Using Library off Campus

1. Go to http://auth.ohiolink.edu

2. Choose Youngstown State University from the drop-down menu and click “Submit”

3. Log in using your Name, Y Number, and Password (Pin)

4. Choose which article database you would like to search

The databases listed below will require a second log in using your YSU ID and Password (The same one used to log into your student email)

American National Biography
AnthroSource
Children's Literature Comprehensive
CollegeSource Online
Criminal Justice Abstracts
EconLit
INFORMS Journal on Computing
INFORMS: Information Systems Research
INFORMS: Organization Science
JSTOR
Mental Measurements Yearbook
Nature
Naxos Music Library
Naxos Sheet Music
NBER:National Bureau of Economic Research
New Groves Music
Nursing@Ovid
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
ReferenceUSA
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
ProQuest Nursing Journals
Science of Aging Knowledge Environment
Science Online (Encyclopedias)
Science Online (Magazine)
Science's Next Wave
ScienceNOW
Science's Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment
Social Work Abstracts
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
ValueLine Research Center
The World Book Encyclopedia Online

The databases listed below are not available from off campus and must be used in specific locations on campus.

 In Library Only : CCH Tax Research*, First Search*,  Philosophers Index

On Campus Only: Chemical Abstracts (CAS SciFinder Scholar), Newsbank Newsfile Collection

Special Instruction: MediaMark(MRI+)

* Starred items require a password.  Ask at the Reference Desk.

Troubleshooting:
•  Are you currently enrolled or employed? Only current students, faculty, and staff have access to databases off campus.
•  Is access restricted to campus network or library computers only? Check the database description for further information.
•  Make sure your name is entered according to the directions on the page. Enter your Y number with the Y (Ex. Y00555555)
•  Problems with your library record: do you have overdue books or outstanding fines? If so, your record may be blocked. You can view your library record at http://jupiter.ysu.edu/patroninfo. Contact the Circulation Desk at 330-941-3678 for assistance.
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