New Authentication Procedure for Online Library Resources

The procedure for gaining off-campus access to online library resources is changing, beginning July 6, 2006.

The UNC-Chapel Hill libraries license more than 40,000 online journals, databases, and other resources. UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, staff, hospital staff, and AHEC affiliates may use most of these resources from off-campus computers. In the past, a valid PID was required to authenticate your affiliation with the university.

As of July 6, 2006, the libraries are implementing a more secure procedure.

University students, faculty, staff and will supply their ONYEN and password;
UNC Hospital staff will continue to use their PID;
AHEC affiliates will continue to authenticate in the current mode.

When you first open an online resource that requires authentication, you will be prompted to supply the appropriate information. You need only supply this information one time in any computer session, even if you use multiple resources. All users will be able to continue using the PID to authenticate until August 15.

These procedures will help the university better honor contractual agreements with database companies by protecting from unauthorized use the valuable content they supply.

Connect to online library resources via the library's Article Database or E-Journal Finder. Visit ONYEN Services to manage your ONYEN and to set up a challenge-response query in case you forget your password.

Please direct questions about these procedures to the library's Proxy Server Team.