Off-campus Access to Research Databases
(Proxy Server Information)


Basic Steps  | Passwords | Page won't display

 

IMPORTANT CHANGE:

Starting July 25th, 2016 UFV employees will need to use their Network login credentials (eg. smithj), rather than myUFV credentials (eg. 300012345).  Network login credentials are the same as those used to login into employee computers.
There is no change to student authentication.

 

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

  1. Connect to our Research Databases.
  2. Choose the database you want from either the subject list or the A-Z list.
  3. Click on the name of the database.
  4. Students: Enter your Student ID Number and myUFV password (6 digits long). For more information on student passwords, see below.
  5. Faculty and Staff: Enter your Network login username (eg. smithj) and network login password. Network login credentials are the same as those used to login to employee computers.
  6. Click on Submit.
  7. If your information is valid, you will be connected directly to the database of your choice.  

More information on Student Passwords

  1. NEW STUDENT 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. 
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. If you are unable to reset your password, you may complete a Password Request Change Form
  6. Please note that the library is unable to reset or verify passwords.

If the login does not display

  1. If you have "clicked here", but get "page cannot be found" error message instead of the login page...
  2. 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: August 15, 2016 pw

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