Westfield State College Ely Library
Off-Campus
Access to Westfield State College Library’s Databases
IMPORTANT! READ THIS BEFORE TRYING
TO LOGON.
All students, faculty, and staff must
logon with the User Name and Password that is used for access
to the college's network. For example:
Student Logon:
User Name:
(first initial, last name and last 4 digits of College-Wide ID [CWID] as
one word all in lower case).
Example: bsmith5678
Password:
(Full CWID, including the alphabetic prefix) Example: A12345678
Faculty & Staff Logon:
Enter the User Name and Password that is used for access to your college
email account.
The following information is intended as a brief guide to assist you
in accessing our databases. Please read the information before your
first use.
Click here
for the Off Campus Database Menu Page.
Requirements: You need the following:
1. You are a registered Student, or a member of the Faculty or Staff
at Westfield State College.
2. You have Internet access using at least Netscape 4.8 or Internet
Explorer 5.5 as a browser.
If not, you may download a later version of Netscape
at http://wp.netscape.com/download/archive.html
3. Your browser must be set to accept cookies. See Below for directions
for setting browsers to accept cookies.
Setting Your Browser to Accept Cookies
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Netscape 4.8 & up
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Open the Edit Menu
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Select Preferences
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Click on Advanced (the word)
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Click the radio button next to Accept all cookies
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Click OK
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Internet Explorer 5.x & up
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Open the Tools Menu
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Select Internet Options
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Click Security
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Click on Custom Levels
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Set both settings to enable cookies
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AOL Version 4.0 & up
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Select My AOL
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Click on WWW.ICON
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Select Security
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Click on Custom Levels
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Set both settings to enable cookies
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Accessing the Databases:
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Open your browser and go to the URL: http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/offcampdbmenu.html
. This URL goes through the college’s network and takes you to the
Off
Campus Database Menu page.
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Click on the database that you wish to use. You will be asked to logon.
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Enter the logon information as requested on the screen:
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Please enter your UserName: first initial, last
name and last 4 digits of College-Wide ID, example: bsmith5678
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Please enter your Password: Enter your FULL college wide ID number -
Alphabetic prefix + 8
digits. Example A12345678
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press Login.
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If the logon is successful, you will be taken to the database that you
clicked. With a single, successful login, you will be able to access any
database listed on the Off Campus Databases Available
page.
Please note that you must use this list to access databases from
off-campus.
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Please remember to logoff the database when you are finished.
Databases Available:
You can determine which databases are available by going to the URL
shown below. You will not be able to access databases from this page until
you have logged on successfully. http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/offcampdbmenu.html
Problems:
If you have difficulty connecting or your logon information is not
accepted, please contact the HELP Desk at
(413) 572-5300, select extension 4357.
Page maintained by B. Hubbard
Last updated 9-23-05