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Logging in to UMC Resources

If you are trying to get to the UMC faculty, student & staff section of the Library webpage or if you click on an "Off Campus Login Required" (and you are off campus) on any Library webpage, you will be asked to enter your Library assigned login & password. 

For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk at (601) 984-1231.
Questions?

The UMC web page login process:

Do you get two boxes or three boxes or are you an AOL User or a Mac User?

  • If you get two boxes:

    You need to enter the domain name on the same line as your user name. You do this by entering lib_dom\ before your username [lib_dom\jdoe]. Please note that it is a backslash you need to use between lib_dom and your username.
     

    User Name: lib_dom\jdoe
    Password: xxxxxx

     
  • If you get three boxes:

Type "lib_dom" without the quotation marks in the box that asks for the domain name. Please note that lib_dom utilizes an UNDERSCORE and not a dash.

User Name: jdoe
Password: xxxxxx
Domain: lib_dom
  • If you are an AOL user:

If you are using AOL dial up services, launch the session in order to establish a connection to the Internet, then minimize AOL and start Internet Explorer from your Windows desktop. If you are using a cable modem or ISDN modem to access the Internet, just click on the big blue E and go straight to the Library web site, without even starting AOL services.  Once at the Library site, you can then login as explained in the first two bullets.

The Safari browser will not work, you will need to download Firefox but you do not need to use the lib_dom\ prefix with your username.

When logging in to an Off-Campus Resource: (e-journal, text, etc.) you do not need the domain name.

Questions?

  • Don't have a Library login? You can apply here (UMC faculty, staff & students only). 
  • Not sure about your Library login or password? Contact the Reference Desk at (601) 984-1231.
  • Why do we ask you to log in?  Here's why.
  • Why do some people get two boxes and some three?  That's determined by your operating system and browser--not by the library.
  • Why do I have to use lib_dom in my login?  For security reasons the Library has more than one domain and the server just needs to know which one you're logging into.  

Why we ask you to log in: It's not really just to cause you problems--really.  We sign agreements with the providers of our electronic journals, texts and databases agreeing to restrict access to UMC faculty, students and staff only.  Since we include vendor supplied logins and passwords on our pages and we also use a proxy server to allow off-campus access to IP validated resources (the proxy server fools the resource into thinking you're on campus even when you're at home), the library login process allows us to be in compliance with our vendors while at the same time providing you with the maximum access to all our resources.