access databases off-campus?

You can access City Tech Library databases and other electronic resources from off-campus. There, you can find full-text articles and other content from electronic journals, magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and additional sources.

Blocks on your library account will prevent off-campus access to databases.

Off-Campus Access Using Your CUNY ID Card

Off-campus database help To use library resources, you must activate your ID card EVERY SEMESTER at the library's Circulation Desk.

  1. Start at the library home page.
  2. Under Find, click on  Articles+ from the menu.
  3. Select a database to search.
  4. On the next screen, you will be prompted to type your library barcode. Type in the 14-digit barcode from your College ID card WITHOUT spaces.

 

  • This number is on the lower right side of the front of your ID if you have an older BLUE ID.
  • If you have a newer GREEN ID, the library barcode will be on the lower left side of the front of your ID. The numbers are prefaced by LIB: 

If you encounter problems using your library barcode to log in, email nycctcirculation@citytech.cuny.edu with the following information:

  • Your barcode
  • The exact error message (if any)
  • The name of the resource you tried to access
  • The URL that appears in your browser's location bar

Off-Campus Access Using Your CUNY Portal Username and Password

  1. Start at the CUNY Portal Log-in page: http://cunyportal.cuny.edu
  2. Type in your CUNY Portal Username and Password (same as your Blackboard Username and Password).
  3. Click on LIBRARIES SERVICES (top center of window).
  4. Click on e-Journals & Databases (upper left side of window).
  5. Click on the title of any database or resource to begin your search.
  6. When you are finished searching, be sure to log out and close the CUNY Portal browser window.
  7. If you experience difficulties with your username and password, contact the Student Computing Helpdesk by email (StudentHelpdesk@citytech.cuny.edu), by phone (718.260.4900) or in person (Welcome Center -- Atrium, 1st floor).
  8. Please note that not all City Tech electronic resources are available via the CUNY Portal.

 
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