How to Access Electronic Resources

Access to Electronic Resources – Databases,  EDS and full text in the PRIMO catalog is for authorized Bar-Ilan users only.

 

Access to any electronic text requires identification

choose how to sign in

Choose the option that's right for you

Students and Faculty (including university pensioners)

Click on the first option to access Bar-Ilan's Authentication screen 

Username: I.D. no. (9 digits)

Password: Students - use your same password from the Moodle system.

                   Academic and Administrative  Faculty - use your same password from the Exchange mail.

תמונה של חלון Single sign on

Other users who have been granted access to electronic resources

Click  on the second option that will open a different identification window.

Username: biu followed by Id number (9 digits)

Password: The password you created after confirming your user account

 

       

Having problems accessing the databases?

1.  First, check yourself – Did you access the databases in the correct way? 

2.  If the problem is more complex, try one of the following solutions:

Change language and/or Caps Lock

Check if your keyboard language is English and the Caps Lock key is not on.

 

Incognito window

In the browser main menu, open a new window to access the databases.

תמונה של תפריט כרום

If you can access the databases via a new Incognito window, you need to delete cookies. See below.

Delete Cookies

Be careful not to delete your saved passwords during the cleanup process!

How to delete in Google Chrome

How to delete in Mozilla Firefox

How to delete in Apple Safari

After deleting cookies, close all browser windows, reopen, and login again.

Extensions/ Automatic Translation

Sometimes one of the browser extensions, or the automatic translation to Hebrew option blocks the page from functioning properly. Try to disable the plugins and/or automatic translation.

Change of Password

If all of the above troubleshooting did not help, try changing your password.

Link to the password management portal (In Hebrew) for students and faculty.

Change the password for other Bar Ilan users who have been granted access to Bar Ilan’s resources.

 

If you still have difficulty accessing the databases, contact us and we will be happy to help.