The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) is a premier digital research repository available to the Egyptian academic community. Established as one of the world's largest national digital libraries, it grants the faculty, staff, and students of Newgiza University (NGU) unrestricted access to a vast ecosystem of peer-reviewed journals, international databases, and specialized educational resources.
Access the EKB via https://www.ekb.eg/
While public search engines such as Google Scholar are effective tools for locating academic citations, they do not provide the necessary subscriptions to read the content, often leading users to publisher paywalls.
The EKB serves as the institutional subscription platform that authenticates your access. By using your NGU credentials, the EKB allows you to bypass these paywalls and retrieve the full text of high-impact literature from the world’s leading publishers, including:
Elsevier & ScienceDirect (Scientific and Medical Research)
Springer Nature (Multidisciplinary Sciences)
IEEE Xplore (Engineering and Technology)
ClinicalKey (Evidence-based Clinical Insight)
Emerald Insight (Business and Management)
Once you have these details, follow the steps below to create your account.
Video duration: 3 minutes
Important: Choose this even if you are a student. This ensures the databases are widely accessible.
Ensure you use your official @ngu.edu.eg email address.
Choose from the institution dropdown list.
Look for the confirmation email containing your temporary password.
You must change your password immediately before accessing the content.
You can now search databases like ClinicalKey, Emerald, Springer, and Wiley.
If you are facing login problems or "Limit Exceeded" errors, please contact the EKB technical support team directly.
Important: You MUST attach the following 3 items:
This comprehensive 1-hour session is recommended after you have registered. It provides a deep dive into using the EKB effectively for academic research, covering advanced unified search strategies and how to navigate specific publisher databases relevant to your field.