Find + borrow - Off-Campus Access
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No matter where you are, all UVM students, faculty, staff, and faculty emeriti can access library resources remotely. When off campus, the easiest way to access our subscription resources like online databases, ebooks, full text journals, streaming videos and more is from the library homepage.
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Start at the library homepage
When off campus, start at the library homepage or CATQuest. All our resources are automatically proxied using EZproxy, so you will be prompted to log in with your UVM NetID and password when you first encounter a subscription-only resource, unless you previously authenticated.
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How do I sign in from off campus?
Due to licensing restrictions, not everyone has the same level of access to our resources when off campus or uses the same authentication methods, so check your affiliation on the Who Can Use the Library page.
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UVM Affiliates
All UVM students, faculty, staff, and faculty emeriti can access library resources off campus either through using proxied links on our website (EZproxy) or connecting to the VPN. Both of these methods simulate being on the UVM network and require logging in with your UVM NetID and password.
- Connecting to Library Resources Guide
- Learn more about your NetID
Larner College of Medicine
If you are connected to the Larner College of Medicine, you can access the library resources off campus with your UVM NetID either through using proxied links on our website (EZproxy) or connecting to the VPN. Both of these methods simulate being on the UVM network.
You can also access resources by logging into the LCOM Remote Access Gateway with your MED account.
- Connecting to Library Resources Guide
- Learn more about your NetID
UVM Medical Center Employees
For UVMMC employees who do not have a NetID or connection to UVM through the colleges, you can access library resources from a hospital computer that is connected to the secure network by using the proxied links on our website. Our authentication software EZproxy recognizes anyone on a hospital IP address as an authorized user.
You can also access library resources by logging into the UVM Medical Center Gateway and opening up a web browser within the gateway for the libraries' website.
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Authentication Methods
The libraries use EZproxy to authenticate users for our subscription resources. All our resource links are proxied so that you have automatic access to our resources when on campus. When you are off campus and access a subscription resource, you will be prompted to login to EZproxy with your UVM NetID and password, unless you have previously authenticated.
If you want to start your off-campus searching by logging into EZproxy first, click on the button below.
To access library resources directly when off-campus, you can create a secure connection to the UVM network using VPN which dynamically assigns a UVM network IP address to your computer.
Enterprise Technology Services provides step-by-step instructions on installing and connecting to the VPN.
- Install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client
- Connect to Cisco's VPN Client
- Contact the Tech Team with any issues
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Additional Tools for Access
Connect to our full text articles via Google Scholar with the following setup. When you are off-campus and click on a subscribed resource, you will be prompted to login with your NetID and password.
- Go to https://scholar.google.com
- Click the Menu icon in the top left next to "Google Scholar"
- Click Settings
- Click Library Links
- Type "University of Vermont" into the search box and hit enter
- Check the box next to "University of Vermont – Find it at UVM"
- Click Save
LibKey Nomad is a browser extension that provides quick access to library resources like full text articles when you do open web searching and authenticates you based on your UVM affiliation.
- Learn more about LibKey Nomad and download the browser extension.
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Connect Off Campus
Searching library resources off campus? Click the button below to login into EZproxy and get connected to our resources.
