Wi-Fi access
The Russian State Library acquires access to licensed full-text and abstract and bibliographic databases for its readers, including foreign resources covering various fields of knowledge. Access terms are set by the licence agreement with the resource provider.
The databases contain e-books, journals, newspapers in Russian and foreign languages, analytical reviews, reports, company profiles, images and other materials with varying retrospective coverage.
On the licensed resources website, you can also find a selection of links to authoritative open-access academic resources.
Access to remote network resources is available to readers:
from RSL reader computers without restriction, except for the Database of the All-Russian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (VINITI), which can be accessed in room
A-325; via Wi-Fi at the RSL on a reader’s own device, subject to the terms of the licence agreements;
via the MyLOFT service over the internet, where permitted by the licence agreement.