All the library electronic resources, including e-journals, article databases, and e-books, are available from the library website. If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to enter your A number and banner (Access) password. You should also be able to access links to library resources from within Canvas, provided a short prepend has been added by the instructor.
In addition, there are two alternative methods for accessing a small selection of the library resources off-campus when you did not find the resource via the library website. See the off-campus library guide for more information about these options.
If you have any problems accessing library resources, the links below provide troubleshooting tips and contact information for getting help.
For faculty: How do I link to resources within my course?
Terms and Conditions for Use of Licensed Library Resources
While USU continues to maintain a VPN through Information Technology, the Library now uses a different method for off-campus access to databases, electronic journals and e-books. To access library resources off-campus, you only need to enter your A number and banner password when prompted.
Access to library resources is validated by your A number and Access (Banner) password. If you changed your password recently, you need to use your new password. If you need to change your password and cannot log into Access (Banner), you will also not be able to log into the library system. See the Password Help page from the USU IT department for help with your Access (Banner) password.
If you cannot log in, follow these steps:
- Check to make sure you are not logged into the VPN when you are trying to access library subscription resources.
- Try to log into Access (Banner). If you cannot log into Access (Banner) then the problem is at this level. Help logging into Access (Banner) is available from the USU IT service desk.
- If you can log into Access (Banner) but cannot access library resources, contact the Library Reference Desk (library.help@usu.edu, 435-797-2678) or Katie Wesolek (katie.wesolek@usu.edu, 435-797-8897 or via an electronic form).
Note: Ebsco databases (Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, PsycInfo, among many others) have had some problems with the Chrome browser. If you have problems accessing any Ebsco database, we recommend trying a different browser. Ebsco is working on this issue; see more information from Ebsco.
For faculty: How do I link to resources within my course?
All links to subscription resources, including e-journals, databases, and e-books need to have a prepend, or short URL, added to the beginning of each link. The prepend is:
http://dist.lib.usu.edu/login?url=
This prepend routes USU students, faculty and staff through the authentication system. See this help guide for creating links for more information or get help from a librarian.
If you have questions or problems with the electronic collections, contact the Library Reference Desk (library.help@usu.edu, 435-797-2678) or the Electronic Collections Librarian, Katie Wesolek (katie.wesolek@usu.edu or 435-797-8897).
Terms and Conditions for Use of Licensed Library Resources
In selecting any of the following electronic journals, users agree to adhere to the terms of use for this site as they appear in the Utah State University's licensing agreement with each publisher. Use of material from this site is reserved for educational purposes only and any commercial use is strictly prohibited.
Accordingly, you may not reproduce, publish, distribute, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, modify, create derivative works from, display, or in any way exploit this content in whole or in part. Excessive downloading is prohibited unless prior written permission has been obtained. You may not download an entire issue of a journal, significant portions of the entire run of a journal, a significant number of sequential articles, or multiple copies of articles.