You can access the library's databases remotely (off campus) with your LIU Brooklyn email user name and password. After the "Remote Access Login Screen" appears, type in your LIU email and password. Click the "LOGIN" button. Database access is limited to current students, faculty, and staff.
You can access step by step remote access instructions here. If you can't access the databases from off campus you may call the circulation department at (718) 488-1338.
Online databases are used to access articles in both scholarly and popular periodicals. (For info about scholarly vs. popular sources, check out this brief video).
Once you open a database, enter your search terms in the search box. If you want to open a full text (whole) article within your search results, look for the words "PDF" or "HTML full text" under the article citation. If you don't see either of these terms, click on the "Check LinkSource for Full-Text" link.
If you don't see any of these options in the search results, LIU doesn't have the article in question. You can request any articles LIU doesn't have from Interlibrary Loan.
Click here for database search strategies from LIU librarians!
**A note to anyone who uses Google (or another Internet search engine) to look for articles: Articles found on Google will often try to get you to pay. As long as you're a student at LIU you can generally get any articles you want from our databases or Interlibrary Loan free of charge.**
