To get access to licensed library resources (databases, electronic journals, etc.) from off-campus, you'll need to go through an authentication process through a proxy server. Fortunately, it's easier than it sounds.
Databases:
Use the database links on the library's electronic resources page. If you're off-campus, you'll be prompted for your Lawrence network username and password. Once those are accepted, you'll be sent to the database or resource.
Electronic journals
E-journals accessed through the library's FindIt service should behave in the same way as databases from off-campus.
- Once you have established a session, you will be able to select other databases without logging on again.
- Our license agreements require that this service is only available for current faculty, staff and students.
VPN
Faculty and staff who use vpn (virtual private network) software to work with campus files need to close the vpn application before using library links to electronic resources. If vpn is running, the proxy server will not authenticate your log-on for library resources, and database vendors will deny access to their databases.
Questions? Ask a librarian.
