We only restrict access when a license agreement requires us to do so. The library system must sign a licensing agreement with our online content providers, which requires us to ensure that only current members of the Queen's community uses these resources. Why is it necessary to authenticate with a valid NetID? Adjunct professors/lecturers who do not have a current or future teaching contract.Students who are not currently enrolled & paying tuition fees.

Unfortunately, we cannot provide off-campus access to: You must have a valid Queen's NetID to properly authenticate.

Users who are sponsored by a department (via the department's IT Administrative Representative).

Current employees (including permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting).

Faculty members (including Emeritus professors or retired professors with active netids or a card).

Off-campus access to library resources is provided for: How to Tell if You Are Properly ConnectedĪs long as you can see '' in the URL in your browser window, you are still connected.

To exit from the proxy, close your web browser.

Your proxy session will timeout after 2 hours of inactivity.

Once you login, you will be 'connected from off-campus' as long as you continue to work within the same web browser window.Once you open a new browser window or enter a new URL directly into your browser address box, you may lose your connection. The key thing to remember is that, once you are logged in, you can only follow links. You may also browse our search tools such as Omni, Journals, and Databases directly. To visit a specific link/URL, copy-and-paste the desired URL into the URL box.Go to the Off-Campus Access login screen and enter your Queen's NetID and password.How to Use the Off-Campus Web Proxy Service Most library databases (Scholars Portal, Web of Science, Ovid, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, etc.).The off-campus web proxy service supports access to restricted/paid-access Queen's resources, including:

Web proxy address