Important library resource to continue

A service called the Access to Research initiative is to continue after a two year pilot scheme.

This means that users of public libraries will get free access to over 10 million academic articles.

The service which was launched by the Universities and Science Minister in 2014 has been hailed as a success by the Publishers Licensing Society and the Society of Chief Librarians.

The Jubilee Library in Brighton is one of the top performing libraries in terms of people using the service. Two years on since the pilot started there have been over 3,000 hits from library customers in the city.

Cllr Alan Robins, Deputy Chair of Economic Development and Culture Committee, said: “It is wonderful to see the Access to Research initiative being so well received by the libraries and residents of Brighton and Hove and the fact we will be able to continue providing this service is great news. It is a brilliant resource that provides people with information they might not otherwise have access to.”

The Access to Research initiative is just one of the many online services that people with a library card can access. It is available, not only in the Jubilee Library, but in libraries across Brighton & Hove.

To view results and check journal titles from home, click here:

To access full articles library customers need to log in to a library computer.

There is currently an online consultation on Brighton & Hove’s library services. It will end on February 16.

To have your say, click here: