Connecting from Off Campus
Anyone may freely access the library catalogs, Pathfinder and Melvyl,
and most of the Library's web pages, from any computer with an Internet
connection. The Library's home page has links to these resources.
Some licensed electronic resources, such as journal article databases,
are commercial products with access restrictions. Your affiliation with UC
Berkeley determines what resources you may access from off campus, as
described below.
Current UC Berkeley Students, Faculty,
and Staff
You may access any material on our site, including licensed resources.
- If you connect to the Internet through the UC Berkeley network (in a
campus office, dorm, etc.), you should be able to access all library
resources, starting from the Library home page.
- If you are off campus, and connect to the Internet through the
Berkeley Internet Link services (Home IP or SHIPS), you should also have full
access to library resources.
- If you are off campus, and connect to the Internet through a
commercial Internet Service Provider (such as EarthLink or DSL), you can
get full access to library resources in either of two ways:
»
Proxy Server Service.
After you set your web browser to use this service, it lets you log in as
a UC Berkeley student or employee. You can use your CalNet ID for this purpose. You
may also log in with your Library PIN number. Please
read the proxy
server setup instructions carefully. You may also want to view the proxy setup tutorial. If you
connect to the Internet through your company's or ISP's firewall, or use
an older web browser, you may not be able to use the proxy service. There
are also several known problems for those using AOL, some versions of
Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Macintosh computers.
»
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Service
This lets you log in
with a CalNet ID to establish a
secure connection with the campus network. Some programs require VPN for off-campus use: ARTstor (Macintosh only), Luna Insight, MDL Crossfire Beilstein and Gmelin, SciFinder Scholar, the
java client in UC Image Service, and the Connect function in EndNote.
Use our instructions for Windows or Macintosh computers to download and set up your VPN
software. Do not use the version of VPN that comes on the
Connecting@Berkeley CDROM.
Important: VPN must be turned
on before you access licensed library resources. Be sure to turn
off VPN when you have finished using these resources. For more information, please see our VPN FAQ.
- Note: The Internet Explorer 7 web browser and Microsoft Windows Vista operating system do not let you follow links from the library website to GLADIS, the command-line telnet version of the UC Berkeley library catalog, which is commonly used to renew books and check course reserve lists. You can make simple, one-time modifications to correct these problems. This process normally takes only a few minutes using our instructions.
Other Library Users
If you are not a current UC Berkeley student, faculty or staff member, you cannot use most of our licensed resources (e.g., article databases) from off campus.
However, at public computers in the libraries, "research access" is available to visitors: use of catalogs, article database and licensed library resources, as well as websites in the .edu, .gov, and .org domains (details | local alternatives for public Internet access).
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