External library users including SCONUL Access and Alumni members can access most of the e-resources at SOAS Library. To access these e-resources users will need to have a library membership card and log in details.
To log in, your user name is the library card number starting with an LW, for example LW12345-67 and a memorable date as your password, in this format dd-Mmm-yyyy.
External library users can use e-resources on
Users can consult the SOAS Library catalogue and A-Z list of Databases as well as some e-books available on the e-Books web page.
Resources can be downloaded to an external drive, such as a USB memory stick.
Users are reminded to comply with copyright guidelines and terms of use when downloading e-resources.
The following e-resources are not available to external users due to the terms of our licenses:
If you have any query related to this access please email electronic@soas.ac.uk
SOAS Alumni access see link