Answered By: Michael Ewen
Last Updated: Sep 11, 2019     Views: 337

To login to electronic resources you need your campus ID and password, the same as for Canvas.

You will need to select the Shibboleth login option (may also be labelled as 'Institutional login' or 'UK Federation'), select 'University of Hull (Shibboleth)' from the list of institutions and log in as directed. 

Most resources can be accessed on campus without a username and password.  If you are accessing resources off-campus you will usually be required to log in using either your University User ID and password or a generic password.  Please see the Library catalogue for details of how individual e-resources provide access.

Accessing e-resources using Shibboleth

When accessing a resource using Shibboleth, look out for one of the following links:

  • Shibboleth
  • Institutional login or library login
  • UK Access Management Federation

Variants on these may be used across different e-resources.

You will be asked to select your institution from a dropdown menu.  Select ‘University of Hull (Shibboleth)’.  You will then be re-directed to the University of Hull Central Authentication Service screen, the same one that is used for access to the Portal, Canvas etc.

Enter your University User  ID and password and you will then be re-directed back to the resource and be logged in for use.

Please always remember to logout from e-resources when you have stopped using them.

Once logged into one service/resource using the University of Hull Central Authentication Service, you should not need to enter your University User ID and password again when accessing other Shibboleth resources within the same web session.

If you have any problems you can use our Live Chat service from the library homepage.


 

 

Types of Access

 

 

You may see reference to the following types of access on the Library Catalogue:

Shibboleth (University User ID and password) on and off campus
Access is controlled using the Shibboleth authentication system.  This makes use of your University User ID and password.  See Shibboleth section below for further information on Shibboleth.

IP on campus/Shibboleth (University User ID and password) off campus
No username/password needed on-campus. Off-campus access requires use of your University User  ID and password.

IP on-campus/Off campus a non-Shibboleth username and password are required to access this title
No username/password needed on-campus. Off-campus access requires an individual username and password, which can be found on SharePointStaff go to "Services" and under "Library Services" refer to the spreadsheet "Passwords for electronic resources not authenticated by Shibboleth".  Students go to "Libraries" and under "Library Services - student" refer to the spreadsheet "Passwords for electronic resources not authenticated via Shibboleth". Alternatively ask at the Library Helpdesk at either campus, or email Libhelp.

Non-Shibboleth username and password
Access is controlled by a generic username and password.  A list of the electronic resources this applies to, and their usernames and passwords, can be found on SharePoint. Staff go to "Services " and under "Library Services" refer to the spreadsheet "Passwords for electronic resources not authenticated by Shibboleth".  Students go to "Libraries" and under "Library Services - student" refer to the spreadsheet "Passwords for electronic resources not authenticated via Shibboleth".  Alternatively ask at the Library Helpdesk at either campus, or email Libhelp.

IP on campus/ Off-campus access available via the University proxy server 
No username/password needed on-campus. Off-campus access is available only via the proxy server.

IP address only
These resources can only be accessed on-campus. Off-campus access is not permitted.

Unrestricted
Free public site. No username or password required.

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