Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Connecting from Off-Campus

Directions to campus.

UMBC users only can choose a connect method below. UMBC Special Borrowers CANNOT access databases from off-campus. Other USM affiliates can access Research Port but must choose the campus at which they are registered.

Distance Education Students and other UMBC affiliates who do not have a library ID should use either the VPN or Direct Dial options to log in with their myUMBC user name and password.

• Login to Research Port

  If using an off-campus Internet Service Provider, you must log in using your last name and 14-digit barcode number from your campus ID-- NOT your Student ID. If you registered late or replaced your ID recently, then you must go, in person, to the Circulation Desk to have your ID activated.

  You can also find your Library barcode in myUMBC:
  
  1. Go to https://my.umbc.edu/ and Log in
  2. Select the Personal tab
  3. Select the "view my campus information" link
  4. Your current barcode on record with UMBC will be listed as your "Library ID"
  
  
• Use the Virtual Private Network (VPN)

  Users with broadband connections (Verizon, Comcast, ISDN, cable modem) can use the VPN to connect from off campus. This option is available only to those who have UMBC E-mail accounts.

  1. Connect to the VPN at https://vpn.umbc.edu
  2. Log in with your myUMBC Username and password
  3. Select the UMBC Library Homepage link to start using library resources (databases, e-journals, Research Port

     OR

     For SciFinder Scholar or Crossfire Commander (Beilstein/Gmelin):

     under Client Application Sessions, click the start button for Network Connect

  For VPN technical support, please contact the OIT Help Desk at 410-455-3838 or helpdesk@umbc.edu.

  
  
• Dial in to a UMBC PPP account

  Connect to UMBC via modem. This option is available only to those who have UMBC E-mail accounts.

  
  

1. Call the Library Circulation Desk at 410-455-2354 during library hours to confirm that your barcode is valid. If this does not resolve the problem
2. Call the OIT help desk at 410-455-3838.