Full text access to items on WIRE can be subject to publisher or privacy restrictions, and in some cases access may not be possible at all.
WIRE is the open access repository for research publications such as PhD Theses and other outputs (journal articles, book chapters) from postgraduate students and staff at the University of Wolverhampton. 'Open access' means there will never be a requirement for you to login to access the full text of items within WIRE. If you do see a login prompt, that usually indicates full text is not available for that specific item. See below for examples of full text and non-full text items.
It is University policy for all items to have a record within WIRE and for the LibrarySearch catalogue to be able to see those records, but there will not always be immediate access to the full text. Where the author of an externally-published article or book chapter is employed by the University, unfortunately there is no automatic right of access to their work by the University. It depends on the terms the authors have to agree to.
In terms of full text access to the PhD Theses listed in WIRE, there may be an embargo imposed due to the contents of the Thesis needing to remain confidential for a period of time. If this is the case, there will be no alternative route for the University to provide access to that title.
If you find a WIRE item on the LibrarySearch catalogue, the record may state 'Available Online' but also that the full text is not always available - it is only when you follow the link to WIRE that you will be able to see if the full text is there or not.
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Item is available in full.
This example for the Journal article 'Electricity generation Using a hybridized zeolite adsorption heatpump and heat engine' shows this is an item that is available.
The key information on the page is that there is a preview thumbnail/image of the article and, most importantly, a download button so you can open the full text. No login is required.
Item has a University or publisher-imposed embargo period.
Access to the full text will be available in the future. The date the embargo ends will be shown in the record.
This example for a chapter in a book - 'Products, training, and technology' in the book A Cultural History of Sport, Volume 6 - shows an item that will be available once the embargo period expires. Many Book and Journal publishers allow the author-approved-manuscript (also known as a pre-print, or 'in press') to be uploaded into WIRE, but restrict free access for a time.
The key information on the page is the line reading: 'Embargo: 2021-07-28' and there is a padlock on the download button. This means that after the 28th July 2021, the full text of the chapter should be available from WIRE.
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Item may never be able in full via WIRE - it is just a record that the item exists.
This example for the book title "Arnhem 1944: Operation 'Market Garden' " shows an item where there can be no access to the full text via WIRE.
The key information on the page is that there is no download button at all. In this case, the book was not published as an open access title and therefore the full text cannot be uploaded to WIRE.
How do I check if the item is available somewhere else?
Where there is no full text immediately available, we recommend you check the LibrarySearch catalogue for the Journal title or the Book title to see if there is any access independent of the WIRE record.
Alternative access may be in place via the University Library, for example if a book appears in a module reading list or the Library subscribes to the Journal Title an article has been published in. But there is no guarantee.
If you need any help, please contact the Library.
