The eLibrary is now OnePetro

On 30 June, the SPE eLibrary ceased to be a standalone collection. SPE’s technical archive has become part of OnePetro, the multi-society library that features more than 80,000 technical documents from 9 E&P-related organizations. Beginning 1 July, SPE members, subscribers and customers now obtain SPE papers exclusively from OnePetro (www.onepetro.org). In addition to SPE papers, which are still available to SPE members at member discounts, users can search papers from eight other industry organizations:

  • American Petroleum Institute
  • American Rock Mechanics Association
  • American Society of Safety Engineers
  • NACE International
  • Offshore Technology Conference
  • Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts
  • Society of Underwater Technology
  • World Petroleum Congress

Papers from several of these organizations are available exclusively through OnePetro. OnePetro also features information on the number of times a particular paper has been downloaded, a listing of the most downloaded papers, and the ability to export citations to EndNote and other formats. OnePetro’s search options provide added flexibility to find technical documents quickly and easily. A single search on a topic of interest may yield results from several organizations, helping customers locate resources that might not have been found otherwise. OnePetro also offers a geographic search option where location is important to the search request.

Once logged in on OnePetro, SPE members pay the same price for SPE papers in OnePetro as they currently do in the eLibrary.

Frequently Asked Questions

I am an SPE member, how will I get member pricing on SPE papers in the future?

1. Go to www.onepetro.org
2. Set up a new OnePetro login. (OnePetro is a separate website from SPE.org so you will have to create a new login and password.)
3. On the membership page, you will enter your SPE.org login/password. This way OnePetro can verify your SPE membership and give you member pricing on the SPE documents you are purchasing.

I recently purchased papers on the eLibrary, how do I download them?

If you purchased papers within the last week on the eLibrary, you still have access to your download page for 6 days.  When you processed your order, you should have received an confirmation email that included a link to both the receipt and the download page.  The link to the download page will remain active until your 6 days expire.  If you need access to your papers for any reason past the 6 days please contact service@spe.org.

I have an individual subscription to the SPE eLibrary, how will this change affect me?

If you have a current subscription in the SPE eLibrary, your subscription will apply to SPE papers in OnePetro until your current subscription expires.

Quick instructions for accessing your remaining downloads in OnePetro.

If you have questions or concerns about renewing your subscription, please contact lib_subscribe@onepetro.org.

My company or university has a subscription to the SPE eLibrary, what should I do?

If your company/university has a current subscription in the SPE eLibrary, your access will apply to SPE papers in OnePetro until your current subscription expires. Please contact your administrator for instructions on how to access your subscription in OnePetro.

*Note: Access to papers from other participating organizations are not included in your current SPE subscription.  Your university or company will need to purchase a full OnePetro subscription for access to all conference and journal papers on OnePetro.

Quick instructions for accessing SPE papers on OnePetro:

IP Validated Subscribers

Domain Validated Subscribers

My company or university had a single login we used to access our subscription. It isn't working in OnePetro, why?

OnePetro does not permit institutional access under a single username and password. All universities and companies must be IP-validated or domain validated. If your institution is not already using one of these methods of access, please contact Rebekah Priebe as soon as possible about updating your access information.

If you have questions or concerns about accessing or renewing your subscription, please contact Rebekah Priebe, Digital Libraries Manager at rpriebe@spe.org

For any other questions about OnePetro, contact service@spe.org.

My subscription is close to (or already has) expired. How do I renew?

As a result of the transition from eLibrary to OnePetro, SPE is not renewing eLibrary subscriptions that expire in 2009. If you wish to continue subscription access to SPE papers after your current subscription runs out, you will need to purchase a OnePetro subscription.

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