Registering for ScienceDirect (SD)

Want to have full text access to the journal articles in the database ScienceDirect? Then follow the simple steps in the guide that follows.

Why register?

WITHOUT registering AND/or signing in
- No full-text access to restricted content
- ONLY full-text access to a select list of subscribed journals

WITH registering AND signing in
- Full-text access to ALL ScienceDirect content on a pay-per-use basis, paid for by the Library.

Step-by-step guide

If you are unable to locate your invitation to register from ScienceDirect (email from sciencedirect@prod.lexis-nexis.com sent to all faculty and students late February 2014), click on the link provided to access Registration ID and Password information. LINK: Request a Registration ID and Password (Screen A)
Clicking on the "Request a Registration ID and Password" screen will result in a new screen that will identify you by NAME and STATUS at Drew University, e.g. student, staff, faculty. (Screen B)

1. If you are not correctly identified, log out and retry until you are correctly identified. .
2. Continue the process by clicking the "receive Registration ID and Password." (Screen C)

SCREEN A

SCREEN B

SCREEN C

3. After inputting your registration ID and password information, you will land on a page where you may register by entering the required information. On the next screen, depending if you are student, staff, or faculty, select "Drew University - VALE faculty" or "Drew University – VALE Student" as your organization and select "continue". You should now have full text access to ScienceDirect resources on a "pay-per-use" basis, paid for by the library. See below for sample screen: