Remote access
Only at our premises in Uppsala can you make full use of all digital resources we subscribe to. We can however give remote access to a few of these, for specific external users.
Please note that the info on this pages is aimed at users in the Nordic countries.
For info relevant to Africa-based early career researchers, see the page about our new Virtual Library Programme: 12 months digital access to selected e-resources
Quick overview
Resource and type | Accessible for | ||
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Students and researchers in | Africa analysts at gov. authorities in | ||
DEN, FIN, ICE, NOR, SWE
and within the Virtual library programme | FIN, ICE, SWE
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Africa-Wide Information (NOTE: our subscription and hence access ends Aug. 31 2025) | Abstracts & references | Yes | Yes |
African Books Collective | E-books | Yes | Yes |
African Writers Series | E-books (fiction) | Yes | No |
AllAfrica.com | News | Yes | Yes |
Cairn | Journals | Yes | No |
Oxford OBO + ORE | Encyclopedia | Yes | No |
SA News | News | Yes | Yes |
Sabinet SSH journals | Journals | Yes | Yes |
- Read the terms, fill out the form.
- Use your institutional e-mail address (or tell us if you don't have such).
- We'll get back to you within a few days – to your institutional e-mail address.
Does the remote access package give me access to all of NAI Library's resources?
No, only to a few of our e-resources. Current list is on this page.
For how long do I have access?
We have organized access roughly according to academic semesters in Sweden:
- Mid-January to the end of June,
- July until next mid-January
When you are granted access, you have access for the remainder of that period. The exact expiration date is stated in the email you receive from us.
Can I apply again?
Yes, as long as you remain affiliated with a Nordic higher educational institution.
I had access last semester, do I really need to fill out the form again?
Yes.
Can I log in to NAI library's search tool (library catalogue) AfricaLit Plus with my remote access credentials?
No. A library account in AfricaLit Plus External link. is separate and used primarily to manage your print book loans. You apply for it at our premises, receive a library card and it is usually valid for a longer period.
Can I search AfricaLit Plus and use remote access in combination?
Yes, but it's not optimal unfortunately. While the remote access package resources largely are included in AfricaLit Plus, they are just a fraction of it all. Much of the content in is only available at our premises, either print materials or e-resources. Currently there is no easy way to filter out the remote access package resources. That is why we provide you with direct links to the individual resources in our info email message, once you've been granted access.
I already have a NAI library card, do I need to apply for remote access?
It depends on your needs. If you in fact want to access the e-resources in our remote access package, then yes. If you just want to borrow print books while visiting us, then the library card is enough.
If you are based in Uppsala or nearby, it is certainly worth visiting us, because at our premises you can easily make use of our full collections.
I filled out the form but haven't yet received any reply, why?
Usually you'll receive a reply within a few days or up to a week. If it takes longer than that, there may have been an issue with the information you provided, like an incorrect e-mail address (that's unfortunately too common). In that case we cannot send anything, and you'd have to apply again.
Resources included in our remote access package 📡
Please note that our subscription, and thus access ends August 31, 2025.
- Short description: Combination of several databases with info on all aspects of Africa from the 19th century to the present. References mainly.
- Detailed description: Info on EBSCO website
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Africa specialists / analysts at government authorities in Finland, Iceland or Sweden
- Remote access login to African Books Collective
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Additional access info (after login): 1. Click on “Guest access” in upper right corner and wait until you’re recognized as a Guest User. 2. Click on “All Accessible Titles” in left hand menu. 3. All accessible titles are listed.
- Short description: African-owned collective outlet for books published in Africa. NAI has a subscription on their African Studies
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- Detailed description: Info on ABC website
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Africa specialists / analysts at government authorities in Finland, Iceland or Sweden
- Short description: Online edition of selected works from the Heinemann series of modern African fiction.
- Detailed description: available on AWS website (on the old Chadwyck platform).
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Remote access login to AllAfrica.com archives (English version)
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- Remote access login to AllAfrica.com archives (French version)
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- Short description: Aggregates and distributes news from African news organizations, own reporters and more. Archives include millions of articles from 1996 onwards.
- Detailed description: https://allafrica.com/misc/info/about/
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Africa specialists / analysts at government authorities in Finland, Iceland or Sweden
- Short description: NAI Library subscribes to a journal package named Bouquet African & Middle Eastern Studies, with a francophone focus. Journals included in the package:
- Africultures
- Afrique & Histoire
- Afrique Contemporaine
- Autrepart
- Bulletin D'Études Orientales
- Cahiers D'Études Africaines
- Les Cahiers de L'Orient
- Les Cahiers D'Outre-Mer
- Confluences Méditerranée
- Égypte / Monde Arabe
- Hommes & Migrations
- Maghreb - Machrek
- Mondes en Développement
- NAQD
- Outre-Mers
- Politique Africaine
- Présence Africaine
- Revue Congolaise de Gestion
- Revue D'Économie du Développement
- Revue Internationale de Études du Développement
- Revue International des Sciences de L'Organisation
- Revue Management & Innovation
- Techniques Financières et Développement
- Detailed description: available in English on Cairn's international website
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
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- Remote access login to Oxford Bibliographies Online
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- Remote access login to Oxford Research Encyclopedias (African History)
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- Oxford Bibliographies Online
- Short description: Peer-reviewed bibliographies. Short introductions followed by listing of annotated citations. Regularly updated. We subscribe to two subject areas, both including a few hundred articles/topics each: African Studies and Geography.
- Detailed description on OBO website: African Studies
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- Oxford Research Encyclopedias
- Short description: Peer-reviewed, regularly updated encyclopedia. We subscribe to the subject area African history, which includes close to 400 articles.
- Detailed description: available on ORE website
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- African News Agency
- Short description: Full-text news reports covering South African and African news, approx. 1998 onwards. (Formerly known as South African Press Association, SAPA.)
- Detailed description: available on Sabinet website
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- SA Media
- Short description: Covers 120+ South African newspapers/periodicals 1978 onwards. Articles are indexed in Afrikaans and English.
- Detailed description: available on Sabinet website
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Africa specialists / analysts at government authorities in Finland, Iceland or Sweden
- Short description: NAI Library subscribes to a journal package named Sabinet Social Sciences And Humanities journal package.
- Detailed description: available on Sabinet journals website
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- Eligible for remote access:
- Students and researchers affiliated with a higher educational institution in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway or Sweden.
- Africa specialists / analysts at government authorities in Finland, Iceland or Sweden
Terms
- Depending on the type of resource, you need to be:
- a researcher, student (or the like) at a Nordic higher educational institution, or
- an Africa specialist / analyst at government authority in Finland, Iceland or Sweden
- Access is valid on a semester basis (spring and autumn).
- You may apply for renewal of the access by contacting the NAI Library.
- NAI Library reserves the right to terminate access to the resources without prior notice.
- You agree not to transfer credentials to anyone else.
- This service and the credentials we provide you with, give you full access to the resources included in the package mentioned here, you do not have to register or create accounts individually on the separate resource websites.
- See our integrity policy for how we process personal data.