Off Campus Access
UCSD faculty, staff, and students can use UCSD-licensed databases, electronic journals and e-books off campus. Automatic Internet (IP) address checking of your computer connection is used to identify you as an authorized user.
There are two ways to set up your computer so you are recognized as an authorized user.
- Proxy Access
Provides access to electronic journals, web-based databases, etc. Easy to set up.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Provides access to the above plus client-server applications like SciFinder Scholar, Beilstein, Gmelin, and Endnote connection files.
What Do You Have Access to?
The table below shows which library resources are available to UCSD faculty, students, and staff via on-campus computers, the proxy server and VPN, compared to what is available from off-campus computers not set up for remote access.
| Library Resource | Via On-Campus Computer or Off-Campus with Proxy Server and/or VPN | Without Proxy or VPN.... |
| Roger, UCSD Libraries' Catalog | Available with no restrictions | No restrictions for searching the catalog. However, links to electronic resources restricted to UCSD or UC Campuses will not work. |
| Melvyl, UC Libraries-wide Catalog | Available with no restrictions | No restrictions for searching the catalog. However, links to electronic resources restricted to UCSD or UC Campuses will not work. |
| Web-based databases marked "UCSD Only" (e.g., Compendex, INSPEC, MathSciNet, Web of Science) | Available with no restrictions | No access |
| Electronic Journals marked "UCSD Only" (others are free to anyone) | Available with no restrictions | No access, unless the article is freely available by the publisher (open access). |
| Electronic Books, Encyclopedias and other resources marked "UCSD Only" (others are free to anyone) | Available with no restrictions | No access |
| SciFinder Scholar | There are two methods to access SciFinder Scholar: 1. via the web or 2. by installing the client software in your computer. Method #1 requires setting up either proxy or VPN, and in addition, requires setting up a SciFinder login. Details see this. SciFinder client software is installed on the S&E ACS computers. | |
| CrossFire Beilstein & Gmelin | To use CrossFire Beilstein & Gmelin, you will need to install the client software in your computer and set up VPN. Proxy won't work. | |
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Page last updated: July 1, 2009
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