Please note: If you are also a member of the Geological Society of London your access for other membership types should now be connected to your GSL member login. Please see the GSL Members Access page for more information. If you cannot view the relevant member content please contact us with your membership type and number.
To access the Lyell Collection please ensure you are using the latest browser version of Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox. When downloading pdf articles please check your internet browser settings to allow pop-ups from the Lyell Collection site.
For assistance during login or registration please use the online chat function (scroll down this page for a screenshot).
1) Activate your member access
The Lyell Collection site host will email an access activation email to you when your entitlements have been uploaded (up to 7 days from receipt of the information from your membership organisation). Please follow the instructions in the email to register with CONNECT and link the access record to your email address. If you already have a CONNECT login which uses the same email address then please login with your CONNECT password. If you do not receive a verification code in time please use the "Chat with us" function to contact assistance.
The options to sign in with ORCID, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Twitter credentials are available, but this will not provide access to member content.
2) When activation is complete
Click "Log In | Register", then "Individual Login | Register" and then enter your email address and password to login and view the relevant content.
Member access entitlements will not be listed in the Access Entitlements area of My Account. Please login here to see non-GSL member access entitlements. If the relevant journal is not listed please contact us with your membership type and number.
Why did I receive an ‘Activation of your account on Lyell’ email?
When you are first added to the Lyell Collection, the system sends an email to your registered email address so that you can verify the email address and confirm that you wish to activate your account. This email is sent from alerts[at]lyellcollection.org
An email is also sent when your access record is updated by an amendment from the membership database e.g. a change of email address or an update for the new membership year.
This is an example email -
Why did I receive an ‘Access to your content on Lyell Collection’ email?
When you are given access to a new publication, the system sends an email to your registered email address to confirm this entitlement and also a reminder to activate your account if not already done so. This email is sent from alerts[at]lyellcollection.org
Forgotten your password?
If you have already registered on the new platform then please use the email address entered when registering on the site or logging in. You can request a verification code to be sent to this email address if you have forgotten your password. If you do not receive the code in time please use the "Chat with us" function to contact assistance.
If you no longer have access to the registered email address please contact CONNECT via their online help and also contact us to provide your new email address.
Content alerts
Please login and click on "Alerts" in the blue bar to sign up to receive email alerts for new issues or articles. More information here.
I see the message "Your IP (*.*.*.*) is blocked. Block Reason: More than 25 sessions created in 5 minutes." What should I do?
Please contact us by email with the details of the IP address shown in the message so we can investigate. Too many sessions have been created from a single IP address in a specified length of time e.g. multiple Lyell Collection webpages open on different browser tabs or trying to access one Lyell Collection webpage unsuccessfully 25 times.
Association of Applied Geochemists (AAG) member access to Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis
Please see the access activation instructions above. Contact the AAG membership office if you do not have an email address registered with your membership.
Edinburgh Geological Society or Geological Society of Glasgow member access to the Scottish Journal of Geology
Please see the access activation instructions above. Please contact the relevant membership secretary if you do not have an email address registered with your membership.
EGS and GSG members can also access the Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society and the Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow.
Yorkshire Geological Society member access to the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society
Please see the access activation instructions above. Please contact the YGS membership secretary if you do not have an email address registered with your membership.
For assistance during the registration or login process please click "Help" and then "Chat with us".
EAGE member access to Petroleum Geoscience or Geoenergy
Please login to EarthDoc to access the relevant content.
The Geological Society publishes Open Access articles which are free to all and are designated by an Open Access logo.