Research Guides: Nursing: Off-Campus Access

How to Connect: Click on the Login to Proxy Server for Off Campus Access button to login with your UC ID username and password. Once you login, you can begin your research.

Exception: Access to ClinicalKey

Remote access to ClinicalKey requires setting up a personal account using your UC email address.

To set this up from off campus:

Set up https://mydesk.uc.edu/
Then go to ClinicalKey http://www.clinicalkey.com/ to set up a personal account
ClinicalKey personal account Instructions: https://bit.ly/3goYbZF
While creating the personal account, click on “Remember me”

Once the personal account is set up and the user is logged in, any link to ClinicalKey should open without the need to log in again.

Additional Information and Resources for Connecting from Off Campus

Affiliates login:

UC Health staff: register for access to UC library resources; once registered log in using 988 number issued by the HSL.
Children's Hospital (CCHMC) staff: log in with last name and CCHMC ID. Get Help: Contact CHMC Pratt Library prattlibrary@cchmc.org
Physicians with dual UC and CCHMC appointments: log in using the UC central login.

Affiliate and Guest Access
Information for Affiliates, Guests and Alumni for connecting from off campus.
Help and Troubleshooting
Tech support for common connection and password issues.
Tools
Proxy link generators and linking via Google Scholar.
VPN
Library resources are now authenticated separately; if you are using the AnyConnect VPN client for other campus activity, you will need to log into the Proxy server as well to authenticate and access library resources.
Changes to Off Campus Access
Learn about how the methods of accessing library resources from off campus have changed due to changes to the UC VPN.