Off-campus Access to Research Databases
(Proxy Server Information)
Basic Steps | ID Numbers | Passwords | Page won't display
Please read the following information carefully. UFV faculty, staff and students registered in the current semester may access the library's electronic resources from off campus. This includes e-books and research databases. Our licensing agreements with the database providers require that users authenticate themselves using a user ID and password. For details on terms and conditions, see the Terms of Use for Electronic Resources . Some resources are unrestricted, such as the UFV Library catalogue and some indexes. Basic Steps
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Choose the database you want from either the subject list or the A-Z list.
- Click on the "connect now" under the database name and description.
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Enter your student ID number or faculty/employee ID number.
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Enter your password. (For more information on passwords, see below.)
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Click on Submit.
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If your information is valid, you will be connected directly to the database of your choice.
More information on ID numbers
- Students: Your ID number is printed on your registration receipt and on your student/library card.
- Faculty/Staff: Your ID is printed on your paycheque, on your library card and on your contract of employment.
More information on Passwords
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Your password is the same password used for logging into myUFV to register, etc. Your password should be 6 digits long.
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NEW USERS: You must log into myUFV once and update your default password before using the proxy login page . The default password (birthdate in the form of YYMMDD) is considered "expired" and needs to be reset in myUFV.
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Passwords also expire every 3 years. If you are having any problems logging into databases, go to myUFV and try to login. You will be prompted to change your password if it has expired.
- If you have created a password, but have forgotten what it is, go to the User Name and Password Issues page to reset your password.
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The library's proxy file is updated several times throughout the work day. However, there may be a time delay of up to one hour in your password change taking effect. Changes made in the evening will not take effect until the next morning.
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Please note that the library is unable to reset or verify passwords.
If the login does not display
- If you have "clicked here", but get "page cannot be found" error message instead of the login page...
- If you have "clicked here", but the login page times out...
...the proxy server may be offline. If the login page does not display contact a librarian or the ITS HelpDesk directly (604-864-4610 ; eHelpdesk ; HelpDesk.ITS@ufv.ca ) with the information that the "Library proxy server is currently not available".
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Revised: March 7, 2013 dc
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