Finding and using library resources

Guidance and advice for problems accessing online content.

If any of our systems are experiencing issues or downtime, they will be listed on this page.

Explore FAQs relating to accessing online library resources

If you are having trouble accessing online resources, try these steps first.

A quick guide to finding information for your assignment, including planning a search, evaluating resources and managing information.

Tips on sources where an article which is behind a pay wall and is not available online through the Open University Library.

Guidance on finding ejournal articles, either by following up a specific reference, or searching across many articles at once.

Guidance on using Library Search with a screen reader, and the link to the full accessibility statement.

Once your studies are complete you can use Open Access resources to support your ongoing professional development.

The OU Library provides a collection of online information resources to MBA members only (i.e. not BABS/Cert./Dip. alumni) of the OUBS Alumni Association. Graduates of the OUBS automatically belong to the MBA Alumni Association.

OU students and staff can access the online Library. Help is available for the rare occasions when you have technical issues.

Instructions on how to set up Google Scholar so that it links seamlessly to online journal articles that the Open University Library subscribes to.

Tips on how to find ebooks and theses using various search tools and services