Remote Access for Wayne State University Students, Faculty and Staff Medical Campus Version

WSU students, faculty and staff have access to the Internet, to the University Libraries' licensed resources (e.g., electronic journals) and to our Library Catalog. To dial-in, you must have the university's AccessID to be an authorized user. Even when you use the School of Medicine's e-mail as your electronic mail account, the AccessID is necessary to access OVID MEDLINE, the electronic journals and the array of important health sciences information resources.

AccessID: For information about obtaining the AccessID, visit the C&IT web site or call 313-577-4778, the C&IT Help Desk.

WSU Residents can get assistance from the WSU/DMC Graduate Medical Education Program Office to get their AccessID.

As a courtesy for the School of Medicine, College of Pharmacy/Allied Health Professions and WSU Residents, the Shiffman Library's Reference Desk staff can assist in finding AccessIDs or resetting passwords. You will need to come to the desk in person with valid identification. Only C&IT distributes the AccessIDs initially.

Phone Lines: Licensed resources (e.g., electronic journals) are only accessible remotely by telephone when you are using the WSU dial-in lines. Visit DialSearch to obtain the toll-free number for your phone exchange.

Access via cable modem or when using an Internet Service Provider (ISP) other than the university (e.g., Earthlink), is possible through the WSU proxy server. For assistance, follow the set-up instructions from C&IT, call them at 313-577-4778 or e-mail them at helpdesk@wayne.edu It is necessary to have the WSU AccessID when using another ISP or cable modem.

More information about setting up remote access is available here.

More information about how to accessing library resources from the Internet is available here.

The Shiffman Library staff is pleased to answer questions you may have about access to specific databases, journals or other health sciences information resources. Please contact our Reference Desk 313-577-1094 or e-mail us at askmed@wayne.edu