AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
AccessMyLibrary is a service of Gale, a part of Cengage Learning - one of the world's largest publishers of reference information that has serviced libraries for more than 50 years.
By partnering with libraries throughout the United States and Canada, AccessMyLibrary provides free access to premium content you can trust. Browse and read over 30 million articles for business, education, and general research needs – absolutely free! Simply log in with a valid e-mail address and postal code to access online information through a nearby library.
Our goal is to help you access information from credible sources while making the offerings of local libraries more accessible. We do this by using our technology to help people find this content, which search engines usually cannot access. AccessMyLibrary also includes articles from HighBeam Research, which is a part of the Gale family. HighBeam offers even more research content, including access to archives from more than 6,500 publications.
When looking for information, many people use general search engines like Google. Although search engines can be useful, they lack access to a lot of the valuable content and resources libraries purchase, which are available to the public for free.
AccessMyLibrary makes portions of that content visible to search engines so people can find it and access the content in its entirety at libraries and online. This builds appreciation for what libraries offer while directing more visitors to those libraries.
We share the concerns publishers have regarding online content. That's why AccessMyLibrary only grants full-text access to users who are logged in and associated with a local library. This assures publishers that content always remains in a protected space within AccessMyLibrary.
Additionally, we help users of search engines locate information that would otherwise be invisible to them. This strengthens the perception of the publisher as the original source of that content. It also creates brand awareness and broadens reach while introducing new customers to each publisher's services and publications.
There are revenue benefits, too. As always, Gale records usage of content. Each time a full-text article is viewed, that translates into additional royalties for the publisher's content. Publishers interested in licensing content to Gale may contact us at gale.licensing@cengage.com.
Need more information? Please read our frequently asked questions or contact your local school or public library to learn more about the services they can provide to support your information needs.