Using electronic resources from off campus
OneSearch
Sign in to OneSearch with your network username/password. Anyone can search OneSearch as a guest user, but if you are off campus or wish to view your Library account information then you should sign in.
Help
If you have forgotten your network password or you have not used or changed it within the last year please contact the ISS Service Desk, who will be able to advise.
Athens/UK Federation
If you go directly to a resource without signing in to OneSearch then you will need to look for any Athens or UK Federation (sometimes called Shibboleth) links. We do not use Athens personal accounts at Lancaster so you will need to click on the 'Alternative login' link, as shown in the screenshot below.
You should then see the following screen (or similar), where you can search for Lancaster's sign-in page.
You should then see Lancaster's CoSign page, where you should sign in with your network account details.
Some resources require an extra login, whether you are on or off campus. These are handled by the Athens/UK Federation service. At present they are:
- British Library Sound Archive
- Census (Casweb)
- Digimap
- UK Data Archive
To access these services:
- Sign in to OneSearch
- Search for the database you want to use
- Look for an Athens or UK Federation link – click on it, choose Lancaster University from the list of institutions and follow instructions
Unique usernames and passwords
Some resources require different credentials to the above, whether you are on or off campus. At present these are:
- Archaeological Journal
- Critical and Radical Social Work (Trial during 2013)
- Foresight: the International Journal of Applied Forecasting
- FRIEZE
- Lloyd's Law Reports
- Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly
- Oracle (International Institute of Forecasters)
The usernames/passwords can be obtained from here.
Virtual Private Network
Users of the Virtual Private Network (VPN) service are able to use most Library resources as if they were on campus. ISS offer the VPN service to allow access to personal filestore from off campus. This involves some configuration to your off campus machine. ISS provide instructions and support.