resources, optimal browser settings, as well as common connection problems and solutions.

Access and Use Policy

• Accessing Electronic Resources (On and Off Campus / EZproxy)
• Use Policy for “Penn Only” Electronic Resources

Troubleshooting

If you are encountering a problem accessing an electronic resource, the following information may assist you:  

• Optimal Browser Settings
• Three Browser-related Steps that resolve many problems
• Commonly Reported Problems and Solutions

If you continue to experience problem after reading our troubleshooting help, please complete this E-Resource Problem Report Form.

Paths to Full-text

The following tools will assist you in connecting to full-text resources:

• PennText - link to fulltext from within databases.
• Proxy Prefix - add this to saved URLs for off-campus access.
• Proxy Bookmarklet - connect to e-resources quickly from off campus.
• Google Scholar - options for accessing Penn resources.
•  BrowZine - browse the current table of contents of scholarly journals.