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Accessing Library Databases
Bush Library's WWW homepage (http://www.hamline.edu/bushlibrary) serves as a starting point for doing research. From this page, you can access library catalogs, journal indexes, and WWW resources. You can access this page from any of the library or Computer Lab computers. If you have access to the WWW on your home computer, you can do much of your initial research from home.
How to Look Up Your Library Code
Your Library Code is printed on the back of your Hamline ID Card. (More Information on the Hamline ID Card)
You can also look up your Library Code in the Piperline Secure Area. (More Information on the Piperline System)
Follow these steps:
- Go to the Piperline Secure Area. (You may also access Piperline from the Logins page at http://wwww.hamline.edu/logins.)
- Log in using your Hamline ID Number (or Social Security Number) and Piperline PIN. (More Information on Your Piperline PIN)
- Click on ID Card Information. The page will display your Library Code.
How to Access Library Databases
To access a library database, from a Bush Library web page (or the Logins page at http://wwww.hamline.edu/logins), click on:
- Find Books to access library catalogs. Click on Search Catalog (CLICnet) to search the catalog. This catalog includes resources at Bush Library, School of Law Library, and libraries in the Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC). Or, click on E-Books to access the collection of e-books. More Information>
- Find Articles to view library databases by subject. Follow the hyperlinks (Good Places to Start, Databases by Subject, A to Z list of databases, or New Sources) to find a database. Access the databases by clicking on the hyperlinks provided. More Information>
When you access a library database from a computer on campus,
the database you are going to recognizes the IP address (the "address" of your computer) as a Hamline University address and allows you to use the database without further authentication.
When you access a library database from a computer off-campus,
you are sent to the Hamline University Proxy Server first for authentication. (Click here to see what the Proxy Server Login looks like.) To connect to the Hamline University Proxy Server, you will need to use your Library Code. (Instructions on how to look up your Library Code are provided above.)
When you fill out the form, the information you enter is validated against Hamline University's administrative database. If your registration is current, you are connected to the database you chose because the proxy server makes it look like you are coming from a Hamline University computer.
NOTE: You can also use your Hamline e-mail account (NetMail or GroupWise) username and password to connect to the Hamline University Proxy Server. (More Information on the Hamline E-mail Account)
More Information on the Hamline Proxy Server
How to Use the Bush Library Catalog of Materials (CLICnet)
Bush Library is a member of CLIC (Cooperating Libraries In Consortium). The CLIC libraries share an online catalog of their holdings: CLICnet. (More Information on CLICnet)
Additional Information about Bush Library Resources and Services
Check the Library Guide.
Check the Knowledge Base.
You may also contact the Bush Library Reference Desk by phone at 651-523-2375. (More Information on the Bush Library)
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