Access From Off-Campus (Proxy)
The Lamar Soutter Library offers a proxy service for off-campus users of library online journals and databases. This service is available to current UMMS faculty, staff and students. Current clinical staff who also have a UMMS faculty appointment are eligible. Preceptors for UMMS students must apply for faculty status in order to be eligible for proxy access. Preceptors should contact Bob Baldor (508-856-1509) or Kathleen Trumpaitis (508-856-5137) at the Office of Medical Education to expedite the process. If a faculty member is working with non-UMMS students on a rotation, those students are eligible for proxy access for the length of their rotation. If you are eligible, you must register at the library Circulation Desk in order to utilize the proxy service.Handout
- Do I have to configure my browser software in any way to use the proxy service?
- Do I have to log in to the proxy service every time I want to access resources?
- How do I register for the proxy service?
- How do I use the proxy service once I've registered?
- What do I do if I encounter problems with the proxy service?
Do I have to configure my browser software in any way to use the proxy service?
Your browser must be set to accept "cookies" (usually the default setting on most browsers). Check your browser preferences.
Do I have to log in to the proxy service every time I want to access resources?
Sessions will last for approximately thirty minutes and then you will be prompted to log in again. If you exit your browser or shutdown your computer at any time you will be required to log in again.
How do I register for the proxy service?
If you are not a registered library user (or you are not certain) bring your identification badge to the Library Service Point and complete a registration form. You will be given a small barcode sticker on the back of your badge, and your account will be activated in one or two business days.
You may also call the library at 508-856-6099 for more instructions if you are not located at the University campus in Worcester.
You may also call the library at 508-856-6099 for more instructions if you are not located at the University campus in Worcester.
How do I use the proxy service once I've registered?
From any off-campus location:
You will then return to the resource you selected.
Remember: on campus, you will not have to go through the login process.
- Go to the library's web site at http://library.umassmed.edu
- If you select a resource that is restricted to on-campus use, the proxy sign-on screen will appear.
- Type your last name in the first box.
- Type your library bar code number, without spaces, from the back of your identification badge in the second box.
- Click the Log In button.
You will then return to the resource you selected.
Remember: on campus, you will not have to go through the login process.
What do I do if I encounter problems with the proxy service?
Contact librarian Robert Vander Hart by email at Robert.VanderHart@umassmed.edu or by telephone at 508-856-3290.