E-resources

How to use e-resources?

E-resources are available to all AGH University users (employees, doctoral students, students) after logging in using SSO AGH, also outside the university network (access data as for mail in the domain @agh.edu.pl or @student.agh.edu.pl). Other Library users having active library accounts can use e-resources on site in the AGH University Main Library Reading Rooms (provided that license agreements allow it).

To use any of the databases, select the name of the database from the list located on the Library's website under e-resources alphabetically. You can also select a database from the list of e-resources by subject or e-resources by type.

Each database has an individual link. When clicked, a login window appears, in which you need to provide:

  • login, i.e. email address in the domain @agh.edu.pl or @student.agh.edu.pl,
  • password to AGH mail.

Some resources have certain restrictions and can only be accessed in the Library on designated computers.

If you would like to receive information about training sessions, webinars, news, and trials of e-resources, subscribe to BGinfo - the newsletter of the AGH University Main Library.

When using e-resources, respect the terms of the license and copyright.

According to the license agreements for the use of e-resources, the following actions are prohibited:

  • granting third parties access to e-resources, by providing your login and password,
  • automatic download of texts,
  • copying entire volumes of  journals and entire books; the number of articles downloaded during a single session should correspond to your current education or research needs,
  • creation of local archives,
  • use of copied materials for commercial purposes.
     

Failure to comply with these arrangements may result in blocking access both for Users who violate these arrangements and for the University as a whole.

If you cannot log in to the e-resources

  • check that you are entering the correct login and password - for all AGH users (employees, doctoral students, students), logging in to the e-resources is done using SSO AGH (access data as for mail in the domain @agh.edu.pl or @student.agh.edu.pl),
  • use your browser in incognito (private) mode,
  • make sure you use the link to the selected database from the Library's website (e-resources in alphabetical order), not the one you have saved in your browser,
  • clear your browser cache and cookies, 
  • check whether the database you are interested in is not covered by a license agreement allowing use only on the Library site; you can verify the information on the page containing the description of e-sources in alphabetical order.

For information on the use of e-resources please contact:

The Reference Department +48 12 617 32 15 oin@bg.agh.edu.pl
 

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Elsevier Databases

When using Elsevier databases and resources, special rules apply regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

Prohibited use
It is not permitted to use content from subscription-based Elsevier databases in combination with OpenAI tools, in particular for the purpose of:

  • training or testing artificial intelligence models,
  • analyzing or automatically processing data,
  • generating responses, summaries, or other content using AI tools,
  • creating or developing artificial intelligence tools.

Permitted use
The use of Elsevier content with closed AI tools is permitted, provided that:

  • the tool operates in a closed environment,
  • access is limited exclusively to authorized users,
  • content from Elsevier databases is not used to train AI algorithms,
  • data is not shared with or transferred to third parties.

When using content contained in Elsevier databases, you undertake to comply with the licensing terms specified by the publisher.