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Passwords for Distance Learning Students The Library offers access
to a range of electronic resources including databases and
electronic journals. All of these can be accessed from the
Library home page. Many of the databases and journals can be accessed off campus but you will need usernames and passwords to do so. This guide will give you information about your Athens account, other usernames and passwords that you will need and also tells you who to contact if you have any problems.
You should be able to access all the Library's resources that are accessible with an Athens account automatically when you log in through WebCT. To do this, log on to WebCT as normal. This will bring you to the MyWebCT page.
Look for the UU Library Athens Link on this page. Click on this link. The Login Announcement window should appear on the screen telling you that you've been successfully authenticated to use Athens resources - this means that you should now be able to access all the Library's resources that are accessible with an Athens account automatically. You should not have to enter your Athens account details - this is all done for you behind the scenes.
The next screen will display the Library Home Page. From here you can search the databases, electronic journals, subject guides etc.
On occasions the automatic access does not work and you will be prompted to put in your Athens account, even when you've logged on first to WebCT. It's important then to know how to get your account details. You can check what your Athens username and
password details are by going to the Banner Student and Faculty Self Service web
page at
https://oa1.ulster.ac.uk/PROD/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin.
At the next screen click on the Personal Information tab.
Then on View Student ID, Password and Email Address.
Scroll down to the bottom of this screen to view your Athens username and password. If you have any problems accessing your Athens account, please contact Library staff (names are listed at the bottom of this page).
Databases
As you scroll through the table of databases,
look at the information which is displayed in the right hand column (Service
Details) for each database title - any title which displays the
Logging on first through WebCT and using the route described above means that when you click on the name of the database to access it you should have automatic access.
Journals The Library's collection of full text electronic journals is available from the Electronic Journals link on the Library home page (http://library.ulster.ac.uk/). Click on the link.
You should automatically by-pass the screen asking you to enter your Athens account. The next screen you see with be the TDnet home page. TDnet is the University's listing of full text electronic journals. From this page you will be able to search through the listing and view full text articles.
The username and password are case
sensitive. This means that the letters at the beginning of both the username
and the password should be in lower case. Are you mistaking an O (letter) for a
0 (zero) or a 1 (number) for a lower case l (letter "L")?
Your Athens account should remain active throughout your studies. If, however, you try to access a service and a message is displayed informing you that your account has expired, please contact Library staff so that we can reset it for you.
If you have lost or forgotten your account username and password contact Library staff. We should be able to check for your Athens details.
Some of the resources that the Library subscribes to cannot be accessed with an Athens account.
On-campus:
Off-campus:
Last updated: 06/07/10 |
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