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Brimson Grow Library FAQs -- Connecting to Databases
> Can I access the library databases from my home or office?
All the library databases listed on the library web site are available whether you are doing your
research on campus or off campus. When you try to connect to a database from off campus, you may
be asked for your Library ID -- you will need the 14-digit barcode from your library card.
Note that
connecting to the Christian Periodical Index (CPI) will require a special login -- click here for more
information about how to connect to CPI from off campus.
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> What happened to the "Connect From Off Campus" page?
There used to be a special process for connecting to the library databases from off campus. Starting
in the Fall of 2005, though, that changed, and now the connection process dynamically determines if
you are connecting from on campus or off. If you are connecting from off campus, you will be prompted
for your Library ID -- the 14-digit barcode from your library card.
So there no
longer is a special web page for connecting from off campus -- just click on the links on main library
home page, and you will be able to login even if you are connecting from off campus. The only exception to
this is the Christian Periodical Index (CPI) -- click here for more
information about how to connect to CPI from off campus.
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> I can't connect from off campus -- how do I fix it?
The two most common
reasons for connections failing are either if your
browser's privacy settings are too high or if you are connecting through a firewall. A third
possibility is that your library account has expired -- call the front desk at (630)620-2104 to
check on the status of your library account or email us at
library@seminary.edu.
Note that off campus connections to the library
databases -- except Christian Periodical Index (see above) -- are handled by the server at ilcso.illinois.edu.
Adjusting Browser Privacy Settings:
In Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, click on Tools --> Internet Options --> Privacy. Click on the
"Sites" button, type "http://ilcso.illinois.edu" (without the quotes) in the Address field and then click on "Allow".
Click on "OK" twice to close the Internet Options window.
You can also experiment with reducing the overall privacy settings by moving
the slider on the Privacy tab to a lower level. If you do this, it is recommended that you move the slider back up
to the original setting once you are finished searching the library databases.
Firewall Settings for Norton Internet Security:
In Norton Internet Security, the ad blocking settings can prevent remote authentication to the
library databases. The following steps can allow you to connect to library databases without
completely disabling Norton Internet Security. There are also settings similar to these in other
popular firewall programs:
- Double-click on the Norton Internet Security icon in the lower right hand corner
of your taskbar tray.
- Once the Internet Security program opens, click on the Norton Anti Spam tab on the left.
- Click on the link to ad blocking and then click on Configure.
- Click on the Advanced button and then click on the Add Site button.
- Add "ilcso.illinois.edu" (without the quotes) to the list of domains. You may have to delete "www" from the
start of the URL if Norton automatically pastes it in for you.
- Once you have added ilcso.illinois.edu to the
domains listed in the Web Contents Options window, find it in the list and click once on ilcso.illinois.edu
in order to highlight it.
- Edit the settings for ilcso.illinois.edu to allow everything and block nothing.
If you have problems printing from FirstSearch databases, you may need to repeat the above steps
in order to add newfirstsearch.oclc.org to the list of domains and prevent Norton Internet
Security from blocking communications with FirstSearch databases.
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