Carnegie Vincent Library : Logging into the Databases

note: all examples may appear slightly different on your computer due to screen resolution and monitor size

Harrogate campus patrons:
No passwords are required from a Harrogate campus network connection, such as the computer labs or dorms. Contact a librarian if you should be prompted for a password.

larger image (off-campus: approx. 8 sec. download)	a. Select the topic that you want to search by clicking on the hyperlinked subject from the alphabetical list.
larger image (off-campus: approx. 8 sec. download)	b. Select one of the topical databases by clicking the connect link.
larger image (off-campus: approx. 8 sec. download)	c. Type your login and password. It may take a few seconds for your password to be accepted.
Here are some important items to remember: the one-password is "good" for all databases in the same window if you close the browser's window where you logged in, you must log-in again if you are disconnected from Internet service, you must log-in again If your one-password is not accepted, contact the library.

Multi-Password Login
Multi-password access is used only when the one-password access method is temporarily unavailable; please consult a librarian if you see these screens on a regular basis.

larger image
(off-campus: approx. 8 sec. download)

a. Select the database that you want to search by clicking on the hyperlinked title from the alphabetical list.

[login screens collage, multi-password]

b. Patrons can log-in to any database with the appropriate password. The log-in screens for each database may change in appearance slightly. Here are a few examples (off-campus: approx. 10 sec. download per image): ebsco, infotrac, proquest

Here are some important items to remember:

if you close the browser's window where you logged in, you must try to log-in again
some databases send "cookies" to your computer which remember that you have permission to use the database; you may not have to log-in again

If your password is not accepted, contact the library.