Electronic databases for which the Library pays a fee to vendors are restricted to our primary users (UVA faculty, staff, and students). The databases have various licensing constraints; some are explicitly restricted to our primary users.
Electronic access is not permitted to other users from outside of the University of Virginia. Non-UVA researchers are able to access online resources from within UVA library buildings.
Below are the ways primary users can access resources from off-grounds.
Library WebsiteTo use the proxy to connect from off-Grounds:
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UVA Anywhere - VPNVPN provides authorized users with secure, authenticated access to restricted resources, some of which are limited to on-Grounds use.
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Subscription and Open Access Content | |
A browser extension that offers links to PDFs while browsing certain pages such as PubMed, WOS, publisher websites, and Wikipedia. If LibKey Nomad can not find the article, you will be brought to a page where you can select to submit the citation to our Interlibrary Loan Service (ILL). All the information will automatically populate in the ILL form. See below for pictures of what this process looks like. |
Open Access Content | |
If this plug-in can't find the open article, it allows you to automatically email the author to request the article. |
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Find open-access versions of paywalled research papers, instantly with this web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. A green “unlock” sign means that a free version of the paper is available elsewhere. A gray “lock” icon means that a free version was not found. |
BrowZine is a current awareness service to help you keep up with the latest research in your field. You can use it on the web, through a mobile app, or both as it syncs your account across all devices.
Individuals who have an ongoing non-paid or adjunct appointment with the School of Medicine or the School of Nursing may request to have remote access to electronic resources. Access to licensed resources is always available at the Health Sciences Library.
Host departments for non-paid and adjunct faculty must complete several steps to enable remote access for these individuals:
To create the account, send an email to accounts@virginia.edu to request that the individual be added to whois for remote access to library resources. The following must be included:
Accounts will be valid for one year, beginning with the date of the request but not to exceed the appointment period. The account will have to be renewed by request from the department at the end of one year.
Additional questions can be sent to accounts@virginia.edu.
Individuals who have an ongoing non-paid or adjunct appointment with the School of Medicine or the School of Nursing may request to have remote access to electronic resources. Access to licensed resources is always available at the Health Sciences Library.
Host departments for non-paid and adjunct faculty must complete several steps to enable remote access for these individuals:
To create the account, send an email to accounts@virginia.edu to request that the individual be added to whois for remote access to library resources. The following must be included:
Accounts will be valid for one year, beginning with the date of the request but not to exceed the appointment period. The account will have to be renewed by request from the department at the end of one year.
Additional questions can be sent to accounts@virginia.edu.