If you have not registered, please read how to register correctly. If you fail to register correctly, you will not be able to get the articles you need.

You must register on campus to use this service.

View the steps below for directions in registration and use.
(You may want to print a copy of the directions to assist you when you register.)

Once you click the ScienceDirect link at the bottom of the page, you will see the following screen:

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Policies & Procedures

Louisiana Tech University has an agreement with the ScienceDirect database which allows for purchases of individual articles at a cost of $22.00 per article. A deposit account has been set up with limited funds available. To insure fair distribution of the available funds, please note the following limitations:

• Faculty members are limited to five (5) requests per month
• Graduate students are limited to three (3) requests per month.
• Registration for Science Direct must be done on-campus to be eligible for "library-subsidized" document delivery.
• Requests for articles from ScienceDirect will be forwarded to the InterLibrary LoanServices for final processing.
• Online articles requested through ScienceDirect will be sent electronically to the patron within 24 hours.

If you agree to these policies and procedures, go to the ScienceDirect Gateway.