Guide to the Digital Library

Provides access to 7000+ newspapers and magazines which you can read, listen, access backdated copies and most of them can be translated to around 27 vernacular languages (subject to publications).

• Open the icon “Newspaper” on the landing page under Library Recommends.
• It will take you to the PressReader page where you can see all the newspapers and magazines.
• Click on any of the newspapers or magazines to start reading them.
• You can also translate any of the newspapers or magazines in other vernacular languages as well. To translate the content, you will need to sign-in first.
• To sign-in, click the option “Sign in” on the top right corner of the page.
• Click on the “Library or Group” button Find the name “British Council Digital Library App (MyLoft)”.
• Click on the sign in button (SAML).
• Once you will click, you will be signed in automatically with the credentials used to sign into our App. Once logged in, the credentials will get automatically saved and the process need not be repeated.

Access more than 4000 magazines – current and backdated from around the globe and in different vernacular languages.

• Open the icon “Magazine” on the landing page under Library Recommends.
• It will take you to the Overdrive page where you can see all the magazines.
• Select any of the magazines name to visit its details screen.
• Click on Borrow. It will show the borrowing period as 21 days. To continue reading it after 21 days, you would need to borrow/check-out again.
• Click on ‘Read now in browser”. The magazine will open, and it will fit the screen size of your smart device.
• You can also access the back issues of the magazines and these back issues may vary from publication to publication.

Read or listen to thousands of best-selling fiction and non-fiction titles in your favourite genres anytime, anywhere. You can also read full digital versions of over 2000 comics from major publishers like Disney, Manga, and Marvel.

• Click on the relevant icon on the “Library Recommend page”.
• It will take you the Libby App page where you can see the complete list of the selected icon.
• Select any of the title to visit its details screen.
• Click on Borrow. Once you will click, it will show the borrowing period as 14 days. To continue reading it after 14 days, you would need to borrow/check-out again.
• Under this collection, you can borrow up to a total of 3 documents (eBooks, audiobooks and comics) in your account.
• Once you will click on Borrow, it will show the option of “Go to shelf”, click on this.
• You will be taken to your account where all the borrowed titles are listed.
• Against each title, “Open” will be written, click on it and start reading it.
• You can reserve up to 2 titles if your selected title is already borrowed.

Access to self-help training modules by Kanopy.

• Click on the Icon “Training” on the “Library Recommend” landing page.
• First time users will be asked to “Click on Register”, enter your details and get registered to access the videos.

Access thousands of scholarly journals, books, research reports and primary sources across subjects including Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, Law, History and more.

• Click on the "Journal Databases" icon on the Library Recommend landing page and select JSTOR from the available academic resources. 
• You will be redirected to the JSTOR homepage, where you can browse or search the collection. 
• Use the Search bar to find journals, books or articles by entering a keyword, author, subject or title. 
• You can also browse content by Subject, Discipline or Publication Title. 
• Click on any result to read the full text online. 
• Most content is available to download as a PDF for offline reading. Where available, click the Download PDF option. 
• You can save articles to your personal JSTOR workspace by creating a free JSTOR account (optional), allowing you to organise and revisit your saved content. 
• JSTOR content can be accessed anytime, anywhere through your British Council Digital Library membership on your laptop, tablet or smartphone

Access millions of peer-reviewed journal articles, research papers, eBooks, magazines and reports across a wide range of academic disciplines, including Business, Education, Health, Engineering, Social Sciences and more. 

• Click on the EBSCO icon from the Explore page in the British Council Digital Library (MyLOFT). Your membership provides seamless single sign-on access once your MyLOFT account is set up. 
• Use the Basic Search box to search by keyword, article title, author or subject. You can also choose Advanced Search to combine multiple search terms and apply search operators for more precise results. 
• Refine your search results using filters such as Full Text, Peer Reviewed, Publication Date, Source Type, Subject or Language to quickly find the most relevant content. 
• Click on a result to read the HTML Full Text online or download the PDF Full Text (where available) for offline reading. 
• Use the Cite, Export, Email or Share options to save references, generate citations or send articles to yourself for future use. 
• You can create a free My EBSCO account (optional) to save searches, organise articles into folders, set up search alerts and synchronise your research across devices. 
• Your saved articles and PDFs can also be organised within MyLOFT Collections, making it easy to access your research later from any device

Access more than 30,000.movies, documentaries, award-winning films, classic cinema, children’s films independent films and educational videos.

• Click on the icon “Movies” on the “Library Recommend” landing page.
• For first-time users, it will ask you to “Add Library Card”. Please use your email id registered with British Council in this field and then press the “Continue” button.
• You will now be able to create your account on Kanopy. We recommend using the same Digital Library account email address and password here while creating the account. Once added, press the “Sign Up” button to continue.
• Your account is now created, and you will stay signed in the App.
• Watch up to 5 films per month on Kanopy and get unlimited access to Kanopy Kids.
• Stream on all your favourite devices, anytime, anywhere.

Discover the world’s largest catalogue of concert films, award-winning music documentaries, and live streaming music events from the 1920s to today.

• Click on the icon “Concerts” on the “Library Recommend” landing page.
• It will take you the Qello Concerts page where it will ask you to get the 7-Day pass. Once you will get this pass, it will take you to the home page where all the concerts are listed.
• During the 7-day period of the pass, it will not ask you to get the pass again. However, once the 7-days will be over, it will take you the page to get the pass.
• Browse through the various genres of music like Latin, Pop, Metal and many more.

Access to British Council UK resources by clicking on the relevant icons on the “Explore” landing page.

• British Council Music (Icon: Music)
• Film archives (Icon: UK Film Archive)
• Children section (Icon: LearnEnglish Kids, LearnEnglish Teens)
• Research (Icon: Research & Insight, Podcast, Interviews)
• UK Exam resources (Icon: IELTS)
• Our work in English (Icon: TeachingEnglish)
• Arts (Icon: Arts)