Information
about Off-campus Access
Having problems accessing an online database or journal article? Try a different browser such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera. Most of our databases seem to function well in Mozilla Firefox. All of these browsers can be downloaded for free and you can have more than one browser on your computer.
Current students taking MCC courses
and current faculty and staff can use the library's
online databases
from home or another off-campus computer that is connected to the Internet.
University Center students (UTA, Tarleton, UT Brownsville, UTMB) are
not able to access our library's databases
from off-campus; however, they can login to their affiliated
university's library resources.
To login to the databases from off-campus, go to
Articles, Research, & More and select the name of the
online resource you intend to search or click above on the button labeled
"ENTER."
EBSCOhost Databases go Mobile!
The new EBSCOhost application is tailor-made for the smaller screens of mobile devices, and offers the most important EBSCOhost features and functionality, right in the palm of your hand!
The new interface includes many features for an enhanced mobile experience, is optimized for internet-enabled handheld devices, and is qualified for all the major smartphones such as iPhone, Blackberry and Treo.
Many of the existing EBSCOhost features such as search modes and limiting to full text, date ranges, peer-reviewed content, or by publication are available. Users will also be able to search images from their mobile devices. The result list is scrollable, and available data includes citations, Image Quick View, and access to full-text articles. The results list also features a relevancy indicator, and users are able to email results.
Access EBSCOhost Mobile at:
http://proxy.mclennan.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=mob
Student Login
Username: first name initial + last name
initial + student ID number (located on student ID card)
Example: Ima Student (ID # 0012345)
= is0012345
Password: 6 digit birthdate
Example: 010191
MCC Faculty and Staff login with their MCC network
and E-mail username and password. This login provided by Network Services.
MCC Faculty and Staff who use MCC's dial-up for Internet access will
not have to login to the library's databases when accessing from home.
Problems with login
If you do not know your login or think that it might be incorrect in
the system, please contact Network Services at 299-8077 or fill out
a Help
Desk request online. If Network Services cannot be reached,
please contact the library at 299-8323 for assistance.
Computer Requirements
Internet Connection: 56K modem or higher
Browser: Internet Explorer 6.x (or higher), Firefox 2.x (or higher), Opera 9.x (or higher),
No AOL Browsers.
Disable Pop-up Blockers: Temporarily disable all pop-up blockers,
such as Yahoo or Google toolbars, other toolbars, browser pop-up blockers
(Internet Explorer, for example), anti-virus programs.
Software: Adobe
Reader for viewing PDF articles and eBooks.
To login to the databases off-campus, go to Articles, Research & More and select the name of the online resource you
intent to search or click on the button labelled "ENTER."
If You Have Problems
If the error message you see says "You may have entered your login
information incorrectly. Please try again," try retyping your information.
If that does not solve the problem, your information may be incorrect
in our system. Call the library reference desk at 299-8323, email
the library staff, or contact Network Services at 299-8077.
Do not use AOL's browser: If you are using AOL's browser
to access the Internet, use Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox instead. Once
you are connected to AOL, you can minimize their browser and open another
instead.
Enable Cookies: You may experience problems if you have not
setup your browser to accept cookies.
What are cookies? Certain web sites require the use
of "domain-based cookies". A web server named web1.somedb.com might
set a cookie and request that it be sent back to any server ending in
.somedb.com. Many URL rewriting proxy servers either leave these cookies
alone (which destroys their ability to function) or change the cookie
so that it is sent back to all virtual web servers (causing cookies
to "leak" to the wrong servers). EZproxy handles this situation by storing
all domain-based cookies directly on the server as part of the user's
session information. (from http://www.usefulutilities.com/support/technical.html)
Enabling Cookies in Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.x
Select "Internet Options" from the Tools menu.Click on the "Privacy" tab.Move the slider barto the lowest position called
"Accept All Cookies."Click "OK".
For other versions or Firefox, see Google's quick guide on
How
to Enable Cookies.
High Speed problems: If you are using high speed
Internet services (such as web accelerator programs from NetZero HiSpeed
or Juno Speedband), you will need to turn the high speed option off
while you are using the library's databases.
Other errors: If you see any error messages mentioning
"EzProxy administrator" or "hostname," please copy the text of the error
message and paste it into our Ask
a Librarian form.
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