Remote Access to Electronic Resources

Access from off-campus is EASY!!
If you're an off-campus user, just click on our library links as you would if you were on campus. Then enter your valid Notre Dame ID and Password and you will be granted access automatically.

How does it work ?
Our links are configured with a special proxy server that will sense if you are using a commercial ISP and then prompt you for your valid Notre Dame ID and Password, the same ID and Password you use to login to your email.

What do I have to do to use resources remotely?
Virtually nothing, unless you had previously configured your browser to work with the proxy server. In this case, you will need to de-configure your browser so that it no longer connects to the old proxy server; link to directions . Otherwise the hyperlinked resource links on our website will make the connection for you.

NOTE: In order to take advantage of the new easier proxy system, you must click on the links from the libraries' web site or bookmark them. The new links to our resources have an extra piece to them which is critical for connecting to the new proxy server.

What about my bookmarks and favorites?
We stongly recommend that you re-create or edit your Bookmarks (Netscape) and Favorites (IE) because they will no longer work for off-campus access. In order to take advantage of the new proxy server, you must use the hyperlinks through the Libraries' websites or through the library catalog because the connection to the proxy server is now part of our new URLs. Directions for editing and recreating Bookmarks/Favorites are below.

Problems or questions?
If you are having problems accessing resources or have any questions, please contact us at ezproxy@listserv.nd.edu or call 631-3092.

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Directions for editing Bookmarks/Favorites:
If you choose to edit your bookmarks, you can simply add "http://lib-proxy.nd.edu/login?url=" to the beginning of an existing URL. Should you choose to do this, we recommend that you look up the resource in the library catalog to determine if the "http://lib-proxy.nd.edu/login?url=" string needs to be added to your Bookmark/Favorite. If "http://lib-proxy.nd.edu/login?url=" is pre-appended to the URL in the catalog, then you will want to add it to your Bookmark/Favorite. Some URLs do not require proxying and will not work if you add the string.

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Directions for re-creating Bookmarks/Favorites:

PC (Netscape): Just right click the hyperlink on the Libraries' website or in the catalog. Click "Add Bookmark" or "Bookmark This Link".

PC (IE): Just right click the hyperlink on the Libraries' website or in the catalog. Click "Add to Favorites".

Mac (Netscape): Hover over the hyperlink you want to Bookmark and write it down. Click Bookmarks > File Bookmark and enter in the Bookmark information manually. In earlier versions of Netscape (lower than 6.0), you must select Bookmarks > Edit Bookmarks. Click on the Bookmark in question and select Edit > Get Info. Then edit the Bookmark manually.

Mac (IE): Hover over the hyperlink you want to add to your Favorites and write it down. Click Favorites > Organize Favorites and enter in the Favorite information manually.

 

 

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