Connecting from Off Campus
Anyone may freely access our library catalogs,
and most of the Library's web pages, from any computer with an Internet
connection. The Library's home page is the best place to start.
Some premium electronic resources, such as journal article databases,
are made available under special licenses with access restrictions. Your affiliation with UC
Berkeley determines what resources you may access from off campus.
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. or via AirBears), you should be able to access all library
resources.
- If you are off campus, connecting through the
UC Berkeley Home IP dial-up services, you should also have full
access to library resources.
- If you are off campus, connecting through a
commercial Internet Service Provider (such as EarthLink, Comcast cable, or DSL), you can
get full access to library resources in either of two ways:
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Proxy Server.
After you make a one-time change in your web browser settings, the proxy server will ask you to log in with a CalNet ID or Library PIN when you click on the link to a licensed resource. This is usually the most convenient method, but there
are known problems for those connecting through a firewall or using AOL, Internet Explorer versions 4-6, some browsers on Macintosh computers, or older browsers in general. For more information, see the setup instructions, FAQ, and Troubleshooting pages.
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VPN (Virtual Private Network)
After you install and run the VPN "client" software on your computer, you can log in
with a CalNet ID to establish a
secure connection with the campus network. Some resources that are not web-based 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.
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, 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. Some Firefox users have also reported issues. 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. This includes use of catalogs, article databases and other licensed resources, as well as websites in the .edu, .gov, and .org domains (details | local alternatives for public Internet access).
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