Most databases will require only your myLCCC login in order to access content from off-campus, but some also require an additional step of creating an individual account. While this may just seem like more work, there can be some benefits to this type of authentication:
- It allows the database to offer additional features that are tailored to the user and/or a personal space to save your own preferences or resources
- Some databases have convenient apps that you can use to access their content instead of using the website
- You usually have to access the database the first time while logged in to myLCCC to create the account, but once it is set up you can generally just use your personal login whenever you go to that site or the publisher's app
While many of our databases have this as just a bonus feature, the following ones will require it to use their resources:
Most of our other databases allow you to create an account to conveniently save searches, articles or create alerts, but it is purely optional and probably not necessary on a database you won't use often. If you use any of the following databases, we would highly recommended a personal login in order to have the best user experience:
- ArtStor - allows remote access through personal login rather than going through myLCCC and let's you save personal collections, create and share presentations
- EBSCO eBook Collection - necessary in order to check out/download eBooks, add and save notes to eBook pages, and place holds on eBooks currently in use by others
- Stat!Ref - allows you to use their app on your mobile device and create a custom virtual bookshelf of items you need to access frequently
- UpToDate - allows you to access their clinical content through their app
Accounts are free, only collect minimal personal information. and usually just take entering an email address and creating a password to get started.
