How to find a database

Sometimes when trying to access the UOC's digital resources, a message might appear warning you that a website cannot be trusted or that the connection is not secure, which therefore blocks you from accessing the page. You have to approve non-secure connections if you want to access the resource.

Here's how to do it on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Google Chrome:

• Go to “Advanced settings”, which will open up more information. 
• Click on “Proceed to access site URL (unsafe)”.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Go to “Advanced”.  
• Click on “Add Exception...”. 
• Click on “Confirm Security Exception”.

Internet Explorer:

• Click on “Continue to this website (not recommended)”.

Have you found an interesting document in Google Scholar and you want to know whether the UOC Library has the full text?

No need to enter the Library website. With this option, you can see it directly:

• Log in to Google Scholar and go to the Settings section.
• Select the option called Library links and locate the UOC in the search box:

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) - Full Text Biblioteca UOC.

• Save the settings.

From now on, when a document is available in the UOC Library, a new link will appear to the right of the results. If you click on the link, you will be able to reach the document through our system.

As a first step, try deleting the cookies from your browser. How to delete cookies.

If the problem persists, contact us at The Library Replies.

We will ask you to provide the following information:

Name of the resource that you can't access.

• The path you have followed to access the resource. For example, did you try to access through the online classroom or from the Library's website?
• The browser you are using.
• A full screenshot with the error that appears when you try to access the resource.
• If applicable, the error message given by the system.
• If applicable, the anti-virus programme you use.

The databases you can consult from the Virtual Library are collections of electronic documents and texts that have been indexed. There are two kinds of database available:

• Bibliographic databases: they provide basic information about the document (author, title, edition, date of publication, abstracts or reviews), but they do not offer access to the original text.
• Full-text databases

The Library subscribes to databases that allow users to consult journals, ebooks, conference proceedings, etc.