Getting to Electronic Resources from Off-Network
The library's electronic resources are valuable and necessary for your academic career, but there is a restriction on usage based on the campus network IP addresses. So what do you do when you use Go Zoe, or if you are off-campus and trying to access a database from the ISP you have at home?
The answer is remote access through the library's proxy server. The proxy server was set up several years ago to assist students, faculty and staff who wished to use databases even when off-campus. And now Go Zoe users have the same access.
Previously you had to go to the remote access link and login. You were then given a list of databases or database vendors (such as EBSCOhost) but you had to know which database was where. Fortunately, this past Fall you no longer have to go to that menu - simply find the electronic resource you wish to use from either the title or subject lists, then click on the resource that you wish to use and a login screen will pop up. Login the same way you would for email or toolbox or any other network application. The proxy server will then send you directly to the database you requested.
If you have any questions about using the databases or gaining access to them please call the reference desk at 2262, send an email to us at libref@etbu.edu, or visit us in person for direct assistance.
The answer is remote access through the library's proxy server. The proxy server was set up several years ago to assist students, faculty and staff who wished to use databases even when off-campus. And now Go Zoe users have the same access.
Previously you had to go to the remote access link and login. You were then given a list of databases or database vendors (such as EBSCOhost) but you had to know which database was where. Fortunately, this past Fall you no longer have to go to that menu - simply find the electronic resource you wish to use from either the title or subject lists, then click on the resource that you wish to use and a login screen will pop up. Login the same way you would for email or toolbox or any other network application. The proxy server will then send you directly to the database you requested.
If you have any questions about using the databases or gaining access to them please call the reference desk at 2262, send an email to us at libref@etbu.edu, or visit us in person for direct assistance.
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