Access to scientific journals from outside RUB (e.g. home office)
ACS journals (J. Comp. Theo. Chem, J. Phys. Chem. A-D, J. Am. Chem. Soc., ...)
Access Through Your Institution → select "German Higher Education (DFN-AAI) → select "Ruhr University Bochum" → login with your RUB login and password
AIP journals (J. Chem. Phys., ...)
When you get to the "SELECT YOUR ACCESS" page, scroll to "INSTITUTIONAL ACCESS":
Log in via Shibboleth → select "German Higher Education (DFN-AAI) → select "Ruhr University Bochum" → login with your RUB login and password
Access through a VPN tunnel (works for (almost) any journal)
- Instructions on how to install and configure the VPN software can be found here: https://noc.rub.de/web/vpn
- You have to use the extension .bib to your loginID (loginID.bib) when you access the VPN (you have to use your RUB loginID, not the theochem username) as described here: https://www.ub.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/DigiBib/Zugang_Extern.html