• Off Campus Login allows current Utica College students, faculty and staff to access licensed electronic resources from any computer with an Internet connection

• Any current Utica College student, faculty or staff member may use UC Library's Off Campus Login service

• Begin at the UC Library home page
• Select a library tool to help you locate different types of materials in the UC Library Collection:

• Find an Online Resource to find a database or other online resource
• E-Journal Portal to find an e-journal or e-newspaper by title
• Library Catalog to find books and print journals

• If you are off campus and the resource you selected is a licensed electronic resource, you will be prompted to enter your UC Account username and password
• After successful login, you will be taken to your selected resource

Need UC Account Login Help?

• Use our Troubleshooting Off Campus Login Guide

Off campus login requires a current, valid Utica College Account login:

• A UC Account login is the username and password that provides access to:
  • uticaonline (WebCT)
  • UC Webmail
  • Novell (student lab and library computers)
  • UC wireless network

Need UC Account Login Help?

• Use our Troubleshooting Off Campus Login Guide

Licensed Electronic Resources are:

• Specialized, fee-based resources that require UC Library maintain a license and paid subscription for their use

• Usually priced based on the number of current UC full time students, faculty and staff

• Governed by a license that stipulates only current UC students, faculty and staff will be granted use of the resource

• Restricted to current UC students, faculty and staff

Examples of Licensed Electronic Resources

• Databases
• E-Journals
• E-Newspapers
• E-Books
• Websites with enhanced services for subscribers

While not strictly required for using Off Campus Login, following are answers to some of the more frequently asked questions about this service

• When you enter your UC Account username and password into Off Campus Login, the College's secure proxy server authenticates, or validates, that you are authorized to access licensed electronic resources

• The proxy server then passes you through to the licensed electronic resource, which can now recognize you as a valid UC Library user

Not all Internet resources are free ...

• UC Library provides access to specialized fee-based resources that require we maintain a license and paid subscription for their use. We call these licensed electronic resources.

• As part of the licensing agreement for these resources, UC Library agrees to limit their use to current Utica College students, faculty and staff

• Off campus login allows the Library to ensure that all current UC students, faculty and staff gain access to licensed electronic resources while restricting users not associated with the College

Nope!

• We've updated and streamlined our web pages so that you no longer need to use Off Campus Login before selecting a resource

• Instead, select the resource you'd like to use. If Off Campus Login is needed for that resource, you'll be prompted to login, just like before!

Why Change?

• Our goal is to provide the same library resources and services to the entire UC community, no matter how you access our site or our resources

• We hope this new procedure makes using UC Library online resources easier and offers all our patrons a similar research experience

• Most computers on the UC campus do not need to use Off Campus Login to access licensed electronic resources

• How the computer you're using connects to the UC network determines whether Off Campus Login is needed

UC Wireless Network

• The UC wireless network may be used by anyone within range to connect to the Internet, not just current UC students, faculty and staff

• If the computer you are using connects to the Internet through the UC wireless network, you will be requested to use Off Campus Login to access licensed electronic resources

What computers use the UC wireless network?

• Computers located off campus (e.g. your personal computer in your home office)
• Library laptops
• Personal laptops configured to work on the UC wireless network
• Computers located in Champlin or Burrstone houses

• Connect to licensed electronic resources from a UC Library web page!

• Databases, e-journals and other licensed electronic resources will not recognize you as a UC Library user if you connect from web pages not associated with UC Library, including:

• Google or any search engine search result list
• uticaonline syllabus or other online course material
• Another library's web site
• A bookmark or favorite

Recognition

• Licensed electronic resources are not free and only current UC students, faculty and staff may access them

• UC Library pages prompt you to use Off Campus Login so that these fee-based resources recognize you as a UC Library user

• UC Library does not subscribe to every available licensed electronic resource:
  • Navigating from UC Library pages ensures that you are selecting your research resources from the most current listing of those available through UC Library

We offer two different help services depending what problems you're experiencing:

• Technical Support
• Research Support

You need technical support if you are having trouble:

1. Logging into Off Campus Login
2. Getting the Off Campus Login page to load
3. Experiencing problems using uticaonline (WebCT)

Technical Support

Troubleshooting Off Campus Login Guide

• Our Troubleshooting Off Campus Login Guide provides self-help options

You need research help if you can successfully login to UC Library's Off Campus Login service, but don't know:

• Which online resource to pick
• How to search a specific online resource
• How to find what you need in a database
• Which journals are best for your subject area
• Any issue not related to connecting to or viewing an online resource

Go to Research @ UC Library to learn how to get help with your research!

• The uticaonline Help Desk does not answer research and reference questions
• UC Reference Librarians are trained to help you with your research 

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting Off Campus Login Guide

• Offers help in troubleshooting technical problems, including:
  • Login Issues
  • Web Browser Issues
  • Connectivity Issues
  • Online Resources Requesting Logins

Research @ UC Library

• Learn how to get help with your research, including:
  • Asking research questions
  • Scheduling Individual Research Appointments
  • Other reference services

Library Resources

• Learn about the resources UC Library makes available to you, including:
  • How Do I ... Guides
  • Subject Guides
  • Research Tutorial