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1. How do I log in to databases and e-resources from off campus? (Faq)

   When accessing electronic resources from off-campus, it's important to do so through the Libraries' website to ensure that you get access to the University's subscriptions. When accessing electronic resources from off-campus, it's important to do so through the Libraries' website to ensure that you get access to the University's subscriptions. View instructions for accessing materials from off-campus. Restrictions:Some of the NC State University Libraries' electronic resources are available remotely only to the core NC State University community of faculty, staff, and students in accordance with the most current terms of the license governing the particular resource. For most electronic resources, individuals not authorized by the license to connect to a specific resource from off campus may access the resource via computers located at Hill, Hunt, Veterinary Medicine or Design Libraries. The NC State University Libraries updates its authentication system periodically in accordance with its many license agreements. For this reason, users may experience occasional changes in their ability to access certain resources. Alternatively, the NC State University Libraries offer digital delivery services for materials in our collections. Read more

2. When I use the VPN, why do I have to authenticate to get access to library resources like e-journals and databases? (Faq)

   Our campus VPN acts as a split tunnel VPN for most users. Only traffic going to an ncsu.edu URL goes through the VPN; all other traffic is routed outside the VPN. This is to reduce load since you d... Our campus VPN acts as a split tunnel VPN for most users. Only traffic going to an ncsu.edu URL goes through the VPN; all other traffic is routed outside the VPN. This is to reduce load since you don't need to be on the VPN to read Facebook, for example. However, when you go to a resource such a library database (e.g., jstor.org) through the VPN, you are not going to a campus URL. Therefore, you get passed outside the VPN and jstor.org sees your off-campus IP address. This is why you still have to get to library databases and journals via the Libraries' website (using the Libraries' proxy server) regardless of whether you are logged into the campus VPN. (Campus OIT offers full tunneling VPN to users who require it, but we configure our resources on the assumption that users are using the split-tunneling configuration since full tunneling is not universal.) Read more

3. What databases are available for analytics research? (Faq)

   Since analytics is a multidisciplinary field, you may try looking in databases in Business & Management or <... Since analytics is a multidisciplinary field, you may try looking in databases in Business & Management or Statistics, depending on the nature of your research interest. Other subjects are available here. You may also be interested in our various resources for finding data. Read more

4. Indexes and Databases (Website)

   Formats Menu Government Information Federal Documents Superintendent of Documents Classification Indexes and Databases Laws and Regulations Indexes and Databases Ind... Formats Menu Government Information Federal Documents Superintendent of Documents Classification Indexes and Databases Laws and Regulations Indexes and Databases Indexes Read more

5. Databases usability study (Projects)

   Databases usability study After launching our updated discovery platform for research databases, we conducted a set of usability tests and interviews to evaluate